SNOMobile

First things first: SNO sites are (and always will be) 100% mobile-responsive, right out of the box, even without an app. Our WordPress theme is designed to display beautifully on any screen. Readers will have a great experience whether they’re viewing your homepage on a 23” monitor or a 3” smartphone.

SNOMobile is a premium product, with premium features, for school news programs that want to take their sites’ accessibility, convenience, and readership to the next level. With a dedicated app that’s customized and crafted just for you, here’s what you get:

Push notifications. Keep your student body up-to-date on the latest school news. SNOMobile integrates with the native Apple and Android notification systems, and can instantly alert your fans when new stories are posted on your site.

Seamless syncing. Your SNOMobile app and SNO site are linked, so any time you post a new story on your site, your app will reflect it immediately.

Student access. Schools often provide students with iPads or tablets loaded only with district-approved apps. When general internet access is restricted, it can be tough to drive traffic to your page–but the SNOMobile app gives students the ability to view your site independently of a browser.

Profit potential. Schools can decide if they want to offer their SNOMobile app for free or at a nominal cost. Parents and students likely won’t think twice about downloading a $2 app. But those purchases can add up fast, and potentially even offset the original price of development.

Grow readership. SNOMobile apps work effortlessly with the native social media features of Apple and Android systems. With a couple taps of a stylus or fingertip, a news story you post today could go viral on Twitter tomorrow.

Our apps are uniquely crafted for each school, and though they may seem tiny in size, creating them is a time- and cost-intensive process. We want our pricing to always remain transparent. The yearly cost of the app is $800 for development of the app, submission to the stores, ongoing updates, hosting, and support.

Want to take a look at an app we’ve already released into the world? Check out the Knight Errant, from Benilde-St. Margaret’s School in St. Louis Park, Minn., on Android and iOS.

Ready to order your very own app? Just fill out our quick order form and our developers will get to work pronto. As always, if you have questions, comments, or concerns, please don’t hesitate to let us know–we’re all ears.