Comparison

iParent App vs CDL News

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

Head to head
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.

About

CDL News

Stay informed with timely updates, news, and important information from the school. Access a dynamic calendar, receive relevant push notifications, and find key contact details and resources all in one convenient place.

Highlights
  • Curated news updates
  • Automatically updated calendar
  • Personalized push notifications
  • Key information repository
  • Direct contact details
Features
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Welcome to the Collège du Léman News App. This is the most direct way for us to provide you with rich, timely and relevant information. You can read any news updates immediately, browse them later, or simply use the app as source of useful links, contacts and information. All straight from your phone or tablet, making life simpler. News: Notices, updates, blogs, and other useful information are curated in one place in a format that is short and simple and looks great on your mobile device. Calendar: Our calendar is easily accessible and automatically updated. You can also quickly add events to the personal calendar on your phone or tablet in just one step. Notifications: Push notifications reach you as quickly as an Alert and can contain rich content like video, pictures and documents. You will only receive information that is relevant to you and to the ages of your children. Key Information: Contact details, important dates, links to parent portals, extra-curricular activities, procedures, handbooks – all are easily accessible and in one place.

Screenshots

iParent App4 screens
CDL News4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CDL News at 5.0 against iParent App's 4.3. CDL News also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). iParent App's advantage is ratings volume (817 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CDL News holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iParent App has 817 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iParent App versus CDL News: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriParent AppCDL News
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (817 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings817 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiSAMS LimitedCollege du Leman Sarl

Customer experience

iParent App

All ratings817 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral6.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive13.3%
Neutral12.0%
Negative74.7%

CDL News

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

CDL News

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iParent App

No in-app purchases

None

CDL News

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iParent App free?
iParent App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CDL News free?
CDL News is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iParent App or CDL News?
CDL News is rated higher. iParent App averages 4.3 out of 5 from 817 ratings, while CDL News averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iParent App or CDL News have ads?
Neither iParent App nor CDL News shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iParent App or CDL News?
iParent App ships an update every 2 months, and CDL News every 2 months. Most recently, iParent App was updated on October 16, 2026 and CDL News on September 25, 2026.

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