Gamified Classroom Management for Teachers
A gamified dashboard engineered to engage every student—from early years through to Year 9. Deploy Boss Battles, XP tracking, a sonic defence monitor, and tactical seating maps from a single tab. Always free.
One tab for the timer. Another for random names. The seating plan is a PDF buried somewhere. The noise is climbing and you're about to lose them. And if you were a ClassCraft user, you've been searching for a replacement that doesn't feel like a downgrade ever since it shut down.
Class Cortex replaces all of it. One tab. Everything running simultaneously. Ready before the bell.
14 years across primary and secondary. K–12. This is the tool I couldn't find, so I built it.
One tab runs your timer, noise monitor, seating map, student picker, scoreboard, Boss Battle, training games, and whiteboard simultaneously. Stop alt-tabbing.
The Sonic Defence Engine listens to your room. When noise crosses the threshold, XP deducts automatically. You don't have to say a word. The board says it for you.
27 themes from Cyber Cortex to The Matrix to Vaporwave. Mission control aesthetic. It doesn't look like a kindergarten app and it doesn't look like corporate software.
Open classcortex.com/app in Chrome on your smartboard. No download. No install. No account. Data stays locally on your device.
Add your class roster in Settings. Name your squads. Set your weekly XP goal to establish your classroom baseline.
Pick your first tactical tool. Hit the board. Watch the room completely change its dynamic.
Students join at classcortex.com/join via QR code. No app. No account. You reveal a question. They answer on their own devices. Right answers deal damage. Wrong answers cost HP. The class wins or falls together.
Calibrate it to your room's baseline. When noise crosses the line it fires — visual alarm, XP penalty, audio. Pro users enable automatic penalty mode so it runs completely hands-free while you teach.
The Quiet Streak tracker awards bonus XP for every consecutive silent minute. Students compete to keep it going.
Build your seating map from your class roster. Drag students between seats between periods. Eliminate messy hand-drawn charts forever. Pro users can export it instantly as a PDF for relief teachers, admin, or evacuation procedures.
No Kahoot tab. No external site. Games that run natively inside Class Cortex and automatically award class XP when your students succeed.
Free: DATA_BREACH (typing speed), SECTOR_MATH (mental arithmetic), MAINFRAME_HACK (logic puzzle), CIPHER_PROTOCOL (code-breaking).
Every student has individual XP and HP. Six tactical squads — ALPHA through FOXTROT — compete with their own XP bars. Set weekly XP goals. Unlock CC-Achieve badges by reaching milestones.
All data persists flawlessly between sessions, per class slot.
Pen, eraser, shapes, fill bucket, text, laser pointer, zoom/pan, undo/redo. Dark and light mode. Grid toggle. Features a Live Mission HUD overlay displaying your active class name and core objectives. Export the board directly as a PNG.
Pro users can detach any widget as a floating, resizable window that overlays your active tools. Keep the countdown timer running seamlessly on top of your whiteboard, or lock the noise meter in the corner while the scoreboard is live. Build the perfect custom layout for every lesson, all within one tab.
How Class Cortex stacks up against the tools you already know.
| Feature | Class Cortex | Classroomscreen | ClassMana | Nearpod | Gimkit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamified XP & HP system | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | Partial |
| Live Multiplayer Boss Battles | ✅ P2P | ❌ | Basic | ❌ | ✅ game-only |
| Noise monitor + auto-penalty | ✅ manual (auto-penalty: PRO) | ✅ manual | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Drag-and-drop seating map | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Built-in training mini-games | ✅ 8 games | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ lesson-only | ✅ |
| Full tactical whiteboard | ✅ | Basic | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| No student logins required | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| No student data on servers | ✅ Never | ✅ Never | ✅ Never | ❌ | ❌ |
| Price (individual / year) | $49 AUD | ~$55 AUD | ~$150 min | $120 USD | $99 USD |
No credit card required for the free tier. Cancel Pro anytime.
Classroom ideas, tool comparisons, and gamification strategies.
ClassCraft shut down. Here's what actually replaces it.
Read Article →XP, Boss Battles, and squad teams — a practical guide for Years 5–10.
Read Article →Both run in a browser. Here's what makes them different.
Read Article →Last updated: April 2026
Class Cortex does not collect, process, or store any personally identifiable information (PII) from students. Student names entered into class rosters are stored exclusively in your browser's localStorage and are never transmitted to our servers.
For teachers purchasing a Pro licence, Lemon Squeezy (our payment processor) collects your name and email address to process payment and deliver your licence key. We do not receive or store your payment card details.
All class data is stored in your browser's localStorage. This data is never transmitted to our servers. You can clear it at any time from your browser settings.
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Last updated: April 2026
By accessing classcortex.com or using the Class Cortex application, you agree to these terms.
Class Cortex grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the application for personal and professional classroom use. You may not redistribute, resell, or sublicence the application or any Pro features.
You are responsible for ensuring your use of Class Cortex complies with your school's data governance policies. We provide the technical means for COPPA and GDPR compliance; your institution's compliance obligations remain yours.
Contact: info@classcortex.com
Last updated: April 2026
If you are not satisfied with your Pro licence for any reason, contact us within 30 days of purchase for a full refund. No questions asked.
Email info@classcortex.com with your order number. Refunds are processed within 5–7 business days.
Last updated: April 2026
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I started teaching in 2012. Digital Technology and STEM Technology — primary and secondary, K to 12 across both sectors. I've had every kind of classroom: the enthusiastic Year 4s who need constant energy channelled somewhere useful, and the switched-off Year 9s who need something that doesn't feel like school.
Every tool I tried either looked like it was designed for five-year-olds, required student logins I couldn't get through IT, cost more than my department budget, or — in ClassCraft's case — just shut down without warning.
So I built Class Cortex. It runs in your browser. It doesn't phone home with your students' data. And the Year 9s who used to make my Friday afternoons difficult now argue over who gets to trigger the Boss Battle.
Short Description (50 words):
Class Cortex is a free gamified classroom management dashboard for teachers. Boss Battles, XP tracking, noise monitor, seating map, squad system, 8 training mini-games, and a full whiteboard — all in one browser tab. No student logins required. Used by teachers in Australia, UK, USA and Canada.
Long Description (200 words):
Class Cortex is a browser-based classroom management dashboard built by a Digital Technology and STEM teacher with 14 years of K–12 classroom experience across primary and secondary schools in Australia.
Designed for teachers of Years 1–10, it replaces the messy collection of browser tabs most teachers rely on — bringing timers, noise monitoring, student picking, seating maps, XP tracking, and live multiplayer Boss Battles into a single sci-fi themed interface that teachers project on their smartboard.
The Sonic Defence Engine monitors live noise levels and automatically deducts class XP when the room gets too loud. Students earn XP individually and as squads, unlock achievements, and battle multiplayer bosses on their own devices via QR code — no student accounts required.
Class Cortex is COPPA and GDPR compliant by design. No student data is stored on external servers. All rosters, scores, and session data live in the teacher's browser. The free tier is genuinely full-featured. Pro unlocks 12 class slots, 27 themes, Picture-in-Picture widgets, Pro Boss types, Pro training games, and PDF exports for AUD $49 per year. School department licences (10 seats) are available for AUD $299 per year.
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