Flexischools vs SIMON Everywhere
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flexischools
Streamline school payments and ordering for parents, eliminating the need for cash and simplifying canteen, uniform, and event purchases. Enjoy fast, secure, and convenient transactions with Australian-based support.
- Cashless ordering and payments
- School canteen, uniform, and event purchases
- Simplified payment management
- Australian-based customer support
- Secure and reliable transactions
- Processed over 150 million orders
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Flexischools is on a mission to simplify school life. Established in 2008, Flexischools brings cashless ordering and payments to school canteens, uniform shops, events and fundraisers. We’ve processed more than 150 million orders for Australian families since we started! Say goodbye to morning chaos with Flexischools! With our app, parents get an easier way to manage school payments without the hassle of looking for loose change or order forms scrunched up at the bottom of school bags! Why do parents love Flexischools? • School lunches, sorted fast • Cashless convenience • Australian-based customer support • Secure, safe and reliable The Flexischools service is provided by InLoop Pty Ltd (ABN 27 114 508 771) (trading as Flexischools) which holds Australian Financial Services Number 471558. Any information provided is general only and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Please read and consider the Combined Financial Services Guide and Product Disclosure Statement, and Target Market Determination at www.flexischools.com.au/legal before acquiring or using the service. Flexischools’ information security management system is ISO27001 certified.
SIMON Everywhere
This app provides parents with mobile access to school communications and functions. It allows for quick delivery of instant notifications, newsletters, emails, and important school forms directly to parents' devices.
- Instant notifications
- Newsletters and emails
- Absentee notifications
- Excursion forms
- Event updates
- Parent access module
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SIMON Everywhere is the mobility solution for SIMON Schools, delivering Parents Access Module (PAM) and Simon Schools functionality in a mobile phone app. Parents are able to log in with their existing PAM credentials. SIMON Everywhere is the only mobile app designed in consultation with and endorsed by SIMON Schools. SIMON Everywhere allows schools to quickly and easily communicate instant notifications, newsletter, emails, absentee notifications, excursion forms, events and more to the whole school community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SIMON Everywhere at none against Flexischools's shown. SIMON Everywhere also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Flexischools's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 9%). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Flexischools ships an update fortnightly, SIMON Everywhere weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flexischools | SIMON Everywhere |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 9.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | InLoop Pty Ltd | Chris Hordern |
Customer experience
Flexischools
SIMON Everywhere
In-app purchases
Flexischools
No in-app purchases
SIMON Everywhere
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Flexischools free?
Is SIMON Everywhere free?
Do Flexischools or SIMON Everywhere have ads?
Which is updated more often, Flexischools or SIMON Everywhere?
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