ClassDojo vs Faronics Insight

ClassDojo connects teachers, families, and children around learning at school and at home. Teachers can share photos, videos, messages, and class updates, and use feedback points to recognize student skills and behaviors. Private teacher-family messaging supports direct communication. The free ClassDojo plan costs nothing and includes teacher messaging, class points, and class story updates. Plus adds Homework Helper, access to more than 2,000 Magic Books stories, and the option to automatically add school events to a Google or Apple calendar. The subscription can be shared with up to three other grown-ups. ClassDojo is available on the web, iOS, and Android, and teachers can use it alongside Google Classroom. The latest app requires iOS 17 or later or Android 8 or later; Kindle devices are no longer supported. ClassDojo says it complies with COPPA, FERPA, and GDPR in Europe, and that it does not share user or student information with advertisers or marketers.

Faronics Insight is classroom management software for educational institutions. It gives teachers a central view of student devices, with real-time screen thumbnails and indicators such as login status, operating system, Focus Mode, and web restrictions. Teachers can allow or block websites and apps, review web and app history, disable private browsing, and blank student screens. Communication tools include individual or group chat and audio, while screen sharing lets a teacher present their screen or show a student’s screen to the class. Teachers can create tests with true or false, multiple choice, short answer, or essay questions and see results in real time; polls support yes-or-no and multiple-choice responses. Other tools cover class lists, file transfer and collection, remote control, app and website launches, and student computer power options. Insight Cloud offers centralized management and remote access, while Insight NXT is on-premise for local-network or offline environments. In the documented on-premise setup, Insight Connector runs on a network computer accessible to teacher and student devices. Insight is paid, has no free plan, and offers a 30-day trial; pricing is available on request.