Comparison

HallTrak Hall Pass vs Teacher Aide (cloud)

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HallTrak Hall Pass

This app facilitates digital hall pass management for schools with device programs. Students can use it to sign in with their school credentials, while teachers can keep their authorization QR code accessible. Administrators can set up powerful, easy-to-maintain rules.

Highlights
  • Digital hall pass system
  • Student sign-in with school credentials
  • Teacher QR code authorization
  • Administrator rule management
  • Supports BYOD and 1:1 device programs
Features
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HallTrak by Appazur is the easiest way to get started with a Digital Hall Pass program, for schools with BYOD or 1:1 device programs. Students: If this app is used by your teacher, install the app and sign in with your school district credentials. Teachers: Installing this app is optional, but is an easy way to keep your authorization QR code handy. School Administrators: Please visit appazur.com and click Sign Up. Hall Pass by Appazur now includes powerful, easy to maintain administration rules! Learn more at: https://www.appazur.com/en/solution/digital-hall-pass/

About

Teacher Aide (cloud)

This app helps educators manage student attendance, grades, and seating charts across multiple semesters. It offers cloud synchronization for seamless device switching and provides tools to identify at-risk students and communicate with parents. Export data easily for integration with other systems.

Highlights
  • Cloud database for multi-device sync
  • Attendance and grade tracking
  • Seating chart creation
  • Identify at-risk students
  • Bulk email notifications
  • Google Classroom roster sync
  • CSV grade export
Features
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Designed by a teacher, for teachers! • Cloud database allows easy switching between iPhone, iPad and MacBook • Attendance, Grades, Seating Chart for up to 6 semesters with 10 classes each. • Variety of PDF reports • Identify students at-risk due to attendance or grades • Easily notify students, parents and advisors with bulk email. • Easily sync student roster from Google Classroom • Export grades in CSV format to use with other grading systems Teacher Aide (cloud) is designed for use by individual teachers or co teachers of the same class. The app stores data in the cloud, so the the teacher can easily switch between devices, such as an iPhone, iPad or MacBook. Try out the app for free for 1 month with one class and see if you find it useful. An easy to use attendance and grading interface makes record keeping in the digital classroom a simple process. Additional features teachers will find useful are the seating chart, progress report and identification of student at risk due to attendance or academic performance. An auto-renewable monthly subscription allows access for up to 10 or 20 classes in each semester, and multiple semesters are supported. Please email the developer at support@inpocketsolutions.com with any questions or suggestions. Privacy Policy: https://inpocketsolutions.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://inpocketsolutions.com/terms Autorenewable Subscription Details To access features after the 1 month free access, the user needs to subscribe to an auto renewable monthly or annual subscription. This means the subscription automatically renews 24 hours before the end of the subscription date. Auto renewable subscriptions can be managed from the user iTunes account, and a link is provided in the subscription screen while in the app. All future updates are included with the auto renewable monthly subscription. The subscription may be cancelled for any future months, and the user will still have access to the data, only the additional features will be disabled. Facebook page www.facebook.com/TeacherAidePro

Screenshots

HallTrak Hall Pass2 screens
Teacher Aide (cloud)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Teacher Aide (cloud) at 79% against HallTrak Hall Pass's 0%. Teacher Aide (cloud) also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.8) and update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months). HallTrak Hall Pass's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Teacher Aide (cloud) sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. HallTrak Hall Pass asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Teacher Aide (cloud) holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 48 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of HallTrak Hall Pass's written reviews are positive against 79% of Teacher Aide (cloud)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HallTrak Hall Pass ships an update every 8 months, Teacher Aide (cloud) weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HallTrak Hall Pass versus Teacher Aide (cloud): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHallTrak Hall PassTeacher Aide (cloud)
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (41 ratings)4.8 (48 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews78.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4148 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppazur Solutions Inc.Glen Botha

Customer experience

HallTrak Hall Pass

All ratings40 ratings
Positive17.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Teacher Aide (cloud)

All ratings45 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%

In-app purchases

None

HallTrak Hall Pass

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Teacher Aide (cloud)

Subscriptions6
  • Standard (10 classes)$3.991 Month
  • Standard (20 classes)$6.991 Month
  • Premium (10 classes)$6.991 Month
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  • Premium (20 classes)$9.991 Month
  • Premium (10 classes)$69.991 Year
  • Premium (20 classes)$99.991 Year

Questions

Is HallTrak Hall Pass free?
HallTrak Hall Pass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Teacher Aide (cloud) free?
Teacher Aide (cloud) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HallTrak Hall Pass or Teacher Aide (cloud)?
Teacher Aide (cloud) is rated higher. HallTrak Hall Pass averages 1.8 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Teacher Aide (cloud) averages 4.8 from 48 ratings.
Do HallTrak Hall Pass or Teacher Aide (cloud) have ads?
Neither HallTrak Hall Pass nor Teacher Aide (cloud) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HallTrak Hall Pass or Teacher Aide (cloud)?
HallTrak Hall Pass ships an update every 8 months, and Teacher Aide (cloud) weekly. Most recently, HallTrak Hall Pass was updated on November 2, 2026 and Teacher Aide (cloud) on October 27, 2026.

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