# Smartcare for Parents vs SmartTeach

Smartcare for Parents and SmartTeach both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 24% of SmartTeach's written reviews are positive against 14% of Smartcare for Parents's. Smartcare for Parents's advantage is ratings volume (7.7K vs 1.2K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Smartcare for Parents against 4.8 for SmartTeach. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smartcare for Parents has 7.7K ratings behind it against 1.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 14% of Smartcare for Parents's written reviews are positive against 24% of SmartTeach's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Smartcare for Parents | SmartTeach |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (7.7K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smartcare-for-parents/id1045682704/reviews)** | [4.8 (1.2K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smartteach/id1663286926/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **7.7K** | 1.2K |
| Positive reviews | 13.8% of reviews | **24.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 63 MB | 105 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [SmartCare](https://appshunter.io/developer/1027163577) | [Teaching Strategies, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/571518842) |

## What reviewers say

### Smartcare for Parents

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smartcare-for-parents/id1045682704)

Streamline your child care center experience with this app. Easily sign your child in and out using your smartphone, receive real-time photos and videos, and manage payments conveniently on the go.

**Highlights:** Smartphone child care sign-in/out, Real-time photos and videos of child, Share media to social media, On-the-go payment processing, Credit card and bank account payments

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use app
- 👍 User friendly
- 👍 Convenient for billing and payments
- 👍 Decent app, just seems to go down from time to time

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Cannot open the app
- 🐛 Terrible for communication
- 🐛 Unreasonable convenience fee
- 🐛 App signs me out
- 🐛 Payments only sometimes work

**Reported bugs**

- Cannot open app after recent update
- Notifications not working
- Cannot download or view videos
- Payments not processing correctly
- Frequent crashes and freezes

**Requested features**

- Add ability to message teachers directly
- Improve payment system to allow credit card payments with fixed fee
- Improve statement format and billing period visibility
- Add automatic payment option
- Improve accessibility for blind users


### SmartTeach

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smartteach/id1663286926)

This app helps early childhood educators streamline daily classroom tasks. It simplifies documentation, classroom management, and family communication with easy-to-use tools for online and offline use.

**Highlights:** Create documentation and share insights, View and teach from daily schedule, Communicate with families, Save and share photos/videos, Assess from curriculum resources, Track attendance and care routines, Conduct health screenings

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Easy and awesome app to track notes and submit to Teaching Strategies Gold
- 👍 Brings together curriculum and assessment
- 👍 Convenient and easy to use

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent technical glitches and bugs
- 🐛 Performance issues
- 🐛 Login issues
- 🐛 Messaging and communication problems
- 🐛 Delayed or failed uploads

**Reported bugs**

- Screener not working when clicking plus sign
- Inability to log in through app, but able to log in on website
- Delayed or failed message delivery
- Uploaded documentation still showing in app, causing confusion

**Requested features**

- Add ability to select and apply objectives to multiple pieces of documentation at once
- Add ability to select and delete multiple photos/videos at once
- Add ability to change date on add documentation page
- Add landscape mode support for easier typing
- Improve translation and communication features for ESL families


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Smartcare for Parents free?

Smartcare for Parents is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is SmartTeach free?

SmartTeach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Smartcare for Parents or SmartTeach?

Smartcare for Parents is rated higher. Smartcare for Parents averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.7K ratings, while SmartTeach averages 4.8 from 1.2K ratings.

### Do Smartcare for Parents or SmartTeach have ads?

Neither Smartcare for Parents nor SmartTeach shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Smartcare for Parents or SmartTeach?

Smartcare for Parents ships an update monthly, and SmartTeach monthly. Most recently, Smartcare for Parents was updated on September 22, 2026 and SmartTeach on September 17, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*