Comparison

Compass Classroom vs RST Parents

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

Head to head
About

Compass Classroom

Features
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As a teacher with Compass Classroom you can document numerous situations and events about the children in Compass Child Care. The documentation can consist of images, videos, audio, text, tags, and recorded sound for photos. All documentation is collected in a documentation theme, which can be published to Compass Child Care for further processing, documentation and statistics. Furthermore, the app contains a child mode, where the camera will be locked. This gives the child the opportunity to document from their own perspective. A user has to unlock the child mode before anything can be published. Compass Classroom is a great tool to help users create different kinds of documentation for children and parents.

About

RST Parents

Features
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RST Parents gives you access to information of your child's day. In the News Feed you can view relevant diaries, bulletins, activities, and current images and videos. It is also possible to reply to invitations, activities, conferences and much more. For a better overview of it all, access the App's own Calendar. In the Calendar you can easily access all relevant events sorted by day, week or month. Some more features are: - Gallery with images and videos of your child. - Communicate with your child's daycare centre. - Maintain your contact information. - Add profile images of yourself and your child. - Send playdate invitations to other families. - Register holiday and sick days. - Log in with touch/ face ID. - Check your child in and out of the institution.

Screenshots

Compass Classroom4 screens
RST Parents4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Compass Classroom at every 2 months against RST Parents's every 14 months. RST Parents's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compass Classroom ships an update every 2 months, RST Parents every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Compass Classroom versus RST Parents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompass ClassroomRST Parents
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months โ€” betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS15.613.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size34 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCompass Child CareThe Reggio School of Tokyo

In-app purchases

None

Compass Classroom

No in-app purchases

None

RST Parents

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Compass Classroom free?
Compass Classroom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RST Parents free?
RST Parents is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Compass Classroom or RST Parents have ads?
Neither Compass Classroom nor RST Parents shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Compass Classroom or RST Parents?
Compass Classroom ships an update every 2 months, and RST Parents every 14 months. Most recently, Compass Classroom was updated on October 27, 2026 and RST Parents on November 4, 2026.

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