Swivl Capture+ vs EdLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swivl Capture+
This app enables multi-camera recording in educational settings, allowing simultaneous capture of individual students and teachers. Videos are uploaded to a cloud account for easy sharing and collaboration.
- Multi-camera technology
- Simultaneous recording
- Student and teacher video capture
- Cloud upload
- Sharing and collaboration
- Team account functionality
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Swivl Capture+ brings a breakthrough Multi-Camera technology to classrooms that let you see and hear each individual student with ease. Become a Team account user to connect up to 5 mobile devices together to record simultaneously. The Swivl Capture+ app records video of students. The Swivl Capture app records video of the teacher. Each device records video at the same time. The videos upload to your Reflectivity account for sharing and collaboration. *This app is not intended to be used with Swivl Robot
EdLight
This app uses AI to scan handwritten student work, automatically organizing it into digital portfolios. Teachers can then provide feedback and manage revisions, facilitating collaboration among educators.
- AI-powered scanning
- Automatic student portfolio creation
- Share work across teachers
- Organize work by assignment
- Provide feedback and manage revisions
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EdLight makes it easy to scan handwritten student work. Features: - AI-powered scanner - All work is automatically added to the student's portfolio - Share work across core / support teachers and teacher teams - Scanned work is organized by assignment, and teachers can give feedback and manage revisions See edlight.com for Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EdLight at 100% against Swivl Capture+'s 67%. EdLight also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Swivl Capture+'s advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EdLight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Swivl Capture+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of EdLight's.
Swivl Capture+ ships an update every 3 months, EdLight monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swivl Capture+ | EdLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swivl, Inc | EdLight, PBC |
Customer experience
Swivl Capture+
EdLight
In-app purchases
Swivl Capture+
No in-app purchases
EdLight
No in-app purchases
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