Schools need a clear record of who entered the building, a way to show safeguarding or visitor policies, and a list of who is on site. Front Desk is a browser-based kiosk for that job — no native app required.
Many school offices still use a paper book. That works until you need to find a visit from last term, prove a policy was shown, or print who is in the building during a drill.
Front Desk turns an iPad, Android tablet, Chromebook or spare laptop into a visitor sign-in point. Parents, contractors, supply staff and guests sign in through the browser. Hosts can get an email when their visitor arrives. You keep a searchable log and can export CSV for safeguarding or audits.
Show your visitor or safeguarding notice and capture a signature with the visit.
Capture a visitor photo when you want a stronger visual record at reception.
Email the staff member being visited so they know to come to reception.
See who is signed in right now; print an evacuation roll-call if needed.
Print a simple name badge so visitors are identifiable in corridors.
Use school-managed Chromebooks or existing tablets — no app store install.
Compared with enterprise visitor products priced for corporate campuses.
Competitor prices checked Sep 2026 from public pricing pages. Front Desk is not affiliated with those products.
Front Desk is visitor sign-in software. It is not a full student information system, access-control turnstile, or safeguarding case platform. Use it alongside the tools your school already trusts for those jobs.
Multi-building campuses can use multiple locations (Team and Business lifetime plans include 3 and 10 locations). Start with one reception desk and expand if it helps.
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Open a kiosk link in any browser. Lifetime from $79, or $29/location/month. Cancel monthly any time.