Comparison

Edsby vs Lillio

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

Head to head
About

Edsby

Access key school communication and learning management features on your mobile device. Stay connected with your school community, track progress, and manage assignments. Designed for K-12 education, it offers a streamlined experience for students, parents, and educators.

Highlights
  • On-the-go access to school features
  • Community engagement
  • Learning management
  • Assessment & reporting
  • Student well-being tracking
Features
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If your school uses Edsby, this free app lets you access some of its features on the go. The Edsby app has many of the capabilities of the main Edsby web browser interface. Some complex features for certain types of users, such as the Edsby gradebook used by teachers, aren't available on devices with small screen sizes. Edsby is helping education transform to the modern digital era. School districts, states, provinces, and countries adopt Edsby for community engagement, learning management, assessment & reporting, and student well-being. Your education organization manages its own, private Edsby system. To log into it, you’ll need to know its Edsby server address. If you don’t know it, ask your school.

About

Lillio

This app streamlines childcare operations with features for daily reports, attendance, and meal planning. It enhances family engagement through real-time updates, photos, and videos, while offering research-based curriculum aligned with state standards.

Highlights
  • Daily reports
  • Attendance tracking
  • Meal planning
  • Family communication portal
  • Real-time photo sharing
  • Digital curriculum
  • Enrollment management
Features
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Get all the building blocks for early education with the #1-rated childcare app! Center management features let you complete daily reports, schedules, attendance, check-ins and meal planning faster than ever before. Family engagement tools keep families informed through daily reports, pictures and videos. Simple registration and payment options make the lives of families easier. Research-based curriculum offers developmentally appropriate lesson plans aligned to state standards and pre-populated with engaging themes. Download Lillio today and experience the all-in-one solution for building a high-quality childcare program! Here is what one of our thousands of happy directors had to say about Lillio: "Lillio (formerly HiMama) has become a huge asset for our school! Families love the photos and daily reports. Teachers agree that it is extremely easy to use and replaces piles of paperwork." FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION • Family portal - Parents and family members can view photos, videos, daily reports and schedules, update their child’s information, and message educators in their own private, secure account. • Real-time photo sharing - parents can receive timely updates throughout the day • Email, text, and in-app communication - Send messages, alerts and reminders to individual family members or to an entire group of family members at once CARING AND TEACHING • Digital curriculum - Developmentally appropriate, research-based lesson plans and activities from Funshine Express allows flexible planning and offers play-based, engaging themes and activities that are aligned to state and early learning standards • Weekly Planner - Create custom activities organized by learning areas and select developmental skills tied to your state and early learning standards. • Photo and video observations - Tag real-time observations with images from the classroom • Child Developmental Evidence Reports - Follow a child’s development across developmental domains, skills and indicators • Easy-to-use childcare assessments to support every child’s learning path CENTER MANAGEMENT • Childcare daily reports: document meals, snacks, sleep checks, toileting, activities and observations, medication and more for individual children or multiple children at once • Attendance: record check-in, check-out, drop off and pick up times, and absences • Administrative: classroom and activity reports; updatable parent and child contact, emergency, allergy, and health information; meal and snack menu planning and schedules, enrollment management for upcoming, current, and graduated children; schedule rotations Lillio is secure, reliable and easy to use, and the child care center’s information is backed up, synced and accessed through our apps and our website. We have a friendly customer support team that would happily answer your questions by phone (1-800-905-1876) or email (support@himama.com). Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Edsby4 screens
Lillio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lillio at 71% against Edsby's 13%. Lillio also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.3) and ratings volume (37K vs 9). Edsby's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Lillio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Edsby asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lillio holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lillio has 37K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Edsby's written reviews are positive against 71% of Lillio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Edsby ships an update every 3 months, Lillio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Edsby versus Lillio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEdsbyLillio
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (9 ratings)4.9 (37K ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.1% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings937K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCoreFour Inc.Hi Mama Inc.

Customer experience

Edsby

All ratings9 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative88.9%
Written reviews274 reviews
Positive13.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative81.4%

Lillio

All ratings37,298 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews185 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral10.3%
Negative18.4%

User reviews

Edsby

From 9 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for tracking grades and assignments
  • 🚀 Easy access to school information
  • 💡 Useful communication tool between teachers and students

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔍 Poor organization and navigation
  • ⏱️ Slow and laggy performance
  • 🔒 Login and account issues
  • 💬 Unreliable notifications and messaging

Lillio

From 37K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 📸 Frequent photo/video updates
  • 🌐 Keeps parents connected to child's day
  • 💻 Convenient communication with teachers
  • 🗓️ Detailed daily reports

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Difficult to download/view photos and videos
  • ⏱️ Delayed updates and reports
  • 🔀 Confusing navigation after opening photos/videos
  • 🔧 Bugs and performance issues
  • 💬 Lack of interactive features (likes, comments)

Bugs and requests

Edsby

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing grades and assignments
  • Inability to access certain features or content
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices and platforms

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved notification system with push alerts
  • Better organization and customization options
  • Seamless integration with other educational platforms
  • Streamlined grading and assignment submission

Lillio

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues
  • Freezing and crashing
  • Inconsistent data updates
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Time stamps for naps, meals, and activities
  • Ability to download photos/videos in bulk
  • Improved navigation and responsiveness
  • Interactive features for parents
  • More language options

In-app purchases

None

Edsby

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lillio

Subscriptions1
  • Photos Plus$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Edsby free?
Edsby is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lillio free?
Lillio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Edsby or Lillio?
Lillio is rated higher. Edsby averages 1.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Lillio averages 4.9 from 37K ratings.
Do Edsby or Lillio have ads?
Neither Edsby nor Lillio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Edsby or Lillio?
Edsby ships an update every 3 months, and Lillio every 3 weeks. Most recently, Edsby was updated on September 23, 2026 and Lillio on September 24, 2026.

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