Skool Loop vs Xplor Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skool Loop
This app serves as a central hub for school communications, offering features like push notifications, interview scheduling, and digital forms. It facilitates absentee reporting and provides access to school newsletters and event calendars, streamlining communication for schools and parents.
- Push notifications
- School interviews
- E forms
- Absentee reporting
- School newsletters
- Event calendars
- Translation options
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A comprehensive school app that is a “One Stop Shop” for all school communications. Includes push notifications School interviews E forms Translations options for notices Absentee reporting, with an option of directly reporting to schools SMS Schools’ newsletter and School event calendars. A complete service for schools to use to communicate quickly and precisely to all schools throughout NZ and Australia.
Xplor Home
Easily track your child's daily activities, learning progress, and health metrics. Securely share photos and videos with family and communicate with educators. Manage childcare bookings, finances, and subsidies all in one place.
- Track learning journey with photos and videos
- Monitor health metrics (sleep, nutrition, toileting)
- Book extra childcare sessions
- Manage childcare finances and subsidies
- Direct communication with educators
- Securely share moments with family
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Xplor Home, by Xplor Technologies is the easiest way to stay close to your child's day. See learning, health and wellbeing at a glance, and manage bookings and payments without the back-and-forth. Book your child into any Xplor, QikKids or Discover childcare centre in a few taps. LEARNING JOURNEY See the photos and videos capturing your child's day, chat with educators about their progress, and share the moments that matter with family. HEALTH & WELLBEING Track sleep, nutrition, toileting and sun protection over time, not just the day. Medication and incident records, including digital signatures, are kept secure and easy to find. MESSAGING Talk directly with your centre through Messenger, no more relying on notes at drop-off. BOOKINGS, SIMPLIFIED Book extra sessions in a couple of taps, join a waitlist when a room's full, and see the reason if a booking request is declined. Let your centre know in seconds if you're running late or away. FINANCE & SUBSIDY See what you owe, what's covered, and when payments are due, all in one place. Please note: to log in to Home, your child must be attending a centre with an active Xplor, QikKids, or Discover subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Skool Loop at 92% against Xplor Home's 28%. Skool Loop also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (14 vs 16.0). Xplor Home's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Xplor Home holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 38 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Skool Loop's written reviews are positive against 28% of Xplor Home's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Skool Loop ships an update every 2 weeks, Xplor Home monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skool Loop | Xplor Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (43 ratings) | 4.9 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better | 28.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sharlee Ealam | Xplor |
Customer experience
Skool Loop
Xplor Home
Bugs and requests
Skool Loop
Reported bugs
6 issues- Notifications not arriving or arriving significantly delayed
- Signature recognition failure on absence forms
- Australian app showing only New Zealand regions
- App crashes or glitches during use
- Unauthorized charges to payment methods
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- Regional selection not working properly after reinstall
Requested features
8 requests- Dark mode for easier reading
- Calendar integration with device calendar
- Tag/bookmark feature to read messages later
- Two-way communication system
- Improved signature functionality for absence notes
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- Expand school coverage to more institutions
- Better notification reliability
- Multi-school view without switching
Xplor Home
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Skool Loop
No in-app purchases
Xplor Home
No in-app purchases
