Jamf Parent vs Crusader Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jamf Parent
Manage your child's school-issued device with this app. Restrict app and website access, control device features like the camera, and schedule usage times for homework or bedtime.
- Restrict and allow apps
- Restrict and allow device features
- Restrict and allow websites
- Schedule app restrictions
- Receive arrival notifications
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Jamf Parent empowers parents to manage their children's school-issued devices. Using the intuitive interface, you can restrict which apps your child can access on their device, receive notifications when your child arrives at school, and schedule homework time or bedtime by using Device Rules to allow or restrict certain apps. Key features: - Restrict and allow apps in real time (including games and social media) - Restrict and allow device features (including the camera) - Restrict and allow websites - Create scheduled app restrictions for homework time, bedtime, and timeout
Crusader Connect
This app provides a quick and efficient way to access your academic information. View grades, track upcoming assignments, and access your school schedule all in one place. Designed for students to stay organized and informed about their academic progress.
- Check grades
- View upcoming assignments
- Access school schedule
- Faster grade checking
- Improved academic overview
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Use the same Crusader Connect login, and check your grades faster and better than ever. Features include: Checking grades, checking assignments that are due, easily accessible school schedule.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crusader Connect at 88% against Jamf Parent's 4%. Crusader Connect also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (78 vs 13). 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.
Crusader Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crusader Connect has 78 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Jamf Parent's written reviews are positive against 88% of Crusader Connect's.
Jamf Parent ships an update fortnightly, Crusader Connect every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Jamf Parent | Crusader Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (13 ratings) | 4.7 (78 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.2% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 78 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JAMF Software | Simply Viral LLC |
Customer experience
Jamf Parent
Crusader Connect
In-app purchases
Jamf Parent
No in-app purchases
Crusader Connect
No in-app purchases
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