# BP Connect

> Communication app for parents

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.himama.brightpathconnect](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.himama.brightpathconnect)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.himama.brightpathconnect`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Hi Mama Inc.
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 34,239
- **Rating:** 4.51 / 5 (535 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.1.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-30
- **First published:** 2016-08-31
- **Publisher country:** CA
- **Size:** 70 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.himama.brightpathconnect)
- **Website:** [http://www.brightpathkids.com](http://www.brightpathkids.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.himama.com/privacy](https://www.himama.com/privacy)

## Description

BP Connect is a powerful communication app designed specifically for parents and teachers. It enables real-time interaction between educators and parents to keep them informed about their child's daily activities, well-being, and progress.

With BP Connect, teachers can easily share updates, daily reports, photos, and important information, fostering a stronger connection and improved engagement between home and school environments. This streamlined communication tool helps parents stay connected and involved in their child's education effortlessly.

## Rankings

- #351,710 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.himama.brightpathconnect.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users appreciate BP Connect for its simple interface and comprehensive features like tracking children's activities, providing daily summaries, and facilitating communication with daycare. However, multiple reviews highlight significant issues with notification functionality, poor photo browsing experience, and various app bugs affecting usability. Users also desire improved message notification granularity and clearer communication distinctions. Despite these problems, the app helps parents and grandparents stay connected and informed about their children during daycare.

### Pros

- Simple, user-friendly interface design that is easy to use.
- Comprehensive features including daily check-ins, sleep and food tracking, diaper changes, photos, videos, and messaging.
- Provides detailed daily summary reports and updates about children's activities.
- Keeps parents and grandparents connected with daily feeds, photos, and captions.
- Enables easy communication with daycare staff through instant messaging.

### Cons

- Notifications do not work properly; many users report not receiving notifications despite enabling them.
- Photo viewing experience is poor; lack of picture scrolling forces users to tap each photo individually, and scrolling glitches exist.
- The app has buggy UI/UX issues such as blocky scrolling, confusing navigation, pinch-zoom problems, and inconsistent back button behavior.
- Communication needs better granularity and clarity, such as distinguishing message importance and differentiating group messages from direct ones.
- Some users experience issues with saving/downloading pictures and loading parts of daily reports, affecting app usability.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.himama.brightpathconnect)