Comparison

Classlist vs Parentapps Connect

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

Head to head
About

Classlist

Connect with other parents in your child's school community. Organize school runs, plan events, and share information securely. This app helps foster a friendly and useful school network.

Highlights
  • Connect with classmates' parents
  • Organize school runs and carpools
  • Plan and manage school events
  • Share information and ask questions
  • PTA event management and fundraising
  • School marketplace for item exchange
  • Secure and private communication
Features
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Meet your child's classmates, plan the school run and invite friends to parties. Classlist is the award-winning app that brings parents into the heart of their school community. In schools in 33 countries. - See who's who at school. Put a face to a name! - Ask the parents in your child's class a question and share info - Organise a parent meetup for your class and see what PTA events are coming up - Find families nearby to share lifts with on the parent map - Exchange items on the marketplace and ask for recommendations It’s safe, secure and kind. You're in control of how much information you choose to share and what notifications you want. Classlist is fully GDPR compliant, private and secure. It’s moderated by parents for parents to keep your community friendly, welcoming and useful. It’s inclusive — easy for all new parents to sign up. Download the app to join your school’s Classlist or set up Classlist for your school With additional features to support the PTA and Class Reps: - Arrange everything from coffee mornings to major PTA events. Send invites, reminders, and track RSVPs easily in events. - Sell tickets and take cashless payment online - Get out important messages to the whole school or any class or year quickly with announcements - Post to your class or year group - Fundraise with a raffle - Set up interest groups to bring parents together. Create groups to coordinate with your PTA team for specific events too! “We are really liking Classlist. It’s different to social media because it’s well controlled.” — Josephine Marsh, Head Teacher, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chalfont, UK "We had Facebook, WhatsApp and email. Classlist has brought it all into one place." Zarifa Dewey, Chair of St Aidan's School Association, Coulsdon, UK www.classlist.com support@classlist.com

About

Parentapps Connect

Streamline communication between parents and schools with a comprehensive platform. Easily report absences, manage consent forms, and stay updated on school events and messages. Connect with teachers and receive important notifications directly through the app.

Highlights
  • Absence reporting
  • Electronic consent forms
  • Multiple family member access
  • Calendar and term dates
  • Electronic newsletters
  • Messaging
  • Parents evening booking
Features
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Parentapps Connect has a whole host of features that will make staying informed about your child’s education easier than ever. Our system was built with the help of feedback from parents and schools and has a variety of useful features to help you engage with your child’s school. Welcome to the future of school communications. Features: • Absence reporting Quickly and easily notify your child’s school of any absences. • Electronic consent forms No more lost forms in the school yard or missed school trips. • Multiple family member access Invite other family members to the app to ensure everyone is up to date. • Calendar and Term Dates Never miss another event! • Electronic Newsletters Stay informed of all that is happening at your child’s school right from within the app. • Messaging Receive important messages regarding your child specifically as well as group messages and whole school notifications. • Parents evening booking system Finding a time to meet with your child’s teacher is easier than ever with Connect’s Parents Evening Booking System Important Information: • Please ensure that push notifications are enabled to receive messages through the app • In order to register and login you must have received an invitation from the school to set up a Parentapps Connect account. • If other members of your family want to login, please ensure their email address and mobile number are also registered with the school. • If you experience any issues, please email support@parentapps.co.uk

Screenshots

Classlist4 screens
Parentapps Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Classlist at 2.7 against Parentapps Connect's 2.0. Parentapps Connect's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Classlist holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Classlist's written reviews are positive against 36% of Parentapps Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Classlist ships an update every 5 weeks, Parentapps Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Classlist versus Parentapps Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClasslistParentapps Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews34.3% of reviews35.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClasslistVenturEd Solutions LLC

Customer experience

Classlist

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive34.3%
Neutral7.5%
Negative58.2%

Parentapps Connect

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive35.9%
Neutral9.4%
Negative54.7%

Bugs and requests

Classlist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Parentapps Connect

Reported bugs

60 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • App closes immediately after opening
  • Cannot log in
  • App not finding school
  • Login loop
Show 55 more
  • Swirly whirl of doom
  • Hundreds of unread messages shown
  • Read messages showing as unread
  • Unread notifications after closing app
  • Booking systems never work
  • Reporting absences never works
  • Server error
  • Unable to open messages due to error
  • Key chain doesn't save password
  • Doesn't show account/schools
  • Unsubscribes from school
  • Cannot find school after unsubscribing
  • New families waiting weeks for access
  • Some families still cannot get in
  • Event notifications lack detail
  • Teachers/admins cannot message from mobile
  • Parents cannot access desktop
  • Slow and clunky
  • Regularly forgets school connection
  • Terrible UX
  • Multiple notifications for one item
  • Shows error when opening app
  • Logs out frequently
  • Cannot reset password
  • Forms won't load
  • Takes days to work
  • Logs out when switching schools
  • Update made it worse
  • Crashes when trying to log back in
  • More glitches than normal
  • Not working, shows error on opening
  • Keeps logging out
  • Not accepting password
  • Frozen on login screen
  • Showing 41 notifications when all are read
  • Constant errors with reminders
  • Booking parents evening didn't work
  • Cannot access app at all
  • No longer works after last update
  • Search for school doesn't work
  • Stopped working again
  • Keeps crashing
  • Cannot log on
  • Notifications pop up with high counts then disappear
  • Notification comes through twice
  • App badge shows incorrect unread count
  • App will not find school
  • Cannot open important forms
  • Last update logs out of all schools
  • Update made it stop working
  • Cannot access messages, app shuts down
  • Poor setup, URL import fails
  • Setup not straightforward
  • App crashes after opening (iPhone 6s/XR issues)
  • App incompatible with older iPhones

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to delete read messages
  • Print function for newsletters/homework
  • Fingerprint access
  • Flag/favorite messages
  • Option for step-parents
Show 2 more
  • Fix duplicate notifications
  • Fix app badge count

In-app purchases

None

Classlist

No in-app purchases

None

Parentapps Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Classlist free?
Classlist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Parentapps Connect free?
Parentapps Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Classlist or Parentapps Connect?
Classlist is rated higher. Classlist averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Parentapps Connect averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Classlist or Parentapps Connect have ads?
Neither Classlist nor Parentapps Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Classlist or Parentapps Connect?
Classlist ships an update every 5 weeks, and Parentapps Connect every 2 months. Most recently, Classlist was updated on October 24, 2026 and Parentapps Connect on October 23, 2026.

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