Comparison

Acadly vs Codon

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

Codon

Explore biology from molecules to ecosystems with 100 structured lessons. Features include quizzes, researcher profiles, and landmark experiments. Study offline with bundled content and track progress with flashcards and notes.

Highlights
  • 100 structured biology lessons
  • Researcher profiles and glossary
  • Quizzes with explanations
  • Spaced-review flashcards
  • Offline study capabilities
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Codon is a structured biology study course with 100 lessons covering cells and molecules, inheritance, evolution, ecology, organisms and physiology. It teaches mechanisms and evidence without presenting the course as a university degree or medical advice. WHAT IS INSIDE 100 lessons with estimated reading times and on-device narration 82 researcher profiles 735 glossary entries 20 quizzes with answer explanations 18 landmark experiments Spaced-review flashcards, bookmarks and notes Three Home Screen widgets: a source idea, a term and a figure FREE AND FULL ACCESS The first ten lessons are free. A one-time Full Access purchase opens the other 90 lessons. The current price for your App Store region is shown in the app before purchase. No subscription or app account is required. OFFLINE STUDY Lessons, profiles, glossary entries, quizzes and case studies are bundled for offline reading. Loading a purchase, buying or restoring Full Access, and opening external reference or support links may require a network connection.

Screenshots

Acadly4 screens
Codon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Codon at 5.0 against Acadly's 2.5. Acadly's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (52 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Codon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Acadly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Codon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Acadly has 52 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Acadly ships an update every 2 weeks, Codon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Acadly versus Codon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcadlyCodon
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (52 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAcetone DesignsOMAR DANIEL GRAZIANO

Customer experience

Acadly

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

Codon

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Acadly

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Codon

One-time1
  • Codon Full Access$9.99

Questions

Is Acadly free?
Acadly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Codon free?
Codon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Acadly or Codon?
Codon is rated higher. Acadly averages 2.5 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Codon averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Acadly or Codon have ads?
Neither Acadly nor Codon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Acadly or Codon?
Acadly ships an update every 2 weeks, and Codon every 3 weeks. Most recently, Acadly was updated on November 2, 2026 and Codon on November 10, 2026.

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