Parent Pass vs BENZING Live
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!
BENZING Live
This app provides pigeon fanciers with real-time data on their pigeons' arrivals during training and races. It offers instant notifications, detailed loft status, and the ability to follow favorite races and fanciers worldwide. The interface features a modern design with customizable alerts and dark mode.
- Real-time pigeon arrival tracking
- Instant notifications for training and races
- Smart loft status monitoring
- Follow favorite One Loft Races
- Customizable notification sounds
- Dark mode interface
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With the BENZING Live App, BENZING users and pigeon fanciers gain a powerful, user-friendly tool to track the arrival data of their pigeons — live, worldwide, anytime, anywhere. The app provides direct access to all clocked pigeon data and results are available instantly, giving you a clear overview of training sessions and races. The BENZING Live App works in combination with the BENZING Live Smart Hub Only when connected to the Smart Hub can data from your loft be transmitted in real time to your smartphone or tablet. Get instant all notifications of arrivals, trainings and loft information with the Smart Loft features. Stay updated with your OLR in real time - even without a BENZING device For non-BENZING users: you can follow your favorite One Loft Race, track other fanciers and their pigeons, and stay updated with live results and race activity in real time. Fresh new look and enhanced features The BENZING Live App now comes with a modern design and improved functionality to enhance your user experience: • Push Notifications – Stay updated with real-time arrivals for training and races • Smart Loft Information – View detailed status of connected devices (Clock, Antennas, Smart Hub, Smart Loft Sensors) for better loft management • Custom Notification Sounds – Assign different tones for easy recognition of alert types • Device Update Information: The app also keeps all users informed with important notifications, including updates about available firmware or system upgrades for BENZING devices • Stay connected with your favorite OLR – follow your favorite OLR and get real-time updates • Dark Mode – Enjoy a sleek, modern interface with improved readability Discover a new dimension of pigeon racing with BENZING Live — reliable, fast, and always up to date. Combining tradition with modern technology, this app is an indispensable companion for every pigeon fancier. A smart loft is a modern pigeon loft equipped with internet-connected devices that can be monitored and controlled remotely via smartphone or other networked devices. It allows pigeon fanciers to check conditions like temperature, manage device access and receive instant notifications about updates and more - making loft management easier and more efficient.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Parent Pass at 95% against BENZING Live's 0%. Parent Pass also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (83 vs 3). 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.
Parent Pass holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Parent Pass has 83 ratings behind it against 3, 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 0% of BENZING Live's.
Parent Pass ships an update every 2 weeks, BENZING Live monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parent Pass | BENZING Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (83 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Miles Foundation Inc. | Gantner Pigeon Systems GmbH |
Customer experience
Parent Pass
BENZING Live
Bugs and requests
Parent Pass
Reported bugs
2 issues- App doesn't work after address prompt
- App is for Tarrant county users only, not clearly stated upfront
Requested features
1 request- Add to iCal feature
BENZING Live
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Parent Pass
No in-app purchases
BENZING Live
No in-app purchases
