OWNA
OWNA is paid childcare management software from a company headquartered in Bella Vista, New South Wales, Australia.
What OWNA is
OWNA is paid childcare management software from a company headquartered in Bella Vista, New South Wales, Australia. It runs on the web, iOS, and Android, with mobile apps for both mobile platforms. The platform combines enrollment management, family communication, attendance and check-in, billing and payments, and lesson planning. These functions cover registering children, recording attendance, communicating with families, handling payments, and organizing lessons within one system. OWNA lists three plans: Lite, Premium, and Enterprise. Lite and Premium are specified for centres with 0–100 children, while Enterprise is for operators of 25 or more centres. The listed child capacity is 100. Browser access and mobile apps give childcare operators options for handling the listed administrative tasks from different devices.
Good
- Web, iOS, and Android availability
- Enrollment management
- Family communication tools
- Attendance and check-in
- Billing, payments, and lesson planning
Watch out
- No free plan
- Lite and Premium cover up to 100 children
- Enterprise requires 25+ centre operators
Who it suits
OWNA suits childcare centres needing enrollment, attendance, family communication, payment, and lesson-planning tools. Lite and Premium target centres with 0–100 children, while Enterprise is for operators of 25 or more centres.
Verdict
OWNA packages core childcare administration with browser and mobile access. Its plan structure separates centres of up to 100 children from larger multi-centre operators, but listed prices are unavailable.
Plans and prices
From OWNA's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | — | 0–100 children |
| Premium | — | 0–100 children |
| Enterprise | — | 25+ centre operators |
| Premium (Early Learning) | A$1.49 a month | Rostering & Payroll · NQS documentation · Staff communication · CCS & Billing · Unlimited parent communication · per user per month |
| Premium | $39 a month | G2 listing price; detailed inclusions not shown · Starting at $39.00 per month |
| Lite | A$99 a month | Curriculum Planning · Compliance Management · Attendances · Parent App · Preschool Funding & Reporting · Rostering & Timesheets · Bookings & Enrolments · from $99/mth (monthly pricing) |
| Premium OOSH/OSHC | A$99 a month | Premium features · Bus runs · Multiple BSC/ASC sessions · Casual bookings · per month |
| Premium | A$149 a month | CCS, Billing & Payments · Financial Reporting · Email Campaigns · Multi-Centre Management · OWNA HQ · SSO · HR & Payroll extra $8 per employee/mth · from $149/mth (monthly pricing) |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Premium features · Custom Integration (API) · Enterprise CRM coming soon · Intended for 25+ centre operators · Contact for Pricing |
The facts
Each one read from OWNA's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI tools
- The home page says AI predicts rostering needs and alerts managers when ratios are exceeded.checked 14 Oct 2001
- API
- Custom API integration is offered on Enterprise, while the feature matrix says APIs are available on request.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Attendance and check-in
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2001
- Child capacity
- 100checked 20 Sep 2001
- Compliance
- Compliance tools address NQF requirements, ratios, health and safety, QIP and assessment preparation.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Contract terms
- The company says subscriptions have no lock-in contract or notice period and cancel at the end of the current invoice period.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Data deletion limit
- Google Play's data-safety disclosure says the app may collect personal information, encrypts data in transit and does not allow data deletion.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Documentation depth
- The official site links to a help centre and OWNA Academy, while GetApp lists knowledge-base articles, FAQs, videos, webinars and in-person training.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Enrollment management
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2001
- Enrolments
- The product manages enquiries, waitlists, enrolments and bookings.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Family communication
- Families receive photos, videos, daily information, feedback forms and messaging through the parent app.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- Official materials list Xero, MYOB and Mailchimp integrations, with Xero/MYOB integration limited on some packages.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Licence
- The EULA grants only a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence and says OWNA owns the software and content, so it is proprietary rather than open source.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Limit: glitches
- G2 reviewers report occasional glitches or unexpected shutdowns, although they say fixes are usually issued quickly.checked 14 Oct 2001
Money
- Billing and payments
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2001
- CCS and billing
- OWNA automates CCS session submissions, invoicing and billing.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2001
- Lesson planning
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2001
The company
- Company facts
- LinkedIn lists OWNA as privately held, founded in 2016, headquartered in Bella Vista, New South Wales, with 11-50 employees.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Company identity
- The app listing identifies the developer as OWNA CORP PTY LTD at Suite A31E, 24-32 Lexington Drive, Bella Vista NSW 2153, Australia.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Company scale
- OWNA's website says more than 4,000 childcare centres use the platform.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Headquarters
- Bella Vista, New South Wales, Australiachecked 28 Sep 2001
Where it runs
- Limit: Android reliability
- Google Play reviews report repeated sign-outs, broken notifications, duplicate notifications, missing features and periods when the app stopped working.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Limit: iOS usability
- Apple reviewers report layout issues, lag, gallery refresh problems and occasional difficulty using sign-in controls.checked 14 Oct 2001
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