Classlist: connecting parents

1. Whenever I click on the photos it crashes - I hope a reinstall will do the trick. 2. Difficult to switch schools because my two children are in different schools that both use the app. 3. Everyone prefers WhatsApp - at a push I would prefer if Facebook made a separate encrypted schools section as they would probably do a better job.

Helps make event admin a breeze although a little clunky in places (not being able to adjust/turn off the questions associated with tickets is a bit annoying!) Would be great if the platform was available in other languages!

This app is rather painful to use. It is mainly an email like bullhorn as it does not have any additional useful function. It is moody in terms of logins, difficult to create separate groups, does not update properly. Not quite sure why schools would pay for it, a waste of valuable funds.

I have found this app really helpful for knowing who is who at school as we were new, having joined a year after most people. It is great seeing both pupil and parent names in the class. I was able to reach out to parents of children living nearby to arrange some play dates to help my son make friends. Also I can see what is on at school in terms of events run by the parents association and other messages about what’s happening. It is a friendly way of getting to know others at school.

We feel it’s really effective as a platform. There could be more options for maintaining confidentiality with the guest lists.

So the apps a nice concept and overall they’ve build something very useful. But this app makes me want to scream more than most. You have to login Every. Single. Time. And there’s no Face ID or Touch ID - it’s not that hard to add. Notifications don’t take you to the right place. Etc etc. Just a frustrating experience to use really.

Really useful as both a parent and PTA committee member. The parent /child finder is often invaluable when you either can't remember parent names (but your child can tell you their child name) or to check which class /year a child /parent is in. As PTA we now use the events function for all events including ticket sales for fête workshops and activities. The biggest challenge is getting new parents to tailor their notifications so they don’t feel bombarded with too many (eg choosing to limit it to a weekly round up) The support help is always super responsive when we have a query too, and they are always open to ideas to improve. Getting better steadily.

As a PTA chair, this app saves so much time and makes running events super easy.

The UX is poor, especially switching between the Admin and Parent views. It’s really buggy and often requires a reinstall to overcome issues. I wouldn’t go near the app but, unfortunately, it’s being imposed on us by the school my children go to. It feels like it’s been designed and built by people who’ve never worked with mobile apps before.

I like the app when it works but frequently when I click a notification it opens the app and then I’m logged out. When I enter my credentials it tells me the email address is not recognised. I can log in on the web with the same credentials so I know it works. Advise from support it to remove the app and then reinstall which is not really a solution