Comparison

iParent App vs MySEK

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

MySEK

This tool streamlines collaboration and request management. It offers general information, communications, news, and allows for process monitoring and access to other services.

Highlights
  • Collaboration tools
  • Request management
  • Process monitoring
  • General information access
  • Communications and news updates
Features
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Tool that facilitates the collaboration and management of different requests. It provides general information, communications and news, requests, process monitoring and access to other services.

Screenshots

iParent App4 screens
MySEK3 screens

Verdict

The call

iParent App and MySEK are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iParent App ships an update every 2 months, MySEK every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
iParent App versus MySEK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriParent AppMySEK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (817 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.3% of reviews — better9.4% of reviews
Number of ratings817 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiSAMS LimitedSEK International Schools

Customer experience

iParent App

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

MySEK

Written reviews32 reviews
Positive9.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative87.5%

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

MySEK

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iParent App

No in-app purchases

None

MySEK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iParent App free?
iParent App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MySEK free?
MySEK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iParent App or MySEK have ads?
Neither iParent App nor MySEK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iParent App or MySEK?
iParent App ships an update every 2 months, and MySEK every 6 weeks. Most recently, iParent App was updated on October 16, 2026 and MySEK on October 14, 2026.

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