We're making the app easier to navigate and bringing more of what you do with your service into one place.
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The Storypark Families app is where you stay close to your child's day. Over the coming months we're making a few small design changes, like clearer names and updated icons. If you manage bookings and payments through Storypark or the Xap Smile app, you’ll see some changes there too.
Note: We’re rolling these changes out gradually, so you might not see everything at your service just yet. We’ll keep this article updated as each change becomes available.
What's new for everyone
Icon labels in the navigation have clearer names, and the create button has moved. The content behind each name is exactly the same.
Home is now Journal. It's still where you'll find your child's stories and everything shared with you.
Community is now Messages. The same posts and conversations, with a name that better describes what it's for.
Me is now Settings. Your account details and preferences are all still here.
Activity has a new icon. Everything in it works just as it did before.
The create button (+) has moved to the top right. It now offers options based on where you are in the app, so what you can create fits what you're looking at.
The new Admin tab
We're adding a new Admin tab so your service's information is easier to find.
About this centre has moved here from Settings, with a fresh new look. It's the same centre information you're used to, just easier to get to.
If your child attends more than one centre, you'll see a switcher in the top left of the About this centre screen. Tap it to move between your centres.
What you see in the Admin tab depends on your service. Everyone will see the About information for the service. If you manage bookings and payments through Storypark, you'll also find those here.
If you manage bookings and payments through Storypark
If you manage bookings and payments through the Storypark for Families app, these will now live in the new Admin tab, alongside the About details. They've moved from Settings (previously Me) to the new Admin section.
There's nothing new for you to set up, and how your bookings and payments work isn't changing; they'll just be simpler to get to.
Coming soon: if you use Storypark for Families and Xap Smile
You’ll soon be able to manage bookings and payments in the Storypark for Families app, as well as in Xap Smile.
Over time we’ll bring more of what you do in Xap Smile into the Families app, so everything for your child’s centre and their learning is in one place.
Your Xap Smile app keeps working in the meantime, so there's no need to remove it.
FAQs
I can't see these changes yet. Why?
We're rolling these changes out gradually, so they may not have reached your service just yet. It's also worth checking you're on the latest version of the app: update the Storypark for Families app in the App Store on iPhone or iPad, or in Google Play on Android, then reopen it. We'll keep this article updated as each change becomes available.
Why are parts of the Xap app moving into Storypark?
Storypark and Xap have joined together as one company. We’re bringing what families use most into the Storypark Families app, so there’s one place to go for your child’s care and learning.
Do I still need my Xap Smile app?
Yes, for now. Your Xap app will continue to work while we bring its features into the Storypark for Families app.