Comparison

Acadly vs HMSOMConnect

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

HMSOMConnect

Features
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Welcome to HMSOMConnect, the hub for student engagement at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (HMSOM)! HMSOMConnect enhances the student experience, offering students a central place to build their personalized community within the HMSOM landscape. The app is the mobile version of HMSOM’s online student experience platform available at connect.hmsom.edu and is a space to: - Explore, join, and enhance leadership of student organizations - Connect to valuable student success resources such as academic support, advising and career development, financial services and more - Access wellbeing supports such as HMSOMCares, peer mentors, student counseling resources, and more.

Screenshots

Acadly4 screens
HMSOMConnect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Acadly at 13.0 against HMSOMConnect's 15.1. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Acadly ships an update every 2 weeks, HMSOMConnect fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Acadly versus HMSOMConnect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcadlyHMSOMConnect
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB66 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAcetone DesignsHMH Hospitals Corporation

In-app purchases

None

Acadly

No in-app purchases

None

HMSOMConnect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Acadly free?
Acadly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HMSOMConnect free?
HMSOMConnect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Acadly or HMSOMConnect have ads?
Neither Acadly nor HMSOMConnect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Acadly or HMSOMConnect?
Acadly ships an update every 2 weeks, and HMSOMConnect fortnightly. Most recently, Acadly was updated on September 25, 2026 and HMSOMConnect on September 19, 2026.

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