Attendances vs GatePass

Attendances is a cloud-based attendance system for schools, colleges, and other institutions, available on Android and the web. It records attendance using AI face recognition, QR-code ID cards, or biometric devices, and can match uploaded student photos without a separate enrollment session. The site says scans take roughly 200–300 milliseconds and support more than 60 people per minute. Schools can configure class-wise automatic absence rules and get daily lists of students who missed check-in or check-out. Reports can be filtered by device, student, class, or date and exported to PDF or Excel. Parents may receive School eDiary push notifications when students are marked in or out; SMS costs extra. Photo settings range from sharing no images to sharing scan images or capturing live photos at each scan. Packages include selected parent-app and ERP modules. When internet access drops at a gate, scans queue on the device, but notifications wait until connectivity returns. Pricing is by school-specific quote, and a trial account can be set up with a school's own data.

GatePass is a school gate attendance and parent-notification system for managing student entry and related school routines. A QR scan confirms a student’s entry, records attendance, and notifies a parent in under two seconds. If the network drops, scanning continues; scan times are retained and parent notifications wait until reconnection. The system also supports registers, emergency roll-call, trips, boarding, visitor management, and fees. Visitors can pre-book, check in by QR at the gate, notify their host, and receive a digital pass. Parents, staff, gatekeepers, and visitors use the same app, while admins and headteachers manage the school in a web dashboard. GatePass says schools can begin with an existing phone and printed QR cards, without a server or special hardware. All plans include unlimited scans, QR ID cards, reports, visitor management, audit trail, API access, and priority support. A full-featured free trial covers one full term at zero cost, with no card or commitment. Paid term plans start at 150,000 UGX, paid once for up to 499 students. The download page lists Android and iOS versions as coming soon.