Comparison

ParentPlus vs Schivi

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • View grades and scores
  • Track attendance
  • Access homework assignments
  • Check child's schedule
  • Monitor discipline records
  • Receive school announcements and alerts
  • Combined school calendar
Features
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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.

About

Schivi

This app centralizes all school communications, including announcements, events, and tasks, for families and staff. It aims to eliminate scattered messages by providing a single, organized, and secure platform for the entire school community.

Highlights
  • Personalized activity feed
  • Real-time notifications
  • Secure and private communication
  • Targeted announcements
  • Organized event management
  • Single source of truth for school info
Features
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Schivi — The smarter way to stay connected with your school community. Schivi brings together everything happening in your school — announcements, events, tasks, and activities — into one organized and secure experience for families and staff. No more scattered emails, texts, or multiple apps. With Schivi, your entire school community stays informed in one place. FOR PARENTS Stay on top of everything your children are involved in. • A personalized activity feed with school updates, events, and announcements • Real-time notifications so you never miss important information • View activities from classes, teams, and communities your child participates in • Stay organized with events, tasks, and important school updates • Secure and private communication designed for families Everything you need to support your child’s school life — all in one app. FOR SCHOOL STAFF Communicate clearly and efficiently with the right audience. • Send announcements and updates to specific groups, classes, or communities • Organize school activities, events, and information in a structured feed • Reduce communication overload with targeted notifications • Keep parents and staff aligned with a single source of truth Schivi helps schools simplify communication while keeping families engaged. Join your school community online. Download Schivi today! Terms of Service: https://www.schivi.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.schivi.com/privacy

Screenshots

ParentPlus4 screens
Schivi3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Schivi at 100% against ParentPlus's 6%. Schivi also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). ParentPlus's advantage is ratings volume (254 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Schivi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ParentPlus has 254 ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of Schivi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ParentPlus ships an update every 5 months, Schivi every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ParentPlus versus Schivi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParentPlusSchivi
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (254 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings254 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRediker Software, Inc.Schivi LLC

Customer experience

ParentPlus

All ratings254 ratings
Positive15.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative81.5%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive6.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative89.0%

Schivi

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 10 more
  • 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
Show 4 more
  • 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

Schivi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ParentPlus

No in-app purchases

None

Schivi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ParentPlus free?
ParentPlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Schivi free?
Schivi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ParentPlus or Schivi?
Schivi is rated higher. ParentPlus averages 1.7 out of 5 from 254 ratings, while Schivi averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do ParentPlus or Schivi have ads?
Neither ParentPlus nor Schivi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ParentPlus or Schivi?
ParentPlus ships an update every 5 months, and Schivi every 5 days. Most recently, ParentPlus was updated on October 5, 2026 and Schivi on October 4, 2026.

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