Question 1

How can I trial Pageticker as a teacher?

Accepted Answer

Once you've signed up with your academic email address and linked to your school you can try out Pageticker for free with up to thirty-five pupils for as long as you like.

Question 2

How can I trial Pageticker as a parent?

Accepted Answer

Parents - create a free account in the Pageticker app and away you go - no subscriptions, ads or in-app purchases. If your child's school starts using Pageticker, it's easy to join their home profile with their school profile (via a linking code) to allow teachers to see their reading.

Question 3

Is Pageticker expensive?

Accepted Answer

Pageticker is free for parents. Our Class Plan is also free for up to 35 pupils per school, with access for up to 3 teachers to explore the teacher dashboard for as long as they’d like. We charge whole schools between £149 and £449 per school per year to use the teacher dashboard.

Question 4

How do we subscribe?

Accepted Answer

In the teacher dashboard, navigate to 'Billing' and follow the instructions provided. Once you have selected a whole School Plan, you gain access to a 30-day free trial.

Question 5

Is training required?

Accepted Answer

Pageticker is intuitive to use. There are a series of short training videos, about 20 minutes in total, which can be used to introduce it to staff. Check out our Support (https://support.pageticker.com/)page for more information.

Question 6

Do parents have the technology to run Pageticker?

Accepted Answer

To log reading, parents need the Pageticker app downloaded on their smartphone. According to the latest 2024 Uswitch survey, 99% of adults aged 25-44 own a smartphone.

Question 7

Will parents use another app?

Accepted Answer

Parents love Pageticker - they always have their phone handy, so it's much easier than finding the child's paper reading diary (and then finding a working pen!).

Pageticker Frequently Asked Questions