ChildPilot Parents vs FBTX Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChildPilot Parents
Streamline communication with your child's school, manage payments, and track their activities. Easily check them in and out, view payment history, and receive event notifications. Stay connected with teachers and administrators through secure messaging.
- QR code check-in/out
- Online invoice payments
- AutoPay enrollment
- Payment history viewing
- Family tax statement downloads
- Child activity log
- Teacher/administrator messaging
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Being a part of your child's day, communicating with school staff, and paying for tuition has never been easier! Features: *Check your child in and out of school with your schools Secure QR Code. *Pay for invoices online via credit card, debit card, or e-checks. *Enroll for AutoPay *View Payment History *Download and Print Family Tax Statements *Stay connected with your child through their Activity Log. *Send and receive messages with child's teacher or school administrator. *View, Download, and Upload documents needed from your school. *Event notifications for any new upcoming school events.
FBTX Connect
Report city issues like potholes or property maintenance with ease. This app uses your location and allows photo/video uploads to help resolve problems faster. Track the status of your requests until they are completed.
- Submit city service requests
- Use GPS for location
- Upload photos and videos
- Track request status
- Report property maintenance
- Report potholes and signs
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Welcome to the FBTX Connect mobile app. FBTX Connect empowers Farmers Branch residents to easily submit requests for assistance with city issues, such as property maintenance concerns, damaged street signs, and potholes, to name a few. FBTX Connect uses GPS to recognize your location and allows you to upload pictures or videos to accompany your request. Residents can track the status of items reported until they are resolved. FBTX Connect makes it easier than ever to report a problem.
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Verdict
ChildPilot Parents and FBTX Connect both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of ChildPilot Parents's written reviews are positive against 0% of FBTX Connect's. ChildPilot Parents also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for ChildPilot Parents against 4.4 for FBTX Connect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 59 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of ChildPilot Parents's written reviews are positive against 0% of FBTX Connect's.
ChildPilot Parents ships an update weekly, FBTX Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChildPilot Parents | FBTX Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (21 ratings) | 4.4 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 59 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SportsPilot Inc | City of Farmers Branch |
Customer experience
ChildPilot Parents
FBTX Connect
In-app purchases
ChildPilot Parents
No in-app purchases
FBTX Connect
No in-app purchases
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