Comparison

Acadly vs Columbia Engineering HammerHub

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

Columbia Engineering HammerHub

This application serves as a central platform for campus life, connecting students with organizations, events, and important news. It facilitates discovery of opportunities and peer interaction within the engineering school.

Highlights
  • Campus engagement hub
  • Student organization connections
  • Event discovery
  • Important updates
  • Peer connection
Features
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Columbia Engineering HammerHub is a one-stop hub for campus engagement and communication. Stay connected with student organizations, upcoming events, and important updates across Columbia Engineering. HammerHub helps you discover opportunities, connect with peers, and stay informed—all in one easy-to-use app.

Screenshots

Acadly4 screens
Columbia Engineering HammerHub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Columbia Engineering HammerHub at 4.0 against Acadly's 2.5. Acadly's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.4). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Columbia Engineering HammerHub 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Acadly ships an update every 2 weeks, Columbia Engineering HammerHub fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Acadly versus Columbia Engineering HammerHub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcadlyColumbia Engineering HammerHub
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (52 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB85 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAcetone DesignsColumbia University

Customer experience

Acadly

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

Columbia Engineering HammerHub

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Acadly

No in-app purchases

None

Columbia Engineering HammerHub

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Acadly free?
Acadly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Columbia Engineering HammerHub free?
Columbia Engineering HammerHub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Acadly or Columbia Engineering HammerHub?
Columbia Engineering HammerHub is rated higher. Acadly averages 2.5 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Columbia Engineering HammerHub averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Acadly or Columbia Engineering HammerHub have ads?
Neither Acadly nor Columbia Engineering HammerHub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Acadly or Columbia Engineering HammerHub?
Acadly ships an update every 2 weeks, and Columbia Engineering HammerHub fortnightly. Most recently, Acadly was updated on October 24, 2026 and Columbia Engineering HammerHub on October 24, 2026.

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