Comparison

iCare Kids vs BoxHill

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

Head to head
About

iCare Kids

This app connects parents with nurseries, offering daily reports on their child's progress, news, schedules, and photos. Parents can also communicate with nursery staff and view live webcam feeds or track bus locations for an optional fee.

Highlights
  • Daily e-reports on child's progress
  • Nursery news and announcements
  • View daily schedules and food menus
  • Approve event participation
  • View and share child photos
  • Chat with nursery administration/teachers
  • Optional live webcam and bus tracking
Features
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iCare-Kids is a mobile application designed for parents who have children in nurseries. iCare-Kids acts as a dedicated social networking solution which helps connect parents and nurseries with an easy to use and attractive tool. Features: - Follow child's progress on daily basis with the e-reports - Stay informed of the latest news and announcements from the Nursery - Review the daily schedule and food menus - Get details of events and send approval for child participation - View childís photos as soon as they are taken in class and events and share them directly - Chat with the Nursery administration and/or teachers - View the classroom's live web cam * - Track the Childís bus location * * Optional Feature Feature Plan: - Make payments to the nursery securely and conveniently directly from the app

About

BoxHill

This app provides college students and faculty with a digital platform to access academic information, view grades, schedules, fees, and manage attendance. It streamlines educational activities for a convenient and efficient experience.

Highlights
  • View certificates and grades
  • Track GPA and academic plans
  • Access class details and attendance history
  • Manage schedules and exams
  • View college fees and tuition
  • Faculty attendance management
Features
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Box Hill SIS (Student Information System) is an application we carefully designed and developed with the purpose of meeting the needs and requirements of our college students & faculty members, the application provides an easy-to-use platform through which our college students and faculty members can find all their information. As well as performing tasks and functions that they may need, such as: 1. Students: can view certificates, grades, GPA, academic plans, class details as well as attendance history, schedules, exams, college fees and tuition fees. 2. Faculty members: can view details of classes, exams and timetables as well as view and limit the attendance of their students. Box Hill SIS is committed to delivering a convenient, efficient, and reliable digital experience that supports academic success and streamlines day-to-day educational activities.

Screenshots

iCare Kids4 screens
BoxHill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BoxHill at 5.0 against iCare Kids's 3.2. BoxHill also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). iCare Kids's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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

BoxHill holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iCare Kids has 31 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCare Kids ships an update every 6 weeks, BoxHill every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iCare Kids versus BoxHill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCare KidsBoxHill
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (31 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiCare KidsInformatique for Information Technology

Customer experience

iCare Kids

All ratings29 ratings
Positive48.3%
Neutral10.3%
Negative41.4%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative53.3%

BoxHill

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iCare Kids

No in-app purchases

None

BoxHill

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCare Kids free?
iCare Kids is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BoxHill free?
BoxHill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iCare Kids or BoxHill?
BoxHill is rated higher. iCare Kids averages 3.2 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while BoxHill averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do iCare Kids or BoxHill have ads?
Neither iCare Kids nor BoxHill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCare Kids or BoxHill?
iCare Kids ships an update every 6 weeks, and BoxHill every 4 days. Most recently, iCare Kids was updated on November 1, 2026 and BoxHill on October 25, 2026.

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