---
title: "Using the App"
url: https://docs.growamal.com/en/using-the-app/
language: en
---

# Using the App

This section is a screen-by-screen walkthrough of Amal for the people who use it every day.
There is one guide per persona, each one walking the real screens in the order you actually
meet them — what each screen is for, and exactly which buttons do what.

These guides describe how to **use** the product. For the reasoning behind the decisions
(how a status is derived, and what support or monitoring step is recommended), see
[How Phase 1 Works](https://docs.growamal.com/en/how-it-works/).

## Who each guide is for

| Persona | Their job in one line | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| **Teacher** | Decides what support each child gets next | [Teacher](https://docs.growamal.com/en/using-the-app/teacher/) |
| **Student** | Practises, warms up, and answers diagnostics | [Student](https://docs.growamal.com/en/using-the-app/student/) |
| **Parent** | Follows their child's growth in plain language | [Parent](https://docs.growamal.com/en/using-the-app/parent/) |
| **Principal** | Reviews the health of one school | [Principal](https://docs.growamal.com/en/using-the-app/principal/) |
| **Manager** | Reviews trends and comparisons across an organisation | [Manager](https://docs.growamal.com/en/using-the-app/manager/) |
| **Admin** | Provisions organisations, schools, classes, and users | [Admin](https://docs.growamal.com/en/using-the-app/admin/) |
| **Projector** | The calm shared screen for a live class session | [Projector](https://docs.growamal.com/en/using-the-app/projector/) |

## Two ways the app looks

Amal deliberately uses **two different shells** depending on who is signed in.

- **Student World (immersive).** For children in Grades 1–4. It is phone-first, audio-first,
  one big action at a time, and it never shows rankings, scores, or clinical labels. There is
  no sidebar and no dense navigation — just the next thing to do.
- **Adult AppShell.** For teachers, parents, principals, managers, and admins. A familiar
  app layout: a navigation rail on a wide screen, a top bar with your account, and full pages
  with tables, cards, and filters. The whole app is **Arabic-first and right-to-left**; an
  optional English parent interface is available.

## How to read each guide

Every persona guide follows the same rhythm:

1. **The job** — one line on what this person is here to do.
2. **Screen by screen** — for each major screen: a short "what this is / what you do here",
   the screenshot, and a numbered list of the key actions and their real button labels.
3. **On phone / tablet** — a short note on how navigation changes at smaller sizes.

> **Note:** Some screens are marked **Coming soon / preview**. These are flows that are designed and
> visible in the app but not yet fully wired for live data in this build. They are noted so you
> know what to expect, not as defects.

## A note on growth language

Across every adult surface, Amal uses **growth language** — "progress", "needs more data",
"measured growth" — never rankings, percentiles, or a single overall percentage. Children
never see scores or peer comparison. This is a product principle, not a UI accident, and it
shows up consistently in the screens below.