classroom.cloud Student vs imagi Edu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
imagi Edu
A creative coding platform for students to learn Python fundamentals through engaging lessons and collaborative projects. Designed for school and organizational use, it requires no prior coding knowledge and supports various learning environments.
- Creative Python coding environment
- Standards-aligned lessons
- Collaborative classroom communities
- Teacher feedback on projects
- No prior coding knowledge required
- Supports remote, hybrid, and in-person learning
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STUDENT APP FOR SCHOOL AND ORGANIZATIONAL USE Students, please only download if you are a student with an existing account provided by your teacher. If you are uncertain about access, please consult your teacher. Educators, you'll set up your account, create student logins, and manage your classrooms via the web-based platform. imagi Edu is a learning platform that combines creativity, self-expression, and collaboration with learning to code. Educators around the world have used imagi Edu to inspire thousands of new coders. CREATIVE CODING IN PYTHON imagi Edu provides standards-aligned lessons and curriculum focused on creativity, collaboration and self-expression that introduce the fundamentals of programming in the Python programming language. It comes with a complete Python coding environment that requires no setup and allows you to get started right away. The tools and curriculum do not require students or their teachers to have previous coding knowledge. We support educators with training and onboarding to ensure smooth delivery of lesson content. Our online community of global imagi educators provides support and inspiration. CLASSROOMS FOSTERING COLLABORATION Closed classroom communities allow teachers and students to publish their work and share it with each other. Teachers can give feedback on projects. PROMOTING INCLUSIVE LEARNING imagi Edu and our curriculum are proven to engage all students ages 8 and above, especially girls and non-binary students. Our platform supports remote, hybrid, and in-person learning experiences. It is designed for students of all learning styles and accessible for primary through high schools, camps, clubs, non-profits, home schools and other educational organizations. imagi Edu is compatible with the imagiCharm device.
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: classroom.cloud Student at 4.0 against imagi Edu's 1.0. imagi Edu's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
classroom.cloud Student holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
classroom.cloud Student ships an update every 2 months, imagi Edu weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 5, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | classroom.cloud Student | imagi Edu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NetSupport Ltd | imagiLabs AB |
Customer experience
classroom.cloud Student
imagi Edu
In-app purchases
classroom.cloud Student
No in-app purchases
imagi Edu
No in-app purchases
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