Parent Pass vs BaseCampEd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parent Pass
This app helps parents discover and book local childcare services, explore family-friendly activities, and connect with other parents in their community. It provides a centralized platform for accessing and rating local resources.
- Find child care services
- Access and rate local resources
- Search child activities and events
- Connect with other families
- Community networking
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The first-of-its-kind, all-in-one parenting app that allows parents to: 1) find child care, 2) access & rate local resources, 3) search child activities and local events, and 4) connect with other families in their community!
BaseCampEd
Connect with other parents and educators to support homeschooling. Organize events, join discussions, and find local tutors or teachers for in-home lessons. Offers subscription plans for educators to unlock advanced features.
- Form parent groups
- Organize homeschooling events
- Engage in discussions
- Search for parents and teachers
- Create educator profiles
- Offer in-home lessons
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BaseCampEd provides a platform for parents to form groups, organize events, and engage in discussions to support each other's homeschooling journey. Parents will be able to search for other parents and teachers based on location, academic subjects, or extracurricular activities. The app also enables teachers, tutors, and coaches to create profiles and offer private in-home lessons to assist parents in their homeschooling endeavors. In-app Subscriptions: We offer three subscription plans: - Basic Plan - Standard Plan - Premium Plan These are auto-renewable subscriptions designed to unlock additional features for educators using the platform. Once you subscribe, the payment will be charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of your current billing period. You can easily manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple account settings. For more information, please see our: Privacy Policy: https://www.basecamped.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.basecamped.com/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Parent Pass at none against BaseCampEd's 13. Parent Pass also leads on ratings volume (83 vs 4). BaseCampEd's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. BaseCampEd sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per year. Parent Pass asks for nothing beyond the download.
BaseCampEd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Parent Pass has 83 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Parent Pass's written reviews are positive against 100% of BaseCampEd's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parent Pass | BaseCampEd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (83 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Miles Foundation Inc. | Globe Toddlers LLC |
Customer experience
Parent Pass
BaseCampEd
In-app purchases
Parent Pass
No in-app purchases
BaseCampEd
- Membership$5.001 Year
- Standard Plan$23.991 Month
- Membership2 variants$25.001 Year
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- Basic Plan$69.991 Year
- Standard Plan$139.991 Year
- Basic Plan$139.991 Year
- Basic Plan$185.991 Year
- Premium Plan$279.991 Year
- Standard Plan$279.991 Year
- Standard Plan$374.991 Year
- Premium Plan$559.991 Year
- Premium Plan$749.991 Year
