ItsMattUK

Thanks for the replies. We don't have any Macs, all our computers are Windows based, this would be purely for iPads and management of those devices. Which seemingly on the whole is a pretty positive experience from the replies here. We are only a Junior school so not having everything on zero day wouldn't be a major issue in most respects.

We're looking for a way to manage our (many!) iPads. We currently use the free Meraki but obviously that's a bit grandfathered now as we have more than 100 devices. We have been advised by our LEA to potentially either pay for Meraki (they are looking to broker a deal, but talks have been very slow) or use Air-Watch which they are charging something like £10 a year per device to provide the licence and setup and manage(!) Lightspeed's pricing is a lot cheaper, but is there a reason for this? Is it that much more limited than the solutions they are suggesting. We only need the ability to push-out apps via VPP, monitor and keep them up to date - I presume Lightspeed supports the iOS updating? Senior management would like apps like the App store removed so the children can't go on a spree/get distracted? Is anyone using Lightspeed can comment on what it can and can't do? Thanks