ExamView Student vs Canvas Teacher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ExamView Student
This app enables students to participate in online assessments and polling sessions using their web-enabled smartphones. It works in conjunction with desktop software to collect student responses and assess understanding in real-time.
- Respond to online assessment questions
- Join polling sessions
- Teacher-led assessments
- Student-managed assessments
- Real-time understanding assessment
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The ExamView Student app allows students to use their web-enabled smartphone to respond to questions. Student responses are collected in ExamView Assessment Suite desktop software. The ExamView Student app allows students to - Access and respond to questions in an online assessments - Join a polling session and engage in either teacher-led or student-managed assessments The ExamView Student app allows instructors to - Engage students with various question types including multiple choice, true/false, yes/no, multiple response, numeric response, completion, matching, and short answer - Assess student understanding in real-time - Engage students in teacher-led and student-managed knowledge check sessions The ExamView Student app works exclusively with ExamView Assessment Suite v11 and ExamView Premium license. The ExamView Student app also requires the installation of ExamView Assessment Suite v11 on the instructor’s desktop computer. Combined with ExamView Assessment Suite, instructors can ensure that content is resonating and objectives are met.
Canvas Teacher
This mobile companion helps educators grade assignments, provide feedback, and manage classes efficiently from anywhere. It allows for annotation, audio/video feedback, and communication with students. The app streamlines class management tasks for teachers on the go.
- Mobile grading with SpeedGrader
- Annotate assignments
- Audio/video feedback
- Post class announcements
- Manage Inbox and messages
- Update assignment content
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Save time. Teach on the go. Canvas Teacher helps educators, instructors, and teachers grade, give feedback, and manage their classes from anywhere. What you can do • Grade or mark work: Use mobile friendly SpeedGrader to annotate assignments, apply rubrics and give written, audio, or video feedback • Communicate: Post class announcements, reply in discussions, and send messages right from your device • Update content: Adjust due dates, publish/unpublish assignments, or fix typos in seconds • Stay connected: Manage your Inbox, reply to student questions, and keep class communication flowing on the move Canvas Teacher is designed for educators—making mobile grading and class management faster and easier.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Canvas Teacher at 4.6 against ExamView Student's 1.5. Canvas Teacher also leads on review sentiment (26% vs 0%) and ratings volume (96K vs 30). ExamView Student's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Canvas Teacher holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canvas Teacher has 96K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ExamView Student's written reviews are positive against 26% of Canvas Teacher's.
ExamView Student ships an update every 3 weeks, Canvas Teacher every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ExamView Student | Canvas Teacher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (30 ratings) | 4.6 (96K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 26.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 96K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Echo360 | Instructure Inc. |
Customer experience
ExamView Student
Canvas Teacher
Bugs and requests
ExamView Student
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Canvas Teacher
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Inability to save grades and annotations
- Inconsistent behavior when rotating device
- Issues with loading student submissions
- Problems with syncing data between app and web version
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to access and edit modules
- Improve grading tools and functionality
- Allow customization of notification settings
- Enhance integration with other platforms
- Improve stability and reliability
In-app purchases
ExamView Student
No in-app purchases
Canvas Teacher
No in-app purchases
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