ParentSquare

4.6
40.4K reviews
1M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

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
Updated on
Apr 12, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App activity and App info and performance
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Messages and 6 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.6
39.8K reviews
Kelly S. Hill
April 12, 2024
I loathe this app and only use it because the school system insists. Alerts, documents, notifications never work as expected. Despite logging in, the app delivers errors of failure to authenticate - to access report cards or documents I have to access through my email, sign into the app, and then RETURN TO EMAIL to trigger the download. Clunky, poorly tested, awkward UX for forms and sign ups. Plus if you have an issue, forget about support. Limited forums, no contact forms, zero training.
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Sharon S
April 8, 2024
I RSVPed to an event yes and the app thinks I said no, and I can't see how to change it. Tried to check help whcih didnt seem helpful, but maybe wanted me to go on PC and can't even see how my RSVP is recorded. The app also doesn't open the current item I click on. It will consistently open the prior item I was looking at. The app is horribly cumbersome to find a specific message. It is a complete pain in the behind.
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Tiffany Westerly
March 1, 2024
Very cluttered interface, not at all intuitive. Needs major UX improvements. Our district is rolling this out, starting with the communication section. The communication feed is a mess. It's a wall of repetitive text. The graphic design/visual aspect is so cluttered and overwhelming. Zero attempt at visual hierarchy. Get rid of the heart/comment stuff - why clutter the screen if the school disabled the comments? Use logos instead of cluttering screen with the full district name. ugh.
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ParentSquare
March 2, 2024
Hello, Tiffany. Feedback from our users is important to us, so thank you for taking the time to submit a review. UX improvements take time, so although you may not see huge changes in the very near future, please know that we hear you loud and clear, and we are on it.

What's new

Bug fixes.