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Best parent communication apps

Apps that send messages, announcements and updates from school to families.

  1. 1.AndromedaTop pick

    School platform whose AI reads everyday messages to flag early signs of student distress, conflict and dropout risk, with free family messaging.

    • Parent communication
    • Student information
    • AI tools
    • Freemium
    9.0

  2. 2.ClassDojo

    Behaviour points, class photo stories and translated family messaging in one free app, popular in primary schools.

    • Classroom management
    • Parent communication
    • Freemium
    8.7

  3. 3.Seesaw

    Digital portfolios for primary pupils, with families seeing work as it is posted.

    • Learning management
    • Parent communication
    • Freemium
    8.5

  4. 4.Tapestry

    Online learning journal for UK early years and primary, where staff record observations against EYFS and families add their own from home.

    • Parent communication
    • Paid
    8.3

  5. 5.ParentSquare

    District-wide family messaging for US schools, with alerts, translation, forms, sign-ups and optional payments in one system.

    • Parent communication
    • Paid
    8.2

  6. 6.brightwheel

    All-in-one app for US preschools and childcare centers covering parent messaging, check-in, billing, lesson plans and enrollment.

    • Parent communication
    • Student information
    • Freemium
    8.0

  7. 7.Storypark

    Learning stories, planning and family updates for early childhood services in Australia and New Zealand, with an optional CCS billing plan.

    • Parent communication
    • Paid
    8.0

  8. 8.Schoolbox

    An Australian LMS and school community portal with unit planners, markbooks and a pastoral care module, priced per student.

    • Learning management
    • Parent communication
    • Paid
    7.9

  9. 9.Alexia

    Spanish school management suite from Educaria, covering secretaría, billing, family app, teacher gradebook and links to regional education portals.

    • Student information
    • Parent communication
    • Learning management
    • Paid
    7.8

  10. 10.Bloomz

    US school messaging app with translation, alerts, forms and conferences, plus a free teacher plan and published per-student prices for schools.

    • Parent communication
    • Freemium
    7.8

  11. 11.Edsby

    Canadian K-12 platform for attendance, evidence-based assessment, report cards, class pages and parent contact, synced with the district SIS.

    • Learning management
    • Student information
    • Parent communication
    • Paid
    7.8

  12. 12.Remind

    Free text-style messaging between teachers, students and families, now owned by ParentSquare.

    • Parent communication
    • Freemium
    7.8

  13. 13.Educamos

    Spanish school platform, formerly EDUCAMOS by SM and now part of Seven Education, for secretaría, fees, family app and a virtual classroom.

    • Student information
    • Parent communication
    • Learning management
    • Paid
    7.7

  14. 14.TalkingPoints

    Nonprofit two-way family messaging for US schools, translated into 150+ languages, with a free teacher plan and paid district partnerships.

    • Parent communication
    • Freemium
    7.7

  15. 15.Tes SEQTA

    Australian school platform from Tes that combines lesson planning, marksbook, reports, attendance and pastoral care, with Learn and Engage apps.

    • Learning management
    • Student information
    • Parent communication
    • Paid
    7.7

  16. 16.TokApp School

    Spanish school-to-family messaging app from Vigo with read receipts, Bizum and card payments, extracurricular sign-ups and tutor bookings.

    • Parent communication
    • Paid
    7.7

  17. 17.Firefly Learning

    A UK learning platform for setting homework, building course pages and tracking marks, with a separate parent portal for families.

    • Learning management
    • Parent communication
    • Paid
    7.6

  18. 18.IRIS ParentMail

    UK school messaging, payments, clubs and parents' evening booking in one parent app, synced from the school MIS and owned by IRIS.

    • Parent communication
    • Paid
    7.6

  19. 19.Satchel One

    Homework planner widely used in UK secondary schools, with a parent view.

    • Learning management
    • Parent communication
    • Paid
    7.6

  20. 20.Sentral

    Australian school management system for attendance, wellbeing, reports, health records and fees, with the Sentral for Parents app and a teacher app.

    • Student information
    • Parent communication
    • Paid
    7.6

  21. 21.Compass

    Australian school management system and parent app covering attendance, wellbeing, learning tasks, reports, events and payments.

    • Student information
    • Parent communication
    • Paid
    7.5

  22. 22.Dinantia

    Barcelona school-family messaging app with read tracking, signed trip authorisations, absence alerts, email fallback and an anonymous bullying channel.

    • Parent communication
    • Paid
    7.5

  23. 23.Fedena

    Bengaluru-built school ERP with fees, exams, timetables and payroll, sold on published yearly plans with unlimited users.

    • Student information
    • Parent communication
    • Paid
    7.3

  24. 24.SchoolStatus Connect

    Formerly ClassTag. Class feeds, conference sign-ups and translated messaging for US schools, free with sponsors or paid with SIS data.

    • Parent communication
    • Freemium
    7.2

  25. 25.Acadeu

    Argentine school management system for attendance, grades, boletines, fees and family messages, owned by Educaria since 2022.

    • Student information
    • Parent communication
    • Paid
    7.1

  26. 26.Entab CampusCare

    Delhi-based school ERP for CBSE schools, covering admissions, fees, exams, transport and payroll, with the CampusCare parent app.

    • Student information
    • Parent communication
    • Paid
    7.1