Parent Link vs Next lock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parent Link
Track your child's school bus in real-time, receiving instant updates on pickup and drop-off times. This utility ensures parents know exactly when their children will arrive and depart.
- Real-time bus location tracking
- Estimated time of arrival (ETA)
- Push notifications for alerts
- Pickup and drop-off updates
- Child safety monitoring
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Parent Link makes it easier than ever for parents to see real-time bus location, ETAs and receive real-time push alerts directly to your phone so you know exactly when your school bus will pick up and drop off your children.
Next lock
This app offers intelligent and safe property security solutions. It aims to provide a secure environment for your assets through advanced features.
- Intelligent property security
- Safe property management
- Secure asset protection
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Next lock，Secure your properties intelligently&safely
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Next lock at 2.7 against Parent Link's 2.0. Next lock also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 0%) and ratings volume (74 vs 4). 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.
Next lock holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Next lock has 74 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Parent Link's written reviews are positive against 42% of Next lock's.
Parent Link ships an update every 2 months, Next lock every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parent Link | Next lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 2.7 (74 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 42.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 74 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 407 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wireless Links Inc | 皎 王 |
Customer experience
Parent Link
Next lock
In-app purchases
Parent Link
No in-app purchases
Next lock
No in-app purchases
