ProvaParent vs SchoolsBuddy 2.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ProvaParent
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The Application allows you to follow your kids from the pick up to the drop off point of the school bus. You can also: * See your kids daily and weekly time table * Follow in real time the bus. * Be informed in case of late arrival. * Be informed if your kid has been duly picked up and dropped off. * Contact directly the school. * Inform the school of daily and weekly changes in the planned tour. * Inform the school of long term absence.
SchoolsBuddy 2.0
This comprehensive system connects parents, staff, and students, streamlining school-related activities. It manages bookings, sports, billing, and transport, enhancing parent engagement and simplifying administrative tasks for schools worldwide.
- Activity and trip coordination
- Billing and payment management
- Sports scheduling
- Transport management
- Role switching for multiple users
- Integration with MIS/SIS providers
- Single Sign-on capabilities
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The complete School-to-Home Management System for Parents, Staff and Students Mobile application for SchoolsBuddy's integrated portal for activities, bookings, sports, billing and transport. This app is for all users in a school from Activities and Trip Co-ordinators, finance departments, through to parents and students. If you have multiple roles, the app will enable you to switch role and help you on a daily basis. SchoolsBuddy is part of the Faria Education Group product suite which includes learning and admission applications via ManageBac and OpenApply, however, SchoolsBuddy can function in a school without these tools. Used in over 400 schools in 50+ countries to enable schools to improve parent engagement, simplify processes and enable schools to manage anything extra-curricular in an organised way. We sync data from many world leading MIS/SIS providers and allow Single Sign-on with a variety of providers including Google, Microsoft, ISAMS, Firefly, ManageBac and many more.
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Verdict
ProvaParent and SchoolsBuddy 2.0 are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
ProvaParent ships an update every 6 weeks, SchoolsBuddy 2.0 monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | ProvaParent | SchoolsBuddy 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Provatis SA | Faria Education Limited |
In-app purchases
ProvaParent
No in-app purchases
SchoolsBuddy 2.0
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ProvaParent free?
Is SchoolsBuddy 2.0 free?
Do ProvaParent or SchoolsBuddy 2.0 have ads?
Which is updated more often, ProvaParent or SchoolsBuddy 2.0?
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