ParentLocker vs Lion's Den
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ParentLocker
This app provides a mobile connection to a web-based platform for school communication and management. It allows parents to track homework, events, and assignments, and receive real-time news updates from schools and teachers.
- School and teacher communication
- Track homework and assignments
- Follow upcoming events and tests
- Real-time news updates
- Mobile access to school platform
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A mobile interface to ParentLocker, the leading web-based school communications and management platform. Use the ParentLocker App to stay up-to-date and connected with the school and teachers, even on the go. The Organizer feature allows you to follow upcoming coursework including homework, events, tests, quizzes and assignments. The Newsboard provides real-time news updates directly from the school and teachers.
Lion's Den
Stay informed about school events, schedules, and announcements. Get real-time updates on athletics and other important school information. This app is designed for students and faculty to easily access everything happening at school.
- Today's schedule access
- Important announcements
- Lion's athletics updates
- School event information
- Faculty and student focused
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Developed by Jacob M. Cohen '26 and Jacob Mrejen 26'. NSHA Lions, are you ever confused about what’s going on at school? Whether you’re a student or a member of our amazing faculty, this app is a must-have. With the Lion’s Den app, you can easily access today’s schedule, get important announcements that may sometimes get lost in your email, stay updated on everything Lion’s athletics, and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lion's Den at 3.9 against ParentLocker's 3.0. Lion's Den also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). ParentLocker's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lion's Den holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 26 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of ParentLocker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lion's Den's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ParentLocker ships an update every 7 months, Lion's Den every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ParentLocker | Lion's Den |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (26 ratings) | 3.9 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ParentLocker, Inc. | Robin Wilensky |
Customer experience
ParentLocker
Lion's Den
In-app purchases
ParentLocker
No in-app purchases
Lion's Den
No in-app purchases
Questions
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