ParentPlus vs Miami Dade Public Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ParentPlus
Access your child's academic information, including grades, attendance, and homework, from anywhere. Stay informed about school announcements, alerts, and events to foster a strong school-family connection.
- View grades and scores
- Track attendance
- Access homework assignments
- Check child's schedule
- Monitor discipline records
- Receive school announcements and alerts
- Combined school calendar
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ParentPlus gives you secure, mobile access to your child's grades, scores, attendance, schedule, discipline record and homework. Parents can also access school announcements, alerts and combined calendar. ParentPlus creates a strong connection between your school and family by sharing information that is critical to your child's success and learning.
Miami Dade Public Library
Access your library account, search the catalog, and manage your loans. Discover digital content like eBooks and audiobooks, find library locations, and explore events. You can even scan book ISBNs to check availability.
- Search library catalog
- Access digital content (eBooks, audiobooks)
- Manage library account
- Find library locations and hours
- Scan ISBN for book availability
- View Digital Archives
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Take the Miami-Dade Public Library with you with our new mobile app! Search our catalog, access your account, sign up for a library eCard or save your current library card number directly in the app, renew and request items for pickup, find library locations and hours, view and enjoy our Digital Archives and even scan a book’s ISBN to instantly see if we have it in our collection! Get direct access to our eContent, including eBooks, eAudiobooks, music, movies, and magazines with quick links to library-provided platforms such as OverDrive, Axis360, hoopla, RBdigital, Freegal Music and more. You’ll also discover programs and events, get recommended reads, have access to Customer Care for assistance, connect with us on social media and much more with this powerful mobile app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Miami Dade Public Library at 3.9 against ParentPlus's 1.7. Miami Dade Public Library also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 6%). ParentPlus's advantage is ratings volume (254 vs 38). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Miami Dade Public Library holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ParentPlus has 254 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of ParentPlus's written reviews are positive against 41% of Miami Dade Public Library's.
ParentPlus ships an update every 5 months, Miami Dade Public Library every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ParentPlus | Miami Dade Public Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (254 ratings) | 3.9 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.1% of reviews | 41.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 254 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rediker Software, Inc. | Miami-Dade Public library system |
Customer experience
ParentPlus
Miami Dade Public Library
Bugs and requests
ParentPlus
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes immediately after login
- Login credentials rejected despite working on website
- White/blank screen on app launch
- App freezes and requires force quit
- Continuous logout without user action
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- App stuck on loading screen indefinitely
- Switches to first student's grades when viewing multiple children
- Password reset times out or fails
- School name not recognized despite correct input
- Incompatibility with iOS 16.6 and iPhone 13 Pro
- Black screen on startup
- Email interface keyboard blocks input area
- App not sized properly for iPad despite support claim
- Calendar sync failures with iPhone X
- Invalid credentials error on app but not on website
Requested features
9 requests- Touch ID/biometric authentication
- Push notifications for new assignments and grades
- iPad-specific optimized version
- Remember login credentials properly
- Auto-correct in email composition
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- Ability to add child photos in app
- Descending order for quarters/semesters (current first)
- Improved multi-child account management
- Scrollable email header for better composition
Miami Dade Public Library
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ParentPlus
No in-app purchases
Miami Dade Public Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
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