Remind vs Minga
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remind
This platform facilitates real-time communication for school communities, connecting educators, students, and parents across devices. It prioritizes privacy by keeping personal contact information hidden and offers message translation in over 90 languages.
- Real-time communication on any device
- Private contact information
- Message translation (90+ languages)
- Share files, photos, and links
- Connects school communities
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Remind is a communication platform that helps every student succeed. Whether you're in the classroom, at home, or anywhere in between, Remind makes it easy to stay connected to your school community. * Communicate in real time—on any device. * Keep personal contact information private. * Translate messages into more than 90 languages. * Share files, photos, and content from your favorite sites. Join the millions of educators, students, and parents using Remind to manage school communication and make time for what's important.
Minga
This app digitizes school operations, replacing manual tasks with an all-in-one campus management solution. It simplifies hall passes, check-ins, behavior tracking, and attendance, freeing up staff time for student success.
- Digital Student ID
- Digital Hall Pass
- Community & Communication
- Check In
- Behavior & Rewards
- FlexTime
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Schools across the country are embracing Minga for streamlined campus management. Minga is your all-in-one solution for bringing school operations into the digital age. Forget about the old days of paper, spreadsheets, and time-consuming manual tasks. With Minga, things like hall passes, school check in, tardy slips, behavior reports, rewards, and attendance are all a breeze. This means less busy work for staff and more time spent on helping students succeed. Minga’s seamlessly integrated modules include: • Digital Student ID • Digital Hall Pass • Community & Communication • Check In • Behavior & Rewards • FlexTime Use Minga to: • Consolidate software, reduce costs • Boost campus security and efficiency • Simplify Hallway Management • Foster positive student behavior • Manage and Reduce Tardies • Streamline communication and events • Integrate with SIS • Leverage data-rich reports And much more…
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Remind at 4.8 against Minga's 3.0. Remind also leads on review sentiment (44% vs 12%) and ratings volume (1.8M vs 7.7K). Minga's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Remind holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remind has 1.8M ratings behind it against 7.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Remind's written reviews are positive against 12% of Minga's.
Remind ships an update monthly, Minga every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remind | Minga |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.8M ratings) — better | 3.0 (7.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.9% of reviews — better | 12.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.8M — better | 7.7K |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #28 — better | #204 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ParentSquare | Change Gamers |
Customer experience
Remind
Minga
User reviews
Remind
From 1.8M App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Convenient communication between teachers and parents
- 👍 Secure way to share information without exposing personal numbers
- 🚀 Efficient for sending reminders and updates
- 📸 Ability to share photos and attachments
- 🤝 Helps establish better relationships between teachers and families
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔍 Difficulty finding and organizing past messages and conversations
- 🔣 Limited character count for messages
- 🚫 Inability to delete or archive old conversations
- 🔒 Concerns about privacy and security
Minga
From 7.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for school schedules and updates
- 👍 Helpful for students to interact with school
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and confusing interface
- 🔒 Invasive permissions and privacy concerns
- ⏱️ Overly restrictive time limits for bathroom breaks
- 🚫 Unnecessary and controlling for students
Bugs and requests
Remind
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notifications not working consistently
- Issues with logging in and account management
- Problems with syncing and refreshing message history
- Compatibility issues on certain devices and platforms
Requested features
5 requests- Increase character limit for messages
- Add option to create and manage group chats with more participants
- Improve organization and searchability of messages and conversations
- Implement a 'do not disturb' mode to set office hours
- Allow administrators to make changes to user accounts
Minga
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and loading issues
- Unreliable connectivity on school WiFi
- Inconsistent functionality across devices
Requested features
3 requests- Allow more flexible bathroom break times
- Improve app stability and performance
- Provide more privacy and less monitoring of students
In-app purchases
Remind
No in-app purchases
Minga
No in-app purchases
