Comparison

QParents vs Fishy Math

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

Head to head
About

QParents

This app offers parents of Queensland State School students a secure way to communicate with their school and access student information 24/7. Manage attendance, payments, assessment dates, and more through a single dashboard. Parents can also update student details and report absences.

Highlights
  • Student timetable, assessment, and exam dates
  • School attendance and behaviour records
  • Upcoming school excursions and events
  • Invoices and payments
  • School report cards and enrolment history
  • Manage multiple children's school needs
  • Update student details and report absences
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QParents is a secure app that provides parents of Queensland State School students with a new and exciting avenue of communication with their school. Join the thousands of parents who have already registered to gain 24-hour direct access to your student’s information and communicate with the school easily and efficiently. Don’t have time to go in to the school and pay for next week’s excursion? Have a family holiday coming up and need to let the school know you’ll be away? Want to check your student’s assessment dates quickly and easily? With the QParents portal, you have access to everything you need to know via a single, clear student dashboard, including: • Student timetable, assessment and exam dates • School attendance and behaviour records • Upcoming school excursions and events • Invoices and payments • School report cards and enrolment history • Student school photo Use QParents to manage all your children’s school needs from one convenient location by adding all school students in your family to one QParents account. You can also request updates or changes to student details using QParents, such as: • providing reasons for past unexplained absences • advising the school of future absences • notifying the school of changes to student address, date of birth, and medical conditions • viewing, selecting and paying outstanding invoices Please note that parents can only view student information using the QParents app if their student attends a school that has joined the QParents program. Parents will be invited to register for QParents by school administration once the program has been rolled out at the school.

About

Fishy Math

This app transforms math practice into an engaging fishing adventure for children. Kids solve arithmetic problems to catch fish, build a collection, earn coins, and customize their avatars. It offers age-adaptive difficulty and works offline, making learning fun and accessible.

Highlights
  • Math practice (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
  • Fish collection with jokes
  • Avatar customization
  • Age-adaptive difficulty
  • Offline play
  • Leaderboard competition
Features
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Dreamed up by a 9-year-old who wanted the fun of his favourite games while practising maths — Fishy Math turns addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division into a fishing adventure kids actually want to play. Solve problems correctly to catch fish — build your collection, earn coins, customise your avatar, and climb the leaderboard. FOUR OPERATIONS, ALL LEVELS Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division — or tackle them all in Mixed mode. Nine difficulty levels scale from simple sums to complex challenges, plus a bonus timed level for those who want a real test. CATCH 'EM ALL Over 40 fish species to discover, from Common Clownfish to Legendary Leviathans. Each fish comes with its own fun, maths-themed joke. Get on a hot streak (10 correct in a row!) to unlock rare bonus fish like Starfish Steve and Electric Eel. AGE-ADAPTIVE DIFFICULTY Set your age (6–14+) and the problems adjust automatically. Younger kids get smaller numbers; older students face bigger challenges. Every player works at the right level. COLLECT, CUSTOMISE, COMPETE - Fishypedia: Track every species you've caught and discover which ones are still out there - Avatar Designer: Personalise your character with dozens of accessories, hairstyles, and outfits - Shop: Sell your fish for coins and spend them on avatar upgrades - Leaderboard: Compete with players worldwide for Top Earner and Most Answered rankings BUILT FOR FAMILIES - Works offline with guest mode — no account required - Optional cloud accounts to save progress across devices - Parental gate on account features - No ads. No in-app purchases. Whether your child is just starting addition or powering through long division, Fishy Math makes practice fun. Cast your line and start catching!

Screenshots

QParents4 screens
Fishy Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fishy Math at 100% against QParents's 5%. QParents's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

QParents is free to download; Fishy Math costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
QParents versus Fishy Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQParentsFishy Math
PriceFree — better$1.99
Positive reviews5.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDepartment of Education QueenslandJonathan Schleifer

Customer experience

QParents

Written reviews100 reviews
Positive5.0%
Neutral7.0%
Negative88.0%

Fishy Math

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

QParents

No in-app purchases

None

Fishy Math

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QParents free?
QParents is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fishy Math free?
Fishy Math costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do QParents or Fishy Math have ads?
Neither QParents nor Fishy Math shows ads.

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