Comparison

Acadly vs WebMO Premium

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

WebMO Premium

This app allows users to build and visualize molecules in 3D, access chemical information from external databases, and interact with advanced computational chemistry programs. It's designed for students and faculty needing mobile access to molecular structures and data.

Highlights
  • 3D molecular editor
  • VSEPR and molecular mechanics optimization
  • Orbital and symmetry visualization
  • Chemical data lookup
  • Computational chemistry program integration
  • Spectra visualization
Features
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WebMO Premium is equivalent in functionality to the free 'WebMO' app in conjunction with the 'WebMO Premium' in-app purchase. This paid version is provided for convienence for volume purchases. WebMO allows users to build and view molecules in 3-D, visualize orbitals and symmetry elements, lookup chemical information and properties from external databases, and access state-of-the-art computational chemistry programs. WebMO is recommended for students and faculty in high school, college, and graduate school who desire mobile access to molecular structures, information, and calculations. WebMO capabilities include: - Build molecules by drawing atoms and bonds in a 3-D molecular editor, or by speaking the name (e.g., “aspirin”) - Optimize structures using VSEPR theory or molecular mechanics - View Huckel molecular orbitals, electron density, and electrostatic potential - View molecular vibrations - View point group and symmetry elements of molecules - Lookup basic molecular information, including IUPAC and common names, stoichiometry, molar mass - Lookup chemical data from PubChem and ChemSpider - Lookup experimental and predicted molecular properties from external databases (NIST, Sigma-Aldrich) - Lookup IR, UV-VIS, NMR, and mass spectra from external databases (NIST, SDBS) - Capture high-resolution molecular images - Save and recall molecular structures locally - Export and import structures via email WebMO is also a front-end to WebMO servers (version 14 and higher): - Supports Gaussian, GAMESS, Molpro, MOPAC, NWChem, ORCA, PQS, PSI, Quantum Espresso, VASP, Q-Chem, and Tinker computational chemistry programs - Submit, monitor, and view calculations - View formatted tabular data extracted from output files, as well as raw output - Visualize geometry, partial charges, dipole moment, normal vibrational modes, molecular orbitals, and NMR/IR/UV-VIS spectra

Screenshots

Acadly4 screens
WebMO Premium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Acadly at Free against WebMO Premium's $4.99. Acadly also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (52 vs 4). WebMO Premium's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (67% vs 41%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Acadly is free to download; WebMO Premium costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WebMO Premium holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Acadly has 52 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Acadly's written reviews are positive against 67% of WebMO Premium's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Acadly ships an update every 2 weeks, WebMO Premium every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Acadly versus WebMO Premium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcadlyWebMO Premium
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating2.5 (52 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAcetone DesignsWebMO, LLC

Customer experience

Acadly

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

WebMO Premium

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Acadly

No in-app purchases

None

WebMO Premium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Acadly free?
Acadly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WebMO Premium free?
WebMO Premium costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Acadly or WebMO Premium?
WebMO Premium is rated higher. Acadly averages 2.5 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while WebMO Premium averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Acadly or WebMO Premium have ads?
Neither Acadly nor WebMO Premium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Acadly or WebMO Premium?
Acadly ships an update every 2 weeks, and WebMO Premium every 17 months. Most recently, Acadly was updated on September 25, 2026 and WebMO Premium on September 19, 2026.

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