School Stream vs Daymap Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
School Stream
Stay connected with your child's school through a comprehensive communication platform. Receive real-time updates, submit digital forms, and communicate instantly with school staff. Features include a digital calendar, translation services, and cashless payment options.
- Digital forms submission
- Instant parent messenger
- Cashless payments
- Digital calendar
- Translation feature
- Notices and newsletters
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Everything you need to keep track of school life – sent straight to your phone. School Stream is packed with features including digital forms, instant parent messenger, cashless payments, digital calendar, translation feature, and more. School Stream is simple to use and free for parents. “I’ve been using this app for the past 3 years and it is a lifesaver! I get reminders the night before if there is anything happening the next day I need to know about. I can just check the app and it’s easy.” We are proud communication partners with schools all over Australia and around the world. Communicate with school anytime, anywhere. Receive simplified, reliable communication from school via School Stream - in real-time. Notices & Newsletters Receive relevant notices, reminders and newsletters from school - directly to your smartphone. Digital Forms No more lost forms or crumpled up notes at the bottom of the schoolbag. Sign and submit permission forms digitally. Messenger Unlimited messaging between school and home. Always free for families. A dedicated private messaging service for all of school life. Translation An on-demand translation feature with over 100 languages keeps everyone in the loop. Events & Calendar Receive event notices straight from school directly to your smartphone. Everything you need to know - including permission notes, time and date details, and even a location map. Sync directly to your calendar. Customisation & Branding A beautiful, intuitive interface for a user-friendly and professional app experience for parents.
Daymap Mobile
This application provides access to essential school management features. Users can engage with messaging, submit assessments, and manage roll marking. It offers a convenient way to stay connected with school activities and administrative tasks.
- Messaging
- Assessment submission
- Roll marking
- School administration access
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Access to Daymap Messaging, Assessment, Roll Marking functionality and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: School Stream at 66% against Daymap Mobile's 18%. School Stream also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). Daymap Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
School Stream ships an update every 4 weeks, Daymap Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | School Stream | Daymap Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (330 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.3% of reviews — better | 17.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 330 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schoolzine Pty Ltd | Loop Software |
Customer experience
School Stream
Daymap Mobile
User reviews
School Stream
From 330 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 📱 Keeps parents informed and connected
- 🚀 Fast search and quick access
- 📢 Reliable communication tool
- 📸 Efficient photo and update delivery
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🔔 Excessive or unwanted notifications
- 🖼️ Poor image resolution and loading
- 🔍 Filtering doesn't work properly
- ⚠️ Notifications appear but content missing
Daymap Mobile
From App Store reviewsWhat we love
- 👍 Can check schedule/timetable
- 👍 Useful for parents to see timetable/attendance
- 👍 Can save scripts/notes
- 👍 Generally works for students (basic features)
- 👍 Informative parent portal
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constantly logs out
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
- 🐛 Slow performance
- 🐛 Limited features compared to desktop
- 🐛 Difficult to navigate
Bugs and requests
School Stream
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes after updates
- Photos fail to load or display
- Notifications appear with no new content
- Content takes 15-30+ minutes to load after notification
- Filtering by year still shows all years
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- Disappearing notifications and messages
- App won't load - connection errors
- Sudden app closures
- Overlapping menus in interface
- Missing absentee day records
Requested features
10 requests- Direct messaging with teachers
- Auto-fill form fields
- Ability to report absences through app
- Better filtering by year/class
- Class number specification for multiple children
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- Improved notification customization
- Photo zoom functionality
- Confirmation receipts for submissions
- Better organization of newsletters
- Improved UI/UX design
Daymap Mobile
Reported bugs
53 issues- Cannot sign in / login errors
- App keeps signing out / logout issues
- App is buggy/glitchy
- App is slow/doesn't load
- Companion app doesn't show lessons
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- Notification click leads to wrong user/account
- Cannot find half the features (e.g., attendance)
- App redirects to website
- Pop-ups everywhere on website telling to get app
- Teachers don't mark attendance correctly
- Cannot add comments to assessment tasks
- Page constantly does not load
- Bugs out when accessing class notes
- Functions available on desktop inaccessible on mobile
- Students marked present glitch to 'skipping a lesson'
- Shows older messages first
- Clicking calendar entry gives no info
- Back button not accessible on iPhone 14
- Clicking message notification doesn't go to most recent
- Navigation hidden behind top of screen (iPhone 14 Pro)
- Cannot see school bulletins in app
- Cannot get push notifications
- Hitting back arrow takes out of assessment section
- App logs out daily
- Cannot get past load screen
- Messages won't send
- App stuck in dark ages, dysfunctional, clunky
- Messaging feature hides 'New message' button
- Display layout doesn't respect text properly
- Cannot log in to youngest child's school
- Computer mode not available on app
- App consistently logs out
- Words and numbers overlapping, cannot see whole screen
- App has not worked for days
- Link from message doesn't work
- Cannot accept invitations
- Have to accept each single session spread out months
- App bugs out
- Tasks folder unorganizable
- Server never on for Filr
- Login process is bizarre
- Mobile link on website gives QR code, app has no reader
- Login again after clicking link
- App shows welcome screen and how-to videos without login
- Signs out and doesn't allow access for weeks
- Password is wrong error
- App is barely functional, features cut from PC version
- Horrible UI choices & design
- App is an awkwardly cropped version of the PC webpage
- No point for kids if phones not allowed at school
- App is laggy and doesn't work right
- Takes forever to load
- Cannot log into account on phone as it doesn't load
Requested features
16 requests- Fix login issues
- Improve navigation
- Add more features from desktop version
- Fix bugs
- Improve performance/speed
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- Make app more intuitive
- Fix messaging feature
- Ensure push notifications work
- Improve file storage/access
- Make app more functional for teachers
- Fix back button on iPhone
- Allow staying logged in
- Improve UI/UX design
- Make app respect text display properly
- Fix QR code login process
- Allow users to choose desktop mode on app
In-app purchases
School Stream
No in-app purchases
Daymap Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is School Stream free?
Is Daymap Mobile free?
Do School Stream or Daymap Mobile have ads?
Which is updated more often, School Stream or Daymap Mobile?
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