Comparison

Flexischools vs 118 Boxes

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

118 Boxes

Features
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My six-year-old could read the word magnesium. They had never heard it. 118 Boxes is a periodic table quiz built for exactly that problem. Every element name is read out loud, and every element shows a picture of what the stuff actually looks like, so a child who can sound out the letters can also learn what they mean. THREE ROUNDS • What's this symbol? See the letters, pick the name. • What is this stuff? See the sample, pick the name. • Find the symbol. See the name, pick the letters. Ten questions a round, then a score and up to three stars. Anything your child gets wrong is listed at the end with its picture, so the mistakes are the last thing they see. EVERY SAMPLE IS DRAWN BY THE APP No photographs, and nothing is downloaded. Each element is drawn from three things: its colour, its state at room temperature, and the shape a real sample comes in. Gold appears as a cast bar, copper as a coil of wire, mercury as a puddle, and the noble gases as glowing discharge tubes. Anything radioactive glows. EXPLORE THE TABLE The full periodic table, colour coded by family, plus a searchable list. Tap any element to see it, read one short fact written for an early reader, and hear its name. IT KEEPS UP WITH THEM All 118 elements are there from the very first round and nothing is locked. The app just weights things: elements your child has not met yet come up more often, and ones they have learned come up less. An element counts as learned after three correct answers. NO ADS, NO TRACKING, NO ACCOUNTS There is no advertising, no in-app purchases, no analytics and no sign-in. The app contains no networking code at all, so nothing can leave the device even in principle. Progress is stored on your iPhone or iPad and nowhere else. Settings let you turn spoken names on or off, choose which English voice reads them, hide the picture clue to make the symbol rounds harder, and reset progress. Made in Sydney.

Screenshots

Flexischools4 screens
118 Boxes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 118 Boxes at none against Flexischools's shown. 118 Boxes also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Flexischools's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flexischools ships an update monthly, 118 Boxes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flexischools versus 118 Boxes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlexischools118 Boxes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews24.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInLoop Pty LtdRizvie Jaimon

In-app purchases

None

Flexischools

No in-app purchases

None

118 Boxes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flexischools free?
Flexischools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 118 Boxes free?
118 Boxes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flexischools or 118 Boxes have ads?
Flexischools shows ads; 118 Boxes does not.
Which is updated more often, Flexischools or 118 Boxes?
Flexischools ships an update monthly, and 118 Boxes every 5 days. Most recently, Flexischools was updated on October 26, 2026 and 118 Boxes on October 11, 2026.

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