Comparison

Relias Learner vs Shine Insight

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

Head to head
About

Relias Learner

Access and complete your professional development courses anytime, anywhere. This mobile application syncs with a larger platform, allowing you to seamlessly continue your learning journey on your phone or tablet. Finish courses, take exams, and share your certificates directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Mobile course access
  • Syncs with Relias Platform
  • Resume learning progress
  • In-app course completion
  • Certificate sharing
  • Modern, user-friendly design
Features
Currently charting
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Mobile learning for a mobile life. With the new Relias Learner app, you have the flexibility to find and take courses when it’s most convenient for you. By syncing with the Relias Platform, the app allows you to pick up where you left off or begin from the start using your phone or tablet. The app contains a modern design that’s easy to use, which helps you focus on what’s important – the content. Once you’ve finished a course, you can complete the evaluation and exam within the app and share the certificate with your supervisor. *This application is designed for use by Relias Platform clients and requires authorized Relias Platform credentials.

About

Shine Insight

Features
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Shine Insight is a modern, connected program management and family engagement platform built specifically for Head Start and Early Head Start. We believe Head Start programs are strongest when teams have access to timely, meaningful information to make good decisions, coordinate services, and understand the results they are achieving for children and families. Shine Insight brings Head Start service delivery tools, child and family information, communication, and everyday workflows together in one connected experience—helping programs capture data, monitor services, identify what needs attention, and continuously improve. With the Shine Insight mobile app, staff and families can stay connected wherever they are. KEY FEATURES FAMILY COMMUNICATION Keep families informed and engaged through secure messaging, program and classroom updates, photos, announcements, and notifications. DAILY ATTENDANCE Make arrival and departure easier with streamlined digital check-in and check-out, including QR code and PIN-based options. CHILD & FAMILY INFORMATION Give authorized staff convenient access to the information they need to support children and families and coordinate services. DIGITAL FORMS & PAPERWORK Simplify paperwork with digital forms, documentation, and e-signatures that help reduce manual processes and keep information organized. TASKS & FOLLOW-UP Help staff stay on top of important next steps with tools for tracking tasks, referrals, screenings, and follow-up activities. DATA FOR BETTER DECISIONS Shine Insight helps programs capture and organize information across their work so leaders and teams can better understand program performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and make informed decisions. BUILT FOR HEAD START Shine Insight is part of a comprehensive Head Start program management system designed around the workflows, service areas, documentation needs, and operational realities of Head Start and Early Head Start programs. From day-to-day service delivery to program-wide improvement, Shine Insight helps teams stay connected, use data more effectively, and remain focused on delivering positive, measurable results for children and families. Shine Insight is available to participating programs through Shine Early Learning.

Screenshots

Relias Learner3 screens
Shine Insight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Relias Learner at #156 against Shine Insight's unranked. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
Relias Learner versus Shine Insight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRelias LearnerShine Insight
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (226 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews5.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings226 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#156 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB136 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReliasAcelero, Inc.

Bugs and requests

Relias Learner

Reported bugs

37 issues
  • Turning phone from portrait to landscape restarts course
  • App breaks courses when rotating screen
  • Endless loops in software
  • Training modules show "not supported" error
  • App advances to blank page
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  • App prevents advancement after completing a page
  • App asks to rotate device but doesn't respond
  • App makes screen touching impossible
  • App screen is black and won't let user in
  • App redirects to a blank white screen
  • App won't progress past language selection
  • App shows blank video screen
  • App doesn't allow login from browser
  • App doesn't work as intended
  • App won't progress past English or Spanish
  • App won't rotate to show video
  • App refuses to exit course
  • App won't load
  • App won't rotate to landscape mode
  • App redirects from app causes sound to go away
  • Closed captioning button is gone
  • App won't pull up courses after first use
  • App hasn't worked in over a month
  • App doesn't work after reinstalling
  • 24/7 EMS Courses not available on mobile app
  • Most required training not available via mobile app
  • Website tried to steal personal information
  • App requires phone rotation but doesn't work
  • App won't allow submittal of tests
  • App won't let user exit a test once started
  • No sound in courses
  • Support for the app is nonexistent
  • App shows "something went wrong" message
  • App doesn't allow access to exams after completing course
  • App content not available in more than English and Spanish
  • Unable to log in even with correct org ID
  • App doesn't allow review of test questions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add reader or audio reading for podcasts
  • Improve accessibility for voiceover users
  • Allow review of test questions on the app
  • Make all training modules accessible on mobile
  • Add closed captioning option
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  • Allow app to rotate to landscape mode

Shine Insight

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Relias Learner

No in-app purchases

None

Shine Insight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Relias Learner free?
Relias Learner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shine Insight free?
Shine Insight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Relias Learner or Shine Insight have ads?
Neither Relias Learner nor Shine Insight shows ads.

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