myCPD vs ParentOrbit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myCPD
Manage your annual continuing professional development requirements from anywhere. Browse activities, log your work-related learning, and monitor your progress towards your goals.
- Annual CPD requirement management
- Access activities on the go
- Log workday CPD
- Track progress
- All-in-one CPD solution
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myCPD Home - Access everything you’ll need to meet your annual CPD requirements, all in one place. Manage your CPD anywhere and anytime with our app. Browse through our extensive range of activities, log the CPD you do in your workday, and track your progress
ParentOrbit
This app provides parents with a centralized platform to access school-related information, manage tasks, and handle payments. It offers insights into student details, school events, and financial accounts, ensuring seamless communication with educational institutions.
- Student information access
- School calendars and notices
- Account balance viewing and payment
- Event invitations and sign-ups
- Multi-school account management
- Targeted school notifications
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Developed by TASS, the Parent Orbit app is designed to allow parents at schools to access important information, accept invitations, action tasks and pay for school items. The app is connected to your school system and includes the following features: Students Access your child’s information including general students, school details and medical information. Calendars and Notices The School Calendar, Student eDiary and Daily Notices ensure you’re up-to-date with all school events, appointments, parent teacher interviews, curricular activities and more. Accounts View outstanding balances and pay for your school fees. Invitations View, sign-up, acknowledge and pay for school events. Multi-School Access For parents who have children at more than one school, easily toggle between school accounts. Branded The app will be branded to match your schools identity. Notifications View and acknowledge targeted notifications from your school, including a history and ability to search.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ParentOrbit at 10% against myCPD's 0%. ParentOrbit also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
myCPD ships an update every 5 weeks, ParentOrbit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myCPD | ParentOrbit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 10.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners | The Alpha School System |
Customer experience
myCPD
ParentOrbit
In-app purchases
myCPD
No in-app purchases
ParentOrbit
No in-app purchases
