d6 School Communicator vs Chalkline Homework
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
d6 School Communicator
This application streamlines communication between schools and parents. It provides essential information at your fingertips, allowing you to personalize the content you receive for the most relevant updates.
- Streamlined school-parent communication
- Essential information access
- Personalized content delivery
- Real-time updates
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The d6 School Communicator is a stand-alone application designed to simplify school-parent communication. The d6 School Communicator includes all the information an engaged parent would need at the touch of a button. You may personalise the information you would like to receive, giving you the latest information relevant to you.
Chalkline Homework
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Chalkline is homework, shared. You write the week's work once. Chalkline gives the class a single link. Parents and learners open it in any browser — no app to install, no account to create, no password to lose. **Made for how teachers actually work** • Create a class in seconds and share its link or QR code • Group work into subjects, each with its own colour and cover image • Write homework as numbered steps that read clearly on a phone • Attach worksheets, photos and links • Set a due date, save as a draft, publish when you're ready **One place for everything you've set** • A calendar across every class, with a dot for work handed out and a dot for work due • Publish the same activity to several classes at once, each getting its own copy you can edit separately • Invite a co-teacher, or hand a class over when you move on **Families need nothing** The link is the whole thing. No sign-up, no download, no data collected about the child opening it. Class links can be set to expire, or regenerated at any time if a link ends up somewhere it shouldn't. **Safe by design** Learner names, marks and attendance are not part of Chalkline — there is nothing there to leak. Public pages are hidden from search engines. Every shared page carries a Report link that reaches us with the context already attached, and reports are reviewed within 24 hours. **Chalkline without ads** Chalkline is free, supported by a single small banner. a monthly subscription removes it everywhere — and if you subscribe, the app never asks for tracking permission at all, because there is nothing to track you for. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: d6 School Communicator at none against Chalkline Homework's 3. d6 School Communicator also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). Chalkline Homework's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price 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. Chalkline Homework sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. d6 School Communicator asks for nothing beyond the download.
d6 School Communicator ships an update monthly, Chalkline Homework weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | d6 School Communicator | Chalkline Homework |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (105 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 105 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | d6 group (Pty) Ltd | Decoded Lemon |
Bugs and requests
d6 School Communicator
Reported bugs
90 issues- Forms not submitting or showing completed status
- App hangs when submitting forms
- New messages not showing
- Message not found error
- Documents exiting out or opening blank pages
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- Connectivity issues, stating not connected to internet
- Failure to capture responses on forms
- Repeated submissions not captured
- App crashes
- App resets and cannot redownload
- App not working after updates
- App stuck on wrong region
- Cannot select school
- Notifications not working
- Forgot school after update
- Update has no categories
- No search bar in new version
- Old communication not cleared
- App not working as intended
- App not working after email/OTP update
- App not working on iPhone 11
- Layout not optimized for modern phones
- Notifications don't work
- Login required, skip option doesn't work
- Not connecting to Internet
- Appallingly useless, no notifications received
- Glitching, says not connected to internet
- Calendar crashes
- Personalize > subscribed channels crashes
- App froze when choosing channels
- Freezes all the time
- Skip button does not work
- New version problem, blank page on news feed
- Lost all school stuff after update
- Cannot reload school stuff
- Menus not indented
- Cannot filter by relevance
- Useless, doesn't work on iPhone
- Doesn't filter by choices
- Completely blank, no schools listed
- Lots of missing features
- Flaky
- App crashes on opening
- App crashes at startup
- Servers aren't connecting
- Nothing is saving
- App doesn't update
- Fails to update content
- Registration fails
- Installation on Mac OS impossible
- App won't open
- Crashes after opening
- Servers unavailable
- Crashes in loops
- App is terrible, doesn't work properly
- New design not good
- Difficult to find the right info
- App doesn't even open
- Crashes and doesn't update/work
- Doesn't download
- Nothing updated prior to most recent update
- App requires login, skip doesn't work
- Error - not connecting to Internet
- Glitch, keeps saying not connected to internet
- Calendar crashes without fail
- App crashes when calendar is selected
- App crashed when going to personalize > subscribed channels
- No option for UAE
- School feed won't load
- App crashes on opening
- Glitching out when opening
- Shuts off after a second or two
- Always not working
- Works very infrequently
- Does not update with latest news
- Broken, not tested
- Fails to update content
- New version problem, cannot see picture gallery, no new calendar
- Application closes automatically when opening calendar
- New version bringing up a blank page on news feed
- Lost all school stuff and cannot reload
- Menus not indented or organized into submenus
- Cannot filter information by relevance
- Doesn't work on iPhone/iPad, constantly have to delete and reinstall
- App is completely blank, no schools listed and no data
- App freezes when choosing channels
- App freezes all the time
- Desktop version is much better
- Homework should be filtered according to subscription choice
- Private download schools not supported
Requested features
18 requests- Option to remove ads
- Dark mode
- Mark all messages as read
- Delete old notifications
- Filter notifications by class
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- Better organization of resources
- Search bar in new version
- Option to archive old messages
- Option to delete irrelevant messages
- Improved filtering and customization
- Push notifications for all messages
- Integration with Google Calendar
- Admin management tools for parent groups
- iPad version
- Submenu system for menus
- Filter information by relevance
- Option to add to calendar without closing
- More than one security guard on duty
Chalkline Homework
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
d6 School Communicator
No in-app purchases
Chalkline Homework
- Chalkline Dev Support Monthly$0.991 Month
- Chalkline Dev Support Yearly$9.991 Year
- Chalkline Supporter Pack$1.99
Questions
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