Comparison

Exam Reader vs MarkSheet

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

MarkSheet

Create and grade custom bubble sheet exams for any test format. Supports multiple answers, sub-questions, and descriptive questions with customizable scoring and timers. Easily manage and duplicate sheets for practice and review.

Highlights
  • Customizable bubble sheet creation
  • Easy scoring with partial credit
  • Supports multiple, sub, and descriptive questions
  • Configurable timers and time limits
  • Duplicate sheets for practice
  • Dark Mode and theme customization
Features
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Answer sheet app for bubble sheet (OMR) exams. Easy scoring, supports multiple answers, sub-questions, and descriptive questions. Since you can freely customize the number of questions and choices, you can create tailor-made answer sheets for any test format, from daily school quizzes and midterms to major exams like the SAT, ACT, AP Exams, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, TOEIC, and IELTS, as well as professional licensing exams like the Bar Exam, NCLEX, CPA, and civil service exams. Furthermore, once an answer sheet is created, you can use the "Duplicate" feature to reuse it as a template endlessly, making it perfect for practicing past papers by year or doing multiple passes of the same workbook or exam for repetitive learning. Creating Answer Sheets - Create bubble sheet style answer sheets. - Configure the number of questions and choices. Choices are customizable, and bubble size (width, height, font size) can be adjusted. You can also save configured choices as presets. - Supports multiple answers, sub-questions, and descriptive questions. For descriptive questions, you can set character limits and model answers. - Set timers and time limits. - Pre-enter correct answers (you can also enter correct answers during scoring after answering). - Set point allocation. You can input the total score and distribute points evenly across questions. - Configure question numbers. You can renumber all questions based on the first question number. Answering - When using a timer, the time taken for each question is recorded and can be viewed in a graph after scoring. - After finishing the test, it enters scoring mode where you can easily grade by just tapping the correct answer choices. - Supports partial credit for multiple-choice and descriptive questions. - After scoring, view percentage, score, and number of correct answers. - Tap a main question number to see the total score and total time for sub-questions within that main question. - Highlight rows (long press or checkbox). Sharing Answer Sheets - Share answer sheets to other devices using URL links, JSON text, dedicated files (.marksheet), and 2D barcodes. - Simply open a shared URL link to automatically launch the app and import the data. - Scan a 2D barcode with your device's standard camera app to quickly launch the app and import the data. - We also publish the specifications of the data structure used for this sharing feature. By utilizing this, you can even use generative AI to automatically create custom answer sheets based on your study materials. Mark Sheet Management - Add labels to sheets for easy filtering. You can filter by multiple labels. - Filter by status: answering, scoring, or scoring completed. - Tap the search bar to search sheets by title. - Sort sheets by title, creation date, or last viewed. - Edit labels or duplicate sheets from the menu on the right of each sheet. - Long press to select multiple sheets for bulk deletion or labeling. - Supports backup and restore of app data via ZIP files. Mark Sheet Settings - Manage choice presets. You can also save bubble sizes. - Set the default number of questions, choices, and timer for new sheets. Defaults to the previously used settings. - Configure row highlighting behavior: long press, checkbox, or off. Opacity of the highlight can be changed. - Change the opacity of the mark fill. - Change the default bubble size (width, height, font size). - Keep the screen on while answering. Customization - Supports Dark Mode. - Change theme colors. - Simple design compliant with Material Design.

Screenshots

Exam Reader4 screens
MarkSheet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MarkSheet at 4.8 against Exam Reader's 3.5. Exam Reader's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (67% vs 57%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 and MarkSheet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MarkSheet holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 24 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Exam Reader's written reviews are positive against 57% of MarkSheet's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exam Reader ships an update every 3 weeks, MarkSheet monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Exam Reader versus MarkSheet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExam ReaderMarkSheet
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (11 ratings)4.8 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1124 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBULENT ERENenoiu

Customer experience

Exam Reader

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

MarkSheet

All ratings24 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

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
1 purchases

MarkSheet

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro version$2.99

Questions

Is Exam Reader free?
Exam Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MarkSheet free?
MarkSheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Exam Reader or MarkSheet?
MarkSheet is rated higher. Exam Reader averages 3.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while MarkSheet averages 4.8 from 24 ratings.
Do Exam Reader or MarkSheet have ads?
MarkSheet shows ads; Exam Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, Exam Reader or MarkSheet?
Exam Reader ships an update every 3 weeks, and MarkSheet monthly. Most recently, Exam Reader was updated on August 12, 2026 and MarkSheet on September 23, 2026.

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