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What’s New Version 4.0.1
• We’ve made it clearer whether a message is read or unread.
Description
A better, safer way to report when your child’s sick and off school. With a few quick taps, you can give the school all they need to know to record your child’s absence.
• Automatically updates the school’s electronic registers, so if any children are unaccounted for, they’ll know right away
• Improves safeguarding by enabling your identity to be verified
• Provides guidance about your child’s illness and whether they should be kept off school
• Reminds you to keep the school posted
When you first sign in, we’ll automatically create you a free account on Studybugs and you’ll also have access to additional features on the Studybugs website, including a map showing illnesses going around near you.
Questions, problems or feedback? Get in touch at feedback@studybugs.com.
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Version history 25 versions
Build 881400305v4.0.12026-01-29 09:24:16
• We’ve made it clearer whether a message is read or unread.
Build 880252065v4.0.02025-12-09 23:40:32
• We’ve updated our brand identity to better reflect our growth. We hope you like our new style as much as we do!
• Don’t worry – we’re still the same underneath and you’ll find everything in the same place.
• Read our blog to find out more about why we’ve made this change.
Build 879753938v3.7.22025-11-14 11:18:22
We’ve updated the various bits of third-party software used in the app. This translates to improvements across the board. Yay!
Build 860074710v3.7.12023-09-22 15:33:09
• We’ve squash a bug that sometimes meant you couldn’t choose your child’s date of birth.
Build 835429422v3.7.02022-09-15 19:38:22
• We fixed an issue where the app might crash if you’re on iOS 16.
Build 835107116v3.6.12020-03-15 01:45:43
• You can now see which children your messages relate to.
Build 834610138v3.6.02020-02-06 02:07:15
• You can now see which children your messages relate to.
Build 833213935v3.5.42019-10-17 16:00:48
• If you're on iOS 13, your Studybugs app might've been confused and stopped push notifications from coming through to you. We've had a word with your Studybugs app to clear that up and push notifications are back.
Build 830058550v3.5.32019-01-23 23:33:26
• When moving to a new iPhone and restoring from an iTunes backup, push notifications might have stopped working properly in Studybugs. We’ve fixed that now.
• When reporting an absence, sometimes you’d tap on a suggestion and nothing would happen. We’ve fixed that too.
Build 827902086v3.5.22018-07-17 20:01:47
• We’ve squashed a bug where those on older 32-bit iPhones (such as the iPhone 5 or 5C) would sometimes be unable to add their children to Studybugs.
Build 827472177v3.5.12018-06-08 17:18:31
• We’ve improved accessibility so apps like VoiceOver are now able to read the screen more easily.
• In line with new EU data protection legislation, we’ll now ask for your consent to process certain data you provide to us.
Build 827238429v3.52018-05-22 18:13:10
• We’ve improved accessibility so apps like VoiceOver are now able to read the screen more easily.
• In line with new EU data protection legislation, we’ll now ask for your consent to process certain data you provide to us.
Build 826244873v3.4.62018-03-11 07:41:55
• When adding twins to Studybugs, the app wouldn't accept the second twin’s date of birth. We’ve fixed that now.
• Announcements, newsletters and notices from the school no longer show as being sent ‘To’ the school.
Build 825639497v3.4.52018-01-15 19:05:01
• Sometimes Public Health England absence guidance footnotes would be partially hidden. This is no longer the case.
Build 825150923v3.4.42017-12-02 18:05:19
• Public Health England absence guidance is now more prominent, so you don’t miss it.
Build 824279246v3.4.32017-11-04 19:53:49
• Now with support for the new iPhone X, for those lucky enough to have one already.
Build 823817939v3.4.22017-09-26 22:49:35
• If, like us, you recently updated to iOS 11, you may have been surprised to find you could no longer read your messages in Studybugs. We've fixed that now and normal service will resume presently.
• When you receive newsletters, pictures, reports and other files, notifications will now include a small preview pic (depending on the kind of file, and provided you’re running iOS 10 or later).
