Comparison

Kids Note vs ShiftMate

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

Head to head
About

Kids Note

This app facilitates seamless communication between daycare centers and parents. It allows for the digital sharing of daily reports, notices, and photos, enhancing parent engagement and freeing up teacher time. Parents can stay connected with their children's activities and manage requests easily.

Highlights
  • Smart daily reports
  • Digital notices and newsletters
  • Private 1:1 communication
  • Photo album sharing
  • Medication requests
  • PC and smartphone access
Features
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Essential application for your day care center! Kids Note! (Smart daily reports for your kids) Dear institute directors! Enhance your institute's competency with Kids Note! How do the current users feel about the Kids Note service? Parents Kids Notes changes my life! Communication with teachers has been improved and getting more smooth for myself as a working mom. I used to forget preparations for my kids due to busy work and lost the chance to communicate with director and teachers. By now with Kids Note, I can always check the institute's notices anytime, anywhere and interact with teachers easily. Moreover, having kids via Kids Note album lets me feel closely connected with my kids at work and I never lost writing the medication request. I sincerely love the Kids Note service and hope Kids Note develop ever after. Parents A big two thumbs up for Kids Note! All the function of Kids Note is amazing and highly beneficial for all the kids' mom and papa. Even more amazing thing is...how the Kids Note service engages father into childcare. Many fathers are too busy with work to take care of children during week day. Kids Notes is the momentum of fathers being closer to kids! Parents One of the best applications ever! Since last year, I sent my kid to day care center. I'm a type of person with lots of concerns, such as today's meal, sleep hours, today's activities, etc. Having used Kids Note, all my worries are clearly gone. Having daily alarms of new photo albums, daily reports, I could actually see what my kids are doing now! Also with medication request feature, I have no worry of concerning of medication. I cheer all the best for Kids Note! Teacher I am a fan of Kids Note. When we use the daily paper reports and print on paper for notices, medication requests, etc, I almost have no time but with caring for children in day time. I need to neatly write down the reports, use correction paper for errors, print color photos and glue those down... However, now with Kids Note, I can communicate with parents with ease and convenience. Moreover, when I request some new features to Kids Note, they always are receptive of customers' voice. I love Kids Note! ▣ Experience Kids Note service now! - From the day care center, no need to print all the notices / newsletter with paper! Send it via Kids Note quickly easily. - From the paper daily reports which could be lost or corrupted, to the smart daily reports via smartphone and PC! - Easy private communication between director / teacher and each parent (private 1:1 communication) - No burden of sharing all-year long photos - For teachers, more time to take care of children, for parents, always get connected with your kids even at work! ▣ Easy on your PC and your Smartphone! - Send the daily reports / notices anytime and anywhere! - Privacy strictly protected - phone number never disclosed! - Working mom and dad always can check their kids via Kids Note! ▣ Want to start Kids Note? 1. First, director needs to sign up for Kids Note via smartphone or PC 2. After director's signing up for Kids Note, invite teachers and parents 3. Use the Kids Note service now ▣ Kids Note! Wow! - Teachers' phone number strictly protected - Reduced time for writing daily reports into less than 1 min - All in one at Kids Note - institute website, managing daily reports, delivering notices and newsletter - Anytime and anywhere with Kids Note, even on your global business trip - Easy photo & file sharing ▣ Contact - Kakao talk friend: kidsnote - Web : www.kidsnote.com - Facebook : www.facebook.com/kidsnote - Company: www.kidsnote.biz - Mail : contact@kidsnote.com

About

ShiftMate

Features
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교대·불규칙 근무로 친구 만날 시간이 안 맞나요? ShiftMate는 직업과 근무 스케줄(쉬는 날·자유 시간)이 비슷한 사람끼리 매칭해주는 AI 데이팅 앱입니다. • 리듬 매칭 — 같이 쉴 수 있는 날과 시간대로 호환성 점수 계산 • 제로 프로필 — 직업 선택 + 사진 1장이면 AI가 자기소개를 작성 • AI 대화 코치 — 어색한 첫 마디, AI가 상황에 맞는 멘트를 제안 • 만남 잡기 — 공통으로 쉬는 날을 골라 바로 캘린더에 추가 • 스와이프 매칭 · 실시간 채팅 · 직업 커뮤니티 피드 미용사·간호사·셰프·소방관·승무원·프리랜서… 당신의 리듬을 이해하는 사람을 만나보세요.

Screenshots

Kids Note4 screens
ShiftMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShiftMate at none against Kids Note's 6. ShiftMate also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Kids Note's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kids Note sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. ShiftMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kids Note ships an update weekly, ShiftMate every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kids Note versus ShiftMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKids NoteShiftMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (312 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings312 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size431 MB5 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperKidsnote, Incdaekun cho

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Kids Note

One-time6
  • KidsnoteBook Plus$0.99
  • 1~3 months moments$2.99
  • 4~6 months moments$5.99
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  • 7~9 months moments$8.99
  • KidsnoteBook Plus$9.99
  • 10~12 months moments$9.99
None

ShiftMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kids Note free?
Kids Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShiftMate free?
ShiftMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kids Note or ShiftMate have ads?
Kids Note shows ads; ShiftMate does not.
Which is updated more often, Kids Note or ShiftMate?
Kids Note ships an update weekly, and ShiftMate every 2 days. Most recently, Kids Note was updated on November 10, 2026 and ShiftMate on October 11, 2026.

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