Comparison

The Curious Parent vs AssertHired

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

Head to head
About

The Curious Parent

Features
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The Curious Parent helps you understand your child with more clarity and a little less overwhelm. Parenting is full of questions. Some are big. Most are small moments that happen in the middle of an ordinary day. Instead of endless advice and conflicting opinions, you'll find short, practical video courses that help you understand the why behind your child's behaviour, and respond with more confidence. And when a question can't wait, you can ask it. ASK TCP, YOUR PARENTING COMPANION - Ask any parenting question, typed or as a voice note - Answers follow The Curious Parent's approach as per your child's age - Your conversation is synced from WhatsApp too, so you can continue wherever you are WHAT YOU'LL FIND - A growing library of short, easy-to-watch parenting courses - Lessons organised around the questions parents ask every day - Practical ideas you can try the same day - Transcripts for lessons, and space to keep your own notes - Pick up exactly where you left off, on any device - Keep listening with the screen locked, like a podcast - Optional notifications when new courses and lessons arrive DESIGNED FOR CURIOUS PARENTS - A clean, distraction-free experience - Browse by topic, or search for what you need right now - See which lessons you've already completed in each course - Add your child's details to make the experience feel more personal Whether you're navigating tantrums, sleep, friendships, school choices, boundaries, screen time, or simply trying to understand your child a little better, The Curious Parent is here to support you, one thoughtful lesson at a time. Already have an account? Sign in and your courses will be waiting for you. Made with warmth for parents who believe that understanding comes before fixing. AskTCP offers general guidance to support you. It is not a substitute for medical, psychological or legal advice. MEMBERSHIP Full access to the course library and Ask TCP is available through The Curious Parent Club, an auto-renewable subscription offered monthly or yearly. The price is shown in the app, in your local currency, before you confirm. - Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase - The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings at any time Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.thecuriousparent.com/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://www.thecuriousparent.com/terms-condition

About

AssertHired

Practice QA and SDET interviews with mock interviews, tailored feedback, and hands-on skill labs. Improve your interview readiness with structured courses and a shareable profile of your proven skills.

Highlights
  • Mock interviews (behavioral, technical, coding)
  • Voice or text answers
  • Specific feedback and answer rewrites
  • Hands-on Skill Labs (Playwright, Selenium, API, SQL)
  • Structured courses with exams and certificates
  • Job-specific interview tailoring
  • Readiness score and shareable QA Passport
Features
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AssertHired is interview practice built for QA Engineers and SDETs, not general software roles. Run a mock interview and answer by typing or by speaking. Questions adapt to the role you are targeting, from manual QA through automation and SDET. When you finish, you get a scored report that tells you what landed, what did not, and what to say instead. WHAT YOU CAN DO Mock interviews. Behavioural, technical and coding rounds. Answer by voice or by text, whichever suits where you are. Feedback that is specific. Every answer is scored against what an interviewer is actually listening for, with a rewrite you can use. Quick drills. Short practice runs for the days you have five minutes rather than an hour. Skill Labs. Hands-on exercises in Selenium, API testing, SQL and test case design, so you practise the work and not only the talking. Courses. Structured lessons with exams and a certificate at the end. Job tracker. Save a role, paste the job description, and run an interview tailored to that posting. Readiness score. One honest number for how prepared you are, and what to fix first. QA Passport. A shareable profile of what you have proven, with results a recruiter can verify. WHO IT IS FOR Manual testers moving into automation. SDETs preparing for a specific loop. Career changers who need reps before the real thing. Anyone who has been asked to describe a time they found a critical bug and gone blank. PLANS AssertHired is free to start. Contender gives you 50 mock interviews a month, every category, and difficulty up to senior. Elite raises that to 150, adds principal level, and includes all seven guided courses. Both include Verified Assessment. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://www.asserthired.com/terms Privacy: https://www.asserthired.com/privacy

Screenshots

The Curious Parent4 screens
AssertHired4 screens

Verdict

The call

The Curious Parent and AssertHired are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. The Curious Parent sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and AssertHired sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Curious Parent ships an update every 3 weeks, AssertHired every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
The Curious Parent versus AssertHired: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Curious ParentAssertHired
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB62 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCurious Parent Private LimitedAssertHired LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

The Curious Parent

Subscriptions2
  • Club Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Club Yearly$99.991 Year
4 purchases

AssertHired

Subscriptions4
  • Contender Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Elite Monthly7 Days trial$39.991 Month
  • Contender Yearly7 Days trial$149.991 Year
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  • Elite Yearly7 Days trial$299.991 Year

Questions

Is The Curious Parent free?
The Curious Parent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AssertHired free?
AssertHired is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Curious Parent or AssertHired have ads?
Neither The Curious Parent nor AssertHired shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Curious Parent or AssertHired?
The Curious Parent ships an update every 3 weeks, and AssertHired every 2 weeks. Most recently, The Curious Parent was updated on October 31, 2026 and AssertHired on October 31, 2026.

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