DoodleConnect vs The Cope PS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DoodleConnect
Monitor your child's educational development across multiple learning applications. Stay informed about their achievements, progress through the curriculum, and receive real-time updates on their learning journey.
- Instant progress notifications
- View latest achievements
- Track stars earned
- Follow curriculum progress
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Track your child's progress across all four Doodle apps with DoodleConnect! With the help of DoodleConnect, you can get involved with your child's learning journey like never before. ▶ Key features • Receive instant notifications about their progress • View their latest achievements and see how many stars they've earned • Follow their progress through the curriculum DoodleConnect is free for all Doodle users, whether you have a home or school subscription.
The Cope PS
This app keeps parents and family members informed about school news and important notifications. It fosters a supportive environment for children's educational, physical, emotional, moral, and spiritual development.
- Stay updated on school news
- Receive important notifications
- Foster child development
- Christian ethos environment
- Caring and stimulating atmosphere
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At The Cope there is a very strong Christian ethos which emulates through everything we do. We want every child to achieve their own personal full potential and through a caring, stimulating, safe and happy environment we aim to develop each child educationally, physically, emotionally, morally and spiritually. If you are a parent or family member please download our app to stay up to date with our New Room and important notifications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Cope PS at 100% against DoodleConnect's 56%. The Cope PS also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). DoodleConnect's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DoodleConnect ships an update every 2 months, The Cope PS every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DoodleConnect | The Cope PS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (56 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 56.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Discovery Education Inc. | BUSINESS SYSTEM SOLUTIONS (N.I.) LTD |
Customer experience
DoodleConnect
The Cope PS
Bugs and requests
DoodleConnect
Reported bugs
33 issues- Losing streak
- No synching between apps on different devices
- Not synching with Doodle Connect app
- Latest update ruined the app
- Can't understand children's results anymore
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- Lots of annoying little glitches
- Doesn't work on most devices
- App keeps switching off
- Update is not working
- Can't see message and screen freeze on tapping message icon
- Can't go back to view another sibling's account
- Lack accuracy
- Difficult to collate the information needed
- App won't work
- Doesn't really work
- Can only see one or none of children's progress
- Says child is on 0 day streak when they are not
- Too many glitches in system
- Doesn't record all points when signing in across different devices
- Parent app no longer works
- Last version defective
- Parent dashboard cannot log on
- Misleading info, doesn't relate to child's DM app
- Doodle Stars on DM different to parent area and parent app
- Cannot delete and reinstall because info is stored in the cloud
- Delay between parent app and DoodleMaths app
- Today's or yesterday's stars not showing in metrics
- Missing lots of data
- No longer works since update
- Latest version crap, glitchy
- Have to enter credentials regularly
- Live View never shows anything
- App is full of fundamental design flaws
Requested features
35 requests- Bring back old version
- More comprehensive initial test
- More challenging levels
- Option to add extra material for all students
- Better graphing options
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- See everything that is on the website within the app
- Add more data feed options
- Improve user experience
- Improve design
- Option to create graphs of all students
- Option to select metrics for graphing
- Improve Live View functionality
- Real-time syncing between apps and devices
- Fix streak issues
- Fix synching issues with Doodle Connect
- Allow multiple accounts under one login
- Make app more engaging after all questions are done
- Improve accuracy of reports
- Simplify setup process
- Offer combined order discounts
- Improve customer service responsiveness and helpfulness
- Fix login issues
- Improve accuracy of streaks and progress tracking
- Improve message viewing and replying
- Allow switching between sibling accounts easily
- Make app more user-friendly
- Bring back old app features
- Make app more interactive
- Improve data visualization
- Add dark mode
- Improve reporting accuracy
- Fix app freezing issues
- Improve parent app functionality
- Make app more intuitive
- Improve accuracy of Doodle Age
The Cope PS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DoodleConnect
No in-app purchases
The Cope PS
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is DoodleConnect free?
Is The Cope PS free?
Do DoodleConnect or The Cope PS have ads?
Which is updated more often, DoodleConnect or The Cope PS?
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