SkieSkie vs Hāpara
Teacher dashboard for Google Workspace classrooms, compared with device-owner control on Android
Hāpara is classroom software built around Google Workspace for Education. As of November 2026 it offers a Teacher Dashboard with browsing oversight and Drive visibility, a Web Filter and a Hall Pass. It works with Chrome and Edge browsers, and Android is not mentioned. It is not a device manager. Skie manages Android 12 or newer phones and tablets as the device owner, and the two do different jobs.
Hāpara helps teachers see and guide student work in Google tools; Skie controls the Android device those students use.
Side by side
| What you are comparing | Hāpara | Skie |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Classroom management for teachers on Google Workspace for Education, with a filter and hall pass. | Android device management software for schools, hostels, parents and organisations. It runs as the Android device owner. |
| Main audience | Teachers and districts using Google Workspace for Education. | Schools, institutes, hostels and companies (Skie for Enterprise) and families (Skie for Parents). |
| Platforms | Chrome and Edge browsers with Google Drive. Android is not mentioned. | Any Android 12 or newer phone or tablet. No iOS, Windows or Chromebook. |
| Hardware or mobile plan from the maker | Software only. No hardware or mobile plan documented. | None. Skie is software, so customers use devices they already own or buy their own, and keep their own carrier. No SIM or plan is included. |
| Works on devices you already own | Yes, in the browser. | Yes. The device needs one fresh setup or reset to become managed, and any Google account must be removed first. |
| Level of control on Android | Not applicable. Hāpara works in the browser. | Device owner, so the rules are enforced by Android itself. |
| Can the student remove it or reset around it | Not applicable to the browser tool. | Built to be tamper-proof. Factory reset from Settings, safe mode, developer options, adb, uninstalling Skie and force stop are blocked by default, and Factory Reset Protection ties a wiped device to the Skie admin account. If anything ever got through, the admin is alerted down to the exact device. |
| App control | Teachers place learners in guided browsing sessions. It does not manage installed apps. | Allow lists per group, with blocked apps hidden or suspended rather than deleted. An install guard silently removes apps that were not allowed. Apps come from Google Play only. |
| Web filtering and safe search | Web Filter scans and categorises new sites, blurs harmful images and blocks inappropriate ones. | Filtering DNS locked on the device so it works on any Wi-Fi or mobile data, SafeSearch and YouTube restricted mode forced in Chrome, and more than 50 other browsers, VPN and proxy apps always blocked. Per-website allow and block lists are not available yet. |
| Schedules and school-hour modes | Teachers can schedule guided browsing sessions. | Yes. Windows with days, start, end and allowed apps, including overnight, switch app sets on their own for school hours, study blocks, breaks and night mode. Hostel night mode keeps calls allowed. |
| Location and geofences | Hall Pass tracks student movement digitally. It is not device location. | Live location, fresh location requests, geofences and a go-to directions button, set per group. |
| Lost or stolen device handling | Not applicable. | Lost mode locks the device, shows a contact message, tracks it and builds evidence for a police report (IMEI, serial, SIM details, location trail). Remote erase is not available yet. |
| Replace or reassign a device | Not applicable. | Replace a device keeps the student, group and history and frees the old seat. Reassign and force remove are also available. |
| Alerts and who gets them | Teachers see browsing and send messages. Admin alerts are not detailed. | A breach centre covers organisation, school, branch, group and device. A missing check-in counts as a breach, and a bypass of the web filter is reported. Email alerts to parents are not available yet. |
| Roles and organisation structure | Hierarchical admin controls in the filter. Teacher groups. | Organisation, school, branch, group, student and device, with roles from organisation admin to class teacher and a read-only parent. Rules flow down and the most specific level applies last. |
| Reports and per-app limits | Highlights shows student activity. Per-app limits are not documented. | A compliance score after every apply, daily group snapshots and pattern detection. Screen time reports and per-app time limits are not available yet, and the team is working on them. |
| Message or social media monitoring | Not publicly documented. | None. Skie does not read private messages or call logs, does not record audio or video, and has no hidden mode. |
| Kiosk or single-app lock | Hall Pass has kiosk-style self-management. Device kiosk is not a feature. | Yes. Full-screen kiosk mode, and a one-app allow list also locks a device to one app. |
| Tablet support | Not tablet-specific. It runs in supported browsers. | Yes. Phones and tablets get equal weight, including Wi-Fi-only tablets for most features. |
| Pricing model | Quote-based through a pricing request form. Bundles are available. | Seat-based licence, one device per seat. Pricing is on request. |
| Countries available | Over 40 countries, including the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, per the maker. | Worldwide, subject to local law, wherever the device has Google Play services. |
| Setup effort | Installed through Google Workspace by the school's IT team. | Provision with the Skie Provision app from Google Play or a laptop with adb. Devices are set up per group with a one-time enrolment token. |
| Data and privacy approach | Requests broad Google Drive permissions, which a school should review. | Data is stored in an India region (Mumbai). Skie provides location controls; the organisation provides the notices and written policy. |
| Best suited for | Schools on Google Workspace that want teacher visibility of student work. | Android phones and tablets that an institution or family already owns, in any country. |
As of November 2026 Hāpara lists no prices and asks visitors to use a pricing request form. Skie is a seat licence, one device per seat, and pricing is on request.
Where Hāpara is strong
- Teachers get a view of student Drive work and browsing in one place.
