ScanNGrade vs PaperScorer Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScanNGrade
Easily scan and grade OMR sheets and handwritten essays. This tool is designed for educators and test administrators to streamline the assessment process.
- Scan OMR sheets
- Scan handwritten essays
- Automated grading
- Ideal for educators
- Test administration tool
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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.
PaperScorer Scanner
This app allows educators to quickly scan completed bubble sheets using their iOS device. It integrates with popular LMS platforms to automatically send scored data, simplifying assessment management and analysis.
- Scan bubble sheets with iOS device
- Automatic data scoring
- LMS platform integration (Canvas, Blackboard, Google Classroom)
- Create assessments with various question types
- Printable bubble sheets on standard paper
- Detailed online reports and data export
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PLEASE NOTE: This app will ONLY work with testing sheets printed from the PaperScorer web app. You will need to create a PaperScorer account through our website to print new testing sheets. This app will NOT work with any other testing sheets printed from another company. This app is ONLY used for scanning already printed sheets. PaperScorer is a full service bubble scanning platform that empowers teachers to quickly and easily create bubble sheets, scan bubble sheets and review the data. We have deep integrations with a number of powerful LMS platforms; Canvas, Blackboard, Google Classrooms, Classify Learning, and much more. Let us do the heavy lifting for you. Once you scan sheets with your iOS smartphone or tablet, we will send auto scored data directly into assignments or tests created on those platform. This application will work on any Apple iOS smartphone or tablet released in the last 3-4 years. You will not have to worry about buying expensive scanning equipment. Simply use your own smart phone to scan completed sheets using the PaperScorer app. You can manage assessments online through our teacher app. This app is very powerful and easy to use when creating/managing classes and assessments. Teachers will be able to create assessments with the following question types; single select, multi select, numeric response and written response. Once assessments are completed, teachers will use the iOS scanning app to get score data into our system. Our bubble sheets on printed on standard 8.5x11 sheets of paper. There is no need to buy special paper. You can use any standard printer to print sheets where students can fill in their ID, or you can print sheets with student information already pre-filled. Furthermore, our iOS app will automatically detect our sheets to make it really easy to scan completed tests. Once scanning is complete, you can review the results online using our detailed reports. PaperScorer allows teachers to add common core standards to any question, and the teacher app will support tagging questions to slice data differently. Teachers can also export the data to review scanned information within an external reporting tool.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ScanNGrade at every 2 weeks against PaperScorer Scanner's every 5 months. ScanNGrade also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ScanNGrade against 5.0 for PaperScorer Scanner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
ScanNGrade ships an update every 2 weeks, PaperScorer Scanner every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScanNGrade | PaperScorer Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Excelsoft Technologies Ltd | NowTwo, LLC |
Customer experience
ScanNGrade
PaperScorer Scanner
In-app purchases
ScanNGrade
No in-app purchases
PaperScorer Scanner
No in-app purchases
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