Notifly and ClassDojo: which fits your classroom?

Both help teachers stay in touch with families. They focus on different things, and plenty of teachers use more than one tool. Here's a plain look at each, so you can choose what fits.

What ClassDojo is known for

A classroom community app known for building culture in the classroom and sharing moments with families.

✓Points that recognise effort, teamwork and kindness.
✓Class Story for sharing photos and videos from the school day.
✓Announcements and messages automatically translated into 190+ languages.
✓Core features free for teachers.

What Notifly focuses on

A small, focused tool for the quick updates teachers send every week.

✓Ready-made templates for the updates teachers send every week.
✓Real text messages and email. Families don't need to download an app.
✓Families tap “Received” in an email to confirm they saw it.
✓NotiFile: one short comment per update, building a record for conferences.

At a glance

	ClassDojo	Notifly
Made for	Classroom community, recognition and sharing class moments with families. Core features are free for teachers.	Quick, everyday teacher-to-family updates. Solo Teachers can sign up on their own; schools can add their staff.
How families get messages	The ClassDojo app (push notifications), or email for families who use the website.	Real text messages and email. Families don't need to download an app.
Translation	190+ languages.	12 languages besides English (including Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Haitian Creole). Names stay exactly as typed.
Classroom features	Points, Class Story, portfolios and more.	Not a focus. Notifly is for messages to families.
Cost	Core features are free for teachers. See ClassDojo's site for any paid options.	Solo Teacher plan with a 14-day free trial (no card). School plans per teacher.

ClassDojo may suit you if…

You want Points and a class story to build classroom culture.
Your families are already in the ClassDojo app.

Notifly may suit you if…

You want families to get plain text messages without installing an app.
You want ready-worded templates for routine updates.

Using both

Some teachers use ClassDojo for class culture and photos, and Notifly for quick texts that reach families who don't open apps.

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