Comparison

SEQTA Engage vs RollCall Parent

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

Head to head
About

SEQTA Engage

This app provides mobile access to school information, including assessments, feedback, and timetables. It offers secure login options and push notifications for important updates. Manage multiple schools and communicate with teachers and parents easily.

Highlights
  • Push notifications
  • Hassle-free authentication
  • Fingerprint security
  • Access multiple schools
  • View assessments and submit work
  • Track homework and absences
  • Send direct messages
Features
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The SEQTA Engage app brings all the functionality of SEQTA to your mobile device -- plus a few extras. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Never miss a thing -- receive push notifications whenever there's something you need to know about. HASSLE-FREE AUTHENTICATION Login by scanning or tapping a secure code -- no username or password required! FINGERPRINT SECURITY Enable fingerprint locking to ensure that only you can access the app. ONE APP, MULTIPLE SCHOOLS If you have children at more than one SEQTA school, you can access all of their details from the one app. OTHER FUNCTIONALITY * View upcoming assessments and submit work * View marked assessments and teacher feedback * View and search courses and lessons * Take notes and make task lists * View pastoral care information * Tracking upcoming homework * View unresolved absences * Send and receive direqt messages * Interact with students, teachers, and parents in forums * View relevant school notices * Access academic reports * View and colour your timetable * ...and much more!

About

RollCall Parent

Track your child's school bus in real-time and receive safety alerts. Manage absences, bookings, and monitor bus activity for a secure commute. This app enhances school bus safety and communication.

Highlights
  • Real-time school bus tracking
  • Bus monitor and guardian features
  • Register absences
  • Adjust bookings
  • Real-time safety alerts
  • Excursion management
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Know your child is on the right bus, at the right stop, every trip. RollCall is the parent app for schools and bus operators that run on the RollCall school bus management system. When your child taps on with their smart tag or student card, you get a notification. From there you can watch the bus on the live map, all the way to school and home again. Follow every journey • Watch the bus move on the live map, updated in real time • Know the moment your child scans on and scans off • See each trip as a timeline, with the time and place of every scan Bookings made easy • Set up regular term travel in one sitting, morning and afternoon • See the week ahead at a glance and adjust single days • Report an absence in seconds, for one day or a stretch of days • Find the right stop with the built-in stop finder Alerts you choose • Be notified when your child boards, gets off, or gets on or off at the wrong stop • Route changes come straight to you, and you can acknowledge them in the app • Read everything back in the Messages tab, and pick which alerts reach you Payments sorted • Check your balance, see what you have been charged, and top up in the app where your school uses RollCall Pay Share access with carers • Add another parent, a grandparent or a regular helper with their own sign-in, so pick-ups and drop-offs are always covered Signing in is simple. Enter the email address your school has on file and the app works out the rest, including whether you use a password or your school's single sign-on. After that it stays signed in, so the map is only ever a tap away. Behind the app, RollCall pairs travel smart-tag technology with GPS tracking so schools, parents and bus operators all see where students are, from tap-on to tap-off. Drivers complete Bus Guardian walk checks so no child is ever left on the bus, and schools get the real-time visibility their duty of care demands. Your child's data is encrypted in transit, and RollCall's information security management system is independently certified to ISO/IEC 27001. RollCall is for families whose school or bus service uses RollCall. Not at your school yet? Ask them to book a free demo at rollcall.com.au. No obligation. No payment required.

