Comparison

Learning Journals ParentZone vs MYRGU

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

Head to head
About

Learning Journals ParentZone

This app allows parents to easily view their child's learning journey and observations. It provides a convenient way to access important updates without needing to visit a website.

Highlights
  • View child's profile
  • Access learning journey observations
  • Receive important updates
  • Convenient mobile access
Features
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Learning Journals is the simple online learning journey system that enables staff to quickly and easily take in-depth and meaningful observations of significant learning events of a child's learning. This version is exclusively for Parents, and allows you to view your child's profile without having to go to our website every single time.

About

MYRGU

This app offers a personalized, single access point to student systems and information. It provides notifications to keep you updated on your learning journey, synchronizes with the web version, and allows for dashboard customization.

Highlights
  • Personalized timetable access with notifications
  • Moodle integration for assignments and grades
  • Offline access to most apps
  • Library account management
  • Office 365 email access
  • Print credit balance check
Features
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The MYRGU mobile app provides an easy-to-use, personalised single access point to student systems and your information. The app provides you with everything you need in one place and with notifications to keep you updated, MYRGU will be your go-to app during your learning and education experience. The MYRGU app also synchronises with the web based desktop site, providing access to the same apps and data for a seamless experience. Plus any changes you make to the mobile dashboard on your desktop will be synced to the mobile app to make personalisation quick and easy. Features include: • Full access to your personalised timetable so you can see where you need to be and when, as well as notifications if anything changes. • Moodle integration – provides details of your assignments and courses, as well as notification of assignment deadlines and grades. • Offline access – allows access to most apps when browsing offline • Library account – keep up-to-date with your borrowing history and requests, as well as receive notifications when a reserved book is available, or overdue notices. • Email – access to a light version of your Office 365 mail client so you can keep track of emails • Balances – you can check how much print credit you have. Further systems and functionality will be added in subsequent phases on consultation with schools, students and support services.

Screenshots

Learning Journals ParentZone4 screens
MYRGU4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Learning Journals ParentZone at 27% against MYRGU's 8%. MYRGU's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.5). 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Learning Journals ParentZone versus MYRGU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearning Journals ParentZoneMYRGU
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews — better8.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.510.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLearning JournalsRobert Gordon University

Customer experience

Learning Journals ParentZone

Written reviews30 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative40.0%

MYRGU

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative91.7%

In-app purchases

None

Learning Journals ParentZone

No in-app purchases

None

MYRGU

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learning Journals ParentZone free?
Learning Journals ParentZone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MYRGU free?
MYRGU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Learning Journals ParentZone or MYRGU have ads?
Neither Learning Journals ParentZone nor MYRGU shows ads.

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