Comparison

Examplify vs Open

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Access courses on mobile
  • Download content for offline use
  • Update profile information
  • Receive course notifications
  • View grades and badges (student)
  • Grade assignments (teacher)
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Open4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Open at 2.6 against Examplify's 1.6. Open also leads on review sentiment (21% vs 9%) and device support (3 vs 1). Examplify's advantage is ratings volume (638 vs 84). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Open holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Examplify has 638 ratings behind it against 84, 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 21% of Open's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Examplify versus Open: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExamplifyOpen
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (638 ratings)2.6 (84 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.0% of reviews21.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings638 — better84
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB70 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperExamSoft Worldwide, Inc.PeopleFluent, Inc.

Customer experience

Examplify

All ratings616 ratings
Positive12.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative84.7%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive9.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative87.0%

Open

All ratings84 ratings
Positive34.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive21.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative69.7%

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

None

Examplify

No in-app purchases

None

Open

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Examplify free?
Examplify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open free?
Open is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Examplify or Open?
Open is rated higher. Examplify averages 1.6 out of 5 from 638 ratings, while Open averages 2.6 from 84 ratings.
Do Examplify or Open have ads?
Neither Examplify nor Open shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Examplify or Open?
Examplify ships an update every 2 months, and Open every 2 months. Most recently, Examplify was updated on October 17, 2026 and Open on October 16, 2026.

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