Major Update

Since the February update, we shipped a large number of improvements across nearly every part of SkoolBetter -- reminders, grades, streaks, onboarding, sync, school tools, and infrastructure. Here is everything that changed.

1) Recurring Reminders

You can now set any manual reminder to repeat on a schedule. Options include:

Every N days -- pick any interval (e.g. every 3 days)

Specific days -- check off any combination of Mon-Sun

Weekdays only -- Monday through Friday

Weekends only -- Saturday and Sunday

Optional end date -- stop the recurrence after a certain date

When you check off a recurring reminder, the next occurrence is automatically created and added to your list. The recurrence pattern is shown as a badge in the expanded item view.

2) What-If Grades Panel

A new What-If panel in the Grades workspace lets you enter hypothetical scores for any pending assignment and instantly see your projected course grade and overall GPA impact -- before you submit anything.

3) Streak System Overhaul

The streak system got a significant upgrade:

Added streak freezes so a missed day does not break your streak

Added milestone celebrations at key streak counts

Added at-risk push alerts to nudge you before a streak is about to break

Improved streak card design and daily momentum animations

Fixed edge cases in streak event handling

4) Push Notifications

SkoolBetter can now send push notifications directly to your device. You will see a permission prompt, and once enabled, you can receive reminders, streak alerts, and daily overview nudges without being in the app.

5) Onboarding Redesign

The onboarding flow was rebuilt as a real-time import experience:

Classroom sync now happens live during setup so your assignments appear immediately

Referral program and account steps are better integrated

First-time setup is faster and clearer end-to-end

Fixed a legacy database constraint error that caused sync failures during onboarding

6) Reminders Focused View Improvements

The focused view now shows today only by default, with clearly separated sections for Tomorrow and Due Later. This makes it much easier to know what actually needs attention right now versus what can wait.

7) Announcements Now Load Live

Teacher announcements in the reminders workspace now pull directly from Google Classroom on every load, so you always see the most recent posts without waiting for a sync.

8) Auto-Sync Every 10 Minutes

Classroom assignments now auto-sync in the background every 10 minutes via a scheduled job. Your list stays current without any manual action. Sync resilience was also improved with retry/backoff logic, concurrency limits, and duplicate-prevention guardrails.

9) Referral Program

You can now invite friends to SkoolBetter with a personal referral link. Referral tracking and attribution are live for new signups.

10) Student Progress Tracking and Surveys

For schools and pilots, we added:

Student milestone and progress tracking in admin dashboards

In-app survey forms (shown with a delay so they do not interrupt the first few minutes of use)

An outcomes dashboard for admins to review survey results and engagement signals

11) School Access Requests

Students can now request school access directly from the app. Requests are sent to the school's IT director and CC'd to the SkoolBetter team. Students are limited to one active request, and follow-up handling was added for additional students at the same school.

12) All New Users Start on Pro

All new signups now receive a Pro subscription by default. This removes barriers for new students trying SkoolBetter for the first time.

13) Custom Layout Toolbar and Font Options

Advanced layout customization now includes font selection and toolbar style options, giving Pro users more control over how the app looks and feels.

14) Sign-In Page for Non-Google Accounts

Added a dedicated sign-in flow for users who created accounts without Google, including a contact form for IT directors who need help getting their school set up.

15) Google OAuth Improvements

Tasks permission is now requested upfront (no more mid-session prompts)

Removed Gmail OAuth and all unread email scanning (simplifies permissions and data access)

Added granular consent parameter to all OAuth flows for cleaner permission handling

Audited and corrected Google API scopes across Classroom, Tasks, and profile access

16) Bug Fixes

Fixed a false "sync failed" message that appeared even when sync succeeded

Fixed CSS readability issues in light mode

Fixed an infinite loading state on the reminders page

Fixed unescaped quotes causing JSX build failures

Fixed a type error in the survey controller

Fixed push notification permission status not being tracked correctly

Removed unintended Vercel cron config (scheduler runs on Google Cloud)

Why This Matters

This update represents a big step in SkoolBetter becoming a daily-use tool, not just a setup-and-forget one. Recurring reminders, live announcements, auto-sync, and push notifications mean the app keeps up with students automatically. The What-If grades panel and streak improvements reinforce the planning and motivation loop we are building toward.

What's Next

Deeper AI-driven planning within the reminders workspace

Better intervention signals for at-risk students in school dashboards

Expanded school pilot analytics

Continued mobile and desktop UX refinements