Big Brain Labs builds fast, practical classroom apps for sign-outs, seating plans, morning routines, scheduling, and observations — without ads or complicated training. Built and tested by a working teacher.
No credit card required · No ads · Student data is never sold
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Four favorites below — every teacher tool is included in one All-Access subscription, and PDF Lab is free for everyone. Preview tools are usable today and keep improving.
The touchless hall-pass kiosk. Mount an iPad by your door; kids wave to sign out and wave again to sign in. You stop writing down "Maya · bathroom · 10:47" mid-lesson.
Run morning meeting on the screen. Calendar, weather, greetings, jobs, and SEL routines for your littlest learners — built warm and visual on purpose.
Plan your room before students walk in. Drop desks, place students, flag front-row needs, and print a clean chart for the sub folder.
A free PDF editor that runs entirely in your browser. Fill forms, add text and signatures, organize pages, redact — files never leave your device.
Small, fast apps for the routines that eat your mornings — all part of the same subscription. Honest status labels on every one.
Master Scheduler is licensed separately for schools — it is not part of the teacher subscription. Walkthrough is a free preview while it matures.
Draft your specials & common-prep rotation without living in a spreadsheet — per-grade preps, lunch placement, and specialist double-bookings flagged in plain English.
Take timestamped, low-inference observation notes with quick-stamp buttons, then leave with a glow / grow / next-step wrap-up and a Word or PDF export ready for the post-conference.
Buying for a school or district? One PO per district, a signed Data Privacy Agreement, and SDPC + NY Ed Law 2-d documents on request. See school pricing or contact us for a district quote.
Sign in with an email — 14 days, every teacher tool, no credit card.
Everything runs in the browser on the devices your school already has. Most tools are ready in minutes.
Stay for $4.99/month or $39.99/year — or cancel anytime, no hard feelings.
For teachers
or $39.99/year — save 33%
Principals, APs, districts
Master Scheduler is licensed separately for school leaders — individual and whole-school options, POs welcome. Walkthrough is a free preview.
Designed, tested, and fixed by a working teacher — every app starts as a real classroom problem.
No ads and no selling student data. Local-first where possible — most tools keep data in your browser.
Chromebooks, iPads, Windows PCs, and classroom displays. Browser-based, no installs.
Most apps explain themselves on first open — no training marathon, simple enough to leave for a sub.
Big Brain Labs tools are designed to support FERPA, COPPA, and NY Education Law §2-d requirements. Data handling varies by product. Read privacy details · District documentation
Big Brain Labs began because everyday classroom tools were too complicated, too expensive, or designed by people far removed from classrooms. Each app starts with a real school problem and is refined through actual classroom use.
“I polish every tool until I'm proud to use it with my own students. Then, and only then, does it go on the internet.”— Mr. B, K-12 teacher & founderRead the full story
Big Brain Labs is a growing toolkit of simple classroom apps built by a working teacher. The lead product is brb. — a bathroom and hallway sign-out kiosk. One All-Access subscription unlocks brb. and every teacher tool, with new tools included automatically.
One All-Access subscription ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) unlocks brb. and every Big Brain Labs teacher tool, with new tools added automatically. Cancel anytime. Master Scheduler (for school leaders) is sold separately, and PDF Lab is free for everyone.
Most tools work without an account. A Big Brain Labs account is used for the brb. kiosk and any tools that need syncing across devices. Students never need accounts.
Yes — every app runs in the browser. No installs. Works on Chromebooks, iPads, school PCs, and personal devices.
Designed to support FERPA, COPPA, and NY Ed Law 2-d compliance. Local-first by default — student data lives in the teacher's browser unless a feature explicitly needs cloud sync. No ads. No selling student data. A signed Data Privacy Agreement is available on request for districts.
Yes. Schools and districts can request a quote by emailing [email protected]. We support POs, signed DPAs, and W-9 requests.
More questions? See the full FAQ on the pricing page or contact support.
Try Big Brain Labs free for 14 days — every teacher tool, no credit card.
