GCIT vs First Class
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GCIT
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GCIT Children’s Centre (GCITCC) is a community not-for-profit childcare centre established in 1995. We have been operating for over 25 years offering high quality care to the Benowa/Ashmore community. We offer a friendly home-like environment where children feel safe and secure. We provide the highest quality of care, employing fully qualified educators to nurture and develop children to their fullest potential. We provide a curriculum that is of a high standard and will meet the individual, educational and developmental needs of each child that attends the centre. We cater to children from 6 weeks of age up until 12 years of age. Children are actively involved in a variety of experiences throughout their day at GCIT. We are a community centre that values family input and offer many ways that you can become involved in your child’s life here at the centre.
First Class
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The First Class app allows end users to manage their class bookings with organizations that use First Class Software for class management. With the app, users can view their child’s lesson progress, report absences, and manage their accounts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: First Class at every 2 months against GCIT's every 12 months. GCIT's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GCIT ships an update every 12 months, First Class every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on December 5, 2025 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GCIT | First Class |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xenex Media Pty Ltd | Member Retention Systems PTY LTD |
In-app purchases
GCIT
No in-app purchases
First Class
No in-app purchases









