Comparison

Plek vs SDB Octopus

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

Head to head
About

Plek

Features
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Plek is a community and collaboration platform: easy-to-use, fast, smart and secure. A social intranet, community portal and knowledge-sharing platform, with all essential functionalities: news, profiles, groups, messages, calendars, documents and messaging. Plek helps you break through silos, stimulating co-operation and knowledge sharing. Involve people with Plek, internally or across organizational boundaries: employees, partners, freelancers, volunteers, stakeholders, consumers...

About

SDB Octopus

This app provides real-time updates on children's activities at daycare. Parents can easily report absences, schedule exchanges, and receive important notifications instantly. Requires an affiliated daycare organization and login credentials.

Highlights
  • Real-time child activity insights
  • Report absences and schedule exchanges
  • Instant push notifications
  • Direct communication with daycare
  • Secure login via daycare organization
Features
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De SDB Octopus OuderApp geeft realtime inzicht in wat de kinderen tijdens de opvang doen. Daarnaast kunnen ruildagen, ziekmelding, etc. direct worden doorgegeven. Via push berichten blijft u altijd op de hoogte. Om de OuderApp te gebruiken, moet uw kinderopvangorganisatie aangesloten zijn bij SDB. Ook heeft u een gebruikersnaam en wachtwoord nodig. Deze ontvangt u via uw kinderopvangorganisatie.

Screenshots

Plek4 screens
SDB Octopus4 screens

Verdict

The call

Plek and SDB Octopus are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Plek ships an update every 5 weeks, SDB Octopus every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Plek versus SDB Octopus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlekSDB Octopus
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlek Group B.VSDB Groep

In-app purchases

None

Plek

No in-app purchases

None

SDB Octopus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plek free?
Plek is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SDB Octopus free?
SDB Octopus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plek or SDB Octopus have ads?
Neither Plek nor SDB Octopus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plek or SDB Octopus?
Plek ships an update every 5 weeks, and SDB Octopus every 4 weeks. Most recently, Plek was updated on October 24, 2026 and SDB Octopus on October 24, 2026.

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