Comparison

Tadpoles Parent vs MTSD Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Tadpoles Parent

Stay connected with your child's educators through daily reports, multimedia learning resources, and direct messaging. This app facilitates communication between home and school, sharing photos, videos, and activities to support your child's development.

Highlights
  • Daily reports and updates
  • Multimedia SEL playlists
  • Two-way messaging with teachers
  • Contactless health screenings
  • Share photos and videos
  • Family observation tools
Features
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The Tadpoles Parent app helps you build connections with your child’s teachers and caregivers. Stay connected to the learning that is taking place in your child’s classroom with daily reports, multimedia SEL playlists, engaging activities, and two-way messaging with your child’s teacher. The Tadpoles Parent app is used by over 2600 programs and 300,000 families to strengthen the connections between school and home. When a teacher shares a new resource with you, you’ll be notified automatically by your preferred method of communication—email, push notification, or both. The Tadpoles Parent app allows you to * seamlessly communicate with your child’s teachers; * provide daily drop off notes and contactless health screenings; * receive updates, daily reports, videos, photos, and resources from your child’s teacher that connect to classroom experiences; * interact with multimedia playlists filled with family-friendly activities, videos, children’s books, and songs; * receive and share videos, photos, and resources from your child’s teacher; * get automatic notifications about new posts by your preferred notification method; * easily toggle between multiple children; * facilitate family observations for inclusion in the assessment process whether in-class or remote learning; and * be assured that all content is private and secure.

About

MTSD Mobile

Stay informed about school district events, customize notifications for your student's organizations, and view weekly cafeteria menus. Get live updates from administration and easily find staff and department contact information.

Highlights
  • Event listings with calendar integration
  • Customizable notifications by student organization
  • Weekly cafeteria menus
  • Live district updates feed
  • Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for MTSD Mobile. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.

Screenshots

Tadpoles Parent4 screens
MTSD Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tadpoles Parent at 2.1 against MTSD Mobile's 1.0. Tadpoles Parent also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (998 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Tadpoles Parent holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tadpoles Parent has 998 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Tadpoles Parent's written reviews are positive against 0% of MTSD Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tadpoles Parent ships an update every 5 weeks, MTSD Mobile every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tadpoles Parent versus MTSD Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTadpoles ParentMTSD Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (998 ratings) — better1.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews13.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings998 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeaching Strategies, LLCManchester Township School District

Customer experience

Tadpoles Parent

All ratings987 ratings
Positive20.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative71.8%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive13.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative77.2%

MTSD Mobile

All ratings7 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Tadpoles Parent

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App doesn't refresh or update consistently
  • Loses data at the start of a new month
  • Login issues and app crashes
  • Inability to view notes and photos after check-in

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add messaging functionality to communicate with teachers
  • Provide real-time updates throughout the day, not just end-of-day reports
  • Improve user interface and navigation
  • Allow parents to customize what they see in the app
  • Ensure photos/videos stay in the app indefinitely

MTSD Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tadpoles Parent

No in-app purchases

None

MTSD Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tadpoles Parent free?
Tadpoles Parent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MTSD Mobile free?
MTSD Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tadpoles Parent or MTSD Mobile?
Tadpoles Parent is rated higher. Tadpoles Parent averages 2.1 out of 5 from 998 ratings, while MTSD Mobile averages 1.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Tadpoles Parent or MTSD Mobile have ads?
Neither Tadpoles Parent nor MTSD Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tadpoles Parent or MTSD Mobile?
Tadpoles Parent ships an update every 5 weeks, and MTSD Mobile every 15 months. Most recently, Tadpoles Parent was updated on November 1, 2026 and MTSD Mobile on November 3, 2026.

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