SchoolBase Parent vs Bowdon Preparatory School
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SchoolBase Parent
Access your children's school information, including timetables, notices, and attendance, all in one place. This app consolidates data from multiple schools for a streamlined parent experience.
- Timetable access
- Notices and announcements
- Attendance tracking
- Multi-school support
- Consolidated information
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SchoolBase for Parents enables fast and simple access to information about your children held by their school in SchoolBase. Parents have access to timetables, notices and attendance information. The app also allows parents with children in different SchoolBase schools to access the information on their children in one place, without having to switch between different apps. This app is the new replacement for the original SchoolBase app, which will be shortly removed from the app stores.
Bowdon Preparatory School
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This app is Bowdon Preparatory School's own parent engagement and communication app and it is designed to enhance communication between the school and parents of our students. Benefits of this app for parents of students at the Bowdon Preparatory School include: •Receive push notifications and in-app messages from the School. •Keep important School information available away from the clutter of email. •View the school calendar and noticeboard, with information relevant to you and your child. •Access important School information via The Hub. •Keep up to date with your children’s activities via the Newsfeed. •Clear and visible Notice updates for important School events. •Paperless communication. Registration: To use the Bowdon Preparatory School app, you will need an account which will be provided by your child’s school.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bowdon Preparatory School at every 2 months against SchoolBase Parent's every 3 months. SchoolBase Parent's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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.
SchoolBase Parent ships an update every 3 months, Bowdon Preparatory School every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SchoolBase Parent | Bowdon Preparatory School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Furlong Solutions | Weduc UK Ltd |
In-app purchases
SchoolBase Parent
No in-app purchases
Bowdon Preparatory School
No in-app purchases
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