ILD Pro 2 vs classroom.cloud Student
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ILD Pro 2
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Take your education observation recording, planning, and tracking to a whole new level with your mobile device and this simple to use extension of the Interactive Learning Diary online platform. Using the ILD Pro 2 Teacher app will allow you to teach and capture observations simultaneously using photo, video, and audio evidence. In or out of nursery or school, with or without access to a Wi-Fi network, you can capture observations in any location. Features include: - Instantly capture multiple photos, video, and audio clips as observation evidence - Tag or assess observations and link to curriculum aspects - Assess against multiple curriculums, even those which you have created yourself using our powerful Curriculum Builder (premium add-on to your ILD System) - Add written Next Steps and assign them from Curriculum Outcome Statements - Create Baseline assessments for individual children or the whole class - Versatility to fully or partially record and complete observations - Simply record photo, audio or video evidence and store it in your device’s gallery – return later to complete observation - Record your evidence and type or dictate a brief overview – return later to complete observation - All complete or incomplete observations can be held in a time window for final moderation before publishing - Child Mode allows children to get creative with mobile devices and record their own learning experiences What’s New - Brand new app, re-written from the ground up, slick user interface and speed enhancements across the board - Automatic Data Synchronisation ensures your ILD Pro 2 is always kept up to date with the latest staff, pupil, class, and curriculum changes - Select multiple photo, audio, and video media items simultaneously from your device’s gallery to add to an observation - Next Step Targets can be assigned quickly by using the new target icon available when assessing curriculum statements - Baseline Assessments can now be created for individual children or the whole class - Child Mode allows you to instantly set the device for children to use. They can capture photo, video and audio clips and write comments, selecting themselves and friends involved. Educators can then review the work and include assessments and next steps before securely submitting them to the online ILD system. - In-App Notifications can now be received in ILD Pro 2 meaning you will no longer miss out on important updates sent by us or from your school/nursery
classroom.cloud Student
This student browser app facilitates classroom management and online safety for educational institutions. It allows teachers to monitor student activity, broadcast lessons, and manage devices remotely, while IT staff can oversee hardware and software.
- Real-time student monitoring
- Screen broadcasting
- Device management
- Online safety tools
- Approved/restricted website lists
- Instant notifications
- Private student chat
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Designed for use within schools and other educational institutions, this Student browser app for iOS is for use with classroom.cloud, the easy breezy, low-cost, cloud-based IT management, online safety and teaching platform for schools. classroom.cloud is a teacher’s dream come true. Incredibly easy to use, it provides a range of teaching tools that can flex to any learning environment – both in school and with remote learners. From real-time instruction and assessment tools, to boosting collaboration and support, as well as helping manage online behavior – it has it all! With the optional online safety toolkit, selected staff can monitor online activity, identify students at risk, and spot concerning trends. And, with its range of IT management tools, school techs can manage teacher and student devices centrally, as well as see at a glance how your technology is being used and how to maximize it – saving you a bunch of time and money! Once your school has registered online with classroom.cloud, the app can be easily deployed by the IT team to student iPads (iOS 14 and above), enabling teachers to connect instantly and securely to the devices from the cloud-based Teacher console and allowing school techs to deliver instant remote support and device management. The classroom.cloud student app can be set as the default browser on devices and offers support for Entra ID and Google authentication, allowing you to force students to sign-in to the app with Microsoft or Google credentials if applicable. Teacher Tools: • Choice of flexible connection methods – connect to a pre-defined group of student devices, a specified list of device or student names, or on the fly using a Class Code. • Easily monitor students’ internet use via crystal-clear thumbnails. Zoom in using Watch/View Mode to take a closer look at activity on a single student device. • Broadcast the teacher’s screen and audio to connected student devices to help show/talk them through explanations and lesson activities. • Lock students’ screens in a single click to gain attention. • Present students with the lesson objectives and their expected learning outcomes. • Chat, send a message, and support your students via help requests – without their peers knowing. • Get a feel for students’ understanding of the topic you have just taught them by sending out a quick survey for them to respond to. • See details of the websites that students are currently viewing to check they are focused on the task at hand. • Restrict internet use by employing ‘approved’ and ‘restricted’ website lists during the lesson. • Save yourself a heap of time by launching a website on the students’ devices. • Recognize good work or behaviour by assigning Rewards to students during the lesson. Admin/Technician Tools: • Retrieve a real-time view of the hardware and software installed on each student device. • Monitor internet usage. • Send instant notifications to student iPads. • Send Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs) to student iPads and track acknowledgements in the Web Portal. Online Safety Tools: • Keyword monitoring - alerts nominated staff when students type or search for any terms that match with those in the classroom.cloud keyword database – providing internet safety indicators for self-harm, bullying, sexual and criminal exploitation, and much more. Language packs are included to ensure your school can monitor concerning activity in students’ first languages. • Report a concern - students who feel vulnerable can use the app to 'report concerns' directly and discreetly to the online safety team. • Online resources - gives students instant access to a list of relevant online agencies should they want to seek external help with a particular problem or concern. The innovation behind classroom.cloud comes from NetSupport, the trusted developer of effective classroom management tools for schools for more than 35 years.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ILD Pro 2 at every 3 weeks against classroom.cloud Student's every 2 months. ILD Pro 2 also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ILD Pro 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, classroom.cloud Student every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ILD Pro 2 | classroom.cloud Student |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Interactive Learning Diary Limited | NetSupport Ltd |
In-app purchases
ILD Pro 2
No in-app purchases
classroom.cloud Student
No in-app purchases
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