Comparison

SubConnect vs Eclipse Now

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SubConnect

Instantly find and accept daily substitute teaching jobs. Manage your availability, receive job alerts, and track your assignments. Connect with dispatch and get directions to your next role.

Highlights
  • Job alerts via text, email, and push notification
  • Accept positions directly from the app
  • Manage daily availability with a calendar
  • Access past and future assignments
  • Connect with live dispatch
  • Filter jobs by distance and subject
  • Punch-in/out for hours worked
  • Request ride service
Features
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SubConnect is your instant access to all of Parallel Education's daily available substitute teaching job listings. App Features include: Job alerts via text, email, and push notification. Accept available positions directly from the app. Calendar to manage your daily availability by selecting unavailable dates. Full access to past and future assignments for personal reference. Buttons to help you connect you to our live dispatch team via email and/or call. Filter your preferences by distance and by preferred teaching subjects. Punch-in/out feature to notify Parallel of the hours you’ve worked. Launch a ride service request from the app. Navigation links to help find directions to your scheduled assignment. User must be an active employee with Parallel Education to be able to register with SubConnect.

About

Eclipse Now

This app helps staff find and apply for jobs, manage their work schedules, and stay connected with their company. It streamlines the process of securing work opportunities and organizing professional commitments.

Highlights
  • Job notifications
  • Show interest in work
  • Organized work schedule
  • Apply for future opportunities
  • Stay connected with company
Features
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Eclipse staff are you ready to make getting work easy to secure? Eclipse Now will do that for you! You can now get notified for jobs, show interest in work and have an organized work schedule. Eclipse Now will help you stay connected with our company. You can not only show interest in work, but you can apply for future opportunities. What is Eclipse? Eclipse is a licensed security guard company specializing in the recruitment and placement of event and security specialists.

Screenshots

SubConnect1 screens
Eclipse Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Eclipse Now at 5.0 against SubConnect's 1.6. Eclipse Now also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). SubConnect's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eclipse Now holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SubConnect has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SubConnect ships an update every 3 months, Eclipse Now fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SubConnect versus Eclipse Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubConnectEclipse Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEric DenneServeture

Customer experience

SubConnect

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

Eclipse Now

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SubConnect

No in-app purchases

None

Eclipse Now

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SubConnect free?
SubConnect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eclipse Now free?
Eclipse Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SubConnect or Eclipse Now?
Eclipse Now is rated higher. SubConnect averages 1.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Eclipse Now averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SubConnect or Eclipse Now have ads?
Neither SubConnect nor Eclipse Now shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SubConnect or Eclipse Now?
SubConnect ships an update every 3 months, and Eclipse Now fortnightly. Most recently, SubConnect was updated on September 17, 2026 and Eclipse Now on October 1, 2026.

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