For Education

Purpose-built comms for schools. Every bell.

Turn every staff phone into a radio. Reach teachers, custodians, bus drivers, and front office across every building — on one network, with no per-user charge.

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School principal using the Tango Tango PTT app on a smartphone in a school hallway
All 50 states
Multi-carrier nationwide LTE
iOS · Android · Web
Works on every device
Bank-grade
Encryption on every call
4.8
Average user rating
Built for the bell

The bell rings. Then the unexpected. Be ready for both.

Four situations we hear about from principals, district IT leaders, and safety coordinators — and how Tango Tango fits.

Fill radio dead zones

Use cellular or WiFi to cover gaps in your radio coverage — schools, large buildings, or rural stretches.

Off-duty & monitoring

Stay on comms without lugging a radio around. Monitor traffic en route to work or after-hours callouts.

Cross-jurisdiction interop

Mutual aid across different radio systems. Sheriff in the next county gets on your channel in a minute.

Radio system backup

When the radio tower goes down, keep talking. A second network that doesn't share failure modes with LMR.

School principal using push-to-talk on a smartphone in a school hallway
Campus-wide PTT

Every adult on campus. On one channel.

Teachers, custodians, front office, bus drivers, subs, coaches, maintenance — all on the same push-to-talk network, with no per-user fee to hold you back.

Unlimited users, flat price

Add every adult in your district. No seat counting, no bracket jumps when you hire in August.

Phones staff already have

iOS, Android, and web. Issue LTE handhelds to custodians, bus drivers, and maintenance staff who don't carry phones.

Channels per building or team

Per-campus channels, athletics, transportation, front office — switch between them in one tap.

PTT App page →
Teacher viewing an emergency alert from Tango Tango on a smartphone in a classroom
Emergency alerts

When seconds matter, everyone hears it.

Route lockdown triggers, Raptor alerts, and dispatch messages straight to every staff phone — with a text summary and a one-tap link to details.

Raptor & third-party integrations

Raptor and other alert systems — if it can send email, we can turn it into a push alert to every device.

One button, everyone can hear

During an alert, seconds count. With push-to-talk, there's no pecking out a text message, hold one PTT button and talk to everyone on campus.

Recorded for after-action

Channels can be recorded. Replay the call during debrief, training, or incident review.

See Alerts & Tones →
School principal using PTT on a smartphone to talk with a police officer on a two-way radio
Beyond the building

Buses, field trips, and first responders too.

Comms don't stop at the school doors. Reach a field trip, a bus route, or a responding officer on the same system you use every day.

Drivers on nationwide LTE

Bus drivers stay on-channel anywhere there's cellular — no more "out of radio range" on a field trip or a long route.

One network, one conversation

A school principal on a phone can talk to bus drivers on LTE Radios and SROs on public safety radios.

Interop with police & fire

Bridge in a local agency during an incident — even if they're not Tango Tango users, add them in seconds.

Radio-to-Phone integration →

Trusted by those who protect

Don't take our word for it.

Hear from agencies across the United States.

Tango Tango Interoperability is a must in rural Georgia. Many cases cross jurisdictional boundaries and we all have different radio systems. We've greatly improved response and officer safety. We can communicate in a minute's notice.

Sheriff Bill Hancock

Crisp County, GA Sheriff's Dept

“Have to have it”

Tango Tango is simple, user-friendly, and reliable. Once you try it, you will have to have it as part of your everyday life.

Chief Josh McDaniel

Irondale, AL Fire Dept

“Strongly recommend”

The sound quality is excellent! The customer support is exceptional as well. I strongly recommend this app.

Walter Warner

Atlanta Public Schools PD

Pricing

Per-campus pricing. Unlimited staff.

One price per campus. Every teacher, custodian, driver, and admin on the system — no per-seat math when you hire in August.

School and Church

Education and religious orgs

$499

annually per site

District pricing available

Unlimited smartphone users

Raptor integration included

Per-campus pricing scales with you

Free trial

LTE Radio

Handheld or in-vehicle

$24.99

/month, paid annually

3-year agreement

Radio hardware included

Unlimited talk time

Repair and replacement covered

Free trial
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Education FAQ

Questions we hear from school leaders.

Straight answers to what tech directors, principals, and safety coordinators ask before they try us.

Is Tango Tango FERPA compliant?

Push-to-talk traffic doesn't contain student records the way a student information system does, but we treat every call with bank-grade encryption and handle optional recordings with the same care. Talk to us first and we'll walk through what fits your district's policy.

Do we still need our existing radio system?

Most schools find they can reduce or retire their radio fleet after rolling out Tango Tango. If you want to keep radios in specific roles, our Radio Integration kit connects them to the app so everyone is on the same talkgroup.

How fast can we roll this out — before the school year starts?

Days, not months. Admin setup is an afternoon. Teacher and staff onboarding fits into a single in-service session — the app is as simple to use as a phone.

Can we record channels for incident review?

Yes, optionally. Recording can be enabled per-channel. Retention is 30 days by default, upgradable to 365 days. You control who can access recordings.

What happens when a staff member leaves or loses a phone?

Revoke access from the admin portal in seconds — they're off the channel immediately. No seat refund issues, because there's no per-user cost; removing them is a safety measure, not a billing event.

Can we pay with E-Rate, Title IV, or safety grants?

Tango Tango has been purchased with a mix of funding sources across districts. We're not a grant-writing service, but we'll share what other schools have used and help match Tango Tango to a program that fits your budget cycle.

The Platform

One platform. Four ways to use it.

These stories come from teams using every part of Tango Tango. Here's what they're working with.

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