Helping educators with app discovery using App CATalog
Developed with students and Jamf Community Education Initiatives, App CATalog offers educators a way to find the best apps for their classrooms. Read on to learn how this free app provides recommendations, resources and a convenient way to find educational apps.
Give educators visibility into the “why” behind your app catalog
App CATalog is here to help! Developed by Jamf Community Education Initiatives (CEI) in collaboration with students from Zimbabwe, App CATalog empowers educators to discover, understand and share the best apps for their classrooms. This free tool provides clear visibility into why apps were added to your Jamf School app catalog, explains how others in your district are using them, and connects teachers to lesson plans and classroom resources that make those apps meaningful.
Why App CATalog?
- Understand why apps were added to their app catalog
- Search for lesson-relevant apps using custom filters
- Explore how other teachers are using those apps
- Add comments, link to online resources and share classroom activities
- Discover new app recommendations from peers
Try it in demo mode
Even if your school isn’t using Jamf yet, you can explore App CATalog in demo mode after downloading it from the App Store or Apple School Manager. Demo mode provides a sample set of apps, and if connected to your Jamf School instance, your posts, tags and shared resources become visible to others in your organization.
Tip: Press and hold the Jamf logo in the top-left corner to reveal additional Jamf Partner apps for testing. Everything in demo mode stays local to your iPad, so there’s no risk of changing data for others.
Built with students, for educators
In partnership with Jamf CEI, three students from the MATTER Career Readiness Institute in Zimbabwe contributed to the development of App CATalog. These students are now full-time, remote Jamf employees in Zimbabwe, joining a growing team of 10 others and six Jamf interns.
The CEI team continues to mentor and support students through real-world learning opportunities and placements at Jamf and partner organizations.
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Get started
App CATalog was released during JNUC 2025 and is available now as a free download in the App Store and Apple School Manager under Apps & Books. We invite Jamf School administrators and educators to explore App CATalog, share feedback directly within the app, and help shape future updates.
App CATalog currently works exclusively with Jamf School. Want a Jamf Pro version? Upvote the feature request!
Check out App CATalog in the App Store.