Senya vs Swing Subs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Senya
This app connects substitute teachers with job opportunities, offering better pay and flexibility. Manage your schedule, get paid weekly, and track your performance to earn more.
- Apply for jobs
- Manage schedule
- Weekly payments
- Performance tier system
- Personalize job opportunities
- Track jobs
- Access lesson plans
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Substitute teaching is graduating into a new era of better pay, more flexibility, and incredible ease of use. The Senya app allows you to apply for jobs, manage your schedule, and get paid each and every week. The better you perform, the more we pay you. Rise up the ranks within our tier system, all tracked on the app, and start to get paid more per job you fill. Training, feedback, and tracking all come standard. App Features: -Register and get qualified, all within the app -Personalize potential job opportunities -Track past, present, and future jobs -Top-tier training and performance learning -Connect bank account/manage payments -Pull lesson plans and more
Swing Subs
Find and apply for substitute teaching positions based on your preferences for grade, subject, pay, and location. Take control of your schedule and income by choosing which jobs to accept, and make a positive impact in local school communities.
- Explore job openings by grade, subject, pay, location
- Sign up for jobs directly from phone
- Control your schedule and income
- Choose which jobs to accept
- Support local school communities
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TEACH ON YOUR TERMS Explore openings based on grade, subject, pay, location, and more. When you’ve found a good fit, quickly and easily sign up directly from your phone. OWN YOUR SCHEDULE AND INCOME Choose when and how much you work. You’ll have complete control over which jobs you accept. You get the power to control your earnings, and the flexibility to create your own schedule. MAKE A DIFFERENCE Support your local school communities with their teacher absences when you teach through Swing. You’ll be making a big impact and giving back to your local community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Senya at 65% against Swing Subs's 13%. Senya also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Senya holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Senya's written reviews are positive against 13% of Swing Subs's.
Senya ships an update every 2 weeks, Swing Subs every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Senya | Swing Subs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (47 ratings) — better | 1.7 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ready2Teach LLC | Swing Education, Inc. |
Customer experience
Senya
Swing Subs
Bugs and requests
Senya
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Swing Subs
Reported bugs
3 issues- Jobs disappearing before they can be viewed
- Inconsistent login behavior
- Refresh issues causing missed opportunities
Requested features
4 requests- Add filters for single/multi-day assignments
- Improve notification reliability
- Implement automatic app refresh
- Provide dark mode option
In-app purchases
Senya
No in-app purchases
Swing Subs
No in-app purchases







