Parent Pass vs PullUp Plans
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!
PullUp Plans
This app simplifies real-life group planning by allowing you to create private circles and post events. It provides clear attendance tracking, cutting through group chat noise to ensure you know who is coming.
- Create private invite-only circles
- Post plans and get clear responses
- Track who's going, maybe, or out
- Cut through group chat chaos
- Keep plans organized in one place
- Coordinate groups faster
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Group chat is great for talking. It is terrible for knowing who is actually coming. PullUp is a private, invite-only group coordination app for real-life plans. If you’re the one who always ends up organizing, following up, and guessing who will actually show up, PullUp was built for you. Create a private circle, post a plan, and get clear responses fast — so you can stop chasing people and start moving with more certainty. Why people use PullUp: - Know who’s in, maybe, or out - Cut through group chat chaos - Keep plans clear in one place - Coordinate your people faster - Get real attendance visibility What you can do with PullUp: -Create private invite-only circles -Post a PullUp for your next plan -Let people respond clearly -Track who’s going, maybe, or passing -Stay on top of active plans and group activity Built for real-life groups: PullUp works for friend groups, family gatherings, birthday plans, church groups, sports runs, weekend links, community meetups, casual hangouts, and any group that needs clear coordination. PullUp is not a chat app. It’s not a calendar. It’s a faster, cleaner way to make plans and know who’s coming. Make plans. Know who’s coming. Terms of Use: https://pullupplans.com/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://pullupplans.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Parent Pass at none against PullUp Plans's 1. Parent Pass also leads on ratings volume (83 vs 3). On price, rating, 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. PullUp Plans sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Parent Pass asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Parent Pass against 4.7 for PullUp Plans. 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.
Parent Pass ships an update every 2 weeks, PullUp Plans fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parent Pass | PullUp Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (83 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Miles Foundation Inc. | LyeKah LLC |
Customer experience
Parent Pass
PullUp Plans
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
PullUp Plans
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Parent Pass
No in-app purchases
PullUp Plans
- Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
