Weighing up Tot Tracker and AcornCloud for your childcare setting? Here's a fair look at how they compare, and who each one suits best.
Book a DemoAcornCloud is a newer Irish platform aimed at crèches and nurseries. It covers rooms and live ratios, attendance, Tusla compliance packs, Aistear learning journals and its own AcornPay for card, SEPA and standing order payments, with NCS and ECCE taken off invoices automatically. Like Tot Tracker, it is one plan with a per-child price.
The two are close on price and both are built for Ireland, so the choice comes down to the detail. Tot Tracker includes Direct Debit and bank transfers with no per-payment fee, where AcornPay's fees are not published. Tot Tracker's parent app runs in the browser with no download, its enrolment forms and care plans pre-fill and refresh, and the app is available in Irish.
you want Direct Debit included with no per-payment fees, digital enrolment and parent-signed care plans that keep themselves up to date, holiday camp bookings, and the option to run the app in Irish.
you run a full-day crèche or several sites and want live room ratios and capacity alerts at the centre of your day, with native iOS and Android apps for parents.
| Feature | Tot Tracker | AcornCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Developed exclusively for Ireland (NCS, ECCE, Tusla) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Automatic NCS hours tracking & early warnings | ✓ Yes | Partial (weekly attendance vs funding hours report) |
| Direct Debit & bank transfers included, no per-payment fee | ✓ Yes | Partial (card, SEPA and standing order, fees not published) |
| Digital enrolment forms that pre-fill from last time | ✓ Yes | Partial (enquiry forms, pre-fill not published) |
| Parent-signed, regularly refreshed allergy/medical care plans | ✓ Yes | Partial (allergy, medication and health info) |
| Learning observations & skills tracking | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes (tagged to Aistear) |
| Parent app (no app-store download required) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No (iOS and Android app download) |
| Holiday camp & after-school booking flows | ✓ Yes | Not published |
| Single all-inclusive per-child price | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes (€3.00, or €2.50 annual, plus VAT) |
| App available in Irish (Gaeilge) | ✓ Yes | Not published |
Comparison based on publicly available information as of November 2026 and on how Tot Tracker works. Competitor products change (though maybe not at the speed of Tot Tracker, see our updates), so please check with them directly for their latest features and pricing. We've aimed to be fair; if you spot anything out of date, let us know.
Tot Tracker is a simple per-child/month price, which includes most payments and gives you access to all features. See pricing → Compare total costs →
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Replace the paper enrolment pack with a form that fills itself in.
Learn more →Digital care plans parents review and sign, kept up to date.
Learn more →Automated invoicing with Direct Debit and bank transfers included.
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