Comparison

Bluebeard's Bride vs ParentPortal.com

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

Head to head
About

Bluebeard's Bride

This app provides a digital companion for a modern retelling of the classic fairytale, Bluebeard's Bride. It features the full script, instructional videos for songs and dance, and professional performances of musical numbers.

Highlights
  • Full script access
  • Walk-through videos for songs
  • Dance move tutorials
  • Professional performance films
  • Modern fairytale retelling
Features
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Each term, Perform for 7-12s puts together a specially written show with original music, high energy dance and lots of funny scenes to enjoy. From April, we're rehearsing a thrilling new production - Bluebeard's Bride. This funky modern retelling of the classic fairytale features wealthy bachelor, Dr Bluebeard, and his star-studded reality show to find the perfect wife. But what's his guilty secret at Bluebeard Castle and will his new bride live to tell the tale? Bluebeard's Bride is a high-energy, all singing and dancing spectacular show with a thrilling twist. This app is the ideal companion to the show. It contains a complete copy of the script (best viewed on iPad), special walk-through videos of the songs and dance moves to help you perfect your performances and full production films of professional actors performing the musical numbers. Find out more at www.perform.org.uk/bluebeard

About

ParentPortal.com

Features
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Parent Portal - Your whole school. In one place. Parent Portal keeps schools and families connected. Messages, announcements, photos, payments, parents' evenings, homework and more all live in one simple place, so parents never miss what matters and schools spend less time on admin. FOR PARENTS โ€ข Get announcements, messages and reminders from your child's school, with push notifications so nothing slips through. โ€ข Report absences, reply to teachers, and book parents' evening slots in a few taps. โ€ข See photos and updates of your child's learning, and keep term dates, trips and events in one calendar. โ€ข Pay for trips, clubs and events securely, and choose activity clubs and lunches with allergy information to hand. FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS โ€ข Send announcements and messages to a class, a year group, or the whole school. โ€ข Capture quick photo, video and voice observations of children's learning, transcribed and tidied up by AI. โ€ข Run parents' evenings end to end: bookings, in-app video meetings, and automatic summaries. โ€ข Manage homework, clubs, safeguarding, medical needs, payments and more from one platform. ONE PLATFORM, LESS JUGGLING Parent Portal brings together the tools schools usually spread across many separate apps, with optional sync to your existing school information system so pupil data stays in step. If your school already uses Parent Portal, sign in with the details they have given you. To bring Parent Portal to your school, visit parentportal.com.

Screenshots

Bluebeard's Bride4 screens
ParentPortal.com4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bluebeard's Bride at none against ParentPortal.com's 1. Bluebeard's Bride also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.6). ParentPortal.com's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 38 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ParentPortal.com sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bluebeard's Bride asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bluebeard's Bride ships an update every 38 months, ParentPortal.com monthly. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Bluebeard's Bride versus ParentPortal.com: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluebeard's BrideParentPortal.com
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsMonthly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.1 โ€” better16.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size223 MB29 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPerformCynapps Limited

In-app purchases

None

Bluebeard's Bride

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ParentPortal.com

One-time1
  • Storage Upgrade$12.99

Questions

Is Bluebeard's Bride free?
Bluebeard's Bride is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ParentPortal.com free?
ParentPortal.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bluebeard's Bride or ParentPortal.com have ads?
Neither Bluebeard's Bride nor ParentPortal.com shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bluebeard's Bride or ParentPortal.com?
Bluebeard's Bride ships an update every 38 months, and ParentPortal.com monthly. Most recently, Bluebeard's Bride was updated on October 3, 2026 and ParentPortal.com on October 3, 2026.

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