School attendance that families hear about before 08:30
Teachers take the register in taps. It works with no signal and syncs when it finds one, and it locks overnight so yesterday cannot quietly change.
The moment a child is marked absent, the family knows. Staff attendance, leave and cover sit on the same system.
Who it is for
This is for schools in India where attendance still lives in a paper register, gets copied into a spreadsheet at the end of the month, and parents hear about an absence only at the end of the day. In Sckools the register is the phone, the record locks overnight, and the family knows within minutes.
What each person does with it
Class teachers
The register in taps at the first period. It works with no signal and syncs later. A mistake is fixed by asking: the office reopens that one day for that one class.
Families
A push notification and an email the moment the child is marked absent, before 08:30. Every alert also waits in the notification centre.
The principal
Who is absent so far is on the Morning Bell at 7:40. Staff who are out, and who covers them, are on the same screen.
Staff and leave
Staff sign in and see their own record. Leave is applied for on a calendar against quotas counted in working days, and cover is picked from who is free.
Students
Attendance in taps
Attendance in taps. Works with no signal and syncs when it finds one. Locks overnight, so yesterday cannot quietly change.
Fix yesterday's attendance
Made a mistake? Ask. The office approves and that one day reopens — only that day, only that class.
Absence alert
The moment a child is marked absent, the family knows — push and email, before 08:30.
Holidays
The year's calendar, entered once. Registers and timetables already know.
Staff
Staff attendance
Staff sign in; the office sees who is in by eight. Each staff member can check their own record.
Leave quotas
Quotas you set, balances teachers can see, carry-forward that does itself. Working days, not calendar days.
Apply for leave
Pick the days on a calendar, see your balance, know who covers.
Who can cover
A teacher is out. The timetable shows who is free for Period 5 and tells them. A substitution never widens access beyond that day.
Requests desk
Leave requests and register fixes in one queue. Approve from your phone.
For the principal
Morning Bell
One screen at 7:40: who is on leave and who is covering, who is absent so far, yesterday's collections, and what is waiting for a signature.
Approve from WhatsApp
Leave requests, cover duty and absence notices arrive on WhatsApp as real messages with buttons. Approve, pick a cover teacher, say got it, without opening anything. Results, notices and diary remarks reach families there too.
How a school starts
Classes and holidays first
We set up your classes and the year’s holidays with your office, so registers and timetables already know which days count.
We move your data and website, free
Students, classes, staff and fee heads come across from your current system’s export. Your old website stays up until the new one is live on the same address.
We stay on the phone
Through the first week we are on call while your office and teachers start. In the first two months we build the small changes your office asks for, at no charge.
One price per student, per year
Basic ₹60 · Standard ₹90 · Pro ₹120 per student per year, list prices. Everything on this page is in Pro. Hosting, your own domain, updates every month and support are included. Compare the plans.
Questions schools ask
Does it work without internet?
Yes. The register works with no signal and syncs when it finds one.
Can a teacher correct yesterday’s attendance?
Only with approval: the teacher asks, the office approves, and that one day reopens for that one class.
Do you support biometric devices?
Not yet. Biometric devices are not built, and we say so before you sign.
How are parents told?
By push notification and email as soon as the child is marked absent.
Can attendance be changed later without anyone knowing?
No. The register locks overnight. Changing a past day needs the office’s approval, and only that day for that class reopens.
Does it count holidays?
Yes. The year’s holidays are entered once, and registers and timetables already know.
Can staff see their own attendance?
Yes. Staff sign in each day, the office sees who is in by eight, and every staff member can check their own record.
What happens when a teacher is absent?
The timetable shows who is free in each of their periods and tells the teacher who covers. Cover gives access to that class for that day only, never more.
Can teachers apply for leave from their phone?
Yes. A teacher picks the days on a calendar, sees their balance, and knows who covers before the day comes.
How are leave balances counted?
Against quotas your school sets, in working days, not calendar days. Carry-forward to the next year happens by itself.
Can the principal approve leave from WhatsApp?
Yes, with WhatsApp switched on (Pro plan). Leave requests and cover duty arrive as real messages with buttons, so approving takes one tap.
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