Comparison

ScanNGrade vs MarkSheet

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

Head to head
About

ScanNGrade

Easily scan and grade OMR sheets and handwritten essays. This tool is designed for educators and test administrators to streamline the assessment process.

Highlights
  • Scan OMR sheets
  • Scan handwritten essays
  • Automated grading
  • Ideal for educators
  • Test administration tool
Features
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This app lets you scan bubble (OMR) sheets and handwritten essay sheets with ease. Ideal for educators and test administrators. Developed and maintained by Excelsoft Technologies Ltd.

About

MarkSheet

Create and grade custom bubble sheet exams for any test format. Supports multiple answers, sub-questions, and descriptive questions with customizable scoring and timers. Easily manage and duplicate sheets for practice and review.

Highlights
  • Customizable bubble sheet creation
  • Easy scoring with partial credit
  • Supports multiple, sub, and descriptive questions
  • Configurable timers and time limits
  • Duplicate sheets for practice
  • Dark Mode and theme customization
Features
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Answer sheet app for bubble sheet (OMR) exams. Easy scoring, supports multiple answers, sub-questions, and descriptive questions. Since you can freely customize the number of questions and choices, you can create tailor-made answer sheets for any test format, from daily school quizzes and midterms to major exams like the SAT, ACT, AP Exams, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, TOEIC, and IELTS, as well as professional licensing exams like the Bar Exam, NCLEX, CPA, and civil service exams. Furthermore, once an answer sheet is created, you can use the "Duplicate" feature to reuse it as a template endlessly, making it perfect for practicing past papers by year or doing multiple passes of the same workbook or exam for repetitive learning. Creating Answer Sheets - Create bubble sheet style answer sheets. - Configure the number of questions and choices. Choices are customizable, and bubble size (width, height, font size) can be adjusted. You can also save configured choices as presets. - Supports multiple answers, sub-questions, and descriptive questions. For descriptive questions, you can set character limits and model answers. - Set timers and time limits. - Pre-enter correct answers (you can also enter correct answers during scoring after answering). - Set point allocation. You can input the total score and distribute points evenly across questions. - Configure question numbers. You can renumber all questions based on the first question number. Answering - When using a timer, the time taken for each question is recorded and can be viewed in a graph after scoring. - After finishing the test, it enters scoring mode where you can easily grade by just tapping the correct answer choices. - Supports partial credit for multiple-choice and descriptive questions. - After scoring, view percentage, score, and number of correct answers. - Tap a main question number to see the total score and total time for sub-questions within that main question. - Highlight rows (long press or checkbox). Sharing Answer Sheets - Share answer sheets to other devices using URL links, JSON text, dedicated files (.marksheet), and 2D barcodes. - Simply open a shared URL link to automatically launch the app and import the data. - Scan a 2D barcode with your device's standard camera app to quickly launch the app and import the data. - We also publish the specifications of the data structure used for this sharing feature. By utilizing this, you can even use generative AI to automatically create custom answer sheets based on your study materials. Mark Sheet Management - Add labels to sheets for easy filtering. You can filter by multiple labels. - Filter by status: answering, scoring, or scoring completed. - Tap the search bar to search sheets by title. - Sort sheets by title, creation date, or last viewed. - Edit labels or duplicate sheets from the menu on the right of each sheet. - Long press to select multiple sheets for bulk deletion or labeling. - Supports backup and restore of app data via ZIP files. Mark Sheet Settings - Manage choice presets. You can also save bubble sizes. - Set the default number of questions, choices, and timer for new sheets. Defaults to the previously used settings. - Configure row highlighting behavior: long press, checkbox, or off. Opacity of the highlight can be changed. - Change the opacity of the mark fill. - Change the default bubble size (width, height, font size). - Keep the screen on while answering. Customization - Supports Dark Mode. - Change theme colors. - Simple design compliant with Material Design.

Screenshots

ScanNGrade4 screens
MarkSheet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScanNGrade at none against MarkSheet's 1. ScanNGrade also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). MarkSheet's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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. MarkSheet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ScanNGrade asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScanNGrade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MarkSheet has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanNGrade ships an update every 2 weeks, MarkSheet monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ScanNGrade versus MarkSheet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanNGradeMarkSheet
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings124 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExcelsoft Technologies Ltdenoiu

Customer experience

ScanNGrade

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

MarkSheet

All ratings24 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

ScanNGrade

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MarkSheet

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro version$2.99

Questions

Is ScanNGrade free?
ScanNGrade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MarkSheet free?
MarkSheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScanNGrade or MarkSheet?
ScanNGrade is rated higher. ScanNGrade averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MarkSheet averages 4.8 from 24 ratings.
Do ScanNGrade or MarkSheet have ads?
MarkSheet shows ads; ScanNGrade does not.
Which is updated more often, ScanNGrade or MarkSheet?
ScanNGrade ships an update every 2 weeks, and MarkSheet monthly. Most recently, ScanNGrade was updated on September 9, 2026 and MarkSheet on September 23, 2026.

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