Remind vs ClassDojo
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.
ClassDojo
This platform connects teachers, parents, and students to foster positive classroom communities. It facilitates communication, shares school updates, and provides engaging learning content for children. The goal is to create an enjoyable educational experience for everyone involved.
- Teacher-parent communication
- Photo and video updates
- Student learning content
- School news and updates
- Classroom community building
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It’s time to build better classrooms. Class Dojo is a game-changing platform designed for teachers, parents and kids. The end goal? Giving kids an education they love. Here’s how. * Teachers and parents can safely and easily communicate throughout the school day * Parents get photo and video updates from their child’s teacher, so they can feel like they’re there * Kids get fun learning content at school and at home * Everyone stays in the know on the latest and greatest school news and updates. *Did we mention it’s free? Join the millions strong in 180 countries that are making their classrooms feel more like communities. "I’ve divided my time teaching as B.C. and A.C.: before ClassDojo, and after ClassDojo. I never want to go back!" — Jen E., an elementary school teacher The Plus Experience When parents start using ClassDojo and are ready for more of what they love, there’s ClassDojo Plus—more memories, more moments, more milestones. And yes, more answers to “how was school today?” Terms of use: https://www.classdojo.com/terms Privacy policy: https://www.classdojo.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Remind at none against ClassDojo's 22. ClassDojo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (69% vs 44%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ClassDojo sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Remind asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Remind against 4.8 for ClassDojo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.8M and 4.1M respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Remind's written reviews are positive against 69% of ClassDojo's.
Remind ships an update monthly, ClassDojo every 2 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Remind | ClassDojo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.8M ratings) | 4.8 (4.1M ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews | 68.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8M | 4.1M — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #11 | #4 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ParentSquare | ClassDojo, Inc. |
Customer experience
Remind
ClassDojo
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
ClassDojo
From 4.1M App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great communication tool
- 👍 Useful for behavior management
- 💡 Allows sharing of student work and progress
- 👍 Facilitates parent-teacher interaction
- 👍 Customizable point system
Room to improve
- 🐛 Notification issues
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with sharing student information
- 💰 Paid features are required for full functionality
- 🤔 Cluttered interface with too many irrelevant posts
- 🤔 Difficult to navigate and find specific information
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
ClassDojo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent notification delivery
- Progress data disappearing or resetting
- Difficulties with uploading and sharing content
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to download student photos and work
- Option to filter and unfollow posts not relevant to a student
- Improved search and organization of posts
- Scheduling feature for posting class updates
- Ability to send group messages to other parents
In-app purchases
Remind
No in-app purchases
ClassDojo
- ClassDojo Plus Basic7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- ClassDojo Plus Basic7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- ClassDojo Plus Basic$7.991 Month
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- ClassDojo Plus7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- ClassDojo Plus Basic7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Dojo Sparks7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- ClassDojo Plus Basic7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Month
- ClassDojo Plus Basic$9.991 Month
- ClassDojo Plus Basic7 Days trial$10.991 Month
- ClassDojo Plus7 Days trial2 variants$39.996 Months
- ClassDojo Plus Basic7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- ClassDojo Plus Basic7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Dojo Sparks7 Days trial$64.991 Year
- ClassDojo Plus Basic7 Days trial2 variants$69.991 Year
- ClassDojo Plus7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- ClassDojo Learning Bundle7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- ClassDojo Plus Basic$299.991 Year
