Comparison

Xplor Home vs Xap Connect

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

Head to head
About

Xplor Home

Easily track your child's daily activities, learning progress, and health metrics. Securely share photos and videos with family and communicate with educators. Manage childcare bookings, finances, and subsidies all in one place.

Highlights
  • Track learning journey with photos and videos
  • Monitor health metrics (sleep, nutrition, toileting)
  • Book extra childcare sessions
  • Manage childcare finances and subsidies
  • Direct communication with educators
  • Securely share moments with family
Features
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Xplor Home, by Xplor Technologies is the easiest way to stay close to your child's day. See learning, health and wellbeing at a glance, and manage bookings and payments without the back-and-forth. Book your child into any Xplor, QikKids or Discover childcare centre in a few taps. LEARNING JOURNEY See the photos and videos capturing your child's day, chat with educators about their progress, and share the moments that matter with family. HEALTH & WELLBEING Track sleep, nutrition, toileting and sun protection over time, not just the day. Medication and incident records, including digital signatures, are kept secure and easy to find. MESSAGING Talk directly with your centre through Messenger, no more relying on notes at drop-off. BOOKINGS, SIMPLIFIED Book extra sessions in a couple of taps, join a waitlist when a room's full, and see the reason if a booking request is declined. Let your centre know in seconds if you're running late or away. FINANCE & SUBSIDY See what you owe, what's covered, and when payments are due, all in one place. Please note: to log in to Home, your child must be attending a centre with an active Xplor, QikKids, or Discover subscription.

About

Xap Connect

This all-in-one childcare management software simplifies daily operations for educators. It offers digital attendance, routine updates, learning observations, and parent communication, allowing staff to focus more on children and less on paperwork.

Highlights
  • Digital attendance kiosk
  • Daily routine updates
  • Learning observation drafting
  • Parent communication
  • Development reports
  • Framework alignment
Features
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Xap is the #1 rated childcare management app. Our all-in-one childcare software features digital attendance Kiosk for staff and parents, daily routine updates, observations, parent communication and more. The perfect childcare management solution for childcare centres, OSHCs, Preschools, Kindergartens and Vacation Care programs. HOW IT WORKS Delight your parents with beautiful daily routine updates and learning portfolios Daily routine updates and portfolios full of pictures, videos and milestones are created automagically from your observations and shared with parents. Draft Beautiful learning observations Our app comes pre-loaded with your learning framework so that you can add your curriculum and map it instantly. The childcare app works with Montessori preschools too! Digital attendance Kiosk Our app allows your staff and parents to sign in using our Kiosk system which will help you automate your sign in and sign out process. With our childcare all in one app, educators can spend more time with the children, and everyone can spend less time on paperwork! FEATURES CHILD CARE DAILY ROUTINE Updates • Daily Routines - Meals, snacks, sleep checks, toileting, activities and observations, medication and mood • Custom Activities – Create your own activities to post it to the families or keep it for your internal records. Digital Kiosk • Educators can check in children in bulk, record drop-off and pick-up • Parents can check in and Check out children • Staff can check in to the centre and rooms and record break times. LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT • Photo and video observations - Tag observations with images from the rooms • Development reports - Follow a child’s early years development and create a learning story for each child at your centre • Framework and curriculum assessment - Align to early learning guidelines and with Reggio, play-based, EYLF, MTOP and Montessori framework GET IN TOUCH For support, please email us on support@xap.net.au We are passionate about early childhood education and creating childcare software to support centres like yours!

Screenshots

Xplor Home4 screens
Xap Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Xplor Home at 4.9 against Xap Connect's 1.9. Xplor Home also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Xplor Home holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Xplor Home's written reviews are positive against 0% of Xap Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Xplor Home ships an update every 4 weeks, Xap Connect every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Xplor Home versus Xap Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXplor HomeXap Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (39 ratings) — better1.9 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews28.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB57 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperXplorXAP TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD

Customer experience

Xplor Home

All ratings39 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive28.4%
Neutral11.6%
Negative60.0%

Xap Connect

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Xplor Home

No in-app purchases

None

Xap Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Xplor Home free?
Xplor Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Xap Connect free?
Xap Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Xplor Home or Xap Connect?
Xplor Home is rated higher. Xplor Home averages 4.9 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Xap Connect averages 1.9 from 25 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Xplor Home or Xap Connect?
Xplor Home ships an update every 4 weeks, and Xap Connect every 3 weeks. Most recently, Xplor Home was updated on November 7, 2026 and Xap Connect on November 7, 2026.

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