ParentZone vs Jigsaw School App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ParentZone
This app allows parents to receive real-time updates on their child's daily activities and milestones from their childcare provider. View photos, meal logs, nap schedules, and important health information securely. Share access with other family members to keep everyone informed.
- Daily activity updates
- Photo sharing
- Meal and nap logs
- Health and accident reports
- Secure family access
- Developmental milestones
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Stay up to date with your child’s activities and achievements even when you can’t be with them. Your Childcare Provider will upload photos and descriptions of your child’s day so that you’ll never miss a moment of your child’s development again. You can log in securely whenever is most convenient for you and see important information about your child’s day. Secure logins can be sent to other family members and carers so you can all join in to celebrate your child’s development. ParentZone will show you information about your child’s • Meals • Naps • Nappy Changes • Medicine • Accidents • Moments ParentZone can only be accessed via invitation from your Childcare provider. Speak to your Childcare provider about getting ParentZone today.
Jigsaw School App
Stay informed about school news, events, and surveys with this official app. Receive instant alerts for new posts to ensure you never miss important updates.
- Receive school news
- Stay updated on events
- Participate in surveys
- Instant message alerts
- Never miss important messages
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Be better connected with our official app: receive news, events, surveys & more. You can also choose to receive an alert whenever new items are posted - never miss an important message again!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ParentZone at 60% against Jigsaw School App's 0%. ParentZone also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (103 vs 1). Jigsaw School App's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
ParentZone holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ParentZone has 103 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of ParentZone's written reviews are positive against 0% of Jigsaw School App's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ParentZone | Jigsaw School App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (103 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 103 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Connect Childcare | Jigsaw School Apps |
Customer experience
ParentZone
Jigsaw School App
Bugs and requests
ParentZone
Reported bugs
6 issues- Constant login issues
- Biometrics not working
- Video/photo upload failures
- Timeline not updating correctly
- Filtering not working as expected
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- Notifications not working
Requested features
7 requests- Allow emojis in messages
- Add meal details
- Allow bulk download of photos
- Improve notification details
- Allow two-device login
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- Add sleep tracking
- Improve account switching
Jigsaw School App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ParentZone
No in-app purchases
Jigsaw School App
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ParentZone free?
Is Jigsaw School App free?
Which has better reviews, ParentZone or Jigsaw School App?
Do ParentZone or Jigsaw School App have ads?
Which is updated more often, ParentZone or Jigsaw School App?
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