Build 823750330v3.4.12017-09-23 00:16:23
3.4.1
• When you receive newsletters, pictures, reports and other files, notifications will now include a small preview pic (depending on the kind of file, and provided you’re running iOS 10 or later).
3.4
• You can now receive newsletters, reports, pictures and other files from your children’s schools directly through the Studybugs app. Enjoy!
Build 823595368v3.42017-09-16 22:16:27
3.4
• You can now receive newsletters, reports, pictures and other files from your children’s schools directly through the Studybugs app. Enjoy!
Build 822205089v3.32017-05-19 16:47:03
3.3
• If you report your child is ill with asthma, you can now help the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital and Brighton and Sussex Medical School improve treatment of asthma by answering four short (and optional!) questions. All answers passed on anonymously. See https://everychildisdifferent.org/inspire for background.
Build 821673284v3.22017-04-12 02:15:34
3.2
• You can now send any kind of message (not just absence reports!) to your children’s schools and receive replies and instant notifications via the app.
• Schools will soon be able to use Studybugs to send out things like newsletters and announcements. In advance of this, we’ve added a page where you can toggle notifications on or off by category, so you don’t get overloaded.
• We’ve also fixed a few obscure errors which have been reported (sorry!) and made various small usability improvements.
Build 817833444v3.12016-06-21 01:05:03
• You can now report absence for any school in the UK, and we’ll make sure they get the message.
• There’s now a big green tick after reporting absence to make it even easier to see we’ve got your message (there’s also a big red cross when something’s gone wrong… but of course you’ll never see that).
• We’ve made it simpler to register by removing the 'repeat password' field. After all, no one likes repeating themselves, and you can always use the 'forgot password' option if you forget, right?
Build 816810748v3.02016-04-04 17:17:57
Studybugs is the new name for Sickly! You’ll see our new name and logo now throughout the app.
Also in this release:
• Fixed: Sometimes you’d go back to view a message you’d sent and find it had been cut short. Although the full message had been sent, you’d’ve been forgiven for thinking otherwise. Now your full messages reliably appear in all their glory.
• Fixed: When searching for your child’s school we now always show the town, so there’s no doubt about exactly which St Peter’s Primary you’re looking at.
• Numerous other usability improvements which we hope you’ll like, or better still not even notice.
Build 812316650v2.02015-05-31 19:23:55
We’ve redesigned and simplified the app and added free instant messaging:
• Receive instant messages from your children’s schools
• Send instant replies free of charge
• New main screen helps keep your conversations organised
After updating, please open the Sickly app and enable push notifications when prompted.
Build 811461698v1.42014-12-30 18:08:44
• Now you can edit your details and your children’s details via the app
• School search improved to handle the growing list of schools on Sickly
No pricing data captured yet — comparisons appear once the app has paid storefronts or in-app purchases.
Availability 39 of 39 storefronts
| Region | Language | Price | Ratings | Avg | Version |
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 AO | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 BF | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 BJ | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 BW | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 CD | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 CG | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 CI | fr-FR | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 CM | fr-FR | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 CV | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 DZ | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 GA | fr-FR | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 GH | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 GM | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 GW | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 KE | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 LR | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 LY | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 MA | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 MG | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 ML | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 MU | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
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 SC | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
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 ST | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
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 TN | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 TZ | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 UG | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
| US | en-US | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 ZM | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
 ZW | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 4.0.1 |
Change log 29 changes · US
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releaseNotes updated
• We’ve made it clearer whether a message is read or unread.
✎
description updated
A better, safer way to report when your child’s sick and off school. With a few quick taps, you can give the school all they need to know to record your child’s
✎
subtitle updated
Report your child’s absence
✎
name updated
Studybugs
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Version 4.0.1 released
• We’ve made it clearer whether a message is read or unread.
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Version 4.0.0 released
• We’ve updated our brand identity to better reflect our growth. We hope you like our new style as much as we do!
• Don’t worry – we’re still the same underneath and you’ll find everything in the same place.
