Comparison

Exam Reader vs PaperScorer Scanner

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
Features
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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

PaperScorer Scanner

This app allows educators to quickly scan completed bubble sheets using their iOS device. It integrates with popular LMS platforms to automatically send scored data, simplifying assessment management and analysis.

Highlights
  • Scan bubble sheets with iOS device
  • Automatic data scoring
  • LMS platform integration (Canvas, Blackboard, Google Classroom)
  • Create assessments with various question types
  • Printable bubble sheets on standard paper
  • Detailed online reports and data export
Features
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PLEASE NOTE: This app will ONLY work with testing sheets printed from the PaperScorer web app. You will need to create a PaperScorer account through our website to print new testing sheets. This app will NOT work with any other testing sheets printed from another company. This app is ONLY used for scanning already printed sheets. PaperScorer is a full service bubble scanning platform that empowers teachers to quickly and easily create bubble sheets, scan bubble sheets and review the data. We have deep integrations with a number of powerful LMS platforms; Canvas, Blackboard, Google Classrooms, Classify Learning, and much more. Let us do the heavy lifting for you. Once you scan sheets with your iOS smartphone or tablet, we will send auto scored data directly into assignments or tests created on those platform. This application will work on any Apple iOS smartphone or tablet released in the last 3-4 years. You will not have to worry about buying expensive scanning equipment. Simply use your own smart phone to scan completed sheets using the PaperScorer app. You can manage assessments online through our teacher app. This app is very powerful and easy to use when creating/managing classes and assessments. Teachers will be able to create assessments with the following question types; single select, multi select, numeric response and written response. Once assessments are completed, teachers will use the iOS scanning app to get score data into our system. Our bubble sheets on printed on standard 8.5x11 sheets of paper. There is no need to buy special paper. You can use any standard printer to print sheets where students can fill in their ID, or you can print sheets with student information already pre-filled. Furthermore, our iOS app will automatically detect our sheets to make it really easy to scan completed tests. Once scanning is complete, you can review the results online using our detailed reports. PaperScorer allows teachers to add common core standards to any question, and the teacher app will support tagging questions to slice data differently. Teachers can also export the data to review scanned information within an external reporting tool.

Screenshots

Exam Reader4 screens
PaperScorer Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PaperScorer Scanner at 5.0 against Exam Reader's 3.3. PaperScorer Scanner also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7). Exam Reader's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 25%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price, 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. PaperScorer Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PaperScorer Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exam Reader has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Exam Reader's written reviews are positive against 25% of PaperScorer Scanner'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 fortnightly, PaperScorer Scanner every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Exam Reader versus PaperScorer Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExam ReaderPaperScorer Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.2 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBULENT ERENNowTwo, LLC

Customer experience

Exam Reader

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

PaperScorer Scanner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

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

PaperScorer Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Exam Reader free?
Exam Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PaperScorer Scanner free?
PaperScorer Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Exam Reader or PaperScorer Scanner?
PaperScorer Scanner is rated higher. Exam Reader averages 3.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while PaperScorer Scanner averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Exam Reader or PaperScorer Scanner have ads?
Neither Exam Reader nor PaperScorer Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Exam Reader or PaperScorer Scanner?
Exam Reader ships an update fortnightly, and PaperScorer Scanner every 5 months. Most recently, Exam Reader was updated on September 26, 2026 and PaperScorer Scanner on September 18, 2026.

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