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Smartcare vs Daily Connect Comparison (2026)

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Smartcare

Daily Connect

Overview

Smartcare is a cloud-based child care center management software that assists with connecting parents, care center owners, directors and teachers in real time with each other.

Daily Connect is a cloud-based child care center software that helps optimize communication with parents and manage classrooms.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

No pricing info

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

1.6

/user

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

3.8

280

106

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

51%

would recommend this app

4.8

306

238

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

89%

would recommend this app

Pros

“It was useful for signing children in and out of the center.”

Melody G.

Admin

“I liked the ease of navigating the system when it came to pulling reports, uploading photos and communicating with parents.”

Michelle H.

Curriculum Director

“It's a great app to get real-time updates about your child at day care and allows you to view the bills as well.”

Neha B.

Senior Manager

Pros

“I like that daily connect sends a emails daily of a break down of my child’s day from diaper changes, inventory of her wipes and diapers, etc”

Frencheska T.

Cosmetologist

“I was able to get updates about my daughter in childcare in real-time, message staff, and my favorite part - get photos throughout the day!”

Monica S.

Professor

“However, being able to see how many diaper changes he’s had, food and snacks, water:milk intake, and different crafts they are doing throughout the day puts my mind at ease.”

Kayla B.

QA Specialist

Cons

“There were many crashes and a few times payments weren’t charged, and the double charged on the parent’s causing issues.”

Samantha U.

Assistant Director

“In our case, we could not customize the welcome letter, which stated all the features of Smartcare that would be available to our parents, even the features we were not signed up for. ”

pam n.

business manager

“Very slow if any turn around on development ticket items, so many glitches, not user friendly, not capable of billing for the current month.”

Chelsea W.

After School Program Director

Cons

“It doesn’t always sync and timers often don’t align between users. If you switch portals (phone vs web browser vs computer), the appearance and function are different.”

Alyssa L.

Lead Teacher

“It’s really buggy and it’s display changes randomly and the app doesn’t work with the apple watch and it’s geared for caregivers to use but not for parents at all.”

Elizabeth S.

Contracts Manager

“As a parent and a teacher it is difficult to switch between classrooms and I do not get notification from my child’s class when I am signed in as a teacher for my classroom”

Breena S.

Teacher