Comparison

SimplyAdmin vs ABCmouse

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

Head to head
About

SimplyAdmin

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The SimplySchool tracks all payments or charges, calculates tuition fees automatically and records attendances fast and simply.. The app works on phone, tablet and computer with data auto-synced in background through all devices. Allow four types of payment frequencies: annual lump sum payment, monthly, every 3 months, or every 6 months. Dynamically display upcoming classes on the home page that give you a shortcut to record attendances and view balance easily and quick. Features include: 1. Collect and manage parent and student details. 2. Record attendance for students with one single tap. 3. Print absence report to PDF based the date filter. 4. Print calendar report to PDF based on the chose school year. 5. Support phone, tablet and computer browsers. 6. Data stores in the cloud that make data auto-synced between all devices. 7. Fast Pay button allows one single tap to create payments easily. 8. Class Charge button creates charges for the whole class to save time. 9. Be able to switch to the previous school year to access the archived data.

About

ABCmouse

This app offers a comprehensive curriculum for children aged 2-8, covering reading, math, science, art, and more through engaging games and activities. It provides a safe, ad-free learning environment with a personalized learning path to foster early academic skills.

Highlights
  • 13,000+ educational activities
  • Learning games for ages 2-8
  • Reading, math, science, art curriculum
  • Personalized learning path
  • Safe, ad-free environment
  • Creative play areas
Features
Currently charting
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Experience the all-new ABCmouse! Kids ages 2–8, including preschool and kindergarten, can enjoy brand-new kids’ learning games, creative play areas, and more—backed by the same award-winning curriculum chosen by over 50 million families worldwide and used in 650,000 US classrooms. **Mom’s Choice GOLD Award** **500K+ Parents Rate ABCmouse 5 Stars** **National Parenting Product Award Winner 2025** FREE LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS AGES 2–8 Play ABCmouse FREE with a daily curated collection of engaging learning games, read-to-me books, videos, songs, puzzles, and art activities. • Daily Curated Content: Every day holds new learning opportunities with a select collection of engaging learning activities in reading, math, science, music, art, social studies, and more • Designed by Learning Experts: Backed by research, each activity is crafted with specific learning objectives in mind UNLIMITED ACCESS WITH ABCMOUSE PREMIUM Upgrade to access 13,000+ learning activities, brand new play areas, and other features • Unlimited Access to ALL Learning Areas: hundreds of hours of educational activities in math, reading, social studies, science, art, music, and more • Personalized Step-by-Step Learning Path: Encourages independent or guided, personalized learning. • Learning through Play: From social emotional learning to spatial reasoning to coding basics, ABCmouse offers learning through creative play areas • Safe Learning Environment: 100% ad-free. Earned the kidSAFE+ COPPA Seal as a COPPA-compliant program • Tickets and Rewards System: Designed to motivate toddlers and kids to complete activities No wifi, no problem. Once installed, ABCmouse works offline on your device, so learning can continue on road trips, flights, or anywhere without a connection. EARLY LEARNING CURRICULUM Engaging educational activities tailored for preschool and kindergarten learners in key academic subjects, including: • Reading: Spans the entire range of early reading and includes phonics activities, letter recognition, parts of speech, and more • Math: Teaches numbers, addition and subtraction, shapes, patterns, measurements, and more through fun games and creative activities • Social Studies: Enriches understanding on history, geography, symbols, holidays, and cultures of the world • Science: Sparks curiosity about the world, health, space, and more through live action experiments, videos, and kid-friendly animation • Arts and Colors: Drawing and painting gives children the opportunity to use lines, shapes, and colors to create original works of art • Music: Rhyme, repetition, and catchy tunes help reinforce important subjects and concepts Learning doesn’t stop when the app closes. Join over 2 million subscribers on the ABCmouse® YouTube channel for brand-new, age-appropriate educational videos every month: youtube.com/@ABCmouse WHAT PARENTS AND TEACHERS SAY "On ABCmouse my children are learning to read, they're doing math problems, social studies, science, everything.” —Elementary School Teacher "I am a first grade teacher, and I think this site is absolutely terrific! There are many engaging activities for a wide variety of academic areas. My 5-year-old twins LOVE it...I can't wait to have ABCmouse in our family for many years! Thank you, from a veteran teacher." —First Grade Teacher and mother of 5-year-old girls Subscription Options This app offers monthly and annual membership options. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews until canceled • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and may be canceled by visiting user's Account Settings after purchase • See ABCmouse-sponsored studies at www.ageoflearning.com/research See our full Terms & Conditions at: https://www.ageoflearning.com/abc-tandc-current/

Screenshots

SimplyAdmin4 screens
ABCmouse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SimplyAdmin at none against ABCmouse's 10. SimplyAdmin also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). ABCmouse's advantage is chart position (#25 vs unranked). On price and device support 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. ABCmouse sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. SimplyAdmin asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
SimplyAdmin versus ABCmouse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplyAdminABCmouse
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.1 (147K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—147K — better
Update frequency—Every 11 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
Best chart rank—#25 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB327 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDong WangAge of Learning, Inc.

Bugs and requests

SimplyAdmin

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ABCmouse

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Piano game sound not working
  • Difficulty accessing math learning

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add more math learning options
  • Improve piano game functionality

In-app purchases

None

SimplyAdmin

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

ABCmouse

Subscriptions9
  • ABCmouse 2 Assessments Monthly$3.991 Month
  • ABCmouse 2$14.991 Month
  • ABCmouse 21 Month trial$14.991 Month
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  • ABCmouse 2.07 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • ABCmouse 2.0$14.991 Month
  • ABCmouse 2 Assessments Annual$39.991 Year
  • ABCmouse 2$45.001 Year
  • ABCmouse 2$59.991 Year
  • ABCmouse 2.01 Year trial2 variants$59.991 Year

Questions

Is SimplyAdmin free?
SimplyAdmin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABCmouse free?
ABCmouse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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