If you’re evaluating AOne (marketed under the brand “Aone Schools”) and SchoolTracs for your Singapore tuition or enrichment centre, this page compares them on the points that decide the outcome. AOne claims are sourced from its Singapore-specific public site, aoneschools.sg (checked July 2026); note that aoneschools.com is AOne’s separate Malaysia-market site.
Key takeaways
- Course and product POS: SchoolTracs previews lesson dates, arranges make-ups, recalculates the amount and accepts products in the same checkout. AOne's public pages describe invoice-based "Payment Collection," not a retail-style point-of-sale checkout.
- Make-ups linked to credit, not cash: AOne's "Replacement" feature reallocates lesson credits to an approved make-up class, with credit deducted only once attendance is marked — a documented workflow built around a credit/package model rather than SchoolTracs' cash-and-lesson-date recalculation.
- One shared app, not role-specific apps: AOne ships a single native "AOne" app for parents, students and teachers (role-based login), live on the App Store and Google Play. SchoolTracs includes separate, purpose-built Student and Teacher apps on every plan.
- No CRM or WhatsApp integration described: AOne's product pages describe in-app messaging and notifications, but not a lead/enquiry pipeline or WhatsApp integration. SchoolTracs includes a lead/enquiry CRM as standard.
- Pricing and region: AOne serves Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines from one product; its Singapore site publishes no pricing (a third-party listing shows roughly USD 999/year, unconfirmed on AOne's own site). SchoolTracs publishes flat Singapore-dollar pricing from SGD 55/month per branch.
Why SchoolTracs stands out: both link make-ups to billing and include a native app, but for tuition and enrichment centres specifically, SchoolTracs adds:
- A connected POS where staff see lesson dates, arrange make-ups, watch the amount recalculate and add products — all in the same checkout, not a separate invoice-collection step.
- A built-in lead/enquiry CRM, dedicated Student and Teacher apps, and published, Singapore-dollar pricing.
Feature comparison
| Capability | SchoolTracs | AOne (Aone Schools) |
|---|---|---|
| Billing & payments | ||
| Course and product POS | ✓Products can be added to the same checkout | ?Invoice-based "Payment Collection," not a POS checkout |
| PayNow support | ✓ | ?Named gateways: HitPay, Xendit, Billplz, Payex — not PayNow |
| Holiday-aware automatic invoices | ✓ | ✓Recurring billing adjusts for 4- vs 5-week months |
| Next month / term invoice generated automatically | ✓ | ✓ |
| GST support | ✓Configurable GST rate | ? |
| Multiple fee models and packages | ✓ | ~Five pricing schemes, plus a credit/package model |
| Several fees on one course | ✓ | ? |
| One fee across multiple courses | ✓ | ? |
| Refunds | ✓ | ✓ |
| Package expiry dates | ✓ | ? |
| Partial payments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Invoice and receipt customization | ✓Header, logo, terms/footer and signature or company chop | ? |
| Online payment at checkout | ✓ | ~Gateways only; no POS-style checkout |
| Invoice reminders | ✓ | ? |
| Scheduling | ||
| Class scheduling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Drag-and-drop timetable | ✓ | ? |
| Capacity checks | ✓ | ?Conflict-reduction mechanism not documented |
| Student, teacher and room conflict checks | ✓ | ? |
| Room, timetable and list views | ✓ | ? |
| Students and attendance shown in timetable | ✓ | ? |
| Lesson reminders | ✓ | ? |
| Rescheduling | ||
| Basic rescheduling linked to original lesson | ✓Lesson date and amount recalculate at checkout | ✓"Replacement" shifts credit to a make-up class after attendance |
| Postpone or skip a lesson | ✓ | ~Only via the credit-based Replacement workflow |
| Split one lesson into several make-ups | ✓ | ? |
| Parent self-arranged make-ups | ✓ | ✓ |
| Attendance | ||
| Manual attendance marking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic or self-service check-in | ✓Optional barcode/QR check-in | ? |
| Custom attendance statuses | ✓ | ?Only presence/absence plus free-text remarks documented |
