Comparison

Acadly vs Duke Alumni

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

Head to head
About

Acadly

Enhance classroom engagement with real-time polls, quizzes, and attendance tracking. Facilitate live discussions and share resources seamlessly. This tool aims to make teaching and learning more efficient for educators and students.

Highlights
  • One tap attendance
  • Live in-class polls and quizzes
  • Record class participation
  • Math expression supported chat
  • Real-time analytics
  • File and link sharing
Features
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Now convert every college classroom into a smart classroom with Acadly. Welcome more efficient teaching-learning with - - One tap attendance - Record class participation - Live in-class polls, quizzes - Math expression supported chat What is Acadly? Acadly is a realtime tool for live in-class polling, quizzing, Q&A, attendance and analytics on student behaviour. Compared to clickers and other in-class apps Acadly is free, can save a class of 50 more than $1000 a semester, has a built-in class chat platform so that you don't have to use too many tools for your class. Given the unique course structure that is exclusive to Acadly, it can facilitate various pedagogical methods. An instructor can use Acadly to practice - * Flipped Classrooms * Active Learning Classrooms * Blended Learning * Collaborative Teaching * BYOD teaching Using Acadly, course instructors can - * Conduct Attendance with One Tap * Create and Conduct Live Quizzes * Create Live Polls * Track student attendance during lectures * Conduct live discussions * Share files, videos and links * Make Announcements * Post Lecture Summaries * Create and Grade Assignments Students in the meanwhile can raise queries, as themselves or anonymously. Discussions on Acadly are auto-created and contextual, which means the students don't have to navigate away from the context to make a point. Since Acadly is realtime, all the members of a course get instant in-app and push notifications. 1000+ professors have signed up in the last few months and are using Acadly actively in their classrooms. Acadly aims to be the last ed-tech tool to be ever used and we are only just getting started. Happy teaching and learning!

About

Duke Alumni

Connect, collaborate, and engage with fellow Duke University alumni. Access your virtual alumni card and stay informed about news, events, and activities from the alumni association.

Highlights
  • Alumni networking
  • Collaboration tools
  • Event updates
  • News and activities
  • Virtual alumni card
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The Duke Alumni App will offer a connection to all the alumni of Duke University to connect, collaborate and engage with each other and with Duke. Alumni will be able to access their virtual alumni card and stay updated with news, events and activities related to the alumni association.

Screenshots

Acadly4 screens
Duke Alumni2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Acadly at 2.5 against Duke Alumni's 1.5. Acadly also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (41% vs 24%). 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

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

Acadly holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Acadly's written reviews are positive against 24% of Duke Alumni's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Acadly ships an update every 2 weeks, Duke Alumni every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Acadly versus Duke Alumni: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcadlyDuke Alumni
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (52 ratings) — better1.5 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews — better23.8% of reviews
Number of ratings52 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAcetone DesignsDuke University

Customer experience

Acadly

All ratings52 ratings
Positive38.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative59.6%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.8%

Duke Alumni

All ratings31 ratings
Positive12.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.1%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative76.2%

In-app purchases

None

Acadly

No in-app purchases

None

Duke Alumni

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Acadly free?
Acadly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Duke Alumni free?
Duke Alumni is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Acadly or Duke Alumni?
Acadly is rated higher. Acadly averages 2.5 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Duke Alumni averages 1.5 from 31 ratings.
Do Acadly or Duke Alumni have ads?
Neither Acadly nor Duke Alumni shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Acadly or Duke Alumni?
Acadly ships an update every 2 weeks, and Duke Alumni every 4 months. Most recently, Acadly was updated on September 25, 2026 and Duke Alumni on September 17, 2026.

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