Parent Admin vs VeraSlate School
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Send booking change requests
- Update child registration details
- View invoices and payments
- Receive nursery notifications
- Manage funding eligibility codes
- View booking patterns
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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 childrenβs 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 childrenβs 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 donβt 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.
VeraSlate School
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VeraSlate School brings your school essentials together in one place: courses, assessments, results, timetables, announcements and fee payments, in a clean and straightforward app. Whether you are a student following your own studies, a parent keeping up with your children, or a teacher running your classes, the app adapts to your role and shows you what matters to you. FOR STUDENTS β’ Courses and learning materials Open every course in one place and read lesson notes, videos and rich content shared by your school. β’ Learning modules Work through structured, multi-step lessons at your own pace and pick up exactly where you left off. β’ Assessments and results See what is coming up, sit computer-based tests and assignments, then review your results together with your teacher's feedback. β’ Timetable and daily schedule Start the day with a personal agenda that shows today's classes and what is coming next. β’ School news and announcements Get notices, academic deadlines and event updates straight from your institution. FOR PARENTS β’ One account, every child Switch between your children without signing out and see each one's work separately. β’ Progress at a glance Follow assessments, results and teacher feedback so you know how each child is getting on. β’ Fees without the paperwork See outstanding invoices, pay one or several at once, and keep a clear record of what has been paid. FOR TEACHERS β’ Your teaching day Open the app to today's sessions, the classes you teach, and anything waiting on you. β’ Attendance in a few taps Take a register for any class and keep it with the rest of your records. β’ Assessments and grading Set up assessments and weights, enter results, and publish them with written feedback for each student. β’ Share learning material Publish lesson notes and learning modules to a class and see who has worked through them. FEES AND PAYMENTS View outstanding school fees, pay a single invoice or several together, and where your school allows it, make a part payment towards a balance. Payments are processed securely and your card details are never stored in the app. SECURE BY DEFAULT Sign in with your school-issued credentials and unlock the app with Face ID or Touch ID. Your session is stored securely on your device, and everything you see is scoped to your own school and your own role. VeraSlate School connects automatically to your institution, so the information you see is accurate and personal to you. Note: access to VeraSlate School requires that your institution is onboarded to the platform. If you are not sure whether your school uses VeraSlate, please check with your school office.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Parent Admin at every 2 weeks against VeraSlate School's every 7 months. VeraSlate School's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Parent Admin ships an update every 2 weeks, VeraSlate School every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parent Admin | VeraSlate School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks β better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nursery In a Box Ltd | Decoveo |
In-app purchases
Parent Admin
No in-app purchases
VeraSlate School
No in-app purchases
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