Parro vs Basisschool App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parro
Facilitates seamless communication and organization between parents and educational institutions. Manage student information, schedules, and share updates securely. Streamline administrative tasks like absence reporting and privacy settings.
- Student information management
- Secure photo and video sharing
- Activity and meeting organization
- School-wide announcements
- Absence and privacy reporting
- Silent mode for schedule control
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Parent communication from A to Z. Parro is the parent app from ParnasSys for communication, organization, and administration. The robust integration between Parro and ParnasSys ensures that all administrative tasks are handled effortlessly. This includes managing absences and privacy preferences, while also keeping medical and contact information for students readily accessible. Moreover, you maintain control over your own schedule, utilizing features such as silent mode. You can securely share photos, videos, and other information with parents, easily organize activities and parent meetings, swiftly send school-wide announcements or calander items, and allow parents to conveniently report absences and privacy preferences. For more information, please visit www.parnassys.nl/parro.
Basisschool App
Facilitates seamless communication between parents and schools. Teachers can share updates, photos, and messages, while parents can receive notifications, send direct messages, and manage school-related forms and calendars.
- Push notifications for announcements
- Read school news
- Receive personal messages
- 1-on-1 messaging with teachers
- Send school forms
- View annual calendar
- View class photos and videos
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Welcome to the ParentCom App, the app for all parent communication in education developed by Parentcom. With the ParentCom App, teachers can easily, quickly, and safely share photos, messages, and school updates with parents. The ParentCom App contributes to an active and creative school community and is linked to the school administration system. How does the app work for parents? - Download the app and then select your primary school via the search screen or the provided QR code. After following the installation instructions in the app, it will automatically adjust to the look and feel to that of your school. The ParentCom App is free for parents to use. With the ParentCom App from Parentcom, you can: - Receive push notifications with important announcements from the class and/or school; - Read school news; - Receive personal messages; - Send 1-on-1 messages with your child's teacher or other school staff; - Send forms such as privacy preferences, sickness, and/or leave; - View the annual calendar and link it to your private agenda; - Sign up as a volunteer parent; - View photos and videos from the class; - Pay school invoices in collaboration with WIS collect. Looking for more information or explanation? Download the app and use the question mark in the main menu for more help. www.parentcom.nl
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Basisschool App at 4.2 against Parro's 2.3. Basisschool App also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 14%) and ratings volume (80 vs 3). Parro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Basisschool App holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basisschool App has 80 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Parro's written reviews are positive against 50% of Basisschool App's.
Parro ships an update every 2 weeks, Basisschool App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parro | Basisschool App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.2 (80 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 80 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Topicus Onderwijs B.V. | ParentCom B.V. |
Customer experience
Parro
Basisschool App
In-app purchases
Parro
No in-app purchases
Basisschool App
No in-app purchases
