Comparison

Equity Maps vs ScholarGate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Equity Maps

This app helps educators visualize and analyze student participation in classroom discussions. It allows teachers to track who speaks, how often, and the nature of their contributions, fostering reflection and equity.

Highlights
  • Visualize student participation
  • Instant feedback and analytics
  • Animated playback of discussions
  • Track contribution types
  • Create custom identity markers
  • Export audio and analytics (Premium)
Features
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• Elevate the voices in the room -- help students to reflect & grow! • Provide Instant Feedback – Nurture Reflection – Ignite Collaboration – Promote Equity • Created by teachers, for teachers & their students. Ideal for Socratic seminars, Spider Web™ & Harkness® (*) discussions, Literature Circles, Dialogic lesson designs, or anytime students interact. Effortlessly chart & record students’ interactions to graphically illustrate levels & types of participation. Spur deeper reflection with the discussion maps, instant analytics & animated playback at multiple speeds. NEW IN PREMIUM! – Export audio & class analytics – Post in your LMS or email directly to your students along with their talk time, Checknotes of types of contributions, the discussion map, & your personal feedback (beta). STANDARD FEATURES: • Up to 20 participants in any class w/open seating options • Quick edit features to create groups and classes. • Playback the discussion maps in real time or fast forward • Select & listen to any speaker & view notes linked to their participation • Individual/Group analytics – Include/Exclude participants from the data to see how the dynamics change PREMIUM FEATURES available with in-app upgrade or by downloading Premium today: • Up to 40 participants • Add Identity Markers to track data by groups of students • Export Audio or analytics via email to students or post in LMS or export to CSV (beta) • Track student contributions w/ enhanced Checknotes & access the 17 templates ------- CONFERENCE WITH YOUR STUDENTS OR TEACHERS: • Debrief w/students individually! Review contributions of any one student in the improved participant analytics: see each time the student spoke & playback what they said, or play from the person who spoke before/after, review notations for that student, participation data, or Checknotes… all on one screen! • Give better feedback! Take notes or write comments during or after the discussion that link directly to the student speaking and share with them immediately after. • Identify Markers: customize the groups w/n your class that you’d like to measure such as grade level, language level, race, seating area, or anything you’d like to see. ------- REFLECTIVE DATA AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: • Simply tap on the participants’ icons when they speak & Equity Maps will do the rest by visually charting the interactions & calculating levels of participation. • Track the nature of each participant's contributions with Checknotes, choose among the 17 templates or create your own, or take notes during the discussion that attach to the speaker for review afterward. • The “Feedback Frames” provide key statistics for teachers, students or group members: time spoken, times spoken, gender equity, or customize anything you’d like to measure. TEACHERS: • Enhance your Socratic Seminars, Literature Circles, Harkness®(*) discussions, or full classroom discussions • Monitor & assess Common Core Speaking & Listening Standards, ATL, Dialogic lessons, or seminar criteria • Promote student involvement & self-reflection • Perfect for schools with VPP for 50% discount FACILITATORS & GROUP LEADERS: • Encourage deeper reflection of your group’s goals, norms & processes • Give your boss an Equity Check & share how equitable your last meeting was • Critical Friends Group® coaches & facilitators (CFG work) or in PLCs ADMINISTRATORS & INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES: • Provide teachers an “image” of their classroom instruction like they’ve never seen before! • Revitalize reflective practices for teachers, while reducing anxiety of post-observation meetings • Make your classroom observations more meaningful & reflective ------ Equity Maps® is a registered trademark at the USPTO / U.S. Pat. No 10,553,129 *Equity Maps has been developed completely independent of Phillips Exeter Academy & is not affiliated in any way with the academy. Critical Friends Group® is a registered trademark of the National School Reform Faculty (NSRF®)

About

ScholarGate

Features
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Explore 8,000+ topics across statistics, econometrics, machine learning & AI, qualitative research, experimental design and decision sciences. Every topic has its own page: a clear definition, the intuition behind it, when to use it, and real academic citations. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Search thousands of topics by name, concept or model — with instant suggestions as you type • Browse 190+ research areas and topic families in a color-coded library • Read every topic in 46 languages — natural, academic translations • See picks chosen for you, each with the reason it fits • Save topics and organise them into collections • Follow curated learning pathways through a field • Get a gentle "topic of the day" reminder from the fields you choose HONEST BY DESIGN ScholarGate is a library, not a calculator. It explains every topic faithfully and cites real sources — it never invents results. When you're ready to run an analysis, it points you to the right tool. Built for the academic community. Content is curated and citation-backed.

Screenshots

ScholarGate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ScholarGate at Free against Equity Maps's $1.99. ScholarGate also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). Equity Maps's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.4). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ScholarGate is free to download; Equity Maps costs $1.99 up front. Equity Maps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ScholarGate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Equity Maps ships an update every 3 months, ScholarGate every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Equity Maps versus ScholarGate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEquity MapsScholarGate
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (72 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS12.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid NelsonOmer Faruk Rencber

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Equity Maps

One-time1
  • Equity Maps Premium v5.3$7.99
None

ScholarGate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Equity Maps free?
Equity Maps costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is ScholarGate free?
ScholarGate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Equity Maps or ScholarGate have ads?
Neither Equity Maps nor ScholarGate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Equity Maps or ScholarGate?
Equity Maps ships an update every 3 months, and ScholarGate every 3 days. Most recently, Equity Maps was updated on October 17, 2026 and ScholarGate on October 10, 2026.

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