Comparison

Parent Admin vs TappyPhone

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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

TappyPhone

Features
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Turn your phone into the ultimate learning toy! TappyPhone is a colourful, safe toy phone app designed for toddlers and young children aged 2–6. Children can press the buttons, make pretend phone calls, and play 12 fun educational mini-games that teach letters, numbers, colours, shapes and much more β€” all wrapped up in the toy phone they already love to play with. PRETEND PHONE CALLS Dial any number and press the big green button to call! The phone rings, answers, and plays a fun goodbye when you hang up. Just like a real phone! 12 FUN GAMES - Letters β€” tap the correct letter when asked - Numbers β€” find the right number button - Shapes β€” spot circles, stars, hearts and more - Colours β€” tap red, blue, green and 9 other colours - Animals β€” find the animals and hear their sounds - Counting β€” count the dots and press the right number - Memory β€” remember where the animals are hiding! - Bubble Pop β€” pop all the bubbles on screen - Toy Piano β€” play musical notes on every button - Speed Tap β€” tap the glowing button as fast as you can - Simon Says β€” watch the pattern and copy it back - Odd One Out β€” find the button that looks different MUSIC & SOUNDS Each game plays its own cheerful background song. Every answer is praised with warm, friendly voice prompts. Celebrations play when children get things right! DESIGNED FOR LITTLE HANDS Big, colourful buttons that are easy to press. Friendly animations and sounds provide instant feedback. A gentle hint appears if your child needs help. No reading required for the youngest children. PERSONALISE WITH THEMES Choose from Classic or unlock beautiful premium themes: Pink Princess, Blue Adventure, Sunshine Yellow, Animal Kingdom, Emergency Heroes, Space Explorer, Under the Sea, Candy Land, and Superhero. Each theme changes the whole look and feel of the app! CHILD-SAFE & PARENT-APPROVED - No adverts, ever - No data collection - No social features - Parental gate protects all settings and purchases - Recordings (pretend calls) are stored privately on your device or iCloud β€” never shared FOR PARENTS All settings, purchases and options are protected by a 4-digit parental PIN. Guided Access (built into iPhone/iPad) lets you lock the app so children can play independently. Unlock individual games or everything at once with a one-time purchase. A monthly subscription option is also available. TappyPhone β€” where learning sounds like fun. By downloading this app you agree to Apple's Standard License Agreement (Terms of Use): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Parent Admin4 screens
TappyPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Parent Admin at none against TappyPhone's 10. TappyPhone's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. TappyPhone sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Parent Admin asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parent Admin ships an update every 2 weeks, TappyPhone daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Parent Admin versus TappyPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParent AdminTappyPhone
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews14.3% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size47 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNursery In a Box LtdArron Penfold

In-app purchases

None

Parent Admin

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

TappyPhone

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time9
  • Theme - Emergency Heroes$0.99
  • Theme - Animal Kingdom$0.99
  • Theme - Space Explorer$0.99
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  • Theme - Under The Sea$0.99
  • Theme - Candy Land$0.99
  • Theme - Superhero$0.99
  • All - Themes$4.99
  • All - Games$4.99
  • Everything$7.99

Questions

Is Parent Admin free?
Parent Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TappyPhone free?
TappyPhone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Parent Admin or TappyPhone have ads?
Neither Parent Admin nor TappyPhone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Parent Admin or TappyPhone?
Parent Admin ships an update every 2 weeks, and TappyPhone daily. Most recently, Parent Admin was updated on October 7, 2026 and TappyPhone on October 4, 2026.

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