Smart Teacher
7.9#2 in gradebook softwareFrom £29.99 a yearFree planAndroidiOSWeb
VisitSmart Teacher vs ThinkWave
What both publish
| Fact | Smart Teacher | ThinkWave |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | The register records present, late or absent statuses with one tap and tracks attendance patterns by pupil. | Attendance types can be customized and recorded daily or by period, with support for standard, cyclical and weekly schedules. |
| Gradebook | Teachers can record marks with categories, weightings and grading scales, view working grades and export records. | Teachers can use points, percentages, letter grades, pass/fail, check-style and custom grading scales with weighted assignment types. |
| Headquarters | The Google Play developer listing gives Bright Class Ltd's address as 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom. | Sebastopol, California, United States |
| Integrations | The privacy policy names Google Gemini for AI, Google sign-in and Firebase services, Google Cloud hosting, Stripe payments, and Resend transactional email. | ThinkWave's blog says its gradebook integrates with Google Apps, Microsoft Teams and other digital tools. |
| Reports | Reports and exports can be shared with leadership, parents or colleagues. | The report builder combines custom fields, calculations, tags, transfer history and sorting, and reports can be created in any language. |
Smart Teacher plans
- FreeFree
- Pro (monthly)£3.99 a month
- Pro monthly£3.99 a month
- Pro (annual)£29.99 a year
- Pro annual£29.99 a year
ThinkWave plans
- Free Solo GradebookFree
- School 1–15 students$17 a month
- School 16–35 students$32 a month
- Premium Gradebook — 151–175 teachers$32.95 a year
- Premium Gradebook — 126–150 teachers$33.95 a year
- Premium Gradebook — 101–125 teachers$34.95 a year
Pick Smart Teacher if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick ThinkWave if…
ThinkWave suits schools and education programs that need student administration, gradebooks, attendance, and family access in a cloud-based system. It can also suit teachers seeking an online gradebook or schools that need assignments, report cards, transcripts, and group communication.