Apps

Three apps, each made for one job

The parent, staff and driver apps work with the same school records, in English, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Marathi.

The apps are for Android phones. Google Play links will appear here once they are published.

Parent app

Chalkby for Parents

Everything about a child's school day, in the parent's language.

Attendance, homework, notices and the timetable
Fees: see dues, pay online, get the receipt
Report cards and exam results
The bus live on the map during a trip, and who collected the child
Leave requests, chats with teachers, meeting slots and surveys
Sign in with a mobile number and a code

9:50 4G

Aadhya Raman

VII-B · roll 01 · Noyyal Vidyalaya Matric. Hr. Sec. School

Aadhya · VII-B Kavin · II-A

Present in at 8:33 am, school gate

Needs you

Fees ₹16,300, due Thu 15 OctTuition fee ₹13,500 · Term fee ₹1,500 · +2 more Pay
2 homework due Tue 29 SepMathematics: Exercise 4.2 · Science: parts of a flower
Book a PTM slot for Sat 3 OctVijayalakshmi Raman · 11 of 20 slots free

Today at school · Mon 28 Sep

Now: P2 TamilUntil 10:25 am · next P3 English
Bus R-4 home, about 4:12 pm

Today Diary Fees Messages More

The parent app's Today screen, with sample data. The words in Tamil and Malayalam come from the app's own language files.

Staff app

Chalkby Staff

The teacher's register, marks book and diary in one app.

Mark attendance by class or period, also offline
Enter marks, homework and class diary entries with photos
Apply for leave; approve it if your role allows
Punch in and out at school
Payslips and notices
Chat with parents

9:04 4G

VII-B attendance

Mon 28 Sep · 20 students

17 present · 2 absent · 1 on leave All present

01 Aadhya Raman P A Late Half
02 Abinaya Murugan P A Late Half
03 Arjun Prakash P A Late Half
04 Deepika Sundar P A Late Half
05 Dhanush Karthikeyan P A Late Half
06 Gokul Rajendran In at 8:52 by QR P A Late Half
07 Harini Balasubramanian P A Late Half
08 Harish Kumar P A Late Half
09 Janani Venkatesh Parent's request, approved On leave

Parents of absent students are told, as set by the school

Save · 17 present, 2 absent

Marking a class in the staff app, with sample data. Students who came in through the QR gate are already marked.

Driver app

Chalkby Driver

Start the trip, drive, and the parents can see the bus.

Trip reminders before each scheduled run
Start and end a trip; the bus location is shared only during the trip
Mark pick-up, drop, hand-over and kept-on-bus for each child
Report a delay or a problem, and send SOS

4:01 4G

Afternoon drop · R-4

Started 3:55 pm · attendant Lakshmi Narayanan

Parents see the bus · location sent 2:49 pm

Next stop · 1 of 4

RS Puram

4:05 pm in 4 min · 9 to drop On time

Moving at 32 km/h. Buttons work when the bus stops. SOS always works.

Arrived Late

Students Problem Hold for SOS

2 Gandhipuram11 to drop 4:17
3 Peelamedu10 to drop 4:28
4 Saravanampatti8 to drop 4:39

End trip

A drop run in the driver app, with sample data. While the bus moves, only SOS works.

In five languages

Each person picks their language when they first sign in and can change it later.

English
தமிழ்
മലയാളം
हिन्दी
मराठी

How the apps handle data: the apps privacy policy.

The same words in the parent app, in each language
Language	Today	Fees	Pay	Needs you
English	Today	Fees	Pay	Needs you
தமிழ்	இன்று	கட்டணம்	செலுத்து	உங்கள் கவனம் தேவை
മലയാളം	ഇന്ന്	ഫീസ്	അടയ്ക്കുക	നിങ്ങളുടെ ശ്രദ്ധ വേണം
हिन्दी	आज	फ़ीस	भुगतान करें	आपका ध्यान चाहिए
मराठी	आज	फी	भरा	तुमचे लक्ष हवे

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