Comparison

Parent Admin vs Parentapps Connect

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

Head to head
About

Parent Admin

This app streamlines communication between parents and nurseries. It allows parents to manage bookings, update child details, and view invoices. Nurseries can send important updates and newsletters directly to parents.

Highlights
  • Send booking change requests
  • Update child registration details
  • View invoices and payments
  • Receive nursery notifications
  • Manage funding eligibility codes
  • View booking patterns
Features
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Making life easier for nursery and pre-school parents to communicate with their nursery. Parents can send notifications directly to the nursery requesting any booking pattern changes, extra sessions, changes to emergency contact details, new allergy requirements, etc. The Nursery can also send notifications to parents keeping them up to date with emergency closures, newsletters, etc. This app allows parents to keep their children’s registration form details up-to-date including collection passwords, emergency contacts, permissions, consents and much more. We also allow parents to view all their invoices to date and see all payments made to their children’s account. This also reduces any confusion of how much is outstanding on their account. Booking patterns clearly displayed for all current and future sessions enabling the parent to see exactly when their children are scheduled to be attending the nursery. Funding (HMRC) eligibility codes can be kept up to date to ensure the parents don’t miss out on any funding claims. This app is designed to give parents access to parent admin on the go on any device, anytime, anywhere.

About

Parentapps Connect

Streamline communication between parents and schools with a comprehensive platform. Easily report absences, manage consent forms, and stay updated on school events and messages. Connect with teachers and receive important notifications directly through the app.

Highlights
  • Absence reporting
  • Electronic consent forms
  • Multiple family member access
  • Calendar and term dates
  • Electronic newsletters
  • Messaging
  • Parents evening booking
Features
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Parentapps Connect has a whole host of features that will make staying informed about your child’s education easier than ever. Our system was built with the help of feedback from parents and schools and has a variety of useful features to help you engage with your child’s school. Welcome to the future of school communications. Features: • Absence reporting Quickly and easily notify your child’s school of any absences. • Electronic consent forms No more lost forms in the school yard or missed school trips. • Multiple family member access Invite other family members to the app to ensure everyone is up to date. • Calendar and Term Dates Never miss another event! • Electronic Newsletters Stay informed of all that is happening at your child’s school right from within the app. • Messaging Receive important messages regarding your child specifically as well as group messages and whole school notifications. • Parents evening booking system Finding a time to meet with your child’s teacher is easier than ever with Connect’s Parents Evening Booking System Important Information: • Please ensure that push notifications are enabled to receive messages through the app • In order to register and login you must have received an invitation from the school to set up a Parentapps Connect account. • If other members of your family want to login, please ensure their email address and mobile number are also registered with the school. • If you experience any issues, please email support@parentapps.co.uk

Screenshots

Parent Admin4 screens
Parentapps Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Parentapps Connect at 36% against Parent Admin's 14%. Parentapps Connect also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Parent Admin's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parent Admin ships an update every 2 weeks, Parentapps Connect every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Parent Admin versus Parentapps Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParent AdminParentapps Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews35.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNursery In a Box LtdVenturEd Solutions LLC

Customer experience

Parent Admin

Written reviews42 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative81.0%

Parentapps Connect

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive35.9%
Neutral9.4%
Negative54.7%

Bugs and requests

Parent Admin

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Parentapps Connect

Reported bugs

60 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • App closes immediately after opening
  • Cannot log in
  • App not finding school
  • Login loop
Show 55 more
  • Swirly whirl of doom
  • Hundreds of unread messages shown
  • Read messages showing as unread
  • Unread notifications after closing app
  • Booking systems never work
  • Reporting absences never works
  • Server error
  • Unable to open messages due to error
  • Key chain doesn't save password
  • Doesn't show account/schools
  • Unsubscribes from school
  • Cannot find school after unsubscribing
  • New families waiting weeks for access
  • Some families still cannot get in
  • Event notifications lack detail
  • Teachers/admins cannot message from mobile
  • Parents cannot access desktop
  • Slow and clunky
  • Regularly forgets school connection
  • Terrible UX
  • Multiple notifications for one item
  • Shows error when opening app
  • Logs out frequently
  • Cannot reset password
  • Forms won't load
  • Takes days to work
  • Logs out when switching schools
  • Update made it worse
  • Crashes when trying to log back in
  • More glitches than normal
  • Not working, shows error on opening
  • Keeps logging out
  • Not accepting password
  • Frozen on login screen
  • Showing 41 notifications when all are read
  • Constant errors with reminders
  • Booking parents evening didn't work
  • Cannot access app at all
  • No longer works after last update
  • Search for school doesn't work
  • Stopped working again
  • Keeps crashing
  • Cannot log on
  • Notifications pop up with high counts then disappear
  • Notification comes through twice
  • App badge shows incorrect unread count
  • App will not find school
  • Cannot open important forms
  • Last update logs out of all schools
  • Update made it stop working
  • Cannot access messages, app shuts down
  • Poor setup, URL import fails
  • Setup not straightforward
  • App crashes after opening (iPhone 6s/XR issues)
  • App incompatible with older iPhones

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to delete read messages
  • Print function for newsletters/homework
  • Fingerprint access
  • Flag/favorite messages
  • Option for step-parents
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  • Fix duplicate notifications
  • Fix app badge count

In-app purchases

None

Parent Admin

No in-app purchases

None

Parentapps Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Parent Admin free?
Parent Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Parentapps Connect free?
Parentapps Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Parent Admin or Parentapps Connect have ads?
Neither Parent Admin nor Parentapps Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Parent Admin or Parentapps Connect?
Parent Admin ships an update every 2 weeks, and Parentapps Connect every 2 months. Most recently, Parent Admin was updated on September 28, 2026 and Parentapps Connect on September 28, 2026.

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