Extempore vs CARLS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Extempore
Facilitates asynchronous video and audio assignments for foreign language learners and educators. Ensures spontaneous speech by preventing the use of prepared scripts.
- Asynchronous video/audio assignments
- Extemporaneous speech enforcement
- No need for scheduled interviews
- Reduces class time for speaking
- Instructor-created assignments
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Extempore allows foreign language instructors and students to exchange video and audio assignments without having to schedule 1:1 interviews or take class time. By enabling the Extempore Parameters, Instructors ensure that the assignments students submit is extemporaneous speech and not the reading of prepared script. You must have a current username and password to use Extempore: please contact your teacher to obtain a sign up link.
CARLS
Access campus information, dining menus, event calendars, and important contacts for a specific college. Find student organizations, stream media, and navigate campus with an interactive map. Stay updated on news and academic department happenings.
- Campus dining menus
- Event calendar updates
- Building hours
- Campus directory
- Streaming media access
- Campus map
- Student organization listings
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CARLS is a student-oriented application that provides simple and intuitive access to campus information and resources. (This app is not developed by or affiliated with Carleton College.) MENUS Learn what’s out for lunch in Burton and LDC, and plan your next order at Sayles with a full serving of offerings. CONVO Check out who's scheduled to come for Convo, or stream old convos right from your phone. BUILDING HOURS Never show up to a locked building again! CALENDAR Plan your days with calendar updates from the college, CSA, and Northfield. Every campus-wide event will be featured here. DIRECTORY Find email addresses, match names with faces, and keep track of all the amazing people around. STREAMING MEDIA (KRLX, SUMO) Tune in to KRLX to hear a broad selection of student-run programs, or check out what SUMO's got queued up this weekend. NEWS Keep track of the happenings in academic departments and read articles from the student newspaper, the Carletonian! Don't forget to check out the latest happenings in the Noon News Bulletin, either! CAMPUS MAP Never get lost again with this interactive map of campus! IMPORTANT CONTACTS From emergency contacts to Cave orders, it’s easy to access important phone numbers when you need them. TRANSPORTATION Follow the bus on its route to maximize your time in town, and explore other transportation options around Northfield and the surrounding area. CAMPUS DICTIONARY What does GOP stand for? Who’s Schiller? What are words? Everyone needs a dictionary, and this one is designed especially for Carleton community members. STUDENT ORGS Interested in finding something new to do on campus? Look no further, every official club is listed here. MOODLE Easily access course content, connect with classmates, submit assignments, and track your progress from the Moodle site.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CARLS at 100% against Extempore's 49%. CARLS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). Extempore's advantage is ratings volume (85 vs 22). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CARLS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 85 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Extempore's written reviews are positive against 100% of CARLS's.
| Parameter | Extempore | CARLS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (85 ratings) | 5.0 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deeloh Technologies LLC | Hawken Rives |
Customer experience
Extempore
CARLS
Bugs and requests
Extempore
Reported bugs
17 issues- App keeps locking assignments
- Recording issues
- Disappearing UI elements after stopping recording
- Error message: 'Error. Sorry, this question is unavailable.'
- App is slow and unusable
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- Elements of the app are cut off on newer iPhones
- Missing question answer choices on website
- Error message: 'Error - object object'
- App does not load assignments
- App buffers indefinitely on assignments
- App crashes when trying to record
- App glitches out of assignments multiple times
- Cannot play video assignments
- App glitches all the time
- App submits incorrect answers
- App crashes frequently
- Cannot log into the app after purchase
Requested features
1 request- Allow users to use web version on mobile
CARLS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Extempore
No in-app purchases
CARLS
No in-app purchases









