ORB Participant vs Toddle Student
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ORB Participant
Track your progress for The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award. Log activities, manage your sections, and submit them to your Assessor and Award Leader for completion, all from your mobile device.
- Manage Award progress
- Set up activities
- Create progress logs
- Submit Award sections
- Assessor and Leader approval
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This application was developed by The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation as a simple and fast tool to assist Award participants in completing their Award, anytime anywhere. The participant is able to manage their Award progress using the App. They can set up activities, create logs for their progress and also send their Award sections to their Assessor and Award Leader for completion. Your Award must be using the latest version of the Online Record Book system (sometimes known as "ORB Next Generation") and have a valid participant login to the system in order to be able to use this App.
Toddle Student
Document your learning journey with photos, videos, and audio. Access assessments, participate in discussions, and set learning goals. Communicate directly with teachers. Requires school subscription.
- Document learning journey
- Access and submit assessments
- Participate in class discussions
- Set and track learning goals
- One-on-one teacher conversations
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Note: You will only be able to sign in if your school has subscribed to Toddle’s premium plan. Through the Toddle Student App, you can: * Document your learning journey in the form of photos, videos, galleries, audio notes, etc. * Access assessments made by your classroom teachers and make timely submissions * Participate in moderated class discussions * Set your own learning goals and track them by capturing evidence * Have one-on-one conversations with teachers Developed by experienced Educators, Toddle is your school’s partner for all things related to the curriculum. Toddle streamlines planning, portfolios, classroom, reports, and family communication— all on one beautiful interface. Toddle is currently being used by 30,000+ educators across 1000+ schools. In case you have any questions, please reach out to support@toddleapp.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ORB Participant at 3.1 against Toddle Student's 2.8. ORB Participant also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 23%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). Toddle Student's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ORB Participant holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 162 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of ORB Participant's written reviews are positive against 23% of Toddle Student's.
ORB Participant ships an update every 4 months, Toddle Student every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ORB Participant | Toddle Student |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (66 ratings) — better | 2.8 (162 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.8% of reviews — better | 22.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 66 | 162 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation | Teacher Tools Private Limited |
Customer experience
ORB Participant
Toddle Student
Bugs and requests
ORB Participant
Reported bugs
18 issues- Hours not accumulating correctly - logs multiple hours as single hour
- Progress bar not increasing when adding logs
- Network error messages appearing despite valid connection
- App crashes when entering journey observations
- App crashes when editing and resubmitting assessments
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- Login logout issues preventing re-access
- Payment details field not accepting input during registration
- Award leader change not persisting after switching schools
- Confirmation buttons not scaling properly on mobile screens
- Photo/link attachment not saving on iPhone
- Copy-paste functionality only adding partial text
- Long text input being deleted when submitting
- Cannot delete additional activities even without logs
- Approval emails not being received by assessors
- Assessments getting stuck in 'waiting for approval' state
- App not loading after login despite successful authentication
- Persistent notification bubble that won't disappear
- Inconsistent hour calculations across activities
Requested features
17 requests- Ability to edit activities and submissions after approval
- Resend assessment/approval functionality
- Message/comment system between users and leaders
- View approved evidence and journey details after submission
- Edit activity names if misspelled
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- Support for 5-minute time intervals instead of 15-minute
- Delete authorized awards option
- Change major activity selection
- Upload photos from files instead of gallery only
- Edit overview and plan sections of adventurous journey
- Clearer information about hour reset timing
- Include Duke of Ed information within the app
- Support for sub-submissions in log details
- Resend assessment button on mobile app (exists on website)
- Larger description text box with line break support
- Countdown percentage for remaining award completion
- Remove persistent notification badges
Toddle Student
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ORB Participant
No in-app purchases
Toddle Student
No in-app purchases
Questions
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