Comparison

TrackCC Attendance + vs SchoolTron

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

Head to head
About

TrackCC Attendance +

This app helps educators manage student attendance, behavior, and grades. It offers in-app messaging for communication between teachers, students, and guardians, and generates detailed student reports. It's customizable for various educational settings and supports offline use with cloud backup.

Highlights
  • Attendance tracking with customizable types
  • Behavior tracking with customizable items
  • Grading system for subjects and overall performance
  • In-app messaging for students, teachers, and guardians
  • Customizable student reports with attendance, behavior, and grades
  • Offline functionality with cloud backup
  • Email and notification system
Features
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School types - Single teacher or multi-teacher - Customizable for any type of school - From day care to high school to universities - From public schools to private schools & home schools - Music schools, sports schools, dance schools - Can also be used for summer camps, conferences In-app messaging - Supports text messages, photos and documents - Teachers can message students and guardians - Students and guardians can message teachers - School teachers can message other teachers - School admins can message teachers, students, guardians Attendance - Separate check-in & check-out - Customize up to 5 attendance types for each - Statistics per student and per class - Create your own statistics periods - Record student attendance by scanning student IDs with bluetooth scanner - Take attendance with Apple Watch Behavior - Track points for up to 26 behavior items - Customize behavior items per class - Points range from -99 to +99 per behavior per day - Statistics per student and per class - Create your own statistics periods Grading - Track points & grades for up to 26 grading subjects - Customize grading subjects per class - Points per subject range from 0 to 999 - Define your own grading system - Grades per subject & overall grades - Statistics per student and per class - Create your own statistics periods Student reports - Summary of student’s attendance, behavior & grading data - Teacher’s notes per each daily recorded item - Includes student notes, class notes - History view shows all items in chronological order - Statistics view shows all data in a graphical format - View statistics by period, or data details by date App communication - Daily student-specific notes & photo - Daily class-wide notes & photo - Student reports condense all recorded data - Complete history & full statistics - Students & parents get a consolidated student report - Private school-only student accounts (in lieu of email accounts) Email communication - Web-based email tool - Customize message & include embedded images - Include clickable links & file attachments - Send emails to students, parents & teachers - Email tool keeps track of bounced emails - Both teacher & administrator can send emails Notifications - Students and parents can receive automatic notifications - E.g. when student is marked as absent, parent receives text or email - Three types of notifications: app, email, text - Configure preferred notification method per student and per parent - Customize notification message to be sent via email or text Other features - App works both online & offline (no internet) - Automatic cloud backup when connected - Real-time multi-device sync - All data exportable as XLS or CSV

About

SchoolTron

This app streamlines school dismissal and attendance tracking for educators and administrators. It utilizes QR code scanning for efficient student management, ensuring safety and enhancing communication between school staff and parents. Features include digital attendance, student profiles, and gradebook management.

Highlights
  • QR code scanning for student identification
  • Digital attendance tracking
  • Student dismissal management
  • Electronic student profiles
  • Gradebook and assignment creation
  • Parent communication tools
Features
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FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS: SchoolTron is the premier mobile dismissal app for tracking attendance, facilitating dismissal and more, all from the palm of your hand. The SchoolTron scanning technology uses QR codes to manage and track students during school dismissal efficiently, without compromising student safety. Simply position the mobile device over the student’s assigned QR code or manually input student information to take an action: deploy students for dismissal, take class attendance digitally, and view student profile, which includes school schedule, emergency contact information, and more. FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS: • SCAN QR CODES: each student or family is assigned a unique identification code. • DISMISS STUDENTS: Scan QR codes or unique ID tags to queue students up for release from the classroom. • TAKE ATTENDANCE: keep a digital record of student attendance. • CREATE AND MANAGE ASSIGNMENTS IN GRADEBOOK • ELECTRONIC STUDENT PROFILES: Search and update student information, such as emergency contact and class schedule. • UPDATE CLASS ROSTER: Edit and access the most up to date school information. • CONNECT WITH PARENTS: Update and communicate with parents about school news, such as closings, and events. BENEFIT FROM SCHOOLTRON: • Manage and track students to maximize student safety • Enhance communication between teachers, parents, and administration. • Each user is assigned their own interface that includes a grade book, messenger, assignment and course grades, attendance records, emergency contact information, accessibility from mobile device and web. CONNECT WITH US: We love to hear from our users! If you have any questions or feedback regarding SchoolTron, please contact us via info@schooltron.com, or leave a review in the App store.

Screenshots

TrackCC Attendance +4 screens
SchoolTron4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: TrackCC Attendance + at 187 against SchoolTron's 5. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for TrackCC Attendance + against 4.6 for SchoolTron. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TrackCC Attendance + has 187 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of TrackCC Attendance +'s written reviews are positive against 100% of SchoolTron's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TrackCC Attendance + versus SchoolTron: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrackCC Attendance +SchoolTron
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (187 ratings) — better4.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings187 — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrackK12 Inc.SchoolTron inc

Customer experience

TrackCC Attendance +

All ratings186 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

SchoolTron

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

TrackCC Attendance +

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • "Bad request" error on password reset
  • App closes and returns to home screen due to syncing
  • Login issues and inability to reset password

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Apple Watch functionality for behavior tracking
  • Implement an offline mode or background syncing
  • Add option for students to upload excuse pictures
  • Integrate with NGSS standards (K-12)
  • Integrate with Next Generation Science Standards (K-8)

SchoolTron

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TrackCC Attendance +

No in-app purchases

None

SchoolTron

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TrackCC Attendance + free?
TrackCC Attendance + is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SchoolTron free?
SchoolTron is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TrackCC Attendance + or SchoolTron?
TrackCC Attendance + is rated higher. TrackCC Attendance + averages 4.7 out of 5 from 187 ratings, while SchoolTron averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do TrackCC Attendance + or SchoolTron have ads?
Neither TrackCC Attendance + nor SchoolTron shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TrackCC Attendance + or SchoolTron?
TrackCC Attendance + ships an update monthly, and SchoolTron monthly. Most recently, TrackCC Attendance + was updated on September 4, 2026 and SchoolTron on June 1, 2026.

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