ParentPlus vs Sadlier Reader
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.
Sadlier Reader
Access your assigned eBooks offline with this educational reader. Bookmark, annotate, and navigate your digital textbooks seamlessly. Requires an access code from your institution.
- Offline eBook access
- Bookmark pages
- Annotate content
- Seamless navigation
- Linked to Sadlier Connect
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The Sadlier Reader app is a new offering for Sadlier customers that allows access to their eBooks offline and on the go. Linked to your Sadlier Connect account licenses, eBook products purchased and assigned for offline use will automatically appear within your app when you log in. eBooks are not purchased within the app. An access code is required for login and can be found in “My Account” within Sadlier Connect or Christ In Us if your institution has purchased an offline eBook. With this unique offering, readers may bookmark, annotate their pages, and navigate their materials like any other reader experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sadlier Reader at 3.7 against ParentPlus's 1.7. Sadlier Reader also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). ParentPlus's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (254 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Sadlier Reader holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ParentPlus has 254 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 6% of ParentPlus's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sadlier Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ParentPlus ships an update every 5 months, Sadlier Reader every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ParentPlus | Sadlier Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (254 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 254 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rediker Software, Inc. | William H Sadlier Inc |
Customer experience
ParentPlus
Sadlier Reader
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
Sadlier Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ParentPlus
No in-app purchases
Sadlier Reader
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ParentPlus free?
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