Instudi vs spreadsheets and email

InstudiA notetaker joins Zoom and Google Meet calls, records and transcribes them, and writes the summary, key points and action items onto the student’s record for a quick review.

spreadsheetsTyped by hand into a document, then copied wherever they are needed.

InstudiA prep brief before every meeting, and a weekly brief on who has a deadline coming, who has gone quiet and who is on track.

spreadsheetsRebuilt from old notes and email threads before each meeting.

InstudiRazy drafts a parent recap after every meeting and a monthly digest for every family. A counselor approves each one before it is sent.

spreadsheetsWritten from scratch in Gmail after each meeting.

InstudiRazy answers from each student’s meetings, notes, emails and files, and remembers what matters once you approve it. It drafts emails, recaps and invoices, schedules meetings and updates plans, all with undo.

spreadsheetsCopy and paste into a chatbot that knows nothing about your students.

InstudiPlaybooks with milestones and goals for every student, and a health signal when someone falls behind. Action items go to counselors, teams, students or parents, with due dates.

spreadsheetsA task list or a column you keep up to date yourself.

InstudiA shared Gmail inbox: every thread lands on the right student, with owners, snooze, drafted replies and the student’s timeline beside it.

spreadsheetsEach counselor’s own inbox, searched by hand.

InstudiCollege lists with live reach, target and likely fit, every round and deadline, status and decisions, and one deadline view across all students.

spreadsheetsA sheet per student, updated by hand.

InstudiRates, invoices built from logged sessions, recorded payments and counselor hours.

spreadsheetsInvoices built by hand from the calendar.

InstudiRecording consent, roles and permissions, an audit log, and data export and erasure for each family.

spreadsheetsShared links and folder permissions.