iParent App vs itslearning Parents
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
itslearning Parents
Access comprehensive information about your children's academic progress from any itslearning school. View homework assignments, tasks, and teaching plans across all their courses in a single, convenient location.
- Centralized child information
- Homework and task summaries
- View teaching plans
- Supports multiple schools
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Get information about your children from itslearning. - See information about your children from any itslearning school in one place. - See a summary of the homework and tasks set for your children across all courses. - See your children's teaching plans in all courses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iParent App at 14% against itslearning Parents's 0%. itslearning Parents's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iParent App ships an update every 2 months, itslearning Parents every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iParent App | itslearning Parents |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (817 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 13.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 817 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iSAMS Limited | itslearning AS |
Customer experience
iParent App
itslearning Parents
Bugs and requests
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
itslearning Parents
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iParent App
No in-app purchases
itslearning Parents
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is iParent App free?
Is itslearning Parents free?
Do iParent App or itslearning Parents have ads?
Which is updated more often, iParent App or itslearning Parents?
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