Comparison

SmartTeach vs ChildPlus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SmartTeach

This app helps early childhood educators streamline daily classroom tasks. It simplifies documentation, classroom management, and family communication with easy-to-use tools for online and offline use.

Highlights
  • Create documentation and share insights
  • View and teach from daily schedule
  • Communicate with families
  • Save and share photos/videos
  • Assess from curriculum resources
  • Track attendance and care routines
  • Conduct health screenings
Read full description

The SmartTeach® app by Teaching Strategies offers early childhood educators an easy and efficient way to quickly complete essential daily tasks on the fly, online, or offline. The SmartTeach app simplifies teaching, documentation, classroom management, and family engagement throughout the day, enabling teachers to make the most of every moment with easy-to-use tools right at their fingertips. The SmartTeach app is accessible to Teachers and Administrators using Teaching Strategies products such as GOLD®, The Creative Curriculum® Cloud, Kickstart LiteracyTM, and Tadpoles®. Download SmartTeach by Teaching Strategies to access our new and improved features & functionality. SmartTeach offers early childhood educators a single app to support all essential classroom tasks, including: Create documentation and share insights with families View and teach directly from your daily schedule, curriculum, activities, and care routines Communicate with families Save & share photos, videos, and other media across devices View & assess from resources like Intentional Teaching Experiences, Skill Development Cards, and Mighty Minutes®* Identify Infant and Toddler children’s developmental level with the Entry Screener to dynamically populate individualized support for each child* Take attendance, move children or staff, and complete name-to-face checks* Track care routines and share Daily Reports with families* Conduct health screenings for children and/or staff* *Feature availability is dependent on which Teaching Strategies products your classroom licenses.

About

ChildPlus

Facilitates seamless communication between parents and teachers, ensuring important updates and reminders are never missed. The app removes mobile provider barriers for reliable message delivery and prioritizes secure, easy-to-access information.

Highlights
  • Receive event reminders
  • Stay informed about school activities
  • Get important notices
  • Secure information access
  • Reliable message delivery
Features
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Welcome to stress-free communication! Our app makes it super easy for parents and teachers to stay connected like never before. Here's what you can do: • Receive Reminders: Friendly nudges about events, deadlines, and important info so you never miss a thing. • Stay Informed: Enjoy special moments together and keep up with everything. • Get Important Notices: Be the first to know about closures or any important updates. We totally get how frustrating it can be to miss messages because of mobile provider restrictions. That's why we've removed those barriers—so you always get the updates you need, right when you need them. And don't worry, your information stays secure and is super easy to access whenever you want. Let's make communication simple, stress-free, and better than ever!

Screenshots

SmartTeach4 screens
ChildPlus3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SmartTeach at 4.8 against ChildPlus's 1.6. SmartTeach also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 8) and review sentiment (24% vs 0%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SmartTeach holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartTeach has 1.2K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of SmartTeach's written reviews are positive against 0% of ChildPlus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartTeach ships an update monthly, ChildPlus every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SmartTeach versus ChildPlus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartTeachChildPlus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better1.6 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews24.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better8
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeaching Strategies, LLCProcare Software, LLC

Customer experience

SmartTeach

All ratings1,185 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive24.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative64.0%

ChildPlus

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

SmartTeach

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Screener not working when clicking plus sign
  • Inability to log in through app, but able to log in on website
  • Delayed or failed message delivery
  • Uploaded documentation still showing in app, causing confusion

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to select and apply objectives to multiple pieces of documentation at once
  • Add ability to select and delete multiple photos/videos at once
  • Add ability to change date on add documentation page
  • Add landscape mode support for easier typing
  • Improve translation and communication features for ESL families

ChildPlus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SmartTeach

No in-app purchases

None

ChildPlus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartTeach free?
SmartTeach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChildPlus free?
ChildPlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartTeach or ChildPlus?
SmartTeach is rated higher. SmartTeach averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while ChildPlus averages 1.6 from 8 ratings.
Do SmartTeach or ChildPlus have ads?
Neither SmartTeach nor ChildPlus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartTeach or ChildPlus?
SmartTeach ships an update monthly, and ChildPlus every 6 weeks. Most recently, SmartTeach was updated on September 17, 2026 and ChildPlus on September 13, 2026.

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