Examplify vs Labster
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.
Labster
Access a library of interactive science simulations for education. This platform offers virtual lab experiences for students and educators. Requires purchased access to use.
- Interactive science education platform
- Virtual lab simulations
- Access to content library
- Designed for educators and students
- Requires purchased access
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Welcome to Labster - the world's leading platform for interactive science education. Through the Labster app, educators and students can access Labster's library of content including our premier virtual lab simulations. You need to have purchased access to Labster to be able to log in to this app. The Labster app is designed to work on iPads - we recommend not using this app on iPhones due to the smaller screen size, which will lead to a less than optimal experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Labster at 2.9 against Examplify's 1.6. Labster also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 9%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Examplify's advantage is ratings volume (638 vs 29). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Labster holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Examplify has 638 ratings behind it against 29, 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 27% of Labster's.
Examplify ships an update every 2 months, Labster monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Examplify | Labster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (638 ratings) | 2.9 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.0% of reviews | 26.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 638 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ExamSoft Worldwide, Inc. | Labster |
Customer experience
Examplify
Labster
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
Labster
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Examplify
No in-app purchases
Labster
No in-app purchases
Questions
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