Comparison

Exam Reader vs ScanNGrade

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

Head to head
About

Exam Reader

Instantly grade multiple-choice tests, quizzes, and assessments using your device's camera. This app can read handwritten marks and supports custom sheet creation, offering a 100% success rate when used as described.

Highlights
  • Camera-based grading scanner
  • Reads over-written marks
  • Supports 5-200 questions
  • Custom answer sheet generator
  • Horizontal and vertical sheet support
  • Right-to-left sheet support
  • Griddable questions support
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Grade multiple choice tests, quizzes, and assessment papers by using your iPhone or iPad's camera as a grading scanner. It can also read over-written marks. %100 success rate if used as described. Supports from 5 to 200 questions and 2 to 7 choices. Both horizontal and vertical sheets can be used (it is a first in this kind of application). Teachers and students can create their own sheets with our generator (also a first). Right to left sheets (Arabic) support (again a first). Now with griddable questions support also. Commercial users can publish exams that can be graded by the students themselves to see their ranks among the participants that took the same exam. "Awesome! The recognition rate of this app is much better than any other camera-based OMR apps. I recommend this app for parents or tutors who teach their children or students at home. Two thumbs up!!!" --breakhan "The best app alternative to ZipGrade or Quick Key" Please watch the tutorial videos for learning the basic usage of the mobile and cloud parts from our website. You can decrease the size of the answer sheet to use less paper. If you have trouble scanning the paper, you can send the last picture taken to us from the upload menu. We will analysis the paper and return to you ASAP (only app that gives this kind of support). Great for assessments or regular quizzes. Giving teachers and students the flexibility to grade papers instantly anywhere. We're working hard to improve the product and need feedback from you. Write bulent@bebyaz.com with any feedback or suggestions. You can also use the build-in chat system for both online and offline messaging. Supported languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish.

About

ScanNGrade

Easily scan and grade OMR sheets and handwritten essays. This tool is designed for educators and test administrators to streamline the assessment process.

Highlights
  • Scan OMR sheets
  • Scan handwritten essays
  • Automated grading
  • Ideal for educators
  • Test administration tool
Features
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This app lets you scan bubble (OMR) sheets and handwritten essay sheets with ease. Ideal for educators and test administrators. Developed and maintained by Excelsoft Technologies Ltd.

Screenshots

Exam Reader4 screens
ScanNGrade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ScanNGrade at 5.0 against Exam Reader's 3.5. ScanNGrade also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7). Exam Reader's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Exam Reader sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. ScanNGrade asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScanNGrade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exam Reader has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exam Reader ships an update every 3 weeks, ScanNGrade every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Exam Reader versus ScanNGrade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExam ReaderScanNGrade
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBULENT ERENExcelsoft Technologies Ltd

Customer experience

Exam Reader

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

ScanNGrade

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Exam Reader

One-time7
  • 300 Test Grading / Exam Reading Credit$0.99
  • Unlimited cloud usage & grading for 2 months$1.99
  • 100 exam grading / scanning$3.99
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  • 1000 exam grading / scanning$3.99
  • 250 exam grading / scanning$6.99
  • 500 exam grading / scanning$8.99
  • Unlimited cloud usage & grading for 1 year$9.99
None

ScanNGrade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Exam Reader free?
Exam Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScanNGrade free?
ScanNGrade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Exam Reader or ScanNGrade?
ScanNGrade is rated higher. Exam Reader averages 3.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while ScanNGrade averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Exam Reader or ScanNGrade have ads?
Neither Exam Reader nor ScanNGrade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Exam Reader or ScanNGrade?
Exam Reader ships an update every 3 weeks, and ScanNGrade every 2 weeks. Most recently, Exam Reader was updated on August 12, 2026 and ScanNGrade on September 9, 2026.

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