| Attendance visible in parent and teacher apps | ✓ | ~Parent notifications; teacher-app view unconfirmed |
| Custom student fields | ✓ | ? |
| Apps, portals & communication | ||
| Dedicated Student and Teacher apps | ✓Separate native apps, full feature set on every plan | ~One shared app for all roles, via role-based login |
| App notices and messaging | ✓ | ✓In-app messaging and notifications only |
| WhatsApp integration | ✓ | ?Not described on AOne's public product pages |
| Loyalty | ✓Points, tiers and redemption | ? |
| Promo / coupon codes | ✓ | ? |
| Products, CRM & reporting | ||
| Inventory with stock count, input and branch transfer | ✓ | ? |
| Online store | ✓ | ? |
| Executive summary across branches | ✓ | ✓ |
| Named operational reports | ✓More than 20 report types | ~Finance/reporting section exists; named reports not listed |
| Teacher pay / payroll | ✓Includes CPF-ready payroll for Singapore staff | ~Not shown on its Singapore site |
| Lead / enquiry pipeline (CRM) | ✓ | ?Not described on AOne's public product pages |
| Support & pricing | ||
| Singapore contact | ✓Published hotline | ✓Registered Tanjong Pagar address and phone number |
| Published subscription pricing | ✓From SGD 55/month per branch | ?No published pricing; third-party listing shows ~USD 999/year |
Where AOne differs
AOne is a regional product from My AOne Learning Pte Ltd, serving learning centres — tuition, preschools, music, dance and language schools — across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, not a Singapore-only build.
- Payment collection, not point-of-sale: AOne's public pages describe invoice-based payment collection; a retail-style POS workflow isn't publicly documented, and several billing details — GST-specific invoicing, several fees on one course, package expiry dates — aren't confirmed either.
- Credit-based make-ups, not cash recalculation: its "Replacement" feature reallocates lesson credit to an approved make-up class after attendance is marked, but capacity/conflict checks aren't documented.
- One shared app, role-based: a single native "AOne" app covers parents, students and teachers through role-based login, rather than separate purpose-built apps.
Switching from AOne
What to validate first
- Checkout and billing: confirm whether AOne's invoice-based "Payment Collection" can preview lesson dates and handle multiple fees in one sale the way a POS does, and whether PayNow itself (not just third-party gateways) is actually enabled.
- Make-up credit rules: if you rely on AOne's credit-based Replacement workflow, map your current make-up policy against it before migrating, since SchoolTracs recalculates cash and lesson dates directly instead.
- Pricing: request AOne's current Singapore pricing directly, since none is published on aoneschools.sg to compare against SchoolTracs' published bands.
Migration sequence
- Export students, enrolments, credit balances and outstanding invoices from AOne.
- Import students, fees and rooms into a SchoolTracs trial via CSV, then rebuild the timetable and fee rules.
- Cut over at a billing boundary only after test totals and workflows reconcile.
Frequently asked questions
Is aoneschools.com the same as Aone Schools’ Singapore product? No. aoneschools.com is AOne’s Malaysia-market site. The Singapore-specific site is aoneschools.sg, run by My AOne Learning Pte Ltd, and this comparison is sourced from that site.
Does AOne have a lead/enquiry CRM like SchoolTracs? Not confirmed — AOne’s product pages describe in-app messaging and notifications, but not a lead-pipeline, enquiry-management or WhatsApp integration.
Can I trial SchoolTracs with my real data? Yes — free trial, no credit card, with CSV import of your existing students, fees and rooms.
Sources checked July 2026: the AOne Singapore homepage, its about, billing, scheduling, replacement, student attendance, finance, multi-branch and contact pages, plus its live App Store and Google Play listings. Named payment gateways (HitPay, Xendit, Billplz, Payex) are documented in AOne’s help centre rather than these product pages. Any feature not stated on these pages is marked “not publicly verified” rather than assumed absent. If a fact is out of date, contact us and we will correct it.