Firefly for Parents vs BoomReader Parents
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Firefly for Parents
Stay connected with your child's education. Access school announcements, homework assignments, grades, and learning resources directly from your mobile device. Receive important updates and track your child's progress to better support their academic journey.
- School announcements and news
- Homework assignments and resources
- Child's grades and progress tracking
- Access to learning resources
- Important messages from school
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The Firefly for Parents app is your place to go for school announcements, homework, grades, learning resources and much more. Simply log in using the code provided by your school and you will have access to all the essential information you need to support your child’s learning. You’ll be able to see when homework is set, when it is due and have easy access to the same learning resources your child is using. You can also get important announcements and messages, such as for upcoming school trips, or Parents’ Evenings straight to your phone. Firefly for Parents lets you: • Instantly receive the latest news and announcements from school • See your child’s homework and any related resources • Get information on your child’s progress and grades • Keep up to date with all aspects of your child’s learning experience Log in once and you’re ready to go. Available in English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazil) and Chinese. Note: The Firefly for Parents app requires your school to have an active Firefly licence.
BoomReader Parents
This app digitizes home reading records, replacing traditional diaries. Parents can easily log books, track reading progress with detailed notes, and view a complete history. It also includes a reward system for children and reminders to encourage a consistent reading routine.
- Digital reading diary
- Easy book and log addition
- Detailed reading logs with notes
- Activity feed with reading events
- Complete book history
- Automatic rewards for reading
- Reading reminders
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BoomReader is the digital reading record used by thousands of parents as a way to log home reading. Say goodbye to lost or ruined reading diaries. Never again will your child's reading record be left on the bus, at home on the table or in the car during the busy school run. Easily Add Books and Logs You can easily add any book you or your child are reading with seamless search through the thousands of titles already added. Detailed Reading Logs Simply enter the page number you and your child read too. Of course, you can add more information including comments and any words or sounds your child struggled with. Complete Activity Feed The new activity feed allows you to scroll through or the reading events for your child including reading band changes, reviews and of course the reading logs. Depending on the settings chosen by the school, you may also be able to see when your logs have been viewed or liked by the class teacher. Complete Book History You can view, search and filter the complete history of the books your child has read. Rewarding Reading BoomReader automatically rewards children for reading by awarding Gems. Your child can swap Gems for reward cards. For younger children, you can use our one-click magic button to jump into your child's account so you can help them to spend their Gems. Set Reminders You can also set daily reminders to help keep that vital reading routine and guarantee some quiet parent and child time as you enjoy reading to each other. Please note - your child’s school needs to purchase BoomReader in order for you to be able to access the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BoomReader Parents at 17% against Firefly for Parents's 1%. BoomReader Parents also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). Firefly for Parents's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). 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.
Firefly for Parents ships an update fortnightly, BoomReader Parents every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Firefly for Parents | BoomReader Parents |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 1.3% of reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Firefly Learning Limited | Axe Edge |
Customer experience
Firefly for Parents
BoomReader Parents
In-app purchases
Firefly for Parents
No in-app purchases
BoomReader Parents
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Firefly for Parents free?
Is BoomReader Parents free?
Do Firefly for Parents or BoomReader Parents have ads?
Which is updated more often, Firefly for Parents or BoomReader Parents?
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