Understanding Your Options: School Signals vs. Remind
While Remind is well-known for quick, text-based classroom communication, School Signals offers a broader and more comprehensive platform built for whole-school coordination. Remind focuses on messaging, while School Signals encompasses essential tools like custom forms, volunteer sign-ups, post scheduling, school-wide event planning, and parent-teacher conference scheduling—all within a centralized system. With built-in SMS, parent networking features, and transparent pricing, School Signals is for schools that want more than reminders—they want real engagement, flexibility, and control.
| Item | Remind | School Signals |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Features | + Text-message style communication + One-way announcements or two-way messaging + Group messaging with limits | + School Feed for news and announcements + Immediate notifications with text, email and app push + Scheduled posts for announcements + Parents can participate in the discussion feeds + AI driven profanity checks for content monitoring + Classroom communication + Discussion threads integrated to most features + Direct messaging between teachers and parents + Event announcements with RSVP tracking |
| Parent Engagement Features | + Messaging to individuals or groups | + RSVP-enabled events + Volunteer Signup + Parent Groups by classroom and activity. + School directory profiles with hobbies/interests/pictures for community networking + Parent-Teacher Conference scheduler |
| Other Features | + Online Forms (surveys, permission slips, feedback forms) + Some Learning Management System (LMS) integrations | + Online Forms (surveys, permission slips, feedback forms) + Documents management + School Calendar for important dates + Photo Galleries for school/classroom sharing + Staff Groups for internal school communication |
| Mobile App | Yes | Yes |
| Audience | Remind may be used unofficially in a school by individual teachers without centralized school administrative oversight, unless the district has implemented a managed, organization-wide Remind Hub plan. | Always provided for the entire school and school district, for school's all communication needs. |
| Pricing | Free plans available but Remind Hub may be pricey. Contact the company for their pricing details. | + Free 30-day trial + $0.32 to $.0.55 cents per student per year |