Comparison

Tadpoles Parent vs LoopoMini

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

LoopoMini

Features
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LoopoMini turns your child's daily routine into a beautiful, color-coded clock they can actually understand. Instead of telling your child "we leave in 10 minutes" — they can see exactly where they are in the day, what's coming next, and how much time is left. Less negotiating. More calm. WHY PARENTS LOVE LOOPOMINI Visual clock face — color-coded segments for each activity make the schedule easy to read at a glance, even for pre-readers Now & Up Next — always shows the current activity and what's coming right after, so kids always know where they are in the day Full day timeline — a scrollable list of every activity with gaps clearly marked, so nothing feels like a surprise Day to night sky — the background shifts naturally from dawn to dusk to night, helping kids feel the rhythm of the day Gentle chimes — soft sounds mark transitions between activities (can be turned off) PIN lock — let kids view the schedule but not edit it Syncs across your devices — your schedule is automatically backed up and synced via iCloud, so it's always up to date on every device WORKS FOR EVERY FAMILY Set different schedules for weekdays and weekends. Add one-time events for special days. Works on iPhone and iPad in portrait and landscape — the clock scales beautifully to any screen size. No ads. No accounts. No personal data collected. Your schedule syncs privately across your own devices via iCloud — just a calm, clear routine your child can follow anywhere.

Screenshots

Tadpoles Parent4 screens
LoopoMini4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tadpoles Parent at 15.0 against LoopoMini's 17.6. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tadpoles Parent ships an update every 5 weeks, LoopoMini monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tadpoles Parent versus LoopoMini: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTadpoles ParentLoopoMini
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (987 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings987 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeaching Strategies, Inc.Andrii Zavadetskyi

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

LoopoMini

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tadpoles Parent

No in-app purchases

None

LoopoMini

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tadpoles Parent free?
Tadpoles Parent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LoopoMini free?
LoopoMini is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tadpoles Parent or LoopoMini have ads?
Neither Tadpoles Parent nor LoopoMini shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tadpoles Parent or LoopoMini?
Tadpoles Parent ships an update every 5 weeks, and LoopoMini monthly. Most recently, Tadpoles Parent was updated on October 15, 2026 and LoopoMini on October 1, 2026.

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