ePraise vs Firefly for Parents
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ePraise
This app helps schools motivate students, engage parents, and save teachers time. It provides access to school information, communication tools, and student progress tracking. Features include homework management, point systems, and activity sign-ups for all user types.
- Student profiles with points, attendance, and badges
- Homework assignment and submission
- Parent-teacher communication and form completion
- Student timetable and school report access
- Awarding points and demerits
- School club and activity sign-ups
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Motivate students, engage parents and save teacher's time with epraise. Please note that your school must have an active subscription if you wish to use this application. All users - Access quick links to key school information such as term dates - Communicate and fill in forms via messenger Students - Check out your profile including any points, demerits, interventions, attendance and badges you've earned - Complete your daily or weekly check-in - See your timetable for the next two weeks - See and mark homework as done - Upload homework by selecting a file or taking a photo - Complete homework quizzes - Spend your points in the shop, draws and donation areas - Sign up to school clubs and activities - Download school reports and other documents - Report any concerns directly to key members of staff Teachers - Check out your profile including recent points and demerits you have awarded - Complete your daily or weekly check-in - Browse and search for classes, tutor groups and students - Award points, add demerits and set interventions - Set homework - Add notes to classes including cover work - Check on student class passes Parents - View your children's profiles including any points, demerits, interventions, attendance and badges they've earned - See a detailed breakdown of your children's attendance - See your children's timetables - See your children's homework - Sign up your children to school clubs and activities - Download school reports and other documents We're constantly improving our mobile applications, so if you've got any suggestions, please let us know via our website.
Firefly for Parents
Stay connected with your child's education. Access school announcements, homework assignments, grades, and learning resources directly from your mobile device. Receive important updates and track your child's progress to better support their academic journey.
- School announcements and news
- Homework assignments and resources
- Child's grades and progress tracking
- Access to learning resources
- Important messages from school
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The Firefly for Parents app is your place to go for school announcements, homework, grades, learning resources and much more. Simply log in using the code provided by your school and you will have access to all the essential information you need to support your child’s learning. You’ll be able to see when homework is set, when it is due and have easy access to the same learning resources your child is using. You can also get important announcements and messages, such as for upcoming school trips, or Parents’ Evenings straight to your phone. Firefly for Parents lets you: • Instantly receive the latest news and announcements from school • See your child’s homework and any related resources • Get information on your child’s progress and grades • Keep up to date with all aspects of your child’s learning experience Log in once and you’re ready to go. Available in English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazil) and Chinese. Note: The Firefly for Parents app requires your school to have an active Firefly licence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ePraise at 3.7 against Firefly for Parents's 3.2. ePraise also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 1%). Firefly for Parents's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
ePraise holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of ePraise's written reviews are positive against 1% of Firefly for Parents's.
ePraise ships an update monthly, Firefly for Parents fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ePraise | Firefly for Parents |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (7 ratings) — better | 3.2 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 19.7% of reviews — better | 1.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | epraise limited | Firefly Learning Limited |
Customer experience
ePraise
Firefly for Parents
Bugs and requests
ePraise
Reported bugs
6 issues- Cannot open attachments
- Timetable not showing
- Notifications not received
- Messages disappear after notification
- Login errors
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- App makes users cry
Requested features
5 requests- Add notification feature
- Color scheme options
- Apple Watch compatibility
- Show homework due soonest
- Blank tiles for free periods on timetable
Firefly for Parents
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ePraise
No in-app purchases
Firefly for Parents
No in-app purchases
Questions
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