Cheqdin vs ILD Pro 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cheqdin
This app streamlines communication and management for childcare providers and parents. It offers digital attendance, secure pick-up authorization, and real-time updates, fostering stronger partnerships within the early years community.
- Digital attendance and live registers
- Secure child pick-up/drop-off authorization
- Real-time push notifications for parents
- Staff clock in/out
- Accident and incident reporting
- Live staff-to-children ratio tracking
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Cheqdin is an all-in-one childcare software used by schools, nurseries, daycare centres, out of school clubs and creches. Cheqdin is a powerful platform the global early years community uses to stay in touch and build stronger partnerships with parents and carers. It is the next generation childcare management software with a modern and easy-to-use communication portal designed for nurseries, out of school clubs and activity centres. Apart from this, Cheqdin also offers an interactive, secure platform that links the childcare provider and the parents for their children’s pick-up and drop-off. A simpler, smarter childcare management platform that offers: - Digital attendance with live daily registers for nurseries, daycare centres and out of school clubs - Bulk sign in-out - Digital signatures - Staff clock in-out - Real-time push notifications and reports for parents - Enhanced security with a unique PIN for each child - The ability for parents to instantly authorise guardians for pick-up & drop-off via the app - Communications portal, accident and incident reporting - RSVP, event notifications and add to calendar option for parents - Attendance and late pick-up tracking reports - Live staff to children ratio tracking to manage occupancy levels efficiently - Bulk sign in-out for out of school clubs, activity centres and creches Cheqdin account required for Childcare Centres: To use the Cheqdin app, childcare centres need to have an account registered with Cheqdin. Free for Parents (Invitation from centre required): Cheqdin app is free for use by parents and carers. To access and use the Cheqdin app as a parent or carer, you need to have an invitation from or be registered with a school or childcare centre with a Cheqdin account.
ILD Pro 2
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Take your education observation recording, planning, and tracking to a whole new level with your mobile device and this simple to use extension of the Interactive Learning Diary online platform. Using the ILD Pro 2 Teacher app will allow you to teach and capture observations simultaneously using photo, video, and audio evidence. In or out of nursery or school, with or without access to a Wi-Fi network, you can capture observations in any location. Features include: - Instantly capture multiple photos, video, and audio clips as observation evidence - Tag or assess observations and link to curriculum aspects - Assess against multiple curriculums, even those which you have created yourself using our powerful Curriculum Builder (premium add-on to your ILD System) - Add written Next Steps and assign them from Curriculum Outcome Statements - Create Baseline assessments for individual children or the whole class - Versatility to fully or partially record and complete observations - Simply record photo, audio or video evidence and store it in your device’s gallery – return later to complete observation - Record your evidence and type or dictate a brief overview – return later to complete observation - All complete or incomplete observations can be held in a time window for final moderation before publishing - Child Mode allows children to get creative with mobile devices and record their own learning experiences What’s New - Brand new app, re-written from the ground up, slick user interface and speed enhancements across the board - Automatic Data Synchronisation ensures your ILD Pro 2 is always kept up to date with the latest staff, pupil, class, and curriculum changes - Select multiple photo, audio, and video media items simultaneously from your device’s gallery to add to an observation - Next Step Targets can be assigned quickly by using the new target icon available when assessing curriculum statements - Baseline Assessments can now be created for individual children or the whole class - Child Mode allows you to instantly set the device for children to use. They can capture photo, video and audio clips and write comments, selecting themselves and friends involved. Educators can then review the work and include assessments and next steps before securely submitting them to the online ILD system. - In-App Notifications can now be received in ILD Pro 2 meaning you will no longer miss out on important updates sent by us or from your school/nursery
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ILD Pro 2 at 9.0 against Cheqdin's 12.0. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cheqdin ships an update monthly, ILD Pro 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cheqdin | ILD Pro 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Databotix Limited | Interactive Learning Diary Limited |
In-app purchases
Cheqdin
No in-app purchases
ILD Pro 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
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