See where the marks are heading
A South African report card arrives at the end of a term, which is exactly when it is too late to act on it. GradeLens closes that gap.
In development · Preview builds onlyCapture each test, assignment and exam as it comes back, and GradeLens keeps a running projection of where the term mark is heading. Marks and performance history are easy to see for the term, the year, or all time, per subject, and you can see how subjects are performing against each other. A subject slipping becomes visible in week four, not in week ten.
What it does
A profile for each child
Each learner is added once, with their grade and school, and keeps a single record for their subjects, marks and calendar.
Marks as they happen
A mark is recorded as soon as it comes back, and work can be placed on the calendar before it is due.
A projected term mark
GradeLens projects where the term mark is heading from the marks recorded so far. When the school's report mark arrives you enter it, and the projection follows the mark that was actually awarded.
One family calendar
Tests, holidays and everything else sit in one calendar, per child or shared across the family.
Quiet, useful reminders
Reminders arrive before an important date, and a flag appears when a test has passed with no mark captured; all of it can be switched off.
No advertising, ever
No advertising, no third-party analytics, no tracking SDKs. Nothing about your family is sold or shared for marketing.
Who it is for
GradeLens is for guardians and the learners they support. A guardian creates the account and enters their children's information. The app can be set up for student use: a learner can hold their own account and their own copy of the app, with a parent or guardian approving first if they are under 18, and an adult learner consenting for themselves. Because that information concerns children, POPIA treats it as special personal information and we handle it accordingly — the detail is in our privacy policy and our child safety standards.
GradeLens is an aid, not an authority. Everything it shows is calculated from what you enter. A projected term mark is an estimate based on your figures and your category weightings — it is not an official result and may differ from the mark the school awards. The school's report card is always the authoritative record.
Where your information lives
GradeLens stores your family's information within South Africa. The full detail is in the privacy policy.
Availability
| Platform | Status |
|---|---|
| Android (Google Play) | Not yet published |
| iOS (App Store) | Not yet published |
Pricing
You only pay for as much of the app as you would like to use.
| Tier | Guardians | Learners | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 1 | 2 | Basic app functionality |
| Tier 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 extra feature |
| Tier 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 extra features |
| Tier 3 | 2 | 8 | All extra features |
GradeLens Uni
The same idea, for students who own their own marks.
Early development · Not yet in previewUniversity works differently enough that it needs its own app rather than a setting in this one. A student owns their own results, marks arrive per module and per assessment against published weightings, and the number that matters is a weighted average across modules rather than a level on a national scale.
GradeLens Uni is being designed around three questions a student actually asks:
Where does this module stand?
Enter each result as it is released and see the running weighted average for the module, not just a list of percentages.
What do I need on the exam?
Set a target — a pass, a distinction, a bursary threshold — and see the mark still required on what remains to reach it.
How is the semester going?
A weighted view across every registered module, so a subject quietly dragging the average down is obvious well before results are published.
GradeLens Uni is in early development and is not yet in preview. It will carry the same commitments as GradeLens — no advertising, no third-party tracking, data hosted in South Africa, and deletion you control. Because students hold their own accounts and are typically adults, its data protection position will differ from GradeLens in one respect: no competent-person consent is involved.
Want to hear when it is ready? Email admin@ellermon.com.
Need help, or want to be told when GradeLens launches? Email admin@ellermon.com, or see the support page for what to include so we can help quickly.