Comparison

Sunshine Online vs Parent Compass App

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

Head to head
About

Sunshine Online

This educational app provides students with access to a library of leveled e-books and interactive activities designed to improve reading skills and foster a love for reading. Teachers can manage student progress and assign content, while students can personalize their reading experience with annotation tools.

Highlights
  • Access to 650+ literary e-books
  • Interactive reading tools
  • Progress tracking for teachers
  • Narration and highlighting
  • Quizzes and fluency activities
  • Math and phonics resources
Features
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A reading app for students at school and at home to access levelled e-books and activities that will help them learn to read and to enjoy reading. There is a management system for teachers to allocate the e-books to students and to track their progress on reading, literacy skills and fluency. Interactive tools within the e-book allow students to highlight, draw or add text to support their reading experience. • Gives access to 650 literary e-books, fiction and nonfiction • Additional resources include alphabet and phonics texts, songs, raps, grammar animations and 91 math texts • All e-books have narration and highlighting of the text • E-books are followed by quizzes and activities to test writing and fluency • Students can access their own library with individual login from school or at home • Selected nonfiction e-books feature short videos • 91 math e-books combine literacy and numeracy in engaging stories • Contains level 30+ texts, ideal for inquiry-based learning and STEM education • Students can record themselves reading part of the book and listen to themselves • Useful for second language students to practice their reading fluency • User-friendly class management, a video and quick guides for set up • Intuitive navigation of resources • Caters for the individual needs of every student • Students’ work history can be shared with caregivers • Produced by Sunshine Books, successful in the classroom for over 35 years

About

Parent Compass App

Features
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See and feel the love of God in this award-winning series. Be encouraged and inspired in everyday and tremendous troubles with: Signature family episodes of true stories told by real parents from a variety of backgrounds facing a variety of struggles discovering solutions in Christ. AND Life & Family Chats with Christian leaders: Kendrick Brothers (producers of movies: Overcomer, War Room, Courageous, Fireproof) Anne Graham Lotz, Daughter of Billy Graham, Founder of AnGeL Ministries Erwin Brothers and Kevin Downes (producers of I Can Only Imagine, Woodlawn) Ann & Dave Wilson, hosts of Family Life, (replaced Dennis & Barbara Rainey) Jonathan Evans, Chaplain of the Dallas Cowboys and son of Dr. Tony Evans Benham Brothers Kay Arthur, Founder Precepts Ministries June Hunt, Founder Hope for the Heart Ryan Dobson, Dr. James Dobson's son and former Host with his father on Family Talk John Fuller, Focus on the Family Host with Jim Daly Pat Boone, Movie star, Gold-recording artist, 45 million records, Best-selling author, TV Star Lee Strobel, Author The Case for Christ, 14 million books sold Shannon Bream, Anchor Fox News, Author Women of the Bible Speak series ... A SHOW FOR YOU “Where is God?” From the frontlines, families apply timeless faith in Parent Compass—the Telly Award-winning Christian television series. Across episodes, with differing issues, races and income levels, in Parent Compass mothers and fathers talk about their own upbringings and pasts, marriage and life management, child rearing–and faith . . . all with undaunted candor. POINTING TRUE NORTH “Is there hope when things are spinning out of control?” “There are times when you don’t think you will make it through the storm,” one father admits. Another comment: “Sometimes when I rate myself . . . can you go below zero?” Parent Compass Founder & President Natalie Jones, a mother of five, knows this one-of-a-kind series offers the hope today’s mom and dads need. “Parents feeling overwhelmed and isolated now have true stories of God’s peace amidst endless difficulties,” she said. Families featured in Parent Compass range from the Pitts, whose four daughters include Alena, the jump-roping child star of hit movie, WAR ROOM . . . to Mark and Shanell Rusk, raising a blended family of 11 in a Habitat for Humanity home they helped build. Audiences will meet the Kos, teaching fine art and raising kids out of one suburban home, and the Perron family, where "Mr. Abs of Steel" father with contracts nationally with Time Warner and ESPN gives them up for God when set free from drug addiction. Parent Compass families cover issues and triumphs from “How do I raise this little girl?” to teen arguments, from job loss to forgiveness and peace. “I did not have a relationship with my parents.” “Are we going to serve the Lord if our baby dies? “We knew it was God.” “I was definitely blaming myself that I wasn’t bonding with him.” “We see so many people in our age group falling away. . . . We are becoming a more tight-knit family . . . from what we are learning about Christ’s love, about church . .” “Parent Compass parents open their homes and families to let their lives encourage, inspire and empower,” Jones said. “No one has to parent alone,” Jones added. “God, Christ and the Holy Spirit are waiting for us to ask for help.” Jones is founder and president of Parent Compass, the Christian Life & Family not-for-profit series. The family episodes are produced and directed by Nathan Todd Sims of Fusion Productions. Based in Irving, Texas, the over 30-year-old company producing film, television and corporate projects has 37 Telly Awards. “For encouragement in daily family life, meet real parents in real homes, working to walk with God. Parent Compass helps us walk together in the right direction.” Mobile app version: 6.18.1

Screenshots

Sunshine Online3 screens
Parent Compass App3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sunshine Online at every 5 weeks against Parent Compass App's every 2 months. Sunshine Online also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sunshine Online ships an update every 5 weeks, Parent Compass App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sunshine Online versus Parent Compass App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunshine OnlineParent Compass App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWENDY PYE PUBLISHING LIMITEDParent Compass, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Sunshine Online

No in-app purchases

None

Parent Compass App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sunshine Online free?
Sunshine Online is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Parent Compass App free?
Parent Compass App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sunshine Online or Parent Compass App have ads?
Neither Sunshine Online nor Parent Compass App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sunshine Online or Parent Compass App?
Sunshine Online ships an update every 5 weeks, and Parent Compass App every 2 months. Most recently, Sunshine Online was updated on November 3, 2026 and Parent Compass App on November 12, 2026.

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