Untis Mobile vs SchoolFox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Untis Mobile
Access your school schedule, substitution plans, and class registers on the go. Communicate with teachers, guardians, and students through messages and receive important notifications. Manage attendance, sick notes, and exam details.
- Individual timetable (offline access)
- Daily updated substitution plan
- Digital class register (attendance, sick notes)
- Lesson cancellations and room changes
- Exam dates and homework tracking
- Secure messaging between school members
- Push notifications for new messages
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Untis makes it all easy With Untis Mobile, you have many functions of WebUntis on the go and all important information for a smooth school day are available at all times. Information at your fingertips anytime and anywhere: - Individual timetable – also available offline - Daily updated substitution plan - Digital class register: Attendance check, class register entries, sick note by students or parents - Lesson cancellations and room changes - Exam dates, homework and video links to online lessons directly in the timetable - Contact hours with registration School communication between teachers, legal guardians and students: - Messages: Parent letters, important announcements, ... - Push notification when receiving a new message - Request and send read confirmation Additional WebUntis modules – e.g. Digital Class Book, Appointments, Parents-teacher days and much more – expand the app's functionality. +++ In order to use the Untis Mobile App, the WebUntis basic package must first be booked by the school +++ Untis is the all-in-one solution for professional scheduling, substitution planning and school communication. Regardless of whether you need to schedule a complex timetable, administer digital class registers, coordinate parent-teacher days, plan resources or schedule break supervisions: Untis assists you in all your complex tasks with bespoke solutions - and has been doing so for over 50 years. Over 26.000 educational institutions worldwide – from elementary schools to complex universities – work with our products. A regional network of partner companies enables the best support of our customers locally. https://www.untis.at/en
SchoolFox
This app streamlines school communication, organization, and collaboration for teachers, students, and parents. It integrates essential school features like timetables, class registers, and video lessons into a single platform.
- School messenger
- Timetable and substitution plans
- Class register
- Video lessons
- Cloud storage
- Payment module
- LMS integration
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SchoolFox combines communication, organization and collaboration on one platform - and simplifies it. This is how digital school works! At the center is a school messenger, connected to all important features of a school: Timetable and substitution plan, class register, video lessons, cloud storage, payment, LMS and many other modules. Popular features that make life easier for teachers, pupils and parents: Events, surveys, school-wide communication, bulletin boards, templates, attachments, class chats, checklists, absences, consultation days, quiet hours, emergency profiles, option to translate into 40 languages, and many more Data protection and privacy: - GDPR compliant - “Trusted App” seal of approval from Mediatest - Winner in the election for the safest school messenger (2020) Available in 25 languages. Suitable for all school types. In use in over 5,000 schools. Other apps: KidsFox for kindergartens and crèches TeamFox for organisations and clubs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Untis Mobile at 1.7K against SchoolFox's 121. Untis Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). SchoolFox's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Untis Mobile against 4.6 for SchoolFox. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Untis Mobile has 1.7K ratings behind it against 121, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Untis Mobile's written reviews are positive against 63% of SchoolFox's.
Untis Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, SchoolFox monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Untis Mobile | SchoolFox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) | 4.6 (121 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.3% of reviews | 62.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 121 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Untis GmbH | Fox Education Services GmbH |
Customer experience
Untis Mobile
SchoolFox
Bugs and requests
Untis Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Crashes and freezes
- Incorrect or missing schedule information
- Compatibility problems with newer OS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Allow students to text classmates
- Add ability to see grades
- Improve homework tracking and notifications
- Provide more customization options
SchoolFox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Untis Mobile
No in-app purchases
SchoolFox
No in-app purchases








