Comparison

Alora vs Teacher Aide (cloud)

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

Teacher Aide (cloud)

This app helps educators manage student attendance, grades, and seating charts across multiple semesters. It offers cloud synchronization for seamless device switching and provides tools to identify at-risk students and communicate with parents. Export data easily for integration with other systems.

Highlights
  • Cloud database for multi-device sync
  • Attendance and grade tracking
  • Seating chart creation
  • Identify at-risk students
  • Bulk email notifications
  • Google Classroom roster sync
  • CSV grade export
Features
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Designed by a teacher, for teachers! • Cloud database allows easy switching between iPhone, iPad and MacBook • Attendance, Grades, Seating Chart for up to 6 semesters with 10 classes each. • Variety of PDF reports • Identify students at-risk due to attendance or grades • Easily notify students, parents and advisors with bulk email. • Easily sync student roster from Google Classroom • Export grades in CSV format to use with other grading systems Teacher Aide (cloud) is designed for use by individual teachers or co teachers of the same class. The app stores data in the cloud, so the the teacher can easily switch between devices, such as an iPhone, iPad or MacBook. Try out the app for free for 1 month with one class and see if you find it useful. An easy to use attendance and grading interface makes record keeping in the digital classroom a simple process. Additional features teachers will find useful are the seating chart, progress report and identification of student at risk due to attendance or academic performance. An auto-renewable monthly subscription allows access for up to 10 or 20 classes in each semester, and multiple semesters are supported. Please email the developer at support@inpocketsolutions.com with any questions or suggestions. Privacy Policy: https://inpocketsolutions.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://inpocketsolutions.com/terms Autorenewable Subscription Details To access features after the 1 month free access, the user needs to subscribe to an auto renewable monthly or annual subscription. This means the subscription automatically renews 24 hours before the end of the subscription date. Auto renewable subscriptions can be managed from the user iTunes account, and a link is provided in the subscription screen while in the app. All future updates are included with the auto renewable monthly subscription. The subscription may be cancelled for any future months, and the user will still have access to the data, only the additional features will be disabled. Facebook page www.facebook.com/TeacherAidePro

Screenshots

Alora4 screens
Teacher Aide (cloud)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Teacher Aide (cloud) at none against Alora's shown. Teacher Aide (cloud) also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and review sentiment (79% vs 63%). Alora's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 45) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. Alora sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Teacher Aide (cloud) sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Alora against 4.8 for Teacher Aide (cloud). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alora has 1.8K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Alora's written reviews are positive against 79% of Teacher Aide (cloud)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alora ships an update monthly, Teacher Aide (cloud) weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Alora versus Teacher Aide (cloud): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAloraTeacher Aide (cloud)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.8K ratings)4.8 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.6% of reviews78.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better45
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrosser IncGlen Botha

Customer experience

Alora

All ratings1,794 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive62.6%
Neutral11.5%
Negative26.0%

Teacher Aide (cloud)

All ratings45 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%

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

Teacher Aide (cloud)

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
6 purchases

Teacher Aide (cloud)

Subscriptions6
  • Standard (10 classes)$3.991 Month
  • Standard (20 classes)$6.991 Month
  • Premium (10 classes)$6.991 Month
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  • Premium (20 classes)$9.991 Month
  • Premium (10 classes)$69.991 Year
  • Premium (20 classes)$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Alora free?
Alora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Teacher Aide (cloud) free?
Teacher Aide (cloud) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alora or Teacher Aide (cloud)?
Teacher Aide (cloud) is rated higher. Alora averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Teacher Aide (cloud) averages 4.8 from 45 ratings.
Do Alora or Teacher Aide (cloud) have ads?
Alora shows ads; Teacher Aide (cloud) does not.
Which is updated more often, Alora or Teacher Aide (cloud)?
Alora ships an update monthly, and Teacher Aide (cloud) weekly. Most recently, Alora was updated on September 24, 2026 and Teacher Aide (cloud) on September 7, 2026.

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