Comparison

Positive Parenting vs RootWise

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

Head to head
About

Positive Parenting

Features
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Our behaviour tracking app for professionals supports child development through structured pedagogical intervention, improved parent collaboration and stronger interdisciplinary collaboration. The app is used across local authorities, councils and private services to support child development in children with ADHD, autism and other special needs. With the app, you can work systematically with child development while strengthening parent collaboration through a shared digital platform. - Create structure in your pedagogical intervention - Support documentation and follow-up on child development - Monitor progress through visual insights and data - Strengthen parent collaboration across settings - Work systematically with behaviour tracking for professionals - Enable secure data sharing across local authorities, councils and teams - Collaborate effectively to track and support behaviour Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

RootWise

This app provides parents with word-for-word scripts for challenging child behavior moments like tantrums and bedtime meltdowns. It also offers a personalized AI coach, a library of parenting articles, and daily mindfulness tools.

Highlights
  • Scripts for tantrums and bedtime
  • AI-powered parenting coach
  • Library of 150 parenting articles
  • Personalized child profiles
  • Daily affirmations and meditations
  • Private journaling
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Tantrum in the supermarket? Bedtime meltdown? "I hate you!"? RootWise tells you what to say, word for word, while it is happening. RootWise is a parenting coach for parents of children from birth to 10: 36 scripts for the hardest moments, a coach that knows your child, and a library of 26 topics with 150 short articles. A two-minute quiz about your child turns it into a plan for your family. The approach throughout: connection first, clear boundaries, no yelling. SCRIPTS FOR CHALLENGING MOMENTS (FREE) When your child is melting down and your mind goes blank, open a script: what to say, step by step, why it works, and one line to keep yourself calm. 36 scenarios, sorted by moment and filtered to your child's age: • Big feelings: public meltdown, hitting, "I hate you", whining, losing at games • Out and about: grocery store, car seat, playground, drop-off, the doctor • Mornings and routines: getting dressed, teeth, bath, potty training • Bedtime: bedtime meltdown, night fears • Screens and homework, siblings and friends, honesty and manners A COACH THAT KNOWS YOUR CHILD Ask anything, in your own words, at 2 am or in the car park. RootWise answers for your child specifically: their age, temperament, the challenges you named, and what you told it last time. Answers draw on the RootWise library rather than the open internet and link to the article or script behind them. One question a day is free; Premium makes it unlimited. Answers are generated by AI and are not medical advice. A LIBRARY FOR THE WHY 26 topics, 150 short articles: tantrums, sleep and bedtime, defiance, discipline and boundaries, siblings, fears, whining, screen time, potty training, school, lying, rudeness, the baby year and more. Every article can be read aloud to you, so it works on the school run. TWO MINUTES FOR YOU A daily affirmation, short meditations, and a private journal for the day and the month. Because the calm has to come from somewhere. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: all 36 scripts, the daily affirmation, meditations, the journal, one coach question a day. Premium: unlimited coach questions, the full library, journal export. Try it free for 7 days, monthly or yearly, cancel anytime. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your journal and the coach's notes about your child stay encrypted on your device. No ads, no selling data, analytics only if you opt in. Available in English, German and Spanish. Support: hello@rootwise.app Terms: https://www.rootwise.app/en/app-terms-of-service/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ RootWise offers educational parenting guidance based on child-development research. It is not a substitute for medical, psychological or emergency help.

Screenshots

Positive Parenting4 screens
RootWise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Positive Parenting at every 2 days against RootWise's every 9 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Positive Parenting sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and RootWise sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Positive Parenting ships an update every 2 days, RootWise every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Positive Parenting versus RootWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPositive ParentingRootWise
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBilal IsaPhilipp Butzmann

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Positive Parenting

Subscriptions3
  • Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Pro (6 Months)$9.996 Months
  • Pro (Annual)$14.991 Year
2 purchases

RootWise

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Positive Parenting free?
Positive Parenting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RootWise free?
RootWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Positive Parenting or RootWise have ads?
Neither Positive Parenting nor RootWise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Positive Parenting or RootWise?
Positive Parenting ships an update every 2 days, and RootWise every 9 days. Most recently, Positive Parenting was updated on October 7, 2026 and RootWise on October 12, 2026.

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