Comparison

HeyKiddo vs ParentSays

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

Head to head
About

HeyKiddo

This app provides daily, personalized parenting guidance and tools developed by child psychologists. It helps parents understand their child's emotions, navigate challenges, and build stronger family connections with practical tips and expert support.

Highlights
  • Daily parenting playlists with practical tips
  • 24/7 AI parenting sidekick
  • Partner and caregiver collaboration
  • Mood and behavior tracking
  • Personalized age-based insights
  • Moment saving for memories
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Parenting comes with big emotions and everyday questions. HeyKiddo offers 24/7 support, personalized insights, and tools made by child psychologists to help you raise confident, resilient kids. HeyKiddo makes parenting feel more manageable with age-based guidance you can use in just a few minutes a day. Understand your child’s emotions, support their growth, and feel steadier in real-life moments. In just 5 minutes a day, you'll get age-based insights, practical parenting tips, and expert support personalized to your family. Understand your child's emotions, navigate challenges with confidence, and build stronger family connections one small moment at a time. ▶ WHAT YOU GET WITH HEYKIDDO - Daily parenting playlists with short, practical tips that fit real life. - Mae, your 24/7 parenting sidekick for instant, expert-backed support. - Invite a partner, caregiver, or family member to share moments, lists, resources, and chat together. - Mood and behavior tracking to spot patterns and celebrate progress. - Personalized insights based on your child’s age and development. - Moments to save small wins, memories, and everyday joys. HeyKiddo is your parenting coach, family organizer, and emotional support system in one place. ▶ WHY PARENTS CHOOSE HEYKIDDO “I absolutely love the app content. We are building a positive routine together.” – Chris, mom of 6-year-old “The app helps me break things down into manageable pieces.” – Grant, dad of 10-year-old “I am seeing less meltdowns and less anxiety. She is adapting to change better.” – Madison, mom of 7-year-old HeyKiddo parents saw improvements in their child’s emotional well-being within the first month. ▶ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heykiddoapp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heykiddoapp/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/young-leader-project/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heykiddoapp/ Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3YkGAuB

About

ParentSays

This app provides practical, age-appropriate phrases and practice scenarios for common parenting challenges. It helps parents find calm and effective language to use during difficult moments with their children, building confidence through preparation.

Highlights
  • Age-appropriate phrases for parenting challenges
  • Practice responding to common child behaviors
  • Learn the goal behind communication strategies
  • Build confidence through real-life practice
  • Replace yelling with connected language
  • Develop calm-parent muscle memory
Features
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ParentSays helps you find the words when parenting gets hard. When your child melts down, stalls at bedtime, grabs a toy, refuses to get dressed, or says something that throws you off, it can be hard to know what to say next. ParentSays gives you simple, practical language you can actually use — then helps you practice it before the hard moment happens. Use ParentSays to: • Get calm, age-appropriate phrases for common parenting challenges • Practice responding to bedtime battles, sibling conflict, big feelings, mealtime struggles, getting dressed, public behavior, safety moments, friendships, and repair • Learn the goal behind each response so you understand what you’re building • Try it yourself and build confidence before you need the words in real life • Replace yelling, lecturing, and bargaining with clearer, more connected language ParentSays is built for everyday parents who want to be calmer, more prepared, and more consistent — without reading another full parenting book or trying to remember advice in the middle of a meltdown. It is not about being a perfect parent. It is about having a better starting point when the moment gets tough. Whether you have 30 seconds before bedtime, a quiet minute after school pickup, or a few minutes to practice before the next challenging moment, ParentSays helps you build calm-parent muscle memory one response at a time. ParentSays is educational support for parents and is not a substitute for medical, mental health, or professional advice. Privacy Policy: https://parentsays.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.parentsays.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

HeyKiddo4 screens
ParentSays4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HeyKiddo at weekly against ParentSays's monthly. HeyKiddo also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 1). ParentSays's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HeyKiddo sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and ParentSays sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ParentSays holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HeyKiddo has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HeyKiddo ships an update weekly, ParentSays monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HeyKiddo versus ParentSays: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeyKiddoParentSays
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB75 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHeyKiddo, LLCKatherine Barry

Customer experience

HeyKiddo

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

ParentSays

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

In-app purchases

10 purchases

HeyKiddo

Subscriptions10
  • HeyKiddo™ Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • HeyKiddo™ Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • HeyKiddo™ Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
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  • HeyKiddo™ Annual Subscription3 Months trial$89.993 Months
  • HeyKiddo™ Annual Subscription14 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • HeyKiddo™ Annual Subscription1 Month trial$89.991 Year
  • HeyKiddo™ Annual Subscription1 Year trial$89.991 Year
  • HeyKiddo™ Annual Subscription6 Months trial$89.991 Year
  • HeyKiddo™ Annual Subscription7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • HeyKiddo™ Annual Subscription$119.991 Year
2 purchases

ParentSays

Subscriptions2
  • ParentSays Premium$4.991 Month
  • ParentSays Premium$39.991 Year

Questions

Is HeyKiddo free?
HeyKiddo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ParentSays free?
ParentSays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HeyKiddo or ParentSays?
ParentSays is rated higher. HeyKiddo averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while ParentSays averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HeyKiddo or ParentSays have ads?
Neither HeyKiddo nor ParentSays shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HeyKiddo or ParentSays?
HeyKiddo ships an update weekly, and ParentSays monthly. Most recently, HeyKiddo was updated on November 11, 2026 and ParentSays on October 31, 2026.

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