Canvas Teacher vs Poll Everywhere Presenter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canvas Teacher
This mobile companion helps educators grade assignments, provide feedback, and manage classes efficiently from anywhere. It allows for annotation, audio/video feedback, and communication with students. The app streamlines class management tasks for teachers on the go.
- Mobile grading with SpeedGrader
- Annotate assignments
- Audio/video feedback
- Post class announcements
- Manage Inbox and messages
- Update assignment content
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Save time. Teach on the go. Canvas Teacher helps educators, instructors, and teachers grade, give feedback, and manage their classes from anywhere. What you can do • Grade or mark work: Use mobile friendly SpeedGrader to annotate assignments, apply rubrics and give written, audio, or video feedback • Communicate: Post class announcements, reply in discussions, and send messages right from your device • Update content: Adjust due dates, publish/unpublish assignments, or fix typos in seconds • Stay connected: Manage your Inbox, reply to student questions, and keep class communication flowing on the move Canvas Teacher is designed for educators—making mobile grading and class management faster and easier.
Poll Everywhere Presenter
Host engaging live sessions with interactive activities like polls, word clouds, and Q&A. Create, edit, and present content directly from your mobile device. This tool facilitates real-time audience feedback and immediate result display.
- Host live interactive activities
- Create, edit, and manage content
- Present from mobile devices
- Real-time feedback collection
- Support for multiple choice, word cloud, Q&A, ranking, and competitions
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Host interactive meetings remotely with a full range of live activities including multiple choice, word cloud, Q&A, ranking, and our newest addition: Competitions! With the Poll Everywhere Presenter app, you can create, edit, group, and present all from your phone or tablet. You can also configure settings and contact support. Everything you know and love from Poll Everywhere on the web is now available in the App Store completely redesigned. Features: - Sign up and sign in to your Poll Everywhere account - Create, edit, manage, and present activities - Present from slideware or from AirPlay About Poll Everywhere: Poll Everywhere is the world's leading provider of live mobile audience and classroom engagement. Presenters and instructors collect feedback from everyone in the room through their devices and present the results immediately. Founded in 2008, Poll Everywhere is trusted by over 75% of the Fortune 500 and has allowed over 700,000 presenters to meaningfully engage participants.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Canvas Teacher at 4.6 against Poll Everywhere Presenter's 2.5. Canvas Teacher also leads on ratings volume (96K vs 24). Poll Everywhere Presenter's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Canvas Teacher holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canvas Teacher has 96K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of Canvas Teacher's written reviews are positive against 29% of Poll Everywhere Presenter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Canvas Teacher ships an update every 4 weeks, Poll Everywhere Presenter monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Canvas Teacher | Poll Everywhere Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (96K ratings) — better | 2.5 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.4% of reviews | 29.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 96K — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Instructure Inc. | Poll Everywhere |
Customer experience
Canvas Teacher
Poll Everywhere Presenter
Bugs and requests
Canvas Teacher
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Inability to save grades and annotations
- Inconsistent behavior when rotating device
- Issues with loading student submissions
- Problems with syncing data between app and web version
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to access and edit modules
- Improve grading tools and functionality
- Allow customization of notification settings
- Enhance integration with other platforms
- Improve stability and reliability
Poll Everywhere Presenter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Canvas Teacher
No in-app purchases
Poll Everywhere Presenter
No in-app purchases
Questions
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