- Guided browsing sessions and tab freezing for lessons.
- Works well inside Google Workspace for Education.
- Users in over 40 countries, per the maker.
Where Skie stands out
- Skie controls the Android device itself as the device owner.
- Hostel night mode and school-hour schedules are built in.
- Live location, geofences and lost mode.
- No Google Workspace tenant is required.
- Worldwide availability, with a provisioning app for rollout.
What Hāpara is
Hāpara describes itself through three offers: classroom management, a web filter and a hall pass. The Teacher Dashboard lets teachers see student browsing, place learners into guided sessions, share Drive files and open links on student screens. Highlights and a Student Dashboard add views of Google Classroom work. The Marketplace listing says the Teacher Dashboard is for schools using Google Workspace for Education.
Where it works
The home page says it works with Chrome and Microsoft Edge and integrates with Drive, and does not mention Android. That fits a browser-based tool. A school with Android tablets would use Hāpara in the browser at best, which does not stop a student leaving the browser, opening other apps or resetting the device.
What Skie adds
Skie manages the Android device as the device owner. It blocks factory reset, safe mode, developer options, adb and uninstalling Skie, allows apps per group and locks Chrome to SafeSearch and YouTube restricted mode. Always-blocked lists cover alternative browsers, VPN and proxy apps.
Schedules switch apps for school hours and night mode. Location, geofences and lost mode with police-report evidence are included. Skie does not show teachers student Drive work.
Using them together
Where students use Chrome on an Android tablet that Skie manages, Hāpara's browser tool can still run inside the allowed browser, as long as the school allows it in Skie's policy. The two do not overlap, because one watches work in the browser and the other controls the device.
Cost
Hāpara is by quote, often as a bundle. Skie is seat-based and pricing is on request. Skie does not sell hardware, and each device needs one fresh setup or reset.
A lesson, a night and a lost tablet
In a Hāpara lesson, a teacher opens the dashboard, sees which student has which Drive file open, and moves a drifting student back to the lesson site. The work happens inside Chrome or Edge. If the student leaves the browser for another app, that view ends. Skie works one level down: on a managed Android tablet only the allowed apps are visible, and the browser itself is locked to SafeSearch and YouTube restricted mode. A school that wants both visibility and control can allow Chrome in Skie's policy and run Hāpara inside it.
When each one is the better fit
Hāpara is the better fit in these situations. Teachers want to see student Drive work and guide browsing. Your school is built on Google Workspace and Chrome. You want a hall pass system in the same vendor.
Skie is the better fit in these situations. Your students use Android tablets or phones. You need rules that apply even outside the browser. You need night mode, location and lost mode. You do not run Google Workspace for Education.
How setup with Skie works
Skie is Android device management software for parents, schools, hostels and organisations. It runs as the Android device owner, so the rules are enforced by Android itself. It works on any Android 12 or newer phone or tablet, in any country where the device has Google Play services. Skie is software, so a school uses the devices it already owns or buys its own.
Android only allows device-owner management on a device that has not been set up, so each device needs one fresh setup or reset, and any Google account must be removed first. New device models go through a one-time model review. The school creates a group, opens a provisioning session for it, and uses the Skie Provision app from Google Play or a laptop with adb. Each device gets a one-time enrolment token, and Wi-Fi profiles are stored encrypted. Live progress and failure reasons show on screen.
After that the group's policy and app list apply, schedules run on their own, and the dashboard shows a compliance score for each device. Skie does not include a mobile plan, so Wi-Fi-only tablets work for most features and phones keep the carrier the school already uses.
What we could not verify
Some facts were not public when we checked in November 2026: Hāpara price list. Android support. Data hosting regions. Current ownership details beyond the footer. Where a feature is marked as not documented, it may exist, so ask the maker directly before deciding.
Choose Hāpara if
- Teachers want to see student Drive work and guide browsing.
- Your school is built on Google Workspace and Chrome.
- You want a hall pass system in the same vendor.
Choose Skie if
- Your students use Android tablets or phones.
- You need rules that apply even outside the browser.
- You need night mode, location and lost mode.
- You do not run Google Workspace for Education.
Hāpara is a good choice for teachers in Google Workspace schools who want to see and guide student work. Skie is not a rival for that job. It handles device-owner control on Android phones and tablets, with schedules, location and lost mode. Used together, one covers the classroom view and the other the device.
Questions people ask
Skie vs Hāpara: which is better for a school?
They do different jobs. Hāpara is a teacher dashboard for Google Workspace. Skie manages Android devices as the device owner.
Does Hāpara work on Android?
The home page mentions Chrome and Edge and does not mention Android.
Is Hāpara a device manager?
No. It is classroom software that runs in the browser.
Does Skie show teachers student Drive files?
No. Skie manages the device, not student documents.
Can I use Hāpara and Skie together?
Yes. Allow Chrome in Skie's policy and use Hāpara inside it.
Sources
Not publicly documented when we checked: Hāpara price list.; Android support.; Data hosting regions.; Current ownership details beyond the footer..
This comparison was prepared from publicly available information and was last checked on 12 November 2026. Product features, prices and availability change, and anything we could not find is marked as not publicly documented. Hāpara and other product names belong to their owners and are used here only to identify their products. Skie is not affiliated with or endorsed by Hāpara (a business unit of Cordance Operations LLC). If something here is out of date or wrong, email contact@knowphone.in and we will check and correct it promptly.