Comparison

Acadly vs ICOM Lecturio

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

ICOM Lecturio

Access assigned medical learning content, including videos, quizzes, and reading materials, for your studies. Enjoy offline access, synchronized progress across devices, and adjustable playback speeds for a flexible learning experience.

Highlights
  • Medical content on the go
  • Question Bank (Qbank)
  • Course and Lecture Assignments
  • Offline video availability
  • Quizzes and Notes
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Adjustable playback speed
Features
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The ICOM App will give you access to learning content (videos, recall questions, reading material and Question Bank) for your studies that Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty may assign to you. If you are eligible to participate, you will receive an invite email with your access details. Installing the app versus accessing the system give the added benefit of offline access and the book matcher function with camera-support. Features: - All medical content on the go - Qbank - Course and Lecture Assignments - Audio-only and off-line availability of videos - Quizzes - Notes - Synchronize the learning level, bookmarks and notes between all devices - Adjustable playback speed

Screenshots

Acadly4 screens
ICOM Lecturio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ICOM Lecturio at 3.0 against Acadly's 2.5. Acadly's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (52 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

ICOM Lecturio holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Acadly has 52 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Acadly ships an update every 2 weeks, ICOM Lecturio every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Acadly versus ICOM Lecturio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcadlyICOM Lecturio
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (52 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB117 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAcetone DesignsLecturio GmbH

Customer experience

Acadly

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

ICOM Lecturio

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Acadly

No in-app purchases

None

ICOM Lecturio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Acadly free?
Acadly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ICOM Lecturio free?
ICOM Lecturio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Acadly or ICOM Lecturio?
ICOM Lecturio is rated higher. Acadly averages 2.5 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while ICOM Lecturio averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Acadly or ICOM Lecturio have ads?
Neither Acadly nor ICOM Lecturio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Acadly or ICOM Lecturio?
Acadly ships an update every 2 weeks, and ICOM Lecturio every 3 months. Most recently, Acadly was updated on September 25, 2026 and ICOM Lecturio on September 13, 2026.

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