Comparison

iCherub Parent vs Inly School

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

Head to head
About

iCherub Parent

Stay connected with your child's childcare center. Receive daily updates on development, activities, and achievements. Share photos, videos, and messages instantly, and manage payments and enrollment.

Highlights
  • Contactless QR check-in/out
  • Daily activity and learning reports
  • Photo, video, and document sharing
  • Instant messages and alerts
  • Parent-to-staff messaging
  • Invoice and payment tracking
  • Quick enrollment
Features
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Childcare Parent App. Parents stay connected with your child’s childcare center and never miss a moment of your child’s Development, Activities, and Achievements. Smart-Check: Smart contactless QR check-in and checkout. Daily Updates: Parents receive Daily Activity report, Learning and child’s performance for the day. Photos & Actions: Staff will share photos, videos, notes, and documents and instantly available on the App. Messages/Alerts & Notifications: Parents will receive all the communication from the childcare center instantly. Send Note: Parents can send a Note/Message to Staff or Childcare center Admin and Staff. Gallery: All the photos, videos, documents shared will be available for parents to view and share with family. Invoice & Payments: Parents can track/view the Invoice and make payments from the App. Enrollment: Quick and easy Registration and Enrollment.

About

Inly School

This app provides a centralized hub for the Inly School community, offering parents, staff, and visitors easy access to school updates, event information, and contact details. It features a customizable layout for quick access to frequently used resources and a feedback system for continuous improvement.

Highlights
  • School updates notifications
  • Absence and attendance reporting
  • Direct department contact
  • Access to school websites
  • Event calendar
  • Social media and news feed
  • Customizable portal layout
Features
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Welcome to the official mobile app of Inly, an independent Montessori school that inspires toddler through grade 8 students on Boston’s South Shore. This beautiful, customizable design features a clear layout of resources for Inly parents, staff members, visitors, and any other members of the Inly community. You can use this app to... • Get notified about important school updates • Submit absence & attendance notifications • Contact important departments with the push of a button • Access important Inly websites • See what upcoming events are happening • Browse the latest Inly social media and news • Learn more about Inly School • And much more! Your Inly app is fully customizable by you: Rearrange your portals to easily access whichever features you use most. If you want to check school events frequently, you can put that portal front and center. If you never check school social media, you can turn that portal off. This app is built with cutting-edge technology and a modern, user-friendly design that's optimized based on millions of usage data points. As the technology continues to improve, you'll notice your app getting better and better over time. If you have ideas, suggestions, questions, or feedback about anything in the app, you can easily submit them through your app's suggestion box (in the "Profile" screen). This feedback will always be taken into account to continue improving the Inly app experience for everyone. To learn more about this app, visit MontessoriMobileApps.com. To contact the developers directly, email team@seabirdapps.com.

Screenshots

iCherub Parent4 screens
Inly School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: iCherub Parent at 12.4 against Inly School's 15.1. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for iCherub Parent against 5.0 for Inly School. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCherub Parent ships an update every 4 months, Inly School every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
iCherub Parent versus Inly School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCherub ParentInly School
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiCherub LLCSeabird Apps

Customer experience

iCherub Parent

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Inly School

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iCherub Parent

No in-app purchases

None

Inly School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCherub Parent free?
iCherub Parent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inly School free?
Inly School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iCherub Parent or Inly School?
iCherub Parent and Inly School are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do iCherub Parent or Inly School have ads?
Neither iCherub Parent nor Inly School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCherub Parent or Inly School?
iCherub Parent ships an update every 4 months, and Inly School every 8 months. Most recently, iCherub Parent was updated on October 24, 2026 and Inly School on October 25, 2026.

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