Comparison

Silent Dismissal vs Asilo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Silent Dismissal

This app allows parents to monitor and update their child's dismissal information for schools using the Silent Dismissal system. Parents can view dismissal status, update dismissal requirements, and even send dismissal notices for pickup within designated areas.

Highlights
  • View student dismissal status
  • Update dismissal requirements
  • Designate student as absent
  • Specify carpool or after-school group participation
  • Send dismissal notices for pickup
  • Monitor arrival at after-care
Features
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Silent Dismissal - Parent Connect Provides parents whose students attend a school using Silent Dismissal to update and monitor individual student information. Parents may view student name spelling, classroom assignment, and most recent dismissal event for the current day such as called for dismissal, departed classroom, loaded onto bus or arrived at after care. May update student requirements for dismissal for the current day by designate student as absent; having left early; as specifically participating in carpool; specifically participating in a single after school group such as school bus, daycare van, club, tutoring, after care, or something else; or being picked up by an alternate carpool when going home with a friend. [when allowed by school settings] May invoke the dismissal notice to the student in the classroom for pick up when within the defined geographic boundaries. [when allowed by school settings] Before making in-app purchases, ensure that your child's school supports the use of the app and to what degree. If the school does not support the use of the app, then the app will not function for you. Individual schools may choose to unilaterally discontinue support for the Parent Handheld App at any time without informing SDCS, Inc. SDCS, Inc. will not be liable should the app no longer be supported by a school and will not refund the purchase price to the buyer. Purchases made after June 1 in a given year provide access through August 30 of the following calendar year; purchases made prior to June 1 expire August 30 of the current calendar year.

About

Asilo

This app offers a Reggio-inspired curriculum and documentation tool for childcare providers. It facilitates lesson planning, tracks developmental standards, and enables secure sharing of daily activities and reports with families.

Highlights
  • Reggio-inspired curriculum
  • Digital lesson planning
  • Developmental standards tracking
  • Private family newsfeed
  • Virtual daily reports
  • Attendance tracking
Features
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Asilo is the developmentally appropriate childcare app you've been looking for. Features include Reggio inspired hands-on activities & curriculum, a private newsfeed for documentation and sharing, integrated daily reports, and more. Download now to check it out! Go digital with the first fully integrated digital library of Reggio-inspired curriculum, documentation and family engagement tool in one app. Access full school year curriculum and a library of 100’s of additional activities for in school and at home use, build and manage your lesson plans digitally with our lesson plan builder, easily track aligned developmental standards and observations with custom reports and easy-to-read charts, document and share classroom learning with photos and videos on a private parent newsfeed, share digital daily reports, take attendance, and more! Ditch the paper and and embrace going green. Lesson Planning - made easy. • Use our lesson plan tool to build comprehensive age appropriate lesson plans • Select from 100’s of lessons, activities, SEL prompts, classroom games and more • Schedule activities and lessons daily or months in advance • Easily share lesson plans and calendars amongst teachers and classrooms making collaboration seamless Map Early Learning Standards and Developmental Benchmarks. • Enjoy a fully aligned Reggio-inspired school year curriculum along with 100’s of custom inquiry based lessons and activities • Track children’s development across developmental domains, skills and indicators with custom reporting easily shared with families Sharing is caring. • Use our Reggio-inspired documentation tool and private community newsfeed to share daily learning moments and videos directly with families • A school newsfeed that is totally private, always secure • Tag images you share with corresponding lessons and activities to automatically include developmental standards to highlight the learning and intentionality with families Virtual Daily Reports - at your fingertips. • Send digital notifications for meals, sleep checks, toileting, activities, and mood for individual children or classrooms • Check-in children with a few taps, and digitally record drop-off and pick-up times Have more questions? We would be happy to answer them or set up a demo! Contact us at support@helloasilo.com

Screenshots

Silent Dismissal4 screens
Asilo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Asilo at 4.0 against Silent Dismissal's 1.4. Asilo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (38% vs 8%). On price, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Silent Dismissal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Asilo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Asilo holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Silent Dismissal's written reviews are positive against 38% of Asilo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Silent Dismissal ships an update monthly, Asilo every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Silent Dismissal versus Asilo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilent DismissalAsilo
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (68 ratings)4.0 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.5% of reviews37.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings68 — better31
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB268 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGregor JenningsGarda Labs LLC

Customer experience

Silent Dismissal

All ratings65 ratings
Positive9.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative89.2%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive7.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative92.5%

Asilo

All ratings31 ratings
Positive74.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative58.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Silent Dismissal

One-time1
  • Silent Dismissal All Access$1.99
None

Asilo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Silent Dismissal free?
Silent Dismissal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Asilo free?
Asilo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Silent Dismissal or Asilo?
Asilo is rated higher. Silent Dismissal averages 1.4 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Asilo averages 4.0 from 31 ratings.
Do Silent Dismissal or Asilo have ads?
Neither Silent Dismissal nor Asilo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Silent Dismissal or Asilo?
Silent Dismissal ships an update monthly, and Asilo every 10 days. Most recently, Silent Dismissal was updated on November 2, 2026 and Asilo on November 3, 2026.

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