SchoolBase Parent vs The Rowans 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.
The Rowans School
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In the app you'll find info, important dates, school news and our social media. It's all in one place, and on your phone, so now you can quickly access all the information you need.
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Verdict
SchoolBase Parent and The Rowans School are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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, The Rowans School every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SchoolBase Parent | The Rowans 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 | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Furlong Solutions | School Window |
In-app purchases
SchoolBase Parent
No in-app purchases
The Rowans School
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SchoolBase Parent free?
Is The Rowans School free?
Do SchoolBase Parent or The Rowans School have ads?
Which is updated more often, SchoolBase Parent or The Rowans School?
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