Comparison

MyTeachingStrategies® vs TREE Mobile

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

Head to head
About

MyTeachingStrategies®

Easily document children's learning moments with photos, videos, and notes. Tag observations with objectives and share them securely with families. Track attendance and generate daily reports for record-keeping and communication.

Highlights
  • Capture photos, videos, and text notes
  • Tag observations with objectives and ratings
  • Securely share documentation with families
  • Upload to SmartTeach platform
  • Track child and staff attendance
  • Create daily reports
Features
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Capture the moment, set preliminary levels, and share children’s “Aha!” moments with their families directly from the MyTeachingStrategies® app! With MyTeachingStrategies®, you can: - Capture photos, videos, and text notes. - Tag your capture with objectives, dimensions, and preliminary ratings. - Share captured documentation with families while simultaneously uploading it to SmartTeach! - Track attendance for children and staff. - Create daily reports for record keeping and parent communication. Security/Confidentiality To maintain security and confidentiality, all documentation captured in the app remains within the app until sent to SmartTeach / Tadpoles®. Any photos or videos taken within the app will not mix with your personal camera roll. Files captured using the app cannot be sent anywhere other than to SmartTeach / Tadpoles®. Who Can Use This App This app is designed for use with the SmartTeach platform. This app is available for Teaching Strategies customers that have both a SmartTeach and a Tadpoles® account. Teaching Strategies customers using SmartTeach without Tadpoles® should use the new Teaching Strategies Teacher mobile app. Customers with only a Tadpoles® account should use the Childcare by Tadpoles® app. About MyTeachingStrategies® The Assess portion of MyTeachingStrategies® is powered by GOLD® and offers a streamlined, simplified way to conduct accurate, authentic, ongoing assessment of children’s development and learning from birth through third grade.

About

TREE Mobile

Features
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TREE - Teachers Reaching Educational Excellence supports early childhood teachers enrolled in Tools of the Mind professional development in achieving masterful teaching through video coaching. Using TREE Mobile you can easily record and share video of your classroom with your assigned Tools of the Mind team member.

Screenshots

MyTeachingStrategies®4 screens
TREE Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TREE Mobile at 12.0 against MyTeachingStrategies®'s 15.0. 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

MyTeachingStrategies® ships an update every 5 weeks, TREE Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MyTeachingStrategies® versus TREE Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyTeachingStrategies®TREE Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews9.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeaching Strategies, LLCTools of the Mind

In-app purchases

None

MyTeachingStrategies®

No in-app purchases

None

TREE Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyTeachingStrategies® free?
MyTeachingStrategies® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TREE Mobile free?
TREE Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyTeachingStrategies® or TREE Mobile have ads?
Neither MyTeachingStrategies® nor TREE Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyTeachingStrategies® or TREE Mobile?
MyTeachingStrategies® ships an update every 5 weeks, and TREE Mobile every 2 months. Most recently, MyTeachingStrategies® was updated on November 2, 2026 and TREE Mobile on November 3, 2026.

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