Comparison

Scolago vs Playgroond

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

Head to head
About

Scolago

This platform connects school staff with substitute teachers for seamless replacement reservations. It offers a free, modern, and efficient solution to manage absences and find qualified candidates, eliminating the need for stressful phone calls or expensive agencies.

Highlights
  • Replacement reservation system
  • Self-service social connection tool
  • Free for school staff and substitutes
  • Expands candidate pool
  • Modern and efficient platform
Features
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Scolago is a new generation service specialized for replacement reservation: A self-service social connection tool addressed for the school domain. Both school staff and substitutes can register and use our service for free. Our mission : End stress, unsuccessful calls, expensive agencies and replacement requests through Facebook, while expanding available candidates pool. How : By provinding school staff and substitutes a free, modern, efficient and accessible platform, to all, at any time.

About

Playgroond

Discover nearby playgrounds with detailed information including age groups, opening hours, and equipment. Contribute to the community by adding new playgrounds to the map.

Highlights
  • Discover nearby playgrounds
  • Detailed playground information
  • Community-created map data
  • Add new playgrounds
  • Guest mode available
Features
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• GIVE IT A TRY • You can enable the guest mode to take a look at the app. • DISCOVERY • Playgroond helps you discover the playgrounds around you. The app locates you on a map and then displays playgrounds surrounding you and the walking time to go to each of them. Detailed information give you the age group, opening hours, equipments, rate, photos, etc. • COMMUNITY • All playgrounds that you see on the map have been created by one of our awesome Playgroond community user. We don't rely on a random database found on Internet to fill the map. In this way, the data quality is at the highest. • PLAY THE GAME • If you know or notice a playground that is not yet on the map, add it so that the other users can discover it too and enjoy with their kids. • 4 000 PLAYGROUNDS • It's not much but it's just the beginning! --- Before giving us a bad rating, test our reactivity and give us a chance to quickly resolve your problem, nobody is perfect :-) • If you found a bug on the app, thanks to contact us here: https://www.playgroond.fr/company/bug • If you want to suggest an enhancement, you can propose it here: https://www.playgroond.fr/company/suggest • For any other inquiry, contact us here: https://www.playgroond.fr/company/contact-us PS- Website is still in French for the moment but it will be translated very soon

Screenshots

Scolago4 screens
Playgroond4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Playgroond at 98% against Scolago's 28%. Scolago's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scolago ships an update every 5 days, Playgroond every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Scolago versus Playgroond: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScolagoPlaygroond
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.8% of reviews97.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScolago Innovation Inc.Antoine Durand

Customer experience

Scolago

Written reviews18 reviews
Positive27.8%
Neutral50.0%
Negative22.2%

Playgroond

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive97.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.3%

In-app purchases

None

Scolago

No in-app purchases

None

Playgroond

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scolago free?
Scolago is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Playgroond free?
Playgroond is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scolago or Playgroond have ads?
Neither Scolago nor Playgroond shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scolago or Playgroond?
Scolago ships an update every 5 days, and Playgroond every 2 weeks. Most recently, Scolago was updated on November 11, 2026 and Playgroond on November 3, 2026.

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