ACLM vs ParentsWise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACLM
Access conference schedules, presentations, and speaker information. Take notes directly on slides, in posters, and exhibitor details. Communicate with attendees and colleagues through in-app messaging and social sharing.
- View conference schedule
- Access presentations and speaker details
- Take notes on slides
- Draw on presentation slides
- In-app messaging
- Share information with attendees
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The ACLM mobile application allows you to view the schedule, presentations, exhibitors and speaker details from the conference. Users can take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the app. Note-taking is also available in the posters and exhibitors modules. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with in app messaging, tweeting and emailing.
ParentsWise
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One parenting practice a day, three minutes, grounded in research rather than opinion. Drawn from 33 published child development frameworks, Gottman, Siegel, Greene, Markham and 29 more. Tailored to your child's age and your family's situation. DAILY PRACTICE Each day you get a single prompt rooted in the research. Connection before correction. Collaborative problem solving. Emotion coaching. Not generic advice. Every practice traces back to a specific author and book. COACH ON DEMAND When something hard comes up, open the coach and describe what's happening. Ask how to handle a meltdown, how to rebuild connection after a difficult week, or whether the message you're about to send your child will land the way you intend. The coach gives framework-grounded advice, not platitudes, and adapts to your family's situation. BUILT FOR YOUR FAMILY Tell us your child's age group and situation during setup. Typical development, ADHD, ODD, autism, anxiety, dyslexia: your daily practices and coaching responses reflect your family's reality. The coach is told your child's situation, so it won't default to compliance-first strategies or assume neurotypical baselines. 33 PUBLISHED FRAMEWORKS John Gottman · Daniel Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson · Ross Greene · Laura Markham · Alfie Kohn · Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish · Jane Nelsen · Russell Barkley · Janet Lansbury · and 24 more. PRIVACY Your reflections and coaching conversations are stored securely and never used to train AI models. The app asks for your consent before sending anything to the AI. You can delete your account and all data at any time from Account settings. FREE - No subscription and no in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ParentsWise at every 4 days against ACLM's every 10 months. ACLM's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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.
ACLM ships an update every 10 months, ParentsWise every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACLM | ParentsWise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (851 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 851 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | American College of Lifestyle Medicine | MICHELLE REA |
Bugs and requests
ACLM
Reported bugs
7 issues- Multiple daily crashes requiring repeated logins
- No sound in iPad app
- Unable to enter state in user profile
- Virtual booth failed to update on certain phones
- Slides would not print from app
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- PDF download process not intuitive
- Print buttons non-functional on certain screens
Requested features
5 requests- Full-screen slide viewing option
- Ability to mark and email/print selected slides
- Improved note-taking functionality
- Larger text/font size options
- Better profile customization (state entry)
ParentsWise
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ACLM
No in-app purchases
ParentsWise
No in-app purchases
