Comparison

Alora vs Student Check In

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

Head to head
About

Alora

Streamline attendance tracking for educators and coaches. Organize classes, manage students, and generate instant reports. Go paperless and save time with this intuitive tool.

Highlights
  • Unlimited classes and students
  • Track attendance with custom marks
  • Add notes for attendance details
  • Multi-device sync
  • Intelligent attendance reports
  • PDF & CSV export
  • Team collaboration
Features
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We help you organize the attendance process, save time running instant reports, and go paperless. Whether you are a teacher, instructor, or coach, you will find all you need in the Alora app. Effortless and straightforward setup. Various attendance marks and notes help to stay on top of the attendance tracking process. Exportable reports save time and make it easy to track attendance in multiple classes or events. Collaboration allows you to work together with your team. Available on iPhone and iPad. FREE FEATURES: - UNLIMITED CLASSES: Setup up your classes according to your schedule (weekdays, time, student groups). - UNLIMITED STUDENTS: Add or import your students. - TRACK ATTENDANCE: Track dates of classes attended for each student across multiple classes. - ADD NOTES: You can add notes to record additional info (example: late 15 min, excused, etc.) - MULTI-DEVICE SYNC: Instant synchronization between all your devices. PREMIUM FEATURES: * Access a free trial after you download the app - INTELLIGENT REPORTS: There are three types of reports that help you spot attendance trends for each student or an entire class. - PDF & CSV EXPORT: Export attendance reports in multiple formats. - COLLABORATION: Invite and work together with your team. LOVE THE APP? Please rate us on the App Store. You’re the best! SUPPORT Have questions, want to learn more about our features, or want to share your feedback? We love hearing from you, so go ahead and shoot us an email at support@aloraapp.com – and we’ll get back to you pronto. PAYMENT INFORMATION In addition to our free app, we offer two types of Premium membership: Monthly and Annual. All subscriptions and payments are offered via in-app purchase and will be charged to your iTunes account as soon as we confirm the purchase. All subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of your selected subscription duration. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, depending on the option you have selected. All subscriptions can be managed through the App Store. Note: If you upgrade to Premium before the end of your free trial, any unused portion of the trial will be forfeited. TERMS OF SERVICE Terms Of Use: https://aloraapp.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://aloraapp.com/privacy-policy/

About

Student Check In

This app streamlines the check-in process for educational institutions, replacing paper sign-in sheets with an electronic system. It automatically documents, sorts, and time-stamps arrivals, sending student information to staff desktops for quick acknowledgment and response.

Highlights
  • Electronic sign-in replacement
  • Automatic documentation and time-stamping
  • Student information sent to staff desktops
  • Optional staff notification via text
  • Reduces wait times
  • Improves customer service
Features
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Student Check In is a simple and fast replacement for the paper sign in sheet. Designed for Admissions, Registration, clinics and Counseling offices, this app improves your customer service by automatically documenting, sorting and time stamping each person as they arrive. The students and/or visitors sign in with their name, phone number, company name and select a reason for their visit. The information is then sent to each desktop in a check list format to allow staff to acknowledge and respond to the students quickly. Optionally, the system can send a text message to a staff member, notifying them someone is waiting. This app is a mobile add-on to allow the use of an Apple iPad for the kiosk portion of Student Check In. A paper sign-in sheet just isn’t enough to handle the volume of students and it’s hard to justify a person dedicated to greeting people upon arrival. Student Check In will alleviate the line and push the student information to each desktop. Staff now has an organized student list on their computer desktop. A typed name, time and reason for visit of each student are shown in an organized list. Each department or staff member can respond directly reducing wait times and improving customer service.

Screenshots

Alora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Student Check In at 100% against Alora's 63%. Student Check In also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9). Alora's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price and ads 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. Alora sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Student Check In asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alora holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alora has 2K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Alora's written reviews are positive against 100% of Student Check In's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alora ships an update monthly, Student Check In every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Alora versus Student Check In: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAloraStudent Check In
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2K ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2K — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrueQuote Logistic IncCheck In Systems Inc

Customer experience

Alora

All ratings2,007 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews136 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative25.7%

Student Check In

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Alora

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Calendar defaulting to incorrect year
  • Students disappearing from class lists
  • Inability to delete duplicate student entries
  • Notes section becoming glitchy and unusable
  • Login/password issues on mobile devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add option to auto-backup attendance records
  • Improve reporting and export functionality
  • Allow more customization of attendance layouts
  • Integrate messaging/notification features
  • Add support for one-time event attendance
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  • Improve handling of past attendance data

Student Check In

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Alora

Subscriptions6
  • Unlimited7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Alora Premium$6.991 Month
  • Alora Premium7 Days trial2 variants$6.991 Month
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  • Alora Premium7 Days trial3 variants$29.991 Year
  • Alora Premium$29.991 Year
  • Alora Premium14 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Student Check In

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alora free?
Alora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Student Check In free?
Student Check In is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alora or Student Check In?
Alora is rated higher. Alora averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Student Check In averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Alora or Student Check In have ads?
Neither Alora nor Student Check In shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alora or Student Check In?
Alora ships an update monthly, and Student Check In every 6 months. Most recently, Alora was updated on November 1, 2026 and Student Check In on November 2, 2026.

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