Ovivio Parent App vs TappyPhone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ovivio Parent App
Stay connected with your child's nursery experience through a real-time diary feed. Share developmental milestones from home and manage nursery fee payments easily. This app fosters stronger communication between parents and childcare providers.
- Real-time diary feed
- Sleep and activity tracking
- Snack and nappy change logs
- Share developmental moments
- Nursery fee payments
- View invoice details and receipts
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A window into your child’s time at nursery, bringing parents and nurseries together. Ovivio connects parents with their children and the nurseries who look after them. Engage in your child’s day with a real-time diary feed, displaying everything from sleep to activities and snacks to nappy changes. That all-important development journey is shared at nursery and at home, where both sides can add those Golden Moments to reinforce stronger communication and support your child. And of course, see pictures from your child’s day on a convenient timeline. It’s the best part of having a Parent App!
TappyPhone
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Turn your phone into the ultimate learning toy! TappyPhone is a colourful, safe toy phone app designed for toddlers and young children aged 2–6. Children can press the buttons, make pretend phone calls, and play 12 fun educational mini-games that teach letters, numbers, colours, shapes and much more — all wrapped up in the toy phone they already love to play with. PRETEND PHONE CALLS Dial any number and press the big green button to call! The phone rings, answers, and plays a fun goodbye when you hang up. Just like a real phone! 12 FUN GAMES - Letters — tap the correct letter when asked - Numbers — find the right number button - Shapes — spot circles, stars, hearts and more - Colours — tap red, blue, green and 9 other colours - Animals — find the animals and hear their sounds - Counting — count the dots and press the right number - Memory — remember where the animals are hiding! - Bubble Pop — pop all the bubbles on screen - Toy Piano — play musical notes on every button - Speed Tap — tap the glowing button as fast as you can - Simon Says — watch the pattern and copy it back - Odd One Out — find the button that looks different MUSIC & SOUNDS Each game plays its own cheerful background song. Every answer is praised with warm, friendly voice prompts. Celebrations play when children get things right! DESIGNED FOR LITTLE HANDS Big, colourful buttons that are easy to press. Friendly animations and sounds provide instant feedback. A gentle hint appears if your child needs help. No reading required for the youngest children. PERSONALISE WITH THEMES Choose from Classic or unlock beautiful premium themes: Pink Princess, Blue Adventure, Sunshine Yellow, Animal Kingdom, Emergency Heroes, Space Explorer, Under the Sea, Candy Land, and Superhero. Each theme changes the whole look and feel of the app! CHILD-SAFE & PARENT-APPROVED - No adverts, ever - No data collection - No social features - Parental gate protects all settings and purchases - Recordings (pretend calls) are stored privately on your device or iCloud — never shared FOR PARENTS All settings, purchases and options are protected by a 4-digit parental PIN. Guided Access (built into iPhone/iPad) lets you lock the app so children can play independently. Unlock individual games or everything at once with a one-time purchase. A monthly subscription option is also available. TappyPhone — where learning sounds like fun. By downloading this app you agree to Apple's Standard License Agreement (Terms of Use): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ovivio Parent App at none against TappyPhone's 10. Ovivio Parent App also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). TappyPhone's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads 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. TappyPhone sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Ovivio Parent App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ovivio Parent App ships an update every 4 weeks, TappyPhone daily. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ovivio Parent App | TappyPhone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blossom Educational Ltd. | Arron Penfold |
Bugs and requests
Ovivio Parent App
Reported bugs
21 issues- Constantly logs out
- Magic link emails go to junk
- Message notifications sometimes don't appear
- Messages don't appear until app is force closed
- App closes when selecting 'golden moments'
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- Back button doesn't work
- App doesn't update when left running in background
- Feedback and support doesn't work without default mail app
- App glitches and logs out every 5 seconds
- Duplicating daily updates
- App crashes on opening
- Messaging feature not working
- App says 'no internet connection' when internet is working
- Typing issues on iPhone/iPad (letters become mix of capitals/nonsense)
- Photos disappear or time out
- App gets children mixed up
- App crashes when trying to view menu
- Updates don't show in app until hours later
- Login issues after app updates
- All data wiped (recent issue)
- App not loading latest items after notification
Requested features
14 requests- Allow biometric logins
- Implement a reply/quote feature for messages
- Add functionality to download all content
- Improve photo album usability
- Allow parents to comment on observations
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- Add a payment system for family members
- Enable parents to update allergies/medical info
- Dark mode option
- Ability to turn off individual notification types
- Auto-complete for email/details
- Add spell check and auto-correct to journal function
- Improve back button functionality
- Allow multiple payment methods for co-parenting
- Add ability to input holiday dates
TappyPhone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ovivio Parent App
No in-app purchases
TappyPhone
- Monthly Premium3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Theme - Emergency Heroes$0.99
- Theme - Animal Kingdom$0.99
- Theme - Space Explorer$0.99
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- Theme - Under The Sea$0.99
- Theme - Candy Land$0.99
- Theme - Superhero$0.99
- All - Themes$4.99
- All - Games$4.99
- Everything$7.99
Questions
Is Ovivio Parent App free?
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Do Ovivio Parent App or TappyPhone have ads?
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