Push notifications will alert your parents and staff to school information whenever the information is most needed, even if the School Enews app is not active / open. For example, if an event was cancelled only hours before parents were due to arrive, a push notification will get the message out faster than any other service.
Push notifications also increase engagement with your parents by avoiding lost notices and putting the message in the palm of their hand in an instant. See all the School Enews Benefits & Features.
Push notifications also increase engagement with your parents by avoiding lost notices and putting the message in the palm of their hand in an instant. See all the School Enews Benefits & Features.
App Push Alerts vs SMS
SMS is the original way to message another person. Adding text messaging functionality to mobile devices began in the early 1980s. SMS started before smartphones and apps existed.
SMS is still popular (because it works on all devices) however, if you use an iPhone, a green message is an SMS and a blue message is actually Apple's iMessage which is a push alert (and is free to send... each message uses a tiny bit of data over local wi-fi or mobile 4G/3G connections). Wikipedia links: SMS and App Push Alerts
SMS is still popular (because it works on all devices) however, if you use an iPhone, a green message is an SMS and a blue message is actually Apple's iMessage which is a push alert (and is free to send... each message uses a tiny bit of data over local wi-fi or mobile 4G/3G connections). Wikipedia links: SMS and App Push Alerts
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Feature
Cost per message / recipient Character limit (for entire message) Parents require app School must know parent mobile phone number Parent can select types of messages they prefer Can include PDFs, images etc in main message area |
App Push Alerts or Push Notifications
Free for sender No limit Yes No Yes Yes |
Traditional SMS
10c - 25c for sender 160 characters No Yes No - done at school level No |
