Scoot2Work vs Upkid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scoot2Work
Easily manage your availability for substitute work and receive notifications when you're ready to accept assignments. View and accept tentative placements, manage ongoing availability, and get directions to your assignments.
- Manage daily and recurring availability
- View and accept tentative placements
- Weekly agenda view of placements
- Launch directions in preferred app
- Directly call consultant
- Information on professional development
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Scoot2Work from Scoot Education lets you easily manage your day to day and reoccurring availability to work as a Scoot substitute. Scoot2Work also gives you the best chance of receiving work by notifying your Scoot Consultant when you are up and ready to work each morning. With Scoot2Work you can: * View and accept your tentative placements online * View all your placements in weekly view via our new agenda view * Launch directions in your choice of app * Manage your day to day and ongoing availability * Call your consultant directly from within the app * Learn about current and upcoming professional development opportunities
Upkid
Connects daycares and preschools with early childhood teachers seeking flexible work. Offers a quick onboarding process for substitute roles, allowing users to work when and where they choose and get paid immediately.
- Flexible job opportunities
- Substitute teaching roles
- Fast onboarding process
- Work where you want
- Get paid immediately
- Work with children
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Upkid is the first app that matches up daycares and preschools with amazing early childhood teachers who want a more flexible job. No prior experience is necessary. Our fast and easy onboarding process gets you qualified to work as a substitute for childcare programs. Work as often as you want, where you want, then get paid right after you work. Have fun working with kids and make a difference. Join Upkid today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scoot2Work at 4.0 against Upkid's 2.7. Scoot2Work also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 13%) and ads (none vs shown). Upkid's advantage is ratings volume (75 vs 24). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Scoot2Work holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 75 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Scoot2Work's written reviews are positive against 13% of Upkid's.
Scoot2Work ships an update fortnightly, Upkid every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scoot2Work | Upkid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (24 ratings) — better | 2.7 (75 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 13.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 75 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anzuk Teachers PTY LTD | Upkid LLC |
Customer experience
Scoot2Work
Upkid
In-app purchases
Scoot2Work
No in-app purchases
Upkid
No in-app purchases
