Edsby

The main Edsby platform is relatively easy to use (I have some issues that I wish would be fixed with the copy/paste functionality of the planner) and helps me manage my courses. This app gives me none of the functionality that would make it remotely helpful. I can’t access my courses easily, I can’t make plans with it, I get the bare minimum of functions for posting information to my students, and most recently the app gives me a white screen when I search for a student. The white screen won’t go away even after closing the app down. I’ve had to delete and reinstall the app 3 times just tonight. If you’re going to use it for attendance on the go, MAYBE you might find it useful, but if you’re wanting to use it for anything that remotely may help with lesson planning, grading, or communicating with students, stick with the desktop version.

I’m a student and I use Edsby everyday. It would be great if the app had push notifications so that I can get notifications whenever my teachers post something new, grade my completed assignments, etc. This app is REALLY slow. I still face issues with the app not loading correctly. I have to wait around 15 minutes just so that it can load ONE page. Sometimes the entire thing crashes and I have to wait hours until I can get back on. The way the app is organized also makes it difficult to find things. I get confused and irritated very quickly. The mobile app kind of lags out and once I try to back out of a page I can’t get back to the previous page I was on. Everything seems just crammed together and makes it hard to navigate. I wouldn’t really recommend but I think the app is OK. However, OK is not good enough for students and teachers who use the app daily.

I’m an almost graduated student who has used this app for four years. I’m happy to say I can finally uninstall it, as graduation is mere days away, and this review has been a long time coming. While the website itself is pretty good for managing grades, I find the app lacks in a few aspects. The basic premise is there, but certain aspects of the website are gone. For example, on desktop you can see a graph of all of the assignments in a class and how much they impact your grade, which would be much more convenient if I could access it on my phone. In addition, I have encountered a few small glitches in the app. If I tapped on a teacher’s profile through the course itself, it wouldn’t let me access it. I had to use the search feature to find the teacher, which was a pain. On a slightly different note, the messaging system could be greatly improved. It would be much easier if there was a method of receiving push notifications when you receive a message from a teacher, or if a large grade were posted, or if one of your grades has dropped significantly. I always found it hard to remember to check Edsby frequently, and push notifications would be a major help for students like me in future years. In conclusion, I’ve had a love hate relationship with this app over the years, but I’m finally ready to let go. I hope Edsby changes for the better so students in years to come have an easier time.