Examplify vs SMP eReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Examplify
Securely deliver and take exams on your iPad without internet access. This app prevents access to other applications and the internet during tests, supporting accessibility requirements and offering various testing tools.
- Offline exam delivery
- Restricted access to other apps
- Activity tracking
- Zoom in/out on multimedia
- Answer choice elimination
- Customizable mid-exam alarms
- Question filtering and flagging
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Examplify is the world’s only secure, offline testing application for iPad. With Examplify from ExamSoft, assessments can be delivered to students securely via iPad, without the concern of exam takers accessing other apps or the Internet during the exam. More than 1,200 educational programs worldwide use Examplify as an easy-to-use exam platform that supports the American Disability Act’s testing requirements and offers a robust lineup of testing-environment features and options including: ● Offline exam delivery, eliminating connectivity issues during the exam ● Restricted access to other applications ● Activity tracking throughout the exam ● Zoom in/out on attached multimedia ● Answer choice elimination ● Customizable mid-exam alarms ● Question filtering and flagging ● Basic and scientific calculator options This application is free to download. Students who attend schools/universities who have licensed the use of ExamSoft, with iPad accessibility enabled, may use the application.
SMP eReader
Access and read digital textbooks from a specific publisher in an interactive format. Enhance comprehension and retention with engaging content designed for educational purposes.
- Download and access digital eBooks
- Interactive reading format
- Enhance comprehension
- Improve retention
- Access educational content
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Use the SMP eReader app to download and access your Saint Mary’s Press digital eBooks. This reader enables you to access and read books in an interactive format to enhance your comprehension, retention and overall enjoyment of the experience. Saint Mary’s Press is a nonprofit, Lasallian Catholic publisher. Inspired by the teaching of St. John Baptist de LaSalle, our mission is to touch the hearts of students with the good news of Jesus Christ.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Examplify at every 2 months against SMP eReader's every 11 months. Examplify also leads on ratings volume (638 vs 51). SMP eReader's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment 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.
Examplify holds the better App Store score, 1.6 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Examplify has 638 ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Examplify's written reviews are positive against 8% of SMP eReader's.
Examplify ships an update every 2 months, SMP eReader every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Examplify | SMP eReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (638 ratings) — better | 1.4 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 9.0% of reviews — better | 7.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 638 — better | 51 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ExamSoft Worldwide, Inc. | Saint Marys Press of Minnesota |
Customer experience
Examplify
SMP eReader
Bugs and requests
Examplify
Reported bugs
4 issues- Exam upload failures
- Capitalization issues when editing text
- Inability to log in on certain devices
- Exam questions not displaying properly
Requested features
4 requests- Allow clearing of completed exams list
- Add highlighting and annotation features
- Integrate exam scores directly into the app
- Improve calculator functionality
SMP eReader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Examplify
No in-app purchases
SMP eReader
No in-app purchases
