Comparison

Random Name Selector Starter vs Amco CS

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

Head to head
About

Random Name Selector Starter

This tool helps teachers and groups randomly select names from created lists. It allows for excluding participants and offers animated graphics and sound effects for an engaging experience. The starter edition has limitations on groups and names, with an option to upgrade.

Highlights
  • Random name selection from groups
  • Exclude participants from selection
  • Animated graphics and sound effects
  • Universal app for iPhone and iPad
  • Direct user feedback option
  • Share selections on social media
Features
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A great tool for Teachers, Clubs, or anyone who wants to Randomly select names! Simply create one or more Groups (up to 3 in this "Starter" Edition of the app). Add names to those groups (up to 20 names per Group in this Starter Edition) . The App will then randomly select and display names from the highlighted group. All names will be displayed before a name is displayed for a second time.  Features: • Call on your students in a different (Random) order every time. • If you want to exclude a Student/s from the selection simply turn them off in the settings screen. • The number of Groups / Names is limited in the "Starter Edition" ( 3 groups with up to 20 Names in each Group) but unlimited in the "Pro" Edition of the App. • This is a Universal App for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. • The Animated Graphics and sound effects make the whole experience a pleasure. The audio can be switched ON/OFF in the app and even mirrored (via Airplay) to external speakers. • Users can provide Feedback to the Developers directly from within the App….let us know how we can make it better.  • Share with your friends on Facebook or Twitter from within the App. • If you like the app tap on the "Go Pro" button to see what additional features are available in the "Pro" version!

About

Amco CS

Transform your iPad into an interactive smartboard for dynamic lesson presentations. Easily screencast books, annotate content, and manage student participation with tools like attendance tracking and a random student picker. This app enhances educational content delivery for subscribing schools.

Highlights
  • Screencast books and resources
  • Interactive annotations on pages
  • Playback audio/video clips
  • Create custom resources
  • Random student picker
  • Attendance and participation tracking
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Bring Amco’s unique content to life using Classroom Solution. Easily screencast your books right to any screen or projector using the Amco Skybox and call up any of your saved resources, bookmarks, or complementary audio and video clips. All of this without needing a permanent internet connection. Create new and engaging ways of presenting our content to your class. With our interactive teacher tools you can transform your iPad into a smartboard tablet and screencast whatever you draw on your own screen or make annotations right on any content you are projecting. Classroom Solution (CS) also includes powerful tools to help you manage your class. Keep track of your student's attendance and participation, create class engagement using our random student picker, or use our timer tool to create fun new challenges for your class. This application is only available to schools subscribing to Amco Educational Services. Features • Screencast and navigate easily through your Amco books. • Make text or freehand annotations right on the page, visible to students and saved for repeated viewings. • Playback complementary audio and video clips included in our books. • Create and save your own custom PDF, image, audio, video, or URL resources to be used at any time. These can be attached to specific pages in any book to enhance lesson plans. • Use “Sparks” to enrich and enhance your lessons. These are Amco-created multimedia materials included with our books. • Customize your lessons using “Flares” by adding any of your resources to specific book pages. • Create engaging time-based challenges using the included Timer tool. • Use our grid, lined, or blank views to turn your iPad into a smartboard tablet and screencast anything you draw on your screen. • Student pickers give you an easy way to engage specific or random students into participation. • Keep track of your classes attendance and participation. • Stay up to speed by viewing all your Web Solution Activities right in CS. • CS works perfectly without a permanent internet connection to display any books and resources you download ahead of time.

Screenshots

Random Name Selector Starter4 screens
Amco CS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Amco CS at 4.4 against Random Name Selector Starter's 2.7. Amco CS also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Random Name Selector Starter's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 7) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Amco CS holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Random Name Selector Starter has 53 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Random Name Selector Starter's written reviews are positive against 32% of Amco CS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Random Name Selector Starter ships an update every 4 months, Amco CS monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Random Name Selector Starter versus Amco CS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRandom Name Selector StarterAmco CS
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (53 ratings)4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews — better31.6% of reviews
Number of ratings53 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB228 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEDTECH MONSTER LIMITEDInternational Education Services

Customer experience

Random Name Selector Starter

All ratings53 ratings
Positive41.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative56.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative61.5%

Amco CS

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive31.6%
Neutral7.9%
Negative60.5%

In-app purchases

None

Random Name Selector Starter

No in-app purchases

None

Amco CS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Random Name Selector Starter free?
Random Name Selector Starter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Amco CS free?
Amco CS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Random Name Selector Starter or Amco CS?
Amco CS is rated higher. Random Name Selector Starter averages 2.7 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Amco CS averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Random Name Selector Starter or Amco CS have ads?
Neither Random Name Selector Starter nor Amco CS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Random Name Selector Starter or Amco CS?
Random Name Selector Starter ships an update every 4 months, and Amco CS monthly. Most recently, Random Name Selector Starter was updated on October 7, 2026 and Amco CS on October 6, 2026.

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