Comparison

SIMS Parent vs Simple Punjabi

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

Head to head
About

SIMS Parent

This app allows parents to actively engage with their children's education by providing access to homework, calendars, timetables, and assessment results. Parents can also track progress, view behavior reports, and communicate with schools via secure messaging. It consolidates information for children attending different schools, enhancing safeguarding and parental involvement.

Highlights
  • View homework and assignments
  • Access student calendars and timetables
  • Track assessment results and reports
  • Monitor attendance and behavior
  • Secure messaging with schools
  • Manage multiple children across schools
  • Update safeguarding information
Features
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Please note: For security, this app requires an invitation code from your child's school. Be proactive Engaging with your children's education is key to their success. Help them stay on track with due dates by seeing their: - Homework - Calendar - Timetable - Extra-curricular activities Track progress See the information needed to understand your children's education and their overall performance better. Securely view your children's records: - Assessment results - Truancy - Behaviour: good and bad - School reports Stay connected Get alerts. Send and receive messages. Schools can send you alerts and messages straight to your phone. All your children in one place across schools With SIMS Parent, you can see all your children's data even if they attend different schools. (Requires schools to set up access for SIMS Parent) Safeguarding Help keep your children safe. In an emergency, up-to-date information helps schools meet their safeguarding obligations. Manage what information the school holds right from your phone. About SIMS SIMS: the School Information Management System at the heart of 21,000 UK schools.

About

Simple Punjabi

Features
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Learn spoken Punjabi the simple way. Simple Punjabi teaches useful everyday sentences, which will be useful in real life. For example, "Can I have a spoon?" not "My giraffe is an architect." Everything is in English letters (roman script). No Gurmukhi or Shahmukhi required. This app is about speaking and understanding Punjabi, not learning a new alphabet. HOW IT WORKS • Work through levels on a map, from basics (numbers, colours) to full sentences • Type your answers; wrong questions stay in the round until you get them right • Choose English → Punjabi or Punjabi → English (English → Punjabi is great for building recall) • Earn medals at the end of each level: gold for a perfect round, silver for one miss, bronze otherwise • Beast Mode mixes 10 random questions from the whole course • Optional audio reads questions aloud; mute anytime • Flexible spelling — "garam" and "garm" both work MADE FOR REAL LIFE • 80+ levels of practical vocabulary and phrases • Fully offline — no internet needed after install • Progress and settings saved on your device • Forgiving answer matching for natural spelling variations ABOUT THE DIALECT The Punjabi in this app is closest to the Malwai dialect from Eastern Punjab (Ludhiana, Patiala, and nearby). Punjabi varies across regions, but you'll be understood widely. BUILT WITH CARE I'm Sachin, born and raised in London, and I built this because I couldn't find an app that taught Punjabi the way I wanted to learn it. A friend from Punjab helped get the language right. Questions or feedback: professor-sachin.bobcat447@simplelogin.com Good luck on your Punjabi learning journey!

Screenshots

SIMS Parent4 screens
Simple Punjabi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Punjabi at every 2 days against SIMS Parent's fortnightly. SIMS Parent's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SIMS Parent ships an update fortnightly, Simple Punjabi every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SIMS Parent versus Simple Punjabi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSIMS ParentSimple Punjabi
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews2.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEducation Software Solutions LtdSACHIN CHOPRA

Bugs and requests

SIMS Parent

Reported bugs

61 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • App logs users out unexpectedly
  • Login details are not recognized
  • Password reset functionality is broken
  • App is very slow to load
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  • App freezes or becomes unresponsive
  • Notifications are not delivered or displayed correctly
  • Unable to access certain features like dashboard or messages
  • App does not work on iPhone
  • Account gets locked without reason
  • Password reset requires unprovided security questions
  • App gets stuck in a login loop
  • App does not load school pages
  • App does not refresh data
  • App is not updated for a long time
  • Unable to reply to teacher messages on iPhone
  • Login details are declined
  • Cannot log in with new password after reset
  • App requires re-registration every time
  • App signs out or bugs out frequently
  • App kicks users out randomly
  • App does not accept activation codes
  • Login details keeps getting declined
  • App is unusable at best of times
  • App is missing features after installation
  • App is not sending password reset emails
  • App is stuck on a specific date
  • App is not user friendly
  • App gets stuck in an endless loop
  • Two-step authentication causes immediate lockout
  • Password reset button doesn't work
  • Black box covers typing area on iPhone
  • App is buggy and in development stage
  • Login page remains blank
  • App is stalking and annoying
  • App constantly asks to change password, then invalidates it
  • App disables accounts and won't reset passwords
  • App stalls loading on different sections
  • App says account already exists after deletion
  • App keeps loading and then logging off
  • App shows error when trying to access messages
  • App has issues with multiple children at the same school
  • Tiles don't load
  • Homework section has disappeared
  • School dinner money account tab fails to load
  • App acts as a hopeless gatekeeper to website
  • App logs out and takes ages to log back in
  • Recognition points take ages to load
  • Session expired errors
  • App asks for invitation repeatedly
  • App does not allow marking homework as submitted
  • Cannot open links for homework or attachments
  • Random notifications with nothing to view
  • App is not updated for weeks
  • App is not fit for purpose
  • App is a complete wind up
  • App is utter garbage
  • App is a joke
  • App is dysfunctional
  • App is a waste of time
  • App is a horrible, wretched app

Requested features

13 requests
  • Fix login issues
  • Improve app stability
  • Update app regularly
  • Better password reset functionality
  • Improve communication features
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  • Make app more intuitive
  • Allow easier access to support
  • Improve server capacity
  • Allow linking multiple schools easily
  • Fix message sending/receiving
  • Make app work on all devices
  • Provide clear error messages
  • Allow easier login with fewer steps

Simple Punjabi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SIMS Parent

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Punjabi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SIMS Parent free?
SIMS Parent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Punjabi free?
Simple Punjabi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SIMS Parent or Simple Punjabi have ads?
Neither SIMS Parent nor Simple Punjabi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SIMS Parent or Simple Punjabi?
SIMS Parent ships an update fortnightly, and Simple Punjabi every 2 days. Most recently, SIMS Parent was updated on October 21, 2026 and Simple Punjabi on October 20, 2026.

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