Comparison

ClassDojo vs Google Classroom

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Teacher-parent communication
  • Photo and video updates
  • Student learning content
  • School news and updates
  • Classroom community building
Features
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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

About

Google Classroom

This app streamlines educational workflows for teachers and students. It facilitates paperless assignment creation, distribution, and grading, while enhancing communication and organization. Students can track assignments and receive feedback, and teachers can manage classes and provide real-time updates.

Highlights
  • Paperless assignment creation and grading
  • Automatic document copying for students
  • Organized Drive folders for assignments
  • Real-time feedback and grades
  • Instant announcements and class discussions
  • Mobile access for on-the-go management
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Classroom is a free service for schools, non-profits, and anyone with a personal Google account. Classroom makes it easy for learners and instructors to connect—inside and outside of schools. Classroom saves time and paper, and makes it easy to create classes, distribute assignments, communicate, and stay organized. Classroom is designed to help teachers create, collect, and grade assignments paperlessly, including time-saving features like the ability to automatically make a copy of a Google Document for each student. It also creates Drive folders for each assignment and for each student to help keep everyone organized. Students can keep track of what’s due on the Assignments page and begin working with just a click. Teachers can quickly see who has or hasn't completed the work, and provide direct, real-time feedback and grades right in Classroom. With the mobile app for iOS, students and teachers can view their classes and communicate with their classmates in real time. Students can open their assignments and work on them right from their iPhone or iPad. Teachers can keep track of who has turned in work and grade the assignment - at school or on the go. Students and teachers receive notifications when they have new content in Classroom, so they are always up to date. There are many benefits of using Classroom: Easy to set up Teachers can add students directly or share a code with their class to join. It takes just minutes to set up. Saves time The simple, paperless assignment workflow allows teachers to create, review, and grade assignments quickly, all in one place. Improves organization Students can see all of their assignments on an assignments page, and all class materials (e.g., documents, photos, and videos) are automatically filed into folders in Google Drive. Enhances communication Classroom allows teachers to send announcements and start class discussions instantly. Students can share resources with each other or provide answers to questions on the stream. Secure Like the rest of Google Workspace for Education services, Classroom contains no ads, never uses your content or student data for advertising purposes. Permissions Notice: Camera: Needed to allow the user to take photos or videos and post them to Classroom. Microphone: Needed to enable audio capture for recording videos to be posted to Classroom. Photos: Needed to allow the user to attach photos or videos to Classroom. Photos or videos posted to Classroom will be stored on Google servers in order to show them in Classroom.

Screenshots

ClassDojo4 screens
Google Classroom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ClassDojo at 69% against Google Classroom's 25%. ClassDojo also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). Google Classroom's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 22). On price, ads, chart position 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. ClassDojo sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Google Classroom asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ClassDojo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ClassDojo has 4.1M ratings behind it against 36K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of ClassDojo's written reviews are positive against 25% of Google Classroom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClassDojo ships an update every 2 days, Google Classroom fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
ClassDojo versus Google Classroom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassDojoGoogle Classroom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.1M ratings) — better2.0 (36K ratings)
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews — better25.5% of reviews
Number of ratings4.1M — better36K
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#4 — better#5
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB200 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClassDojo, Inc.Google

Customer experience

ClassDojo

All ratings4,073,016 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews4,068 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral7.6%
Negative23.6%

Google Classroom

All ratings36,296 ratings
Positive25.3%
Neutral2.5%
Negative72.2%
Written reviews2,912 reviews
Positive25.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative70.5%

User reviews

ClassDojo

From 4.1M App Store ratings

What 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

Google Classroom

From 36K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 🚀 Helpful for organizing assignments
  • 💡 Useful for online/remote learning
  • 🤝 Good for student-teacher communication

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and unreliable at times
  • ⏱️ Slow loading and performance issues
  • 📧 Excessive and delayed notifications
  • 🔍 Lack of search functionality

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

Google Classroom

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Assignments disappearing or not properly syncing
  • Inability to edit or update assignments after posting
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices and platforms

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add a dark mode option
  • Improve notification control and customization
  • Implement a better missing assignments/to-do list
  • Allow more flexibility in class organization and archiving

In-app purchases

17 purchases

ClassDojo

Subscriptions17
  • 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
None

Google Classroom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ClassDojo free?
ClassDojo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Google Classroom free?
Google Classroom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ClassDojo or Google Classroom?
ClassDojo is rated higher. ClassDojo averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.1M ratings, while Google Classroom averages 2.0 from 36K ratings.
Do ClassDojo or Google Classroom have ads?
Neither ClassDojo nor Google Classroom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClassDojo or Google Classroom?
ClassDojo ships an update every 2 days, and Google Classroom fortnightly. Most recently, ClassDojo was updated on September 24, 2026 and Google Classroom on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, ClassDojo or Google Classroom?
ClassDojo currently peaks at #4 in the App Store charts, and Google Classroom at #5. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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