Comparison

Acadly vs Ed Astra

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

Ed Astra

Features
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Ed Astra is an EdTech mobile application focused on SAT exam preparation for students. To test the app: Log in with the provided test credentials (Google Sign-In is available) Complete the NLM onboarding quiz to generate your learning profile Take a Diagnostic exam from the Astro-Test tab to see adaptive question generation Use the AI Tutor to ask questions about any exam topic Try the Scan Your Question feature with any printed SAT question Beta Focus Areas: NLM personalization accuracy and onboarding flow AI Tutor response quality and conversation fluency Exam generation and scoring accuracy Overall performance and stability on iOS The app requires an internet connection.

Screenshots

Acadly4 screens
Ed Astra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Acadly at none against Ed Astra's shown. Acadly also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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, Ed Astra every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Acadly versus Ed Astra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcadlyEd Astra
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB43 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAcetone DesignsAstraSomnia Inc

In-app purchases

None

Acadly

No in-app purchases

None

Ed Astra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Acadly free?
Acadly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ed Astra free?
Ed Astra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Acadly or Ed Astra have ads?
Ed Astra shows ads; Acadly does not.
Which is updated more often, Acadly or Ed Astra?
Acadly ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ed Astra every 3 weeks. Most recently, Acadly was updated on October 11, 2026 and Ed Astra on October 2, 2026.

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