Parentapps Connect vs LMS Learning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Absence reporting
- Electronic consent forms
- Multiple family member access
- Calendar and term dates
- Electronic newsletters
- Messaging
- Parents evening booking
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
LMS Learning
Read full descriptionHide full description
txt LMS Learning is a simple, professional learning app designed to make education accessible to everyone. Explore a growing library of free courses that anyone can join, anytime and anywhere. Learn through a variety of lesson formats—including videos and images—organized in a clear, easy-to-follow structure. To help you track your progress and reinforce what you’ve learned, LMS Learning includes interactive quizzes and tests after lessons or modules. Key Features: - Free course subscriptions for everyone - Clean, simple, and professional user experience - Multi-format lessons (videos and images) - Interactive quizzes and assessments - Learn anytime, anywhere Start learning today with LMS Learning and build your skills step by step.
Screenshots
Verdict
Parentapps Connect and LMS Learning are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Parentapps Connect | LMS Learning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VenturEd Solutions LLC | Germania Tek |
Bugs and 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 moreShow fewer
- 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
Show 2 moreShow fewer
- Fix duplicate notifications
- Fix app badge count
LMS Learning
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Parentapps Connect
No in-app purchases
LMS Learning
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Parentapps Connect free?
Is LMS Learning free?
Do Parentapps Connect or LMS Learning have ads?
Other comparisons















