Comparison

Lillio vs FAITHSHIELD

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

Head to head
About

Lillio

This app streamlines childcare operations with features for daily reports, attendance, and meal planning. It enhances family engagement through real-time updates, photos, and videos, while offering research-based curriculum aligned with state standards.

Highlights
  • Daily reports
  • Attendance tracking
  • Meal planning
  • Family communication portal
  • Real-time photo sharing
  • Digital curriculum
  • Enrollment management
Features
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Get all the building blocks for early education with the #1-rated childcare app! Center management features let you complete daily reports, schedules, attendance, check-ins and meal planning faster than ever before. Family engagement tools keep families informed through daily reports, pictures and videos. Simple registration and payment options make the lives of families easier. Research-based curriculum offers developmentally appropriate lesson plans aligned to state standards and pre-populated with engaging themes. Download Lillio today and experience the all-in-one solution for building a high-quality childcare program! Here is what one of our thousands of happy directors had to say about Lillio: "Lillio (formerly HiMama) has become a huge asset for our school! Families love the photos and daily reports. Teachers agree that it is extremely easy to use and replaces piles of paperwork." FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION • Family portal - Parents and family members can view photos, videos, daily reports and schedules, update their child’s information, and message educators in their own private, secure account. • Real-time photo sharing - parents can receive timely updates throughout the day • Email, text, and in-app communication - Send messages, alerts and reminders to individual family members or to an entire group of family members at once CARING AND TEACHING • Digital curriculum - Developmentally appropriate, research-based lesson plans and activities from Funshine Express allows flexible planning and offers play-based, engaging themes and activities that are aligned to state and early learning standards • Weekly Planner - Create custom activities organized by learning areas and select developmental skills tied to your state and early learning standards. • Photo and video observations - Tag real-time observations with images from the classroom • Child Developmental Evidence Reports - Follow a child’s development across developmental domains, skills and indicators • Easy-to-use childcare assessments to support every child’s learning path CENTER MANAGEMENT • Childcare daily reports: document meals, snacks, sleep checks, toileting, activities and observations, medication and more for individual children or multiple children at once • Attendance: record check-in, check-out, drop off and pick up times, and absences • Administrative: classroom and activity reports; updatable parent and child contact, emergency, allergy, and health information; meal and snack menu planning and schedules, enrollment management for upcoming, current, and graduated children; schedule rotations Lillio is secure, reliable and easy to use, and the child care center’s information is backed up, synced and accessed through our apps and our website. We have a friendly customer support team that would happily answer your questions by phone (1-800-905-1876) or email (support@himama.com). Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FAITHSHIELD

This faith-based game helps players strengthen their spiritual journey through interactive learning, reflection, and daily habits. It features Bible trivia, daily challenges, and a journaling tool to deepen understanding and application of biblical principles.

Highlights
  • Bible trivia and fact-based questions
  • Daily spiritual growth challenges
  • In-game journaling for reflection and prayer
  • Daily inspirational verses
  • Interactive Scripture exploration
Features
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FAITHSHIELD is an engaging faith-based game designed to help players strengthen and protect their faith through learning, reflection, and daily spiritual habits. Built around biblical truth, the game invites players to explore Scripture in an interactive and meaningful way while growing in knowledge and confidence in God’s Word. Players test their understanding through Bible trivia and fact-based questions that challenge both new believers and those who have walked in faith for years. Daily challenges encourage consistent spiritual growth, helping players apply biblical principles to everyday life. A built-in journaling feature allows users to reflect on what they are learning, record prayers, and track their faith journey over time. FAITHSHIELD also provides a daily verse to inspire, encourage, and ground players in Scripture. By combining learning, reflection, and action, the game creates a balanced and motivating experience that makes growing in faith both purposeful and enjoyable. Whether used individually, with family, or in small groups, FAITHSHIELD is designed to support believers at every stage of their spiritual journey. It is more than a game. It is a daily tool to help build biblical knowledge, deepen faith, and stay spiritually prepared in a changing world.

Screenshots

Lillio4 screens
FAITHSHIELD3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FAITHSHIELD at none against Lillio's 1. FAITHSHIELD also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Lillio's advantage is ratings volume (37K vs 9). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lillio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. FAITHSHIELD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Lillio against 5.0 for FAITHSHIELD. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lillio has 37K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Lillio's written reviews are positive against 100% of FAITHSHIELD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lillio ships an update every 4 weeks, FAITHSHIELD every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lillio versus FAITHSHIELD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLillioFAITHSHIELD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (37K ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHi Mama Inc.Josh Barnett

Customer experience

Lillio

All ratings37,341 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral10.2%
Negative18.8%

FAITHSHIELD

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lillio

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues
  • Freezing and crashing
  • Inconsistent data updates
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Time stamps for naps, meals, and activities
  • Ability to download photos/videos in bulk
  • Improved navigation and responsiveness
  • Interactive features for parents
  • More language options

FAITHSHIELD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lillio

Subscriptions1
  • Photos Plus$2.991 Month
None

FAITHSHIELD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lillio free?
Lillio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FAITHSHIELD free?
FAITHSHIELD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lillio or FAITHSHIELD?
FAITHSHIELD is rated higher. Lillio averages 4.9 out of 5 from 37K ratings, while FAITHSHIELD averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Lillio or FAITHSHIELD have ads?
Neither Lillio nor FAITHSHIELD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lillio or FAITHSHIELD?
Lillio ships an update every 4 weeks, and FAITHSHIELD every 3 days. Most recently, Lillio was updated on November 1, 2026 and FAITHSHIELD on October 24, 2026.

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