Groovy Grader vs Easy Grade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Groovy Grader
This app replaces traditional paper grading calculators with a flexible and convenient digital tool. It offers customizable settings for numerous questions and displays grades in various formats, enhancing classroom efficiency.
- Replaces paper grading calculators
- Configurable for hundreds of questions
- Grade display options (whole number/decimal)
- Shows number correct/wrong
- View multiple grades on screen
- Disable auto-dimming screen
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Do you need some peace, love and happiness in your classroom? If so you need Groovy Grader. Groovy Grader is an App designed to replace your “old school” paper grading calculator. Groovy Grader provides more flexibility, convenience and ease than other popular slide graders. It can be configured to work for 100's of questions and has the option to display the grade as a whole number or with one decimal place. Groovy Grader can show the number correct, the number wrong or both. Groovy Grader was designed with usability as a top priority. Unlike other competing Apps, Groovy Grader can view 50 or more grades on the screen at once. It also allows you to turn off the auto-dimming screen. There's no touching to scroll for the most common grades, or to turn the screen back on. Groovy Grader is optimized for iOS 12 and works great on iPhones, iPods, and iPