Comparison

TrackCC Attendance + vs Orion Grade

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

Orion Grade

Features
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Orion Grade is a secure authentication companion app for teachers using the Orion Grade AI-powered exam grading platform. KEY FEATURES: - Secure Login — Generate time-based login codes (TOTP) to securely sign in to the Orion Grade web platform. Works offline. - QR Code Authentication — Scan a QR code displayed on the web login page for instant, password-less authentication. - Biometric & PIN Security — Protect your account with a 6-digit PIN and optional Face ID or Touch ID. - View Your Exams — Browse your exams and grading results directly from the app. - Class Overview — View your assigned classes, students, and exam history. - Statistics — Track your grading activity and performance metrics. - Push Notifications — Receive real-time updates on grading progress and school announcements. - Multi-Language Support — Available in Croatian, English Dutch and German, with more languages coming soon. This app requires an active Orion Grade school account. Teachers are set up by their school administrator who provides a one-time setup QR code to pair the app with their account.

Screenshots

TrackCC Attendance +4 screens
Orion Grade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Orion Grade at weekly against TrackCC Attendance +'s monthly. TrackCC Attendance +'s advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TrackCC Attendance + ships an update monthly, Orion Grade weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TrackCC Attendance + versus Orion Grade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrackCC Attendance +Orion Grade
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (191 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings191 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrackK12 Inc.LEON PETRIC

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)

Orion Grade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TrackCC Attendance +

No in-app purchases

None

Orion Grade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TrackCC Attendance + free?
TrackCC Attendance + is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orion Grade free?
Orion Grade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TrackCC Attendance + or Orion Grade have ads?
Neither TrackCC Attendance + nor Orion Grade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TrackCC Attendance + or Orion Grade?
TrackCC Attendance + ships an update monthly, and Orion Grade weekly. Most recently, TrackCC Attendance + was updated on November 1, 2026 and Orion Grade on November 5, 2026.

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