below30.com

What It Is

below30 is an absence-rate calculation and analysis tool built around WebUntis. Its core goal is to help students “stay below the 30% absence threshold.” After connecting their WebUntis account, users can view attendance, absences, current absence percentage, and how many hours they can still miss for each subject. The interface language and example schools lean heavily toward German-speaking environments, making it clearly aimed at students who use WebUntis.

Core Features and Integrations

The product is highly focused: it automatically calculates the Fehlquote (absence rate) for each course, uses traffic-light-style color indicators to show which subjects are approaching or exceeding the threshold, and provides forecasts plus remaining allowable absence hours. It also supports custom absence limits, so users are not locked into 30% and can set thresholds such as 25% to match different school rules. The connection flow includes searching for a school name, automatically matching the WebUntis domain, or manually entering the domain if the school is not listed. In terms of third-party integrations, only WebUntis is explicitly supported.

Pricing, Security, and Collaboration

The page is marked “Kostenlos” and emphasizes that no registration and no app are required, suggesting a very low barrier to basic use. However, it does not disclose any paid plans, commercial model beyond donations, or premium version. On security, the page states that “your data stays with you,” but does not further explain whether data is processed locally, encrypted, GDPR-compliant, or whether login credentials are retained. Collaboration features are limited: the only visible social element is a Leaderboard, where users can share data from the Dashboard and appear anonymously or under their real name. This feels more like social display than team collaboration or permission management.

Pros, Cons, and Best Fit

The main advantages are that it is simple and intuitive, removes the need for manual calculation, identifies risk by subject, and can quickly adapt to a school’s absence rules. The drawbacks are also clear: it is only useful for WebUntis users; it lacks API access, developer support, permissions, compliance, and customer support information; and the Leaderboard involves sharing absence data, so privacy-sensitive users should be cautious. It is best suited to students in Germany or at schools that use WebUntis, and is not particularly suitable as an enterprise SaaS product or a school management system procurement option.

Access from China and Alternatives

Access from China cannot be determined from the page, so it should be considered unknown. Even if accessible, its practical value depends on whether the user’s school uses WebUntis. More common alternatives for users in China include school academic affairs systems, attendance systems, manual tracking in Excel/spreadsheets, or building a custom absence tracker with tools like Notion or Feishu Base.