• Read our blog to find ou
◆
Version 3.7.2 released
We’ve updated the various bits of third-party software used in the app. This translates to improvements across the board. Yay!
◆
Version 3.7.1 released
• We’ve squash a bug that sometimes meant you couldn’t choose your child’s date of birth.
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Version 3.7.0 released
• We fixed an issue where the app might crash if you’re on iOS 16.
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Version 3.6.1 released
• You can now see which children your messages relate to.
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Version 3.6.0 released
• You can now see which children your messages relate to.
◆
Version 3.5.4 released
• If you're on iOS 13, your Studybugs app might've been confused and stopped push notifications from coming through to you. We've had a word with your Studybugs app to clear that up and push notifications are back.
◆
Version 3.5.3 released
• When moving to a new iPhone and restoring from an iTunes backup, push notifications might have stopped working properly in Studybugs. We’ve fixed that now.
• When reporting an absence, sometimes you’d tap on a suggestion and nothing would
◆
Version 3.5.2 released
• We’ve squashed a bug where those on older 32-bit iPhones (such as the iPhone 5 or 5C) would sometimes be unable to add their children to Studybugs.
◆
Version 3.5.1 released
• We’ve improved accessibility so apps like VoiceOver are now able to read the screen more easily.
• In line with new EU data protection legislation, we’ll now ask for your consent to process certain data you provide to us.
◆
Version 3.5 released
• We’ve improved accessibility so apps like VoiceOver are now able to read the screen more easily.
• In line with new EU data protection legislation, we’ll now ask for your consent to process certain data you provide to us.
◆
Version 3.4.6 released
• When adding twins to Studybugs, the app wouldn't accept the second twin’s date of birth. We’ve fixed that now.
• Announcements, newsletters and notices from the school no longer show as being sent ‘To’ the school.
◆
Version 3.4.5 released
• Sometimes Public Health England absence guidance footnotes would be partially hidden. This is no longer the case.
◆
Version 3.4.4 released
• Public Health England absence guidance is now more prominent, so you don’t miss it.
◆
Version 3.4.3 released
• Now with support for the new iPhone X, for those lucky enough to have one already.
◆
Version 3.4.2 released
• If, like us, you recently updated to iOS 11, you may have been surprised to find you could no longer read your messages in Studybugs. We've fixed that now and normal service will resume presently.
• When you receive newsletters, pictures
◆
Version 3.4.1 released
3.4.1
• When you receive newsletters, pictures, reports and other files, notifications will now include a small preview pic (depending on the kind of file, and provided you’re running iOS 10 or later).
3.4
• You can now receive newsletters
◆
Version 3.4 released
3.4
• You can now receive newsletters, reports, pictures and other files from your children’s schools directly through the Studybugs app. Enjoy!
◆
Version 3.3 released
3.3
• If you report your child is ill with asthma, you can now help the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital and Brighton and Sussex Medical School improve treatment of asthma by answering four short (and optional!) questions. All answers pa
◆
Version 3.2 released
3.2
• You can now send any kind of message (not just absence reports!) to your children’s schools and receive replies and instant notifications via the app.
• Schools will soon be able to use Studybugs to send out things like newsletters an
◆
Version 3.1 released
• You can now report absence for any school in the UK, and we’ll make sure they get the message.
• There’s now a big green tick after reporting absence to make it even easier to see we’ve got your message (there’s also a big red cross when
◆
Version 3.0 released
Studybugs is the new name for Sickly! You’ll see our new name and logo now throughout the app.
Also in this release:
• Fixed: Sometimes you’d go back to view a message you’d sent and find it had been cut short. Although the full message ha
◆
Version 2.0 released
We’ve redesigned and simplified the app and added free instant messaging:
• Receive instant messages from your children’s schools
• Send instant replies free of charge
• New main screen helps keep your conversations organised
After updating
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Version 1.4 released
• Now you can edit your details and your children’s details via the app
• School search improved to handle the growing list of schools on Sickly