Comparison

E2P+SEND vs IAPS Digital Academy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

E2P+SEND

This app allows educators to instantly record, describe, and save evidence of children's learning and development through video, photos, and audio. It supports formative assessment for children with diverse needs and covers early, primary, and SEND curricula.

Highlights
  • Record video, photo, and audio evidence
  • Attribute evidence to children with descriptions
  • Create image montages from multiple photos
  • Draft observations for later completion
  • Voice-to-text for quick observations
  • Offline work capability
  • Unlimited users and uploads
Features
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Early 2 Primary Essence has again raised the bar in the Recording, Describing, and Saving evidence instantly - to our 0-11yrs assessment package (video, photo, and audio) using the latest Mobile App technology. Live, whilst the children's learning and development is taking place, you can: โ€ข Attribute evidence easily to children, including a description of Aspects, their learning outcomes, and the developmental stage. โ€ข Take mutiple Images within one observation to evidence a sequence/process of learning, which presents as a Montage on the E2P+SEND system. โ€ข Draft observations within the app for completion and upload at a later time. โ€ข Voice to text translation ensuring the observation of learning is not interrupted and quicker than ever before. โ€ข Work offline and gather evidence at any time, in any location. โ€ข Unlimited users and uploads. No time limit on the length of videos capturing learning. โ€ข E2P+SEND allows formative Assessment of children with wide ranging needs such as: Profound, multiple and complex conditions, autistic spectrum conditions, severe learning difficulties. Pupils with behavioural, social, and emotional difficulties. E2P+SEND is a Free, multilingual package covering the Early, Primary and SEND curriculum.

About

IAPS Digital Academy

Features
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IAPS Digital Academy is a great way to learn on the go. It lets you access your interactive learning resources wherever you are. This is the IAPS Digital Academy library application. You should only download this if you have login details from your school or another organisation. Your library app already contains the resources that your school has given to you. To access your resources, you will need your username and password. Your CPD leader or administrator will be able to tell you what these are. Once inside, you will be able to download your resources and start learning straight away on your device. Remember, you need to be logged in to your own account to build up your progress and performance scores. Enjoy! IAPS ilearning features: - offline learning - quizzes and interactive activities - multimedia - keep track of your progress and test scores

Screenshots

E2P+SEND3 screens
IAPS Digital Academy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: E2P+SEND at every 3 weeks against IAPS Digital Academy's every 4 months. E2P+SEND also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

E2P+SEND ships an update every 3 weeks, IAPS Digital Academy every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
E2P+SEND versus IAPS Digital Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterE2P+SENDIAPS Digital Academy
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews16.7% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks โ€” betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 โ€” better13.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size28 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFormative Data Systems LtdAnspear Ltd

In-app purchases

None

E2P+SEND

No in-app purchases

None

IAPS Digital Academy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is E2P+SEND free?
E2P+SEND is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IAPS Digital Academy free?
IAPS Digital Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do E2P+SEND or IAPS Digital Academy have ads?
Neither E2P+SEND nor IAPS Digital Academy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, E2P+SEND or IAPS Digital Academy?
E2P+SEND ships an update every 3 weeks, and IAPS Digital Academy every 4 months. Most recently, E2P+SEND was updated on October 16, 2026 and IAPS Digital Academy on October 26, 2026.

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