Screenshots

SEQTA Engage4 screens
RollCall Parent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RollCall Parent at 4.9 against SEQTA Engage's 2.3. RollCall Parent also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (20% vs 4%). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RollCall Parent holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of SEQTA Engage's written reviews are positive against 20% of RollCall Parent's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SEQTA Engage ships an update every 6 weeks, RollCall Parent fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SEQTA Engage versus RollCall Parent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSEQTA EngageRollCall Parent
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (10 ratings)4.9 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews3.7% of reviews19.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1014 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSaron Education LtdRollCall Safety Solutions

Customer experience

SEQTA Engage

All ratings10 ratings
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews217 reviews
Positive3.7%
Neutral5.5%
Negative90.8%

RollCall Parent

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive19.8%
Neutral14.8%
Negative65.4%

User reviews

SEQTA Engage

From 10 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast app when it works
  • 💡 Great concept for connecting parents to school

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Constant bugs, crashes, and freezes
  • 👎 Unreliable and inconsistent performance
  • 👎 Not user-friendly or intuitive
  • 👎 Outdated and lacking updates
  • 👎 Clunky and difficult to navigate

RollCall Parent

From 14 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use (when it works)
  • 📍 Live bus tracking
  • ✅ Notifications for tap on/off
  • 💡 Great concept for parent peace of mind
  • 🚀 Improved functionality (recent update)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequently crashes
  • 🐛 App is often unusable
  • 🐛 Frequent login issues/loops
  • 🐛 App is slow and glitchy
  • 🐛 Inaccurate real-time updates

Bugs and requests

SEQTA Engage

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Blank screens and loading issues
  • Notifications not working or opening
  • Frequent log-outs and login problems
  • Incompatibility with newer devices and OS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improve notification system and reliability
  • Streamline user interface and experience
  • Provide better support and communication channels
  • Regularly update app with bug fixes and improvements

RollCall Parent

Reported bugs

39 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • App logs out repeatedly
  • App won't load or crashes on startup
  • Map won't update or is frozen
  • Login issues (loops, unsuccessful attempts, "something went wrong")
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  • Cannot zoom map
  • Scheduled arrival times are static and do not update
  • Route shows as completed when it has just started
  • No prompt for balance top-up
  • Booking button is off-screen
  • Password reset email not received or link expired
  • Account activation link expired
  • App removes student from account
  • Incorrect bus fare charged
  • Cannot modify or cancel bookings
  • UI layout broken on modern devices
  • Autocompletion issues
  • Items extend beyond screen edges
  • App not recognizing email address on reinstall/re-login
  • Bus location is not updated
  • App sometimes crashes for no reason
  • Reset password required after crash
  • Cannot change password
  • App is down when too many users are on
  • App barely loads or won't load at all
  • App dies and doesn't allow login
  • Sync is not correctly updated
  • Booking is near impossible to change
  • Triggering multiple notifications of wrong trip/off stop exception
  • Route is not logged message
  • App is very slow to open and work
  • Push notifications not working
  • Customer support not helpful
  • Calendar does not show days of the week
  • No mechanism to remove or edit an entry
  • Bus changes section looks good but other sections are problematic
  • App crashes when tapping on bus stop
  • App doesn't mark messages as read
  • App logs out after reading a message

Requested features

15 requests
  • Map search for stops
  • Push notifications for bus location
  • CarPlay integration for map viewing
  • Option to select all messages and mark as read
  • Option to 'opt in' to bus service rather than list absences
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  • Approximate bus times for each stop
  • Ability to modify recurring bookings
  • Ability to delete current bookings and enter new ones
  • Once off booking option
  • Customizable alerts
  • Easier account activation process
  • Fix grammar in password reset prompt
  • Add help files to website
  • Recurring absence option for bus service
  • Option to make specific bus stops a trigger for notifications

In-app purchases

None

SEQTA Engage

No in-app purchases

None

RollCall Parent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SEQTA Engage free?
SEQTA Engage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RollCall Parent free?
RollCall Parent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SEQTA Engage or RollCall Parent?
RollCall Parent is rated higher. SEQTA Engage averages 2.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while RollCall Parent averages 4.9 from 14 ratings.
Do SEQTA Engage or RollCall Parent have ads?
Neither SEQTA Engage nor RollCall Parent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SEQTA Engage or RollCall Parent?
SEQTA Engage ships an update every 6 weeks, and RollCall Parent fortnightly. Most recently, SEQTA Engage was updated on October 15, 2026 and RollCall Parent on October 16, 2026.

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