ClassDojo vs Colonel David Marcus School
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Colonel David Marcus School
This app connects parents, students, teachers, and administrators with school news, event calendars, and online resources. It facilitates staying informed and engaged with the school community.
- School news updates
- Interactive event calendars
- Access to online resources
- Stay connected with school
- Information for parents, students, teachers, administrators
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The Colonel David Marcus School app enables parents, students, teachers and administrators to quickly access the resources, tools, news and information to stay connected and informed! The Colonel David Marcus School app features: - Important news from your school - Interactive resources including event calendars and more - Quick access to online resources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ClassDojo at 4.8 against Colonel David Marcus School's 4.0. ClassDojo also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (4.1M vs 4). Colonel David Marcus School's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 22) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. ClassDojo sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Colonel David Marcus School asks for nothing beyond the download.
ClassDojo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ClassDojo has 4.1M ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of ClassDojo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Colonel David Marcus School's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ClassDojo ships an update every 2 days, Colonel David Marcus School monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ClassDojo | Colonel David Marcus School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.1M ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.1M — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #5 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ClassDojo, Inc. | AIS Developers, LLC. |
Customer experience
ClassDojo
Colonel David Marcus School
Bugs and requests
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
Colonel David Marcus School
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Colonel David Marcus School
No in-app purchases
