Examplify vs Open
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Examplify
This secure, offline testing application allows educational institutions to deliver assessments to students on iPads. It restricts access to other apps and the internet during exams, ensuring a controlled testing environment. It supports accessibility requirements and offers various exam features.
- Offline exam delivery
- Restricted access to other applications
- 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.
Open
Access your educational courses and content directly from your mobile device. Download materials for offline use, update your profile, and receive important notifications. Students can track grades and badges, while teachers can grade assignments on the go.
- Access courses on mobile
- Download content for offline use
- Update profile information
- Receive course notifications
- View grades and badges (student)
- Grade assignments (teacher)
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Welcome to the Open LMS Mobile App! With the Open LMS Mobile App, you can: • Access your courses directly from your mobile device • Download content for offline access • Update your profile information • Receive course notifications and messages • As a student: view your course grades and awarded badges on your profile • As a teacher: grade assignments both online and offline • ...and much more! We love feedback! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave us a note and a rating on the Store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Open at 2.7 against Examplify's 1.4. Open also leads on review sentiment (21% vs 8%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Open holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 86 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Examplify's written reviews are positive against 21% of Open's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Examplify | Open |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (30 ratings) | 2.7 (86 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | 21.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 86 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ExamSoft Worldwide, Inc. | PeopleFluent, Inc. |
Customer experience
Examplify
Open
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
Open
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Examplify
No in-app purchases
Open
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Examplify free?
Is Open free?
Which has better reviews, Examplify or Open?
Do Examplify or Open have ads?
Which is updated more often, Examplify or Open?
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