Comparison

Classroom vs Cornelsen Lernen

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

Head to head
About

Classroom

This app acts as a digital teaching assistant, allowing educators to manage student devices, launch apps, monitor progress, and share content. It helps teachers focus on instruction by streamlining classroom management tasks.

Highlights
  • Launch apps on student devices
  • Monitor student screens
  • Assign Shared iPads
  • Share documents and links
  • Reset student passwords
  • Organize students into groups
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Classroom turns your iPad into a powerful teaching assistant, helping a teacher guide students through a lesson, see their progress, and keep them on track. With Classroom, you can easily launch the same app on every student iPad or Mac at the same time or launch a different app for each group of students. Classroom helps teachers focus on teaching so students can focus on learning. Assign Shared iPads to students • Once configured, Classroom connects to nearby student iPads • Classroom intelligently assigns students to the Shared iPad they most recently used • Log students out of Shared iPad at the end of a session to prepare for the next class Start, focus, or pause student work • Launch any app, website, or book for students with a tap • Lock into a single app to help students focus • Lock screens to pause work or refocus your class • Mute audio on student devices See what your students see with Screen View • See an overview of all student screens at once • Focus on a single student screen • Students are informed when their screens are being viewed Share documents and links with your class using AirDrop • Share to your entire class with just one tap • Students can also share with you Share student work on the classroom Apple TV • Show the great work your students are doing to the entire class • Use AirPlay to wirelessly present a student’s screen • Students are informed when their screens are being presented Reset forgotten passwords right in the classroom • Reset a Managed Apple ID password without calling IT Organize students using groups • Classroom automatically creates groups of students based on the apps they are using • Teachers can create groups to break students into project teams • Perform actions on entire groups or on individual students within groups Great for use with both 1:1 and Shared iPad student devices Supports IT-managed classes or teacher-created classes All actions take place over the local network only Requirements iPad with iOS 14.4 or later Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled on both student and teacher devices Students within Bluetooth range of the teacher running Classroom

About

Cornelsen Lernen

Access digital school books, workbooks, and supplementary materials for students and teachers. Enjoy secure, flexible, and easy access to educational content, eliminating the need to carry heavy physical books.

Highlights
  • Digital school books and workbooks
  • Supplementary educational materials
  • Offline access to downloaded content
  • Interactive exercises and media
  • Note-taking and text editing tools
  • Chapter and page-specific content
Features
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With the Cornelsen Lernen App, students and teachers have everything they need for their lessons digitally in one place. You can access textbooks, workbooks, and supporting materials securely and easily. There's no need to lug heavy textbooks around. The following products can be used in the app: • Material packages related to the printed textbook • E-books with media • Unterrichtsmanager Plus • Interactive workbooks • Interactive exercises How to use the app on your tablet or smartphone: • Download the Cornelsen Lernen App for free • Use the digital material package for your printed textbook even without a user account • Log in to the app with your user account – all previously purchased products are available directly in the app • Unlock additional products directly in the app • View your textbook as an e-book – and get practical note-taking functions and text editing tools • Audios, videos, worksheets: Use all important accompanying materials for your textbook – chapter- and page-accurate • Access your e-books and accompanying materials after downloading, even without an internet connection Have fun with the Cornelsen Lernen App!

Screenshots

Cornelsen Lernen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cornelsen Lernen at 5.0 against Classroom's 1.8. Cornelsen Lernen also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 18%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). Classroom's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (963 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Cornelsen Lernen sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Classroom asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cornelsen Lernen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classroom has 963 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Classroom's written reviews are positive against 41% of Cornelsen Lernen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Classroom ships an update every 5 months, Cornelsen Lernen every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Classroom versus Cornelsen Lernen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassroomCornelsen Lernen
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (963 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.9% of reviews41.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings963 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.5 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApple Inc.Cornelsen Verlag GmbH

Customer experience

Classroom

All ratings928 ratings
Positive19.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative77.8%
Written reviews442 reviews
Positive17.9%
Neutral5.0%
Negative77.1%

Cornelsen Lernen

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral25.5%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Classroom

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Frequent connectivity issues
  • Buggy performance and glitches

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow students to opt out of being monitored
  • Limit teachers' ability to control student devices
  • Improve consent and privacy controls

Cornelsen Lernen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Classroom

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Cornelsen Lernen

One-time8
  • Schlüssel zur Mathematik$42.99
  • Fundamente der Mathematik2 variants$42.99
  • Forum Geschichte Neue Ausgabe$42.99
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  • Forum Geschichte Neue Ausgabe$42.99
  • Fokus Physik - Neubearbeitung$59.99
  • Startklar!$59.99
  • Unsere Erde$59.99
  • Dialog2 variants$74.99

Questions

Is Classroom free?
Classroom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cornelsen Lernen free?
Cornelsen Lernen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Classroom or Cornelsen Lernen?
Cornelsen Lernen is rated higher. Classroom averages 1.8 out of 5 from 963 ratings, while Cornelsen Lernen averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Classroom or Cornelsen Lernen have ads?
Neither Classroom nor Cornelsen Lernen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Classroom or Cornelsen Lernen?
Classroom ships an update every 5 months, and Cornelsen Lernen every 5 weeks. Most recently, Classroom was updated on October 20, 2026 and Cornelsen Lernen on October 24, 2026.

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