Comparison

Examplify vs Finlay

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

Finlay

Features
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Finlay is a calm, offline reader for your PDFs and EPUBs, built for health science students and professionals — and simple enough for anyone who reads to learn. READ AND MARK UP • Open any PDF or EPUB from Files, Mail or Safari • Highlight, write with Apple Pencil, add floating notes and a notepad • Search, contents, go to page, and a page lock that keeps you from losing your place STUDY, NOT JUST READ • Exam mode: cover the answers and rationales in any question-bank PDF, answer, then check the page • Flashcards from any selection, with spaced review • Go Deeper: select a passage and get a detailed explanation, key points and background — generated on your device with Apple Intelligence, always quoting your page • Read aloud with the best voice on your device • Voice notes you dictate while reading, tidied on your device • Focus timer and a guided breathing pause CLINICAL BOX • Adult lab reference values with notes on current guidance • Time-saving calculators: IV drip rate (gtt/min), infusion pump rate (mL/h), pediatric maintenance fluids, BMI, body surface area, mean arterial pressure and unit conversions • For study only — ranges vary by laboratory; always follow your course and facility PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no server, no ads, no tracking. Your books and notes stay on your device. Finlay is a study tool. It does not provide medical advice and is not a substitute for professional judgment.

Screenshots

Finlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

Examplify and Finlay are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Examplify versus Finlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExamplifyFinlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews8.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.526.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperExamSoft Worldwide, Inc.Miami Behavior Center LLC

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

Finlay

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Examplify

No in-app purchases

None

Finlay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Examplify free?
Examplify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Finlay free?
Finlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Examplify or Finlay have ads?
Neither Examplify nor Finlay shows ads.

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