Remind

Remind is a messaging platform for educators and the families and students they need to reach. It is best suited to K–12 teachers who want class communications with translation and multiple delivery options. Its free Chat plan covers core classroom messaging, while broader group administration requires Hub.

Overview

Teachers can contact a whole class, a small group, or an individual in real time, schedule announcements, and attach photos or files. Recipients can access messages through the web, email, text messages, and iOS or Android apps, so families are not limited to using the app. Remind uses its own numbers and email addresses for messages, keeping users’ personal contact information private.

Remind supports two-way messaging, SMS notifications, and voice messaging. Translation into more than 90 languages is a practical help for multilingual school communities. The service says it has no ads and does not share information with advertisers or marketers; it lists FERPA, COPPA, TCPA, GDPR, the UK Age Appropriate Design Code, and ISO 27001 certification among its privacy and security standards.

Key features

Messaging and records

Scheduled announcements and attachments make Remind useful for routine classroom updates as well as time-sensitive messages. Messages cannot be edited or deleted, which keeps the record fixed but leaves no way to correct a sent message in place. Users can download and email their message history for reference outside the service.

Integrations and support

Composer integrations include Box, Google Classroom, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, SignUp, SignUp Genius, Smore, and SurveyMonkey. Remind Hub may provide LMS and video integrations such as Canvas, Schoology, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom. Help Center and customer support are available from 6 am–5 pm Pacific Time, excluding regional holidays.

Pricing

Remind Chat

Remind Chat costs nothing. Each account can have 10 classes, with 150 participants per class, two-way text messaging, and app integrations. That is a substantial starting point for an individual teacher, but the class and participant caps may constrain larger programs, and the plan does not include Hub’s administrator oversight or urgent messaging.

Remind Hub

Remind Hub has custom pricing. It raises the limits to 100 classes per account and 5,000 participants per class, and adds administrator oversight, engagement statistics, urgent messaging, and surveys. Voice calls are available as an add-on, not part of the listed core plan. Hub is aimed at learning and community groups that need organization-wide tools, including youth organizations, nonprofits, sports programs, and camps; groups should weigh its custom pricing and add-on voice costs against that wider scope.

Platforms

Remind is available on Android, iOS, and the web, as well as through text messages and email. That range accommodates families who prefer not to install an app, while app access supports teachers, staff, students, and families.

Who it's for

Remind Chat is the clearest fit for an individual K–12 teacher who needs class messaging, translation, and a free plan. Remind Hub is the better match for larger learning or community groups that need administrator oversight, engagement statistics, surveys, or urgent messaging. Teachers who only need a modest class communication channel may not need Hub’s expanded capacity and controls.

Pros and cons

• Pros: The free Chat plan includes two-way messaging and app integrations, with room for 10 classes and 150 participants per class.
• Pros: Translation across more than 90 languages and delivery through app, web, SMS, and email give schools several ways to reach families.
• Pros: Private contact details, downloadable message history, and stated privacy and security standards support school communications.
• Cons: Chat’s caps and lack of Hub’s administrator tools make it a less complete fit for larger organizations.
• Cons: Hub has custom pricing, and voice calls require an add-on.
• Cons: Messages cannot be edited or deleted, so corrections must be handled outside the original message.

Alternatives

Compare school communication software if you want to weigh Remind against a broader category of options.

• School Stream suits families seeking free access, while schools can use its annually billed plan with one simple fee.
• Schoolvoice offers a Free Forever plan for every student with unlimited parent messaging; consider it if those terms fit better than Remind’s class-based caps.
• TalkingPoints is an alternative for individual teachers seeking free two-way translated family messaging.
• ClassDojo is worth considering for its free core experience combining teacher messaging, class points, and class story updates; it also offers a free trial.
• Skool Loop is a free-for-schools-and-parents option on its Australia parents page, with Android and iOS apps.
• Schoolzine SZapp is free for parents to download and use through participating schools, with Android and iOS apps.
• ParentCom is a paid alternative with a free trial and tools including a personal inbox, sickness and holiday requests, and class communications.
• SchoolPost is another paid alternative available on Android, iOS, and the web.

Verdict

Choose Remind Chat if you are an individual K–12 teacher who wants free two-way class messaging, translation, and ways to reach families beyond an app. Its main advantage is the combination of broad delivery options and a generous free class allowance; look elsewhere or consider Hub if you need administrator oversight, urgent messaging, larger limits, or voice calls.