Comparison

Alora vs Attendance Tracker

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

Attendance Tracker

Easily capture and archive student attendance records with a simple interface. Import class lists, generate various reports, and add detailed student information, including observations. Create random student groups for activities.

Highlights
  • Capture and archive attendance
  • Import class lists via CSV
  • Generate daily, semester, and summary reports
  • Customizable statuses
  • Dropbox synchronization
  • Detailed student profiles
  • Add student observations
  • Generate random student groups
Features
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Attendance Tracker - Take roll in seconds. See patterns at a glance. Attendance Tracker is built for teachers, coaches, and instructors who need to record who’s present without fighting their app. Tap a name, pick a status, move on. Take attendance fast - One-tap status cycling per student - Set every student to the same status with one button - Reorder by first or last name - See live counts of present, absent, late and any custom status Set up your classes once - Add students manually or import from a CSV file - Save students once and reuse them across courses - Set a recurring schedule and the app generates upcoming classes for you - Each class gets its own date, time and notes Customize the statuses you actually use - Edit the default statuses: Present, Absent, Late, Excused — or create your own - Color-code each status - Choose which statuses count as a missed class so reports stay accurate Reports that make sense to admin - Daily attendance and a list of who was missing - Per-student attendance history with a visual breakdown - Full-term and summary reports across any date range - Email any report directly to parents or colleagues, or share via the iOS share sheet Per-student records - Photo, contact details, and any custom fields you need - Add dated observations and notes — useful for parent meetings or end-of-term reviews - Email a single student’s full record in one tap Extras teachers actually use - Random student picker for cold calls - Random group generator, up to 30 per group, for activities - iCloud sync keeps your classes consistent across iPhone and iPad - Passcode lock for the times your phone leaves your hand Privacy Attendance data is stored on your device and synced through your private iCloud account. We don’t see it, and we don’t sell it. Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://applorium.com/privacy-easy-attendance

Screenshots

Alora4 screens
Attendance Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Alora at freemium against Attendance Tracker's subscription. Alora also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (63% vs 43%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Alora sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Attendance Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alora holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alora has 2K ratings behind it against 376, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Alora's written reviews are positive against 43% of Attendance Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alora ships an update monthly, Attendance Tracker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Alora versus Attendance Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAloraAttendance Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2K ratings) — better4.4 (376 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better42.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2K — better376
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrueQuote Logistic IncApplorium Ltd

Customer experience

Alora

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

Attendance Tracker

All ratings376 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral4.0%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive42.6%
Neutral14.8%
Negative42.6%

User reviews

Alora

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Straightforward app that does the job
  • 🚀 Useful for attendance tracking
  • 🚀 Efficient and reliable
  • 🚀 Great for managing attendance

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🐛 Collaboration issues between devices
  • 🐛 Data loss and sync problems
  • 💰 Subscription model is too expensive
  • 🤔 Limited customization and reporting options

Attendance Tracker

From 376 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 👍 Great for teachers
  • 👍 Time saver
  • 👍 Useful for attendance

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashing frequently
  • 🐛 Data loss issues
  • 🐛 Unreliable over time
  • 🐛 Duplicates attendance lists
  • 🐛 Erases updates

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

Attendance Tracker

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • New person given full attendance from start date
  • Cannot download summary
  • Lost a huge chunk of data
  • App keeps crashing on iPad Pro
  • Application crashes when fetching attendance for multiple classes
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  • Deleted all children's photos
  • Attendance erased after update
  • Duplicates entire attendance lists
  • Erases all updates after taking them
  • Errors all over the place
  • Forced to change from monthly to yearly subscription
  • Deleted lengthy email to support
  • Cannot see info across multiple devices
  • Cannot add a student for one meeting
  • Cannot cancel paying for the app
  • Register disappears after saving
  • Keeps opening premium ad
  • Cannot add students from CSV file
  • Tutorial link to sample file broken

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add recurring feature
  • More student info (address, etc.)
  • Ability to email students
  • Transferable classes/registers between staff
  • Option to change/delete attachment date
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  • Easier attendance tracking for simple needs
  • Spreadsheet for daily attendance
  • More report options (time frame)

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
5 purchases

Attendance Tracker

Subscriptions4
  • Easy Attendance Premium1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$15.491 Year
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  • Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Alora free?
Alora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Attendance Tracker free?
Attendance Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alora or Attendance Tracker?
Alora is rated higher. Alora averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Attendance Tracker averages 4.4 from 376 ratings.
Do Alora or Attendance Tracker have ads?
Neither Alora nor Attendance Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alora or Attendance Tracker?
Alora ships an update monthly, and Attendance Tracker every 5 weeks. Most recently, Alora was updated on October 19, 2026 and Attendance Tracker on October 16, 2026.

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