Mission Control
for Your Classroom.

The #1 Gamified Classroom Management Tool for Teachers

A gamified classroom dashboard engineered to engage every student - from early years through to Year 9. Deploy Boss Battles, XP tracking, a sonic defence noise monitor, drag-and-drop seating maps, and 8 built-in training games from a single tab. Always free. No student accounts required.

Launch Command Deck No student accounts needed.

Still juggling five browser tabs just to start a lesson?

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.

Built by a Digital Tech teacher.
For the rooms that need it most.

14 years across primary and secondary.
This is the tool I couldn't find, so I built it.

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Replace the tab jungle

One tab runs your timer, noise monitor, seating map, student picker, scoreboard, Boss Battle, training games, and whiteboard simultaneously. Stop alt-tabbing.

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Behaviour manages itself

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.

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Engagement that works

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.

Up and running before the bell.

Step 1

Open classcortex.com/app in Chrome on your smartboard. No download. No install. No account. Data stays locally on your device.

Step 2

Add your class roster in Settings. Name your squads. Set your weekly XP goal to establish your classroom baseline.

Step 3

Pick your first tactical tool. Hit the board. Watch the room completely change its dynamic.

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Live Multiplayer Boss Battles

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.

[PRO] Boss Roles · Timer Mode · Streak Bonus
Class Cortex live multiplayer Boss Battle classroom game showing students dealing damage on a shared teacher screen

The Noise Monitor That Actually Works

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.

[PRO] Noise Auto-Penalty
Class Cortex Sonic Defence noise monitor showing classroom decibel level with automatic XP penalty threshold

Drag-and-Drop Seating

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.

[PRO] PDF Export
Class Cortex drag-and-drop digital seating chart showing classroom layout with student names and squad assignments

8 Classroom Mini-Games

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).

[PRO] 4 Pro Training Modules inc. Neural Bingo
Class Cortex Neural Training Sim showing 8 built-in classroom mini-games including typing speed and mental arithmetic challenges

Individual XP & Squad Wars

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.

Class Cortex tactical scoreboard showing individual student XP, HP tracking and squad leaderboard for gamified classroom management

A Full Tactical Whiteboard

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] Elite Shape & Sticker Library
Class Cortex tactical whiteboard with pen, shapes, laser pointer and Mission HUD overlay showing class objectives

Ten Tools. One Tab.

⏱️Arc & Detonator Timers
Countdown modes built for classroom pressure
🎯Student Picker
Random selection, no repeats until the roster is empty
🔊Noise Monitor
Live volume tracking with XP penalties for loud rooms
🎲Probability Engine
Weighted chance wheel for random classroom decisions
🆚Tactical Scoreboard
Two-team match scoring with round log and match timer
💺Ordnance Seating Map
Drag and drop seating with PDF export for relief teachers
🧠Neural Training Sim
8 built-in mini-games where students earn XP - includes Sub Link Alpha, Memory Uplink, Kinetic Pulse, and Neural Bingo
⚔️Boss Battle
Live P2P multiplayer, whole class connects from their own devices
🖊️Tactical Whiteboard
Full canvas with pen, eraser, shapes, stickers, text, fill tool, grid, and unlimited undo/redo
🏆Command Deck
XP and HP per student, squad management, achievements, and class-wide rewards in one panel
Class Cortex classroom countdown timer widget Class Cortex random student picker wheel for fair class participation Class Cortex probability dice widget for random classroom decisions

Any Widget. Floating.
Wherever you need.

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.

[PRO] Picture-in-Picture
Floating countdown timer widget hovering over the Class Cortex dashboard

🔒Zero student data. Ever. By design.

Class Cortex doesn't have a student database because it was never built with one. Your class rosters, XP scores, seating maps, and session history live entirely in your browser's local storage - on your device, under your control. Absolutely nothing is transmitted to our servers.

✅ COPPA Compliant ✅ GDPR Compliant ✅ No Student Login Required

*Instant compliance with school privacy policies. No IT department approval required.

Upgrade Your Classroom.

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
Launch Free - No Account Needed

Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.

No credit card required for the free tier. Cancel Pro anytime.

FREE

$0 forever
  • 1 class roster (up to 30 students)
  • Arc Reactor & Detonator timers
  • Sonic Defence Engine (manual)
  • Student picker + squad team generator
  • 4 Neural Training games
  • Boss Battles (2 boss types)
  • Tactical Whiteboard basics
  • Local data backup & restore
Launch Free
★ MOST POPULAR

PRO

$49 AUD / year
  • Everything in Free, plus:
  • 12 class roster slots
  • All 27 visual themes
  • Noise Auto-Penalty enforcement
  • 4 Pro Boss types & roles
  • 4 Pro Training games (inc. Bingo)
  • Picture-in-Picture floating widgets
  • Seating map PDF export
  • Class Dossier batch export
Upgrade to Pro

DEPARTMENT

$299 AUD / year
  • Everything in Pro, for the team:
  • 10 Pro license activations
  • Single invoice for HOD budget
  • Dedicated onboarding support
  • Save $190 compared to single licenses
Upgrade to Pro

Word in the Staffroom.

"My Year 9s were silent for three consecutive minutes on a Friday afternoon. The Quiet Streak counter was ticking up and they didn't want to break it. I've been teaching for eleven years. That has never happened."

- Sarah M., Secondary Science, QLD

"When ClassCraft shut down I thought I'd never find something as engaging. Class Cortex has everything ClassCraft had - XP, HP, Boss Battles, squad teams - plus a noise monitor and a full whiteboard. I actually prefer it."

- James K., Year 7-9 Humanities, NZ

"I forwarded it to our Head of Department the same afternoon I found it. No student logins, no data on servers, runs straight from the browser - she approved the department licence the next day without needing IT."

- Michelle T., Digital Tech HOD, VIC

Mission Intel.

Classroom ideas, tool comparisons, and gamification strategies.

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