Comparison

School Guardian vs ManageBac

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

Head to head
About

School Guardian

Enhance school community safety and biosecurity with a platform that streamlines student drop-off and pick-up. Parents can submit symptom statements and authorize guardians, while schools manage entries and notify when parents are near, reducing wait times and traffic.

Highlights
  • Student symptom reporting
  • Authorized pickup management
  • Proximity notifications for pickup
  • Reduced school traffic
  • Voice control with SYNC AppLink™
Features
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We are now School Guardian (former Filho sem Fila). The new identity marks our international presence and our constant and growing focus on the safety of the entire school community. Keep counting on the School Guardian platform to increase students, parents, and teams' safety and biosecurity every day! And if it wasn't enough, you still gain time, save fuel, emit less CO2 and help reduce traffic around your school. Good, right? Explaining how it works... Before bringing the students to school, parents can fill out a statement of symptoms and know if their children can go to school. And when they get there, the school can register the student's entry and increase everyone's safety. For the pickup times, the School Guardian automatically notifies the school when parents are close, so students are ready to leave when they arrive. Consequently, the waiting time for parents and the traffic around the school decrease. There is more! Parents can manage authorizations with ease by providing the school with photos and documents of people authorized to pick up their children. They can also receive notifications when the authorized ones are close to picking up their children and much more! Oh, and if you have a Ford car equipped with SYNC AppLink™, you can use the School Guardian by voice by merely pressing the button on the steering wheel!

About

ManageBac

This app helps students, parents, and educators manage academic tasks, track progress, and collaborate across various curricula. It supports planning, goal-setting, coursework submission, and communication for a streamlined educational experience.

Highlights
  • Academic deadline tracking
  • Goal setting and portfolio building
  • CAS/service-learning management
  • Curriculum planning and collaboration
  • Assessment and grade management
  • Attendance and behavior tracking
  • Parental progress monitoring
Features
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ManageBac is built for students, parents, teachers, admins and coordinators on-the-go! With multi-curricula support for the full IB Continuum (PYP, MYP, CP, DP), IGCSEs and universally with a Build-your-Own (BYO) model. Students: • Stay organised with key academic deadlines and assessment tasks. • Set goals and build a portfolio with coursework, photos and more. • Manage CAS or service-learning activities with reflections. • Plan projects and communicate with your teachers & advisors. • Browse and reference QuickStart guides for the IB to stay one step ahead. Teachers: • Collaboratively plan your curriculum. • Manage teaching and learning with Stream & Resources. • Share experiences and goal-setting within the Portfolio. • Mark tasks, annotate coursework and submit term grades. • Record attendance and Behaviour & Discipline. Coordinators: • Plan and organise key year group deadlines. • Manage service learning & project-based learning. • Manage exams from start to finish. • Analyse your curriculum and manage term reporting. Parents: • Browse the curriculum alongside teaching & learning within the Portfolio. • Monitor academic progress with grades, teacher comments, and report cards. • Submit attendance excusals and communicate with homeroom advisors. • Collaborate with fellow parents via the Parent-Teacher Association.

Screenshots

School Guardian3 screens
ManageBac4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ManageBac at 4.1 against School Guardian's 1.6. ManageBac also leads on ratings volume (189 vs 8) and review sentiment (20% vs 3%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ManageBac holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ManageBac has 189 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of School Guardian's written reviews are positive against 20% of ManageBac's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

School Guardian ships an update every 4 weeks, ManageBac every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
School Guardian versus ManageBac: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchool GuardianManageBac
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (8 ratings)4.1 (189 ratings) — better
Positive reviews3.2% of reviews19.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8189 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB199 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperSCHOOL GUARDIAN SOFTWARE LTDAFaria Education Limited

Customer experience

School Guardian

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive3.2%
Neutral6.5%
Negative90.3%

ManageBac

All ratings172 ratings
Positive75.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews363 reviews
Positive19.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative73.0%

Bugs and requests

School Guardian

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ManageBac

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent log-outs
  • Issues with file uploads
  • Inconsistent notification system
  • Grades and assignments not displaying properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Easier access to grades and assignments
  • Better organization and filtering of tasks
  • Improved mobile experience
  • Ability to view all past work

In-app purchases

None

School Guardian

No in-app purchases

None

ManageBac

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is School Guardian free?
School Guardian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ManageBac free?
ManageBac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, School Guardian or ManageBac?
ManageBac is rated higher. School Guardian averages 1.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while ManageBac averages 4.1 from 189 ratings.
Do School Guardian or ManageBac have ads?
Neither School Guardian nor ManageBac shows ads.
Which is updated more often, School Guardian or ManageBac?
School Guardian ships an update every 4 weeks, and ManageBac every 2 weeks. Most recently, School Guardian was updated on November 6, 2026 and ManageBac on November 6, 2026.

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