School Stream vs Daymap Companion
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 Companion
Access your child's school information with ease. View attendance records, assessment results, and daily schedules. Stay informed about your child's academic progress and school activities.
- View attendance records
- Check assessment results
- Access timetable
- Monitor academic progress
- Receive school updates
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View your child's attendance, assessment results, timetable and much more in the new Daymap Companion.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: School Stream at 66% against Daymap Companion's 8%. School Stream also leads on ratings volume (330 vs 1). Daymap Companion's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 weeks). 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.
Daymap Companion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: School Stream has 330 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of School Stream's written reviews are positive against 8% of Daymap Companion's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
School Stream ships an update every 4 weeks, Daymap Companion every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | School Stream | Daymap Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (330 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.3% of reviews — better | 7.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 330 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schoolzine Pty Ltd | Loop Software |
Customer experience
School Stream
Daymap Companion
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 Companion
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
School Stream
No in-app purchases
Daymap Companion
No in-app purchases
Questions
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