ParentSquare

ParentSquare is a private communication platform for schools.

ParentSquare

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By: ParentSquare

Users: 2,450,853

5.00K

Rating: 4.58

(40,751)

11 new ratings

Version: 2.78.0 (Last updated: 2024-11-26)

Creation date: 2015-01-31

Email: su*****@parentsquare.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Permissions

Calendar: read calendar events plus confidential information, add or modify calendar events and send email to guests without owners' knowledge

Phone: read phone status and identity

Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Camera: take pictures and videos

Microphone: record audio

Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections

Device ID & call information: read phone status and identity

Other:

receive data from Internet
view network connections
pair with Bluetooth devices
access Bluetooth settings
control flashlight
full network access
change your audio settings
control Near Field Communication
run at startup
prevent device from sleeping

Ranking

# 34,117 ▼ 35

Other rankings

#53 in Education (Free) ▼ 3 #8 in non-custodial keyword 44 ▲ 13

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What is ParentSquare?
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ParentSquare is a safe and secure platform for all school-to-home communication. The two-way group messaging, private conversations, district-wide alerts and notices, and simple user interface keeps everyone connected, creating a vibrant school community.

In today's ed-tech world, schools need a better communication system than relying on hard-to-track emails, lost flyers, missed robocalls, website updates that are never read, or piggybacking on SIS or LMS tools meant for student communication. ParentSquare brings the power of ed-tech revolution to the parents. It reverses the trend for disparate, one-way communication that keeps parents as 'spectators' to their child's education.

Understanding the need for a whole-school adoption, we strive to keep an easy to use interface for ParentSquare, much like the social tools you are used to in today's online digital world. ParentSquare caters to every parent, including those who rarely use technology.

ParentSquare for Android
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With ParentSquare for Android, parents can easily connect with teachers and staff at their children’s school from their Android device. The app allows parents to:

- View posts, appreciate and comment
- Sign up for wish list items, volunteer, and RSVP and view your sign ups
- Check dates for upcoming school and class events and add them to your device calendar
- Send private messages (with attachments) to staff members (or other ParentSquare users*) in your school
- Participate in group conversations
- View posted pictures and files
- View the directory of your child’s school*
- View notices (attendance, cafeteria, library dues)
- Respond to absences or tardies*
- Purchase for goods and services offered for sale by the school

* If allowed by your school's implementation

User reviews

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Pros

Allows communication between parents and teachers in one place.
Convenient for managing notices for multiple children.
Various features for posting and sharing updates.

Cons

Glitchy and slow performance, including issues with notifications and loading.
Cluttered and non-intuitive interface that makes navigation difficult.
Problems with attaching media and lack of functionality for CC'ing parents in messages.

Most mentioned

Issues with notifications not working correctly.
Glitches and poor performance.
Difficulty navigating the app and finding messages.

User reviews

Never works for media. I can't believe how much trouble this app has given me. I love to post videos and pictures throughout the week to show my students' parents and it always says unable to attach media. I emailed the company and reached out for support, it took them about 3 weeks to finally have their programmers " fix" what was wrong but it still didn't work. If you use it on your desktop, it seems to work better. Seesaw and ClassDojo were so much more functional as far as sharing media.

Drew N, 2024-11-08

Whoever thought that this style of app would be good for busy parents must be someone with no kids. There are too many options, and it's not intuitive. Sending a direct message to one of my kids' teachers is nearly an endeavor. The only reason it gets two stars instead of one is that it nominally functions. I eventually figure it out after MUCH effort and consternation. 10/10 would NOT recommend schools implement.

Dorianne Dias, 2024-10-16

Glitchy, slow to run, poorly made. Notifications don't come until you open the app (all notifications are allowed) and then the app freezes and lags and glitches out when you try to do literally anything. I've uninstalled and reinstalled. The only app on my phone to behave this way. I don't trust it for my kids school.