ECC Connect vs Ocean
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ECC Connect
This free mobile application allows Oklahoma families to securely and efficiently check children in and out of childcare facilities using their phones. It supports the Oklahoma Child Care Subsidy program and facilitates communication with DHS.
- Child check-in and check-out
- Submit past attendance
- Submit overnight check-out
- Receive DHS messages
- Search active providers
- Works with subsidy program
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It’s the free, fast and safe way for Oklahoma families to check in children at a childcare provider with a mobile phone. And it works with the Oklahoma Child Care Subsidy program. The ECC Connect mobile app helps you: - Check-in and check-out your children. - Submit previous check-in and check-out attendance - Submit overnight check-out - Get messages from DHS - Search and select from all active providers - Many more
Ocean
This app streamlines communication and scheduling between parents and therapists. It allows for easy booking, instant messaging, bill payment, and sharing of session memories. Therapists can efficiently manage their schedules and document notes.
- Book time slots
- Instant therapist communication
- Pay bills and check statements
- Session memory gallery
- Manage therapist schedules
- Voice-to-text note documentation
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Parents, Simplify your parenting! • Easily book time slots that fit your schedule • Instant communication with therapists • Pay bills and check statements instantly • Relive session memories in the Moments Gallery Therapists, Save time and make therapy more efficient! • Manage your schedule at your fingertips • Message parents instantly for quick updates. • Document daily notes quickly using voice • Share session memories as media Download Ocean Friends App now and make your therapy journey smoother and smarter!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ocean at 95% against ECC Connect's 6%. Ocean also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). ECC Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ocean holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ocean has 1.1K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of ECC Connect's written reviews are positive against 95% of Ocean's.
ECC Connect ships an update every 2 months, Ocean every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ECC Connect | Ocean |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (36 ratings) | 4.9 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | 94.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Conduent Inc. | Ocean Friends Inc |
Customer experience
ECC Connect
Ocean
Bugs and requests
ECC Connect
Reported bugs
36 issues- Password reset bugs
- App glitching during check in/out
- Self-logs out continuously
- Cannot log in after using for one day
- Check in/out history not showing correctly
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- Kicks user out and gives error messages
- No reachable text support
- Cannot get through adding child to daycare page
- Kicks off every time user logs in
- Constantly malfunctioning
- No way to reset email
- Poor DHS worker training
- Cannot see previous check-ins/check-outs
- App glitches and closes out
- App not working after update
- App crashes immediately after opening
- App will not open
- App crashes on main screen
- App crashes every time user tries to open it
- App won't open
- App force closes
- App automatically closes back down
- App instantly crashes
- App won't work after update
- App closes out before it loads
- App opens then closes itself
- App closes asap when opened
- App crashes when trying to open
- App crashes before opening all the way
- App updated and won't open
- App boots user off after update
- App doesn't give daycare a record
- Logged out and won't let user log in
- Freezes on login screen
- Incorrect password errors
- Login failed. No providers found.
Requested features
21 requests- Show check in/out history
- Ability to edit entries
- Log book feature
- Track and verify all check-ins/outs
- Example for case number
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- Easier username recovery
- History log of previous swipes
- View previous check-ins/check-outs
- Manual login every 30 days security feature
- View check in and check out history
- See history of check ins and check outs
- See history of all previous check in and outs
- Add swipe in and swipe out tracking
- Add an example to what they mean by case number
- Make it easier to get your username
- History log of some sort that shows previous swipes
- Ability to see previous check-ins/check-outs
- Add a menu where we can look at a past punch list
- Add a log or a way for providers to access the information
- Option to view clock ins and clock outs
- Show when I have checked my child in or out
Ocean
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ECC Connect
No in-app purchases
Ocean
No in-app purchases
