Kidddo Kiosk vs Gloo Messaging
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kidddo Kiosk
Transform your iOS device into a self-serve kiosk for managing child check-ins at your organization. Track attendance, print name labels, and page guardians efficiently. Requires a Kidddo account to operate.
- Self-serve child check-in
- Attendance tracking
- Guardian paging via SMS
- Printable name labels
- Household or individual check-in
- Real-time data sync
- Customizable appearance
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Use your iOS device as a Self-Serve Child Check-In Kiosk! Kidddo is Child Check-In, simplified. Keep tabs on the kids in your church, daycare or gym, track attendance, print name labels, page guardians via SMS. KIOSK FEATURES: - Search by Phone #, Name (if enabled), Household Code (if enabled) - Check-In entire household or select individuals - Realtime data sync with your Kidddo account - Customize Appearance to match your organization - Print labels (if enabled) to remote print station/server * A Kidddo account (free or paid) is required to use this software.
Gloo Messaging
Facilitate authentic communication for church and ministry leaders. Manage contacts, send broadcasts, and respond to prayer requests on the go. Assign conversations and engage with members seamlessly.
- Real-time conversations
- Respond to prayer requests
- One-to-many Broadcasts
- Contact management
- Assign conversations
- Add to Groups/Workflows
- Engage with Explorers
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The Gloo Messaging app is designed for church and ministry leaders to communicate on the go. Now you can stay connected with your people through meaningful, real-time conversations, respond to prayer requests, send one-to-many Broadcasts, simplify contact management, assign conversations to team members, add people to Groups or Workflows, and engage with Explorers without missing a message.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kidddo Kiosk at 3.3 against Gloo Messaging's 2.3. Kidddo Kiosk also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (40% vs 10%). Gloo Messaging's advantage is ratings volume (61 vs 6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Kidddo Kiosk holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gloo Messaging has 61 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Kidddo Kiosk's written reviews are positive against 10% of Gloo Messaging's.
Kidddo Kiosk ships an update monthly, Gloo Messaging every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kidddo Kiosk | Gloo Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (6 ratings) — better | 2.3 (61 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 9.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 61 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kidddo App | Gloo LLC |
Customer experience
Kidddo Kiosk
Gloo Messaging
In-app purchases
Kidddo Kiosk
No in-app purchases
Gloo Messaging
No in-app purchases
Questions
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