Comparison

Satchel One vs iParent App

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

Head to head
About

Satchel One

This app provides a comprehensive learning platform for students, teachers, and parents. It facilitates homework management, timetable access, behavior tracking, and communication between all parties. Stay organized and informed about academic progress and school activities.

Highlights
  • Set, grade, and comment on homework
  • Access timetables
  • Track homework to-do lists
  • Submit work online
  • View school events and announcements
  • Monitor behavior points and detentions
Features
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Satchel One for iOS allows you to access our learning platform on the go. Since launching Show My Homework in 2011, we’ve been proud to call 1 in 3 UK secondary schools our partners, and we still are. Since our inception, we’ve expanded our award-winning software into a number of additional apps to create Satchel One, our learning platform. Today, Satchel One is home to Show My Homework, Content, Timetables, Behaviour, Seating, Attendance and Detentions apps. Benefits for teachers: - Set, grade and comment on homework - Assign Behaviour points and award Badges - Easily access your timetables - Receive notifications for student submissions and comments Benefits for students: - Keep track of homework using your To-do List - Easily access your timetables - Receive feedback and leave comments for your teachers - Submit your work online, take spelling tests and quizzes - View school events and announcements - View your Behaviour points, attendance, and detentions Benefits for parents: - Keep track of all your children's To-do Lists in one place - View quiz and spelling test results - View student and teacher comments - View school events and announcements - Monitor Behaviour points, attendance, and detentions Be sure to read our Terms of Use and Privacy Notice: Terms of Use: https://www.teamsatchel.com/legals/terms.html Privacy Notice: https://www.teamsatchel.com/legals/privacy_notice.html

About

iParent App

Access real-time school information for your child, including attendance, exam results, reports, and timetables. Stay updated with school news, events, and receive timely notifications about your child's academic performance and behavior.

Highlights
  • Real-time attendance records
  • Exam results and assessments
  • Timetables and teaching groups
  • Reward and detention notifications
  • School news and bulletins
  • Calendar and event invites
  • Contact detail management
Features
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Similar in nature to the iStudent app, the iParent app offers parents quick access to real-time school information about their child. This includes everything from attendance records to exam results, reward and detention notifications, access to reports and assessments, teaching groups, timetables and more. The official iSAMS Parent app links directly with the iSAMS Parent Portal. It has been designed to offer parents a quick and easy channel for keeping up-to-date with their son or daughter’s performance and any relevant school information, including last minute calendar notifications or event invites. It is aimed at enhancing the information flow from your school/teachers to parents ensuring greater engagement between all parties. The iParent app offers parents a useful and configurable dashboard where they are able to view information and activities about all children at the school. Quick links are provided for: The timetable of each child Information about any sanctions and rewards School news and bulletins The school calendar The photo galleries More detailed information can then be located about the following: Teaching groups The school timetable Internal exam details (entries, timetables, results) External exam details (entries, timetables, arrangements, candidate details, results) School reports and assessments Attendance Activities Detentions Reward and conduct details Parents can use the app to view and subscribe to your school communications including emails, SMS messages and push notifications to the app. Push notifications will advise parents about any timely updates for each child, including information such as recently released reports or exam results, any rewards or detentions and pastoral records. They can also view the contacts linked with their child and request changes to any contact details, thereby ensuring the data is accurate and up-to-date. As with the iStudent app, there is full access to all school news and bulletins (both current and archived news), the school calendar and the school directory. The data used by the iSAMS Parent app is encrypted to ensure that confidential information cannot be accessed by unauthorised personnel. Your school also controls the level of visibility of information and communication subscriptions offered to parents. Please note: The iSAMS Parent app must be installed by your school in order for it to be accessible to parents. It will only work as part of the iSAMS management information system and Parent Portal.

Screenshots

Satchel One4 screens
iParent App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Satchel One at 64% against iParent App's 14%. Satchel One also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). iParent App's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Satchel One sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. iParent App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iParent App holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 379 and 817 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Satchel One's written reviews are positive against 14% of iParent App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Satchel One ships an update every 4 weeks, iParent App every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Satchel One versus iParent App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSatchel OneiParent App
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (379 ratings)4.3 (817 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews — better13.8% of reviews
Number of ratings379817 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeacherCentric LtdiSAMS Limited

Customer experience

Satchel One

All ratings379 ratings
Positive67.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative29.3%
Written reviews2,393 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative30.7%

iParent App

All ratings817 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral6.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive13.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative73.8%

User reviews

Satchel One

From 379 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for homework management
  • 🚀 Organized and clear interface
  • 👍 Useful for parents to monitor child's progress
  • 🚀 Convenient for accessing homework details

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🐛 Attendance and behavior tracking not always accurate
  • 🐛 Homework not always updated in a timely manner
  • 🐛 Difficulty adding additional children to parent account
  • 🤔 Too many notifications can be overwhelming

iParent App

From 817 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Impressive app
  • 💡 Great to be kept updated

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🔑 Login and password issues
  • 📚 Difficult to navigate and find information
  • 🤖 Lack of notifications and updates
  • 🔍 Poor search and filtering functionality

Bugs and requests

Satchel One

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Homework not showing up or disappearing
  • Login issues and password reset problems
  • Syncing issues between app and website version

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize profile picture
  • Option to filter homework by due date
  • Improved parent-teacher communication features
  • Integration with calendar app for better organization
  • Offline mode for accessing homework details

iParent App

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent log-outs and password reset issues
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices and app versions
  • Inability to access certain features or information

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow switching between schools without logging out
  • Save password and enable Face ID/Touch ID
  • Improve layout and organization of information
  • Provide better notification system for updates
  • Enhance search and filtering capabilities

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Satchel One

Subscriptions3
  • Satchel One Plus - Extra7 Days trial2 variants$1.991 Month
  • Satchel One Plus - Extra7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Satchel One Plus - Family7 Days trial$5.491 Month
One-time7
  • Ebook National 5 Business Man.$1.99
  • Ebook National 5 Design & Man.$1.99
  • Ebook National 5 French$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Revision ebook GCSE Geography$2.99
  • Ebook GCSE Maths Higher$2.99
  • Ebook GCSE English Lang & Lit$2.99
  • Revision ebook GCSE Chemistry$2.99
None

iParent App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Satchel One free?
Satchel One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iParent App free?
iParent App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Satchel One or iParent App?
iParent App is rated higher. Satchel One averages 3.7 out of 5 from 379 ratings, while iParent App averages 4.3 from 817 ratings.
Do Satchel One or iParent App have ads?
Neither Satchel One nor iParent App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Satchel One or iParent App?
Satchel One ships an update every 4 weeks, and iParent App every 2 months. Most recently, Satchel One was updated on September 24, 2026 and iParent App on September 24, 2026.

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