Subbey review
A school-managed substitute pool with job alerts, assignment details and calendar views.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Subbey is a substitute-teacher management application for schools and districts that coordinate their own approved substitute pools. Teachers and administrators can post openings, while substitutes receive alerts, accept or decline assignments, view lesson plans, message schools and manage schedules. The service combines a web application with iOS and Android apps, making it relevant to small schools that want to handle coverage internally rather than rely on a separate staffing marketplace.
Its workflow focuses on getting an opening to the right people and tracking the response. Schools can notify available substitutes across their pool or target specific individuals, and the app supports assignment details, lesson plans and messaging between schools and substitutes. Calendar views show coverage and substitute schedules, while an administrator hub summarizes substitute hours. This is a practical set of tools for coordinating day-to-day absences; the published feature set centers on posting, communication and schedule visibility rather than automated calling, which it does not offer. Push notifications are the stated substitute alert method.
Subbey is sold to educational organizations through contracts and demonstrations, so schools should expect a sales conversation rather than a published self-service plan. That may suit organizations evaluating a school-managed pool, though teams seeking transparent online pricing or automated phone alerts should compare alternatives. The product is described as supporting small, mid-market and enterprise organizations, but its strongest fit is a school that wants teachers and administrators to post jobs and oversee coverage directly. Schools looking for a centralized sourcing service or a broader staffing operation may find its pool-centered workflow too narrow.
Subbey pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Alerts available substitutes and lets them accept or decline openings.
- Target specific substitutes and share lesson plans in the app.
- Calendar views and substitute-hours summaries support coverage tracking.
- Where it doesn't
- Pricing requires a school contract or demonstration rather than self-service signup.
- No automated calling; substitute notifications are push-based.
- Designed around school-managed pools, not centralized substitute sourcing.
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