ParentVUE vs Salem Fields
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ParentVUE
Stay connected with your child's academic progress. This app provides near real-time access to assignments, scores, attendance, and demographic information. Manage multiple children's profiles with a single login.
- View assignments and scores
- Track attendance records
- Access demographic information
- Single sign-on for multiple children
- Near real-time data updates
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The ParentVUE Mobile application helps parents stay informed and connected by providing day-to-day insight into their child’s academic experience. ParentVUE Mobile for the iPhone/iPod Touch works with the Synergy™ student information system in much the same way as the ParentVUE web portal, allowing parents to access near real-time information on assignments and scores, attendance, and demographic information. ParentVUE offers parents a single sign-on to view all of their children’s information regardless of school. How to find District URL and Login Information: The ParentVUE app uses the same user login as the web-based ParentVUE portal. If you need help please contact your School District’s Administration office for access URL and ParentVUE login information. Requirements: • Only school districts using the Synergy™ student information system version 6.5 and higher can support the ParentVUE for the iPhone application. • Requires wireless or 3G Internet connection. • The ParentVUE Mobile for the iPhone/iPod Touch app uses same user login as the web-based ParentVUE portal. Please contact your School District’s Administration office to verify Synergy™ version and ParentVUE login information.
Salem Fields
Stay connected with your church community through this app. Access past messages, receive important updates via notifications, and easily share content with friends and family. Download messages for offline listening.
- Watch or listen to past messages
- Stay updated with push notifications
- Share messages via social media or email
- Download messages for offline listening
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church. With this app you can: watch or listen to past messages; stay up to date with push notifications; share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email; and download messages for offline listening. Mobile app version: 6.20.0
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Salem Fields at 5.0 against ParentVUE's 1.9. ParentVUE's advantage is ratings volume (196 vs 2) and chart position (#131 vs unranked). 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.
Salem Fields holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ParentVUE has 196 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ParentVUE ships an update every 3 months, Salem Fields every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ParentVUE | Salem Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (196 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 196 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #131 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edupoint Educational Systems | Salem Fields Community Church |
Customer experience
ParentVUE
Salem Fields
Bugs and requests
ParentVUE
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and account lockouts
- Grades and assignments not displaying correctly
- Emails not sending or getting lost
- Inconsistent behavior across iOS and Android
- App crashing or freezing frequently
Requested features
5 requests- Add bulk delete option for emails
- Improve notification system to clearly indicate new messages
- Allow customization of app layout and information display
- Integrate with other school communication tools
- Provide better support for multiple students in different schools
Salem Fields
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ParentVUE
No in-app purchases
Salem Fields
No in-app purchases
Questions
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