GROW Giraffe for ECD Owners

As an ECD Centre Owner, manage your business, staff and learners on one app

The Cobalt Partners · za.org.growecd.giraffe

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v3.04 10.3 MB Android 5.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v3.04 (161)
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 (8 months ago)
APK size: 10.3 MB
Requires: Android 5.0+ (API 21)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Education (app)
Listed since: Mar 22, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 10 (5 sensitive)
Website: thecobaltpartners.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

GROW Giraffe for ECD Owners is an app by The Cobalt Partners in the Education category, listed since at least March 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 2.56, the minimum Android version rose from 4.4 to 5.0. It asks for 10 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including camera, read contacts and read shared storage. It asks for the same permissions as version 2.80.

What's new in v3.04

App update for Google Play compliancy

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

As an ECD Centre Owner, manage your business, staff and learners on one app. My Learners: you are able to enrol a learner, view and edit learner profiles, track fee payments, exit learners, assess learners, view assessment results, record and view learner attendance My Staff: you are able to register new staff members, view and edit staff profiles, exit staff, record and view staff attendance, assess teachers and view assessment results My School: you are able to add a class, update a class, view and edit the school calendar, view and edit the school profile, take an order inventory My Communications: you are able to create notifications, access policies, procedures and templates, access ECD related resources as well as submit ECD related resources. My Business: you are able to set your financial targets for the year, manage your targets, record income, record expenses, view monthly income statements, view the centre's monthly performance for GROW ECD centres specifically, you are able to view 5* performance Me: you are able to view and edit your own profile This is a mobile app that can be used on android devices but it is not developed for IOS. It uses low data and you can work on the app without data as long as you periodically connect to wifi and manually sync the new data.

Version history

4 versions are listed, going back to v2.56. Since v2.78 it requires Android 5.0+.

v3.04 LATEST Jan 28, 2026 10.3 MB TRUSTED v2.80 Jul 14, 2025 10.6 MB TRUSTED v2.78 Mar 31, 2025 10.6 MB TRUSTED v2.56 Jun 6, 2024 10.7 MB TRUSTED

All 4 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jan 28, 2026.
Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jan 28, 2026
Validated against Google Play Jan 28, 2026
Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)85:B9:19:C2:F1:14:C4:BF:84:A9:1E:3B:25:33:42:8F:0A:35:83:59
File MD595f567a3e2da99234ba4636fdc4bf362
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (10)

GROW Giraffe for ECD Owners requests 10 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.

Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Camera android.hardware.camera
Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

GROW Giraffe for ECD Owners APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of GROW Giraffe for ECD Owners for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 5.0 or later. Version 2.56 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 4.4 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 2.56 · All versions

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the GROW Giraffe for ECD Owners APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 3 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 95f567a3e2da99234ba4636fdc4bf362.