DAC App vs SwipeK12 Mobile Administrator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DAC App
This free application simplifies the recording of student audio responses for specific AP exams. It streamlines the process for both students and proctors, and automatically uploads audio files for school staff. Designed for use on school-issued iPads.
- Record audio responses for AP exams
- Simplify recording process
- Intuitive interface for students
- Streamline post-exam tasks
- Direct upload of audio files
- Designed for school-owned iPads
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The Digital Audio Capture (DAC) app is a free app developed by College Board and ETS to use for recording students’ audio responses for the AP Music Theory Exam and AP French, German, Italian, and Spanish Language and Culture Exams. This app has been developed to simplify the recording process for students and proctors, utilizing current technology that is intuitive to most students. It streamlines post-exam tasks for school staff by directly uploading student audio files after recording. School staff will follow the instructions in the 2025-26 AP Exam Instructions book to administer an exam using the DAC app. NOTE: The DAC app is limited for use on school-owned and -controlled iPad tablets (iOS 15.0 and above). Schools must update to the 2026 version of the DAC app; previous versions of the app will not work in 2026.
SwipeK12 Mobile Administrator
This app provides school personnel with quick access to student attendance, photos, schedules, and scan history. It allows for taking student photos and scanning ID cards or cell phones for attendance tracking in various locations.
- Access student attendance
- View student photos
- Check student schedules
- Scan student ID cards
- Track location attendance
- Migrate photos to SIS
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Swipe Administrator App The Swipe administrator app allows school personnel to quickly access student attendance, photos, schedules, and scan history. Users can also take photos of students and have these migrate to the student information system. The app can be used throughout the day to scan student ID cards and cell phones for location attendance ( field trips, offices, off campus lunch, Dr Appts, etc…
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SwipeK12 Mobile Administrator at 100% against DAC App's 20%. SwipeK12 Mobile Administrator also leads on rating (2.3 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). DAC App's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SwipeK12 Mobile Administrator holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DAC App has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of DAC App's written reviews are positive against 100% of SwipeK12 Mobile Administrator's.
DAC App ships an update every 12 months, SwipeK12 Mobile Administrator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DAC App | SwipeK12 Mobile Administrator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (16 ratings) | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Educational Testing Service | WebIDcard, Inc. |
Customer experience
DAC App
SwipeK12 Mobile Administrator
In-app purchases
DAC App
No in-app purchases
SwipeK12 Mobile Administrator
No in-app purchases
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