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Gradekeeper
What Gradekeeper is
Gradekeeper helps teachers manage grades, attendance, seating charts, reports, and student progress updates. Its gradebook displays students, assignments, scores, and current-term grades, recalculating grades when information changes. The attendance grid tracks absences and tardies, and lets teachers mark non-class days and select which weekdays to show. Teachers can print reports and email progress reports after configuring addresses and mail settings. The Google edition can open Classroom classes and sync students, assignments, and scores while preserving Gradekeeper additions such as attendance and seating charts. Web editions save classes to Dropbox, Google Drive, or Microsoft OneDrive. Gradekeeper also works with Online Grades and SchoolSpeak to post grades online for parents and students. It is available on web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. The downloadable Windows app requires Windows 10 or 11; the web app runs in browsers on Chromebook, Linux, Windows, or Mac. The listed one-time licenses are $20, paid once for one user, $100, paid once for a school, and $500, paid once for a district. There is no free plan, and a 30-day trial is listed. The maker says web app use does not collect data and that classes are encrypted when opened or saved.
Who it suits
Gradekeeper suits teachers who need grade and attendance tracking alongside seating charts and reports. Its school and district licenses may fit educational organizations as well as individual users.
What it does well
- Grades recalculate when information changes
- Tracks absences and tardies
- Google edition syncs Classroom students, assignments, and scores
- Web editions save classes to three listed storage services
- Available on web, desktop, and mobile platforms
What to know first
- No free plan
- Windows app requires Windows 10 or 11
- Email reports require configured addresses and mail settings
Limits
There is no free plan; the trial lasts 30 days. The least expensive listed license is a $20 one-time payment for one user, with use at home and school.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| School license | No annual renewal; includes web and desktop versions and future versions at no additional cost. · Everyone at one school or university department | $100, paid once |
| Single license | No annual renewal; includes web and desktop versions and future versions at no additional cost. · Use at home and school · for one user | $20, paid once |
| District license | No annual renewal; includes web and desktop versions and future versions at no additional cost. · Everyone in one school district or university | $500, paid once |
As gradekeeper.com lists them, read 4 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open the Gradekeeper website in a browser or choose an app for your platform.
- Choose the 30-day trial or a single, school, or district license.
- For the Windows download, use Windows 10 or 11.
- For mobile use, install the iPad or iPhone app on iOS 10 or later, or the Android app on Android 6.0 or later.
- Use the Google edition to open a Classroom class, or select a web edition that saves classes to Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive.
Verdict
Gradekeeper combines grade, attendance, reporting, and Classroom-related features across web, desktop, and mobile. Its listed licenses are one-time payments, with different options for an individual, school, or district.
Questions
How much does Gradekeeper cost?
The single license costs $20 once for one user. A school license costs $100 once, and a district license costs $500 once; none has annual renewal.
Is there a free plan or trial?
There is no free plan. A 30-day trial is listed.
Which platforms does Gradekeeper support?
It is available on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. The downloadable Windows app requires Windows 10 or 11; iPhone and iPad apps require iOS 10 or later, and Android requires Android 6.0 or later.
Does Gradekeeper work with Google Classroom?
The Google edition can open Classroom classes and sync students, assignments, and scores. The maker says this data is used to create a Gradekeeper class and is not shared, and Gradekeeper does not change Classroom classes.
Where are web classes saved?
The web app has editions that save classes to Dropbox, Google Drive, or Microsoft OneDrive.
Who created Gradekeeper?
It was created by Daniel Ethier, a former software engineer and longtime math teacher.
Facts from Gradekeeper's own pages
- Attendance
- The attendance grid tracks absences and tardies, and lets teachers specify non-class days and choose which weekdays to display. · gradekeeper.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Audience and history
- Gradekeeper was created by former software engineer and longtime math teacher Daniel Ethier and has helped teachers manage grades for 30 years. · gradekeeper.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Cloud editions
- The web app has Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive editions that save classes to the corresponding storage service. · gradekeeper.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Desktop and browser support
- The web app runs in a browser on Chromebook, Linux, Windows, or Mac, and the downloadable Windows app requires Windows 10 or 11. · gradekeeper.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Email reports
- Gradekeeper can email progress reports to students after email addresses and mail settings are configured. · gradekeeper.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The privacy policy states that classes are encrypted when opened or saved. · gradekeeper.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Google Classroom
- The Google edition can open Classroom classes, sync students, assignments, and scores, and preserve Gradekeeper additions such as attendance and seating charts. · gradekeeper.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Google data handling
- The maker says Google Classroom data is used to create a Gradekeeper class and is not shared, and Gradekeeper does not change Classroom classes. · gradekeeper.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Gradebook
- The gradebook grid shows students, assignments, scores, and grades for the current term, and grades recompute automatically when data changes. · gradekeeper.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- Separate Gradekeeper apps are available for iPad and iPhone running iOS 10 or later and Android running Android 6.0 or later. · gradekeeper.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Other integrations
- Gradekeeper also works with Online Grades and SchoolSpeak to post grades online for parents and students to access securely. · gradekeeper.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says web app use does not collect data, and names and student information are stored only in users' classes. · gradekeeper.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Gradekeeper helps teachers manage grades by computing grades from assignments and scores, creating seating charts, printing reports, and sending email progress reports. · gradekeeper.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker offers direct email support and asks problem reports to identify the app and describe the steps and exact error message. · gradekeeper.com, 4 Oct 2026
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