Swing Subs vs Tagg Subs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swing Subs
Find and apply for substitute teaching positions based on your preferences for grade, subject, pay, and location. Take control of your schedule and income by choosing which jobs to accept, and make a positive impact in local school communities.
- Explore job openings by grade, subject, pay, location
- Sign up for jobs directly from phone
- Control your schedule and income
- Choose which jobs to accept
- Support local school communities
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TEACH ON YOUR TERMS Explore openings based on grade, subject, pay, location, and more. When you’ve found a good fit, quickly and easily sign up directly from your phone. OWN YOUR SCHEDULE AND INCOME Choose when and how much you work. You’ll have complete control over which jobs you accept. You get the power to control your earnings, and the flexibility to create your own schedule. MAKE A DIFFERENCE Support your local school communities with their teacher absences when you teach through Swing. You’ll be making a big impact and giving back to your local community.
Tagg Subs
This app connects independent substitute teachers with daily teaching opportunities. Users can select their preferred grades and subjects, and set their availability to find jobs that fit their schedule. It functions as a flexible platform for educators seeking contract work.
- Independent contractor model
- Choose grade and subjects
- Set personal availability
- Receive daily job opportunities
- Flexible work schedule
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Instead of being an employee of the school, you work for yourself. As an independent contractor, you can sub when you want and where you want. It’s like Uber for substitute teaching. In the same way that ride-share drivers use Uber to accept ride requests, you use the Tagg platform to receive daily substitute teaching opportunities that interest you. You can choose what grade and subjects you would like to teach as well as when you are available. Adjust your preferences whenever you want!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tagg Subs at 3.0 against Swing Subs's 1.7. Swing Subs's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 2) and review sentiment (13% vs 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.
Tagg Subs holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swing Subs has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Swing Subs's written reviews are positive against 0% of Tagg Subs's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Swing Subs ships an update every 2 months, Tagg Subs every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swing Subs | Tagg Subs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (23 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swing Education, Inc. | Tagg Education, LLC |
Customer experience
Swing Subs
Tagg Subs
Bugs and requests
Swing Subs
Reported bugs
3 issues- Jobs disappearing before they can be viewed
- Inconsistent login behavior
- Refresh issues causing missed opportunities
Requested features
4 requests- Add filters for single/multi-day assignments
- Improve notification reliability
- Implement automatic app refresh
- Provide dark mode option
Tagg Subs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Swing Subs
No in-app purchases
Tagg Subs
No in-app purchases
