Comparison

eSchools vs BoomReader Parents

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

Head to head
About

eSchools

Access school-related features like messaging, notifications, and homework tracking. View important letters and attendance records. Easily find school contact information.

Highlights
  • School messaging
  • Text notifications
  • View school letters
  • Homework diary
  • Attendance tracking
  • School contact details
Features
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If your school uses eSchools, download our app to gain access to a number of your account features. Communicate with others in your school community through messages, receive text notifications from the school office and view letters that have been sent home. Students and parents can keep on top of deadlines thanks to the new homework diary feature as well as being able to track the attendance records for the current academic year. The contact details of the school are also easily accessible. Please note your school has to be an existing eSchools subscriber to use this App.

About

BoomReader Parents

This app digitizes home reading records, replacing traditional diaries. Parents can easily log books, track reading progress with detailed notes, and view a complete history. It also includes a reward system for children and reminders to encourage a consistent reading routine.

Highlights
  • Digital reading diary
  • Easy book and log addition
  • Detailed reading logs with notes
  • Activity feed with reading events
  • Complete book history
  • Automatic rewards for reading
  • Reading reminders
Features
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BoomReader is the digital reading record used by thousands of parents as a way to log home reading. Say goodbye to lost or ruined reading diaries. Never again will your child's reading record be left on the bus, at home on the table or in the car during the busy school run. Easily Add Books and Logs You can easily add any book you or your child are reading with seamless search through the thousands of titles already added. Detailed Reading Logs Simply enter the page number you and your child read too. Of course, you can add more information including comments and any words or sounds your child struggled with. Complete Activity Feed The new activity feed allows you to scroll through or the reading events for your child including reading band changes, reviews and of course the reading logs. Depending on the settings chosen by the school, you may also be able to see when your logs have been viewed or liked by the class teacher. Complete Book History You can view, search and filter the complete history of the books your child has read. Rewarding Reading BoomReader automatically rewards children for reading by awarding Gems. Your child can swap Gems for reward cards. For younger children, you can use our one-click magic button to jump into your child's account so you can help them to spend their Gems. Set Reminders You can also set daily reminders to help keep that vital reading routine and guarantee some quiet parent and child time as you enjoy reading to each other. Please note - your child’s school needs to purchase BoomReader in order for you to be able to access the app.

Screenshots

eSchools4 screens
BoomReader Parents4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BoomReader Parents at 17% against eSchools's 8%. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eSchools ships an update every 2 months, BoomReader Parents every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
eSchools versus BoomReader Parents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereSchoolsBoomReader Parents
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews7.5% of reviews16.7% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopereSchools LtdAxe Edge

Customer experience

eSchools

Written reviews80 reviews
Positive7.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative85.0%

BoomReader Parents

Written reviews42 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative78.6%

Bugs and requests

eSchools

Reported bugs

38 issues
  • App no longer works and needs updating for new iOS
  • App crashes when it tries to launch
  • App crashes on opening
  • App takes me back to Home Screen after clicking
  • App shuts down immediately after clicking to open
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  • App simply doesn’t open
  • App has been crashing since the last update and is unusable
  • App doesn’t open after update
  • App crashes instantly and won’t load after update
  • App refuses to open since the latest update
  • Latest version crashes when you open it
  • App flashes and crashes each time after update
  • App closes as soon as you open it after update
  • App crashes instantly when trying to open after update
  • App won’t work at all, refuses to even open after update
  • App no longer even loads after update
  • App blinks and returns to Home Screen after update
  • App no longer loads after update
  • App doesn’t work after update
  • App fails to open after recent update
  • App will not open at all after latest update
  • App won’t load up after update
  • Crashes on startup
  • Always says 1 notification when there are none
  • Failed to map data to decodable object
  • Invalid domain name after update
  • App crashes and shuts down before loading
  • App closes down when trying to open a message
  • Crashes before logging in
  • Calendar still doesn’t work
  • Crashes on most pages
  • Crashes and puts user back to login screen
  • Doesn’t recognise daughter’s school
  • Crashes way too often
  • Notifications received but content not found in app
  • Previous notifications/messages/letters have disappeared
  • App will not open meaning inability to access school information
  • App stopped working after phone updated to iOS 11.2

Requested features

6 requests
  • Update app for new iOS
  • Add overall attendance for the year
  • Mark all as read
  • Way to exit attachments without closing app
  • Allow deletion/archiving of notifications
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  • Show which child is logged in on Home Screen

BoomReader Parents

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

eSchools

No in-app purchases

None

BoomReader Parents

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eSchools free?
eSchools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BoomReader Parents free?
BoomReader Parents is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do eSchools or BoomReader Parents have ads?
Neither eSchools nor BoomReader Parents shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eSchools or BoomReader Parents?
eSchools ships an update every 2 months, and BoomReader Parents every 6 weeks. Most recently, eSchools was updated on September 24, 2026 and BoomReader Parents on September 24, 2026.

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