ParentOrbit vs JWAM School
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
JWAM School
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The JWAM School app is updated weekly to include: Newsletters, Latest news, galleries, events. Contact the school, view maps and access portals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ParentOrbit at every 3 weeks against JWAM School's every 15 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ParentOrbit ships an update every 3 weeks, JWAM School every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ParentOrbit | JWAM School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Alpha School System | Jametz Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
ParentOrbit
No in-app purchases
JWAM School
No in-app purchases
Questions
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