# Orah

> Boarding Management Software for Staff, Students and Parents.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.boardingware.UniversalAndroid](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.boardingware.UniversalAndroid)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.boardingware.UniversalAndroid`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Boardingware International Ltd.
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 23,445
- **Rating:** 2.75 / 5 (53 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.24
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-05
- **First published:** 2017-08-21
- **Publisher country:** NZ
- **Size:** 7.15 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boardingware.UniversalAndroid)
- **Website:** [https://www.boardingware.com](https://www.boardingware.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.orah.com/legal/privacy-policy](https://www.orah.com/legal/privacy-policy)

## Description

**Orah** is a modern boarding management software designed for schools to streamline communication and ensure student safety. Formerly known as Boardingware, Orah brings staff, students, and parents together on one platform to efficiently manage leave requests, attendance, and pastoral care. The Android app allows users to coordinate leave and exeats, track real-time sign-in/out activity, and access detailed reporting—all from a mobile device.

With Orah, school staff can manage roll calls, organize pastoral records, and generate meal numbers for catering seamlessly. Students enjoy the convenience of submitting leave requests and monitoring their status, while parents can apply for and approve leave, ensuring peace of mind. Trusted by over 150 schools across 12 countries, Orah enhances administrative efficiency and student welfare.

## Rankings

- #409,614 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.boardingware.UniversalAndroid.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.boardingware.UniversalAndroid.permission.PushHandlerActivity`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`

## Review summary

Users appreciate that Orah helps in managing student movement and saves time, performing most desired functions. However, many criticize the app for poor user experience, especially for parents, being slow, sometimes failing to load, and missing key features on Android compared to Apple versions. There is a need for better functionality, consistency, and usability improvements.

### Pros

- Helps manage and keep track of students effectively
- Saves time with its ease of use
- Provides most of the needed functionality for managing student movement
- Better than some competing apps like Reach

### Cons

- Poor user experience for parents with many clicks to perform simple tasks
- App is slow and sometimes does not load properly (e.g., blank blue screen)
- Lacks certain functionalities or buttons on Android devices (e.g., no sign-in button, no roll option for Samsung S7)
- Differences and inconsistencies between Android and Apple versions
- Overall functionality is poor and needs significant improvements

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.boardingware.UniversalAndroid)