Comparison

Nelson Public Libraries vs Parentland

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

Head to head
About

Nelson Public Libraries

Features
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Access Nelson Public Libraries from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books.

About

Parentland

Get personalized, evidence-based parenting advice tailored to your child's age, temperament, and your parenting style. Access tools and strategies for common challenges like sleep, eating, and behavior, with bite-sized videos and innovative features.

Highlights
  • Personalized advice for sleep, eating, and behavior
  • Child temperament and age customization
  • Tools and strategies for parenting challenges
  • Bite-sized videos on important topics
  • Reward tools and gameplans
  • Food range diary
Features
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Parenting is hard work, we all know that, but getting help shouldn't be. Parentland is what you've always wanted… a place you can come for evidence-based advice you can trust about the things that really matter and the things which really don't.  Parentland provides you with customised advice on a range of topics including, sleep, eating and behaviour as well as tools and strategies for dealing with common parenting challenges - customised for your child's temperament, age and your preferred way of managing when things don't quite go as planned. Parentland is the brain child of clinical psychologist Nigel Latta, and was developed by a team of clinical psychologists and family therapists with many decades experience working with tens of thousands of families And you'll be pleased to know it's not going to be an exhausting and depressing list of thousands of things you 'should' do.  Instead the real magic of Parentland is that you're not going to have to trawl through endless 'to-do' lists, and massive amounts of content to find the advice that works for you. The app will give you strategies and advice which match both how you parent, and your child's personality. Because children aren't all the same, so the advice shouldn't be either. The app has innovative tools for babies and children, and is packed with advice and information on all the things you really want to know about. And over time we're going to adding new content on all kinds of important issues… everything from settling crying babies, to building resilience, the truth about 'boy brains' and 'girl brains', what the evidence really says about the impact on children of growing up in separated and/or blended families (spoiler alert - they'll be fine), choosing the right preschool, the simple things which will actually help your kids achieve in school, and so much more. With a mix of personalised strategies that match both you and your children, innovative and effective tools, and bite-sized videos dealing with the issues that matter to you and your family, Parentland is going to be your new favourite place. Our free app allows you to view and read summaries of important topics, access to our Farty Monkey reward tool and the ability to use the Sleep Props gameplan to help with sleep issues. Our premium app includes full access to customised articles and advice, access to many gameplans covering issues with sleep, behaviour and eating as well as more reward tools, the ladder of doom, a food range diary and much more. Subscribers also will received access to additional articles, tools and gameplans as they are relased. When subscribing: – You can choose either a monthly subscription or a discounted annual subscription – Payment is charged to your iTunes Account when you confirm purchase and your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is disabled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will be charged for a renewal up to 24 hours before the end of each current period, at the same annual fee. – You can manage your subscription and disable auto-renewals in the App Store app following purchase. Our terms of use are available at https://www.parentland.app/terms-of-use We welcome any feedback for Parentland: https://www.parentland.app/support

Screenshots

Nelson Public Libraries4 screens
Parentland4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nelson Public Libraries at none against Parentland's 2. Parentland's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Parentland sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Nelson Public Libraries asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nelson Public Libraries ships an update every 4 months, Parentland every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Nelson Public Libraries versus Parentland: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNelson Public LibrariesParentland
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—92.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB184 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDepartment of Internal AffairsParentland Limited

In-app purchases

None

Nelson Public Libraries

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Parentland

Subscriptions2
  • Parentland for a month$2.991 Month
  • Parentland for a year$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Nelson Public Libraries free?
Nelson Public Libraries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Parentland free?
Parentland is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nelson Public Libraries or Parentland have ads?
Neither Nelson Public Libraries nor Parentland shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nelson Public Libraries or Parentland?
Nelson Public Libraries ships an update every 4 months, and Parentland every 2 weeks. Most recently, Nelson Public Libraries was updated on October 14, 2026 and Parentland on October 20, 2026.

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