Comparison

Popsicle Sticks vs Classync

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

Head to head
About

Popsicle Sticks

This app offers a digital solution for educators to randomly select students, form groups, and manage classroom activities. It includes features for grading, math games, and tournament creation, aiming to enhance engagement and streamline administrative tasks.

Highlights
  • Random student selection
  • Student grouping and swapping
  • Random list generation
  • Grade calculation
  • Mental math games
  • Tournament builder
Features
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Popsicle Sticks: Teacher Picks replaces your mug of popsicle sticks. Use it to randomly select and group students, to pick random numbers and simulate dice rolls, to score responses during discussions, to create classroom tournaments, and to energize your daily roll call! Its features include: RANDOM SELECT Select students randomly one student at a time. Use the "Random Bar" slider to precisely set the "randomness" of the next selection; from "uncalled students only" to "completely random" (and everywhere in-between). And although your students may not always love being selected, they will love listening to Siri say their name! (But rest assured, there is a "Mute" button for text-only selections.) RANDOM GROUPS Put students into random groups with just a couple taps. If the groups need a little tweaking, you can "swap" students with the Swap button. Easily view the "jigsaw" version of any random grouping, or create "round-robin pairings" for multi-day partner activities. Utilize the Share button to export a grouping (onto a white board, for example). RANDOM LIST Random List displays your class list in random order. Need a better system for picking the next student to take down the attendance, or to choose a birthday donut? Random List is the answer. Create, save, and export random lists for just about anything. GRADE CALCULATOR Utilize Grade Calculator to quickly determine final grades for test, quizzes, and other assignments. Calculate percentages and determine letter grades for a traditional grading system, or point averages and average performance levels for a rubric-based system. You can customize the output to include halves and/or thirds as well as extra credit points. MENTL Play Mentl with your students to improve their mental math skills. Utilizing a set of randomly generated digits, students build math equations equal to numbers on a Bingo board. Brain Bingo! DIGITAL DABBLE For each round of Digital Dabble, Popsicle Sticks generates a random set of digits (from a dice roll) and a target number. The challenge for your students is to use the digits to make an equation equal to the Target Number. Think digital! RAD ROLL CALL Invigorate your daily attendance with Rad Roll Call! Start each day by choosing one of over 200 Rad Roll Call questions. Students confirm they are present by responding to the question. Their answers (as well as the day's attendance) are saved and used for the Roll Call Recall game, where students earn points for remembering their classmates' responses. TOURNAMENT BUILDER With just a few taps, create a class tournament for almost any game (educational or otherwise). You can set it up for students to compete individually or in teams. You control the composition of the teams and the number of games. Choose from round-robin, single-elimination, or "quick-tournament." Record game results with a single tap. Popsicle Sticks will keep track of the standings, and, if you'd like, automatically slot the best players (or teams) into an end-of-tournament playoff! May the best student win! SCORED DISCUSSION Use Scored Discussion to track student responses during discussions. Just tap on a score as students give answers. Popsicle Sticks will display a running total for each student and automatically save the scores for future discussions. You can select students randomly (of course) or manually (by just tapping on a name). Save multiple discussions for various subjects, and easily export the scores to Excel or another application. With this free version of Popsicle Sticks: Teacher Picks, you can input one class, randomly select up to 500 students, create 10 random lists, 5 random groupings, 5 scored discussions, 5 tournaments, and 5 Rad Roll Calls. If you find it helpful, you can upgrade to the full version, Popsicle Sticks Unlimited. With Popsicle Sticks Unlimited you'll get unlimited access to all the features. Use Popsicle Sticks: Teacher Picks as a student picker, grouper, scorer, and gamer!

About

Classync

This app helps educators manage student information, track attendance, and record assignments. It provides a secure platform for organizing class sessions and evaluating student performance.

Highlights
  • Student contact management
  • Class grouping
  • Attendance tracking
  • Task assignment
  • Student performance evaluation
  • Secure cloud storage
Features
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Learning is a vital aspect of everyone's journey; enhance it with Classync. Classync, a dynamic app constantly evolving with regular updates and innovative features, aims to enrich the educational journey for educators, students, and parents alike. With Classync, you can: • Compile a list of your students along with their contact details. • Group your students into classes. • Track past and upcoming class sessions. • Record attendance. • Assign tasks and evaluate student performance. At Classync, safeguarding your data is our utmost priority. We employ advanced technology and secure cloud storage to provide maximum security.

Screenshots

Popsicle Sticks4 screens
Classync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Classync at none against Popsicle Sticks's 6. Classync also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Popsicle Sticks's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Popsicle Sticks sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Classync asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Classync holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Popsicle Sticks has 1.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Popsicle Sticks versus Classync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPopsicle SticksClassync
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeil DalyClassync Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Popsicle Sticks

All ratings1,302 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive60.3%
Neutral13.7%
Negative26.0%

Classync

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

Bugs and requests

Popsicle Sticks

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when picking a student
  • Import glitches
  • Deleting students/classes not intuitive
  • Asks for reviews too often

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to edit voice/pronunciation of names
  • Ability to mark students absent so they're not randomly selected
  • Ability to rotate iPad to landscape mode
  • Support for Slide Over and/or Side-by-Side apps
  • Ability to remove students on a tournament-by-tournament basis
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  • Ability to mix groups by gender
  • Ability to set custom group colors

Classync

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Popsicle Sticks

One-time5
  • Christmas Skin$0.99
  • Halloween Skin$0.99
  • Popsicle Sticks Unlimited$1.99
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  • Random Picks Unlimited$4.99
  • Popsicle Sticks Unlimited2 variants$9.99
None

Classync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Popsicle Sticks free?
Popsicle Sticks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Classync free?
Classync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Popsicle Sticks or Classync?
Classync is rated higher. Popsicle Sticks averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Classync averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Popsicle Sticks or Classync have ads?
Neither Popsicle Sticks nor Classync shows ads.

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