TomCom vs Arc at Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TomCom
This app serves as a central communication hub for parents and schools. It provides a secure inbox for important messages, a personalized school calendar, and a media feed showcasing educational highlights. Parents can also access photo galleries and news updates.
- Parent-school communication inbox
- Personalized school calendar
- Media feed of educational highlights
- News publications
- Pupil photo and video galleries
- Formal photo purchases
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TomCom is used by Thomas's for all communications with parents and consists of 5 areas. Need to know - This is the parents' own personal inbox with important need to know messages from the school. Calendar - A personalised school calendar for pupils. Parents can add events to their own calendars and also find more information like team sheets. Highlights - A media feed highlighting the diverse and progressive education Thomas's provides. News - A weekly news publication released every Friday during term time. Gallery - A photo and video gallery personalised for each pupil. Every day - A personal photo gallery for each pupil with free downloads for parents. Formal - Formal individual and class photos for parents to purchase as a download or print. Productions - All photos from the year group's production that each pupil takes part.
Arc at Home
Understand your child's development with tailored tips and activities. Track milestones across seven key areas and access expert advice. Designed for parents of children aged 1-5.
- Sensitive development assessments
- Tailored tips and activities
- Milestone tracking across 7 areas
- Expert advice and webinars
- Ask an expert chat feature
- Keepsake creation
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Arc Pathway: The closest thing to seeing inside your little one’s head Arc Pathway is a supportive parenting app that helps you understand your child’s development and milestones better through easy-to-use sensitive assessment. This generates a programme of tailored tips and activities that match your child’s current development, so you can both love every step of their learning journey. Created by leading experts in childhood development and endorsed by preschools and nurseries nationwide and overseas, Arc Pathway is specifically designed for families of toddlers and preschoolers aged 1-5 years. Complete a simple question based assessment and it will instantly give you a holistic picture of your child’s milestones, across 7 key areas of development using illustrated arcs. Find out where your child’s strengths and any needs, what to prioritise and exactly what to do next. Plus, enjoy: • Expert advice and practical tips at the touch of a button • 1000+ simple and fun activities that will help your child flourish • On-demand webinars covering the parenting issues you care about • A buildable keepsake to share with friends and family • Ask an expert chat feature that can answer your parenting questions in seconds And so much more. Start your child's learning journey with Arc Pathway for only £4.99 a month. Why Choose Arc Pathway? Arc Pathway is a unique milestone-tracking app that gives a clear picture of your child’s entire learning journey at a glance. See how your child is developing across 7 key areas, including language and communication, physical development, early literacy and numeracy, wellbeing, and more. Our colourful arcs make it easy for you to see whether your child is on track or exceeding for their age, but allow you to instantly spot areas where your child may need more support. Arc Pathway will also show you exactly which areas are priorities for your child, and give you simple, fun and effective activities to help them develop. Update your child’s milestones and the app will instantly give you new priorities, tips and activities to match their next phase of development. Enjoy a growing library of resources available on demand and on the go, including exclusive video interviews with internationally respected experts in nutrition, psychology, child development and more. Arc Pathway also includes a handy expert chat feature that uses carefully curated professional advice to answer your parenting questions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TomCom at none against Arc at Home's 2. Arc at Home's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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. Arc at Home sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. TomCom asks for nothing beyond the download.
TomCom ships an update every 6 weeks, Arc at Home every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TomCom | Arc at Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas's London Day Schools | Arc Pathway Limited |
Customer experience
TomCom
Arc at Home
In-app purchases
TomCom
No in-app purchases
Arc at Home
- Arc Pathway at Home Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Arc Pathway at Home Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year









