Comparison

Kinderloop Plus vs KindiCare

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

Head to head
About

Kinderloop Plus

This app simplifies documenting children's development for childcare educators and teachers globally. It securely shares child-specific information with linked families through real-time updates and allows private posting between family members.

Highlights
  • Educator-led features
  • Secure child development documentation
  • Real-time updates for families
  • Private family posting
  • Login with existing credentials
Features
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Kinderloop Plus includes many new educator led features and is a recommended download for all Kinderloopers on newer devices, both educator and family member! Simply download to your device and login with your usual username and password. Kinderloop is the simplest, most secure & fun way 
for child care educators/teachers worldwide 
to document children’s development. Child specific information is privately shared with linked family, 
through real-time updates. Families can also privately post to each other in Kinderloop Plus!!

About

KindiCare

Easily compare, enquire, and apply for early childhood education and care services nationwide. View ratings, reviews, pricing, and inclusions all in one place. Features subsidy search and estimated gap payment filtering.

Highlights
  • Compare childcare services
  • View ratings and reviews
  • Search with subsidy
  • Filter by gap payment
  • Save favourite centres
  • Enquire and apply electronically
Features
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Celebrating over 100,000 installs of the KindiCare App! KindiCare helps Australian families compare, enquire and apply for early childhood education and care services nationally.  KindiCare makes it easy to see all the ratings, reviews, pricing, features and inclusions of early learning services all in one place. Our Search with Subsidy feature allows you to search for early learning services with your childcare subsidy applied. You can even filter your early learning options based on your estimated gap payment. Our aim is to make the journey into early childhood education and care simpler, easier and more engaging for millions of parents and guardians; whilst at the same time making the process more efficient and effortless for the thousands of childcare providers who want to ensure most of their time is focused on improving the lives and educational outcomes of the children in their care. KindiCare has every single registered early learning service right across Australia. The KindiCare App includes a range of features to help you in your search for the right early childhood education and care service for your family, including: The KindiCare Rating KindiCare scores every centre to help parents and guardians understand how childcare services compare at a glance. The KindiCare Rating also makes it easy to sort your search results based on the highest rating to see which centres perform best in your area. Global Search KindiCare provides users a unique predictive search that allows parents and guardians to search for childcare options both by suburb, postcode, childcare brand, childcare centre name as well as by keyword. The predictive search means that you will always find the right result for your search, no matter how you start your early learning search journey. Advanced Filters With every single service across all early learning care types in Australia, KindiCare provides advanced filters across a range of categories to help families very quickly narrow down their search. You can narrow your search by the type of care, out of pocket cost after subsidy, KindiCare Rating, distance from your location or suburb, value for money, cost per session, National Quality Standard (NQS rating) and more. This helps parents and guardians quickly find the early childhood education and care type that is the best fit for their family and their needs. Favourites KindiCare allows parents and guardians to quickly build a shortlist of their favourite childcare centres and services. This makes it easy to find again, share with family and friends as well as enquire or apply. Enquiries The Enquiries feature enables families to make an enquiry to a childcare provider in under 30 seconds. KindiCare sends the details of the enquiry instantly and securely direct to the provider. Applications The Application feature enables parents and guardians to easily apply for childcare places electronically and receive automatic updates and notifications as the application progresses. My Profile My Profile allows users to store and update their details, as well as the details of their partner and children to streamline the process of making an Application for any service. You can also use your profile to save your childcare subsidy (CCS) information so that you can search for services with your estimated childcare subsidy applied. Mailbox KindiCare takes the pain out of communication with childcare providers. The Mailbox lets you communicate securely and conveniently 24/7 with multiple centres and providers all in one place. Covering Enquiries and Applications, the Mailbox delivers Notifications instantly on your mobile to ensure you’re always up to date – eliminating the need for follow up phone calls and emails! Value for Money Rating The Value for Money Rating is a unique rating developed by KindiCare to enable parents and guardians to assess whether a service is good value for money for the price that centre is charging.

Screenshots

Kinderloop Plus3 screens
KindiCare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Kinderloop Plus at free against KindiCare's free with in-app purchases. KindiCare's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 41%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Kinderloop Plus ships an update every 11 days, KindiCare every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Kinderloop Plus versus KindiCare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKinderloop PlusKindiCare
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKinderloop IncKindiCare Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Kinderloop Plus

Written reviews51 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral21.6%
Negative37.3%

KindiCare

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative45.8%

In-app purchases

None

Kinderloop Plus

No in-app purchases

None

KindiCare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kinderloop Plus free?
Kinderloop Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KindiCare free?
KindiCare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kinderloop Plus or KindiCare have ads?
Neither Kinderloop Plus nor KindiCare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kinderloop Plus or KindiCare?
Kinderloop Plus ships an update every 11 days, and KindiCare every 3 weeks. Most recently, Kinderloop Plus was updated on October 11, 2026 and KindiCare on September 29, 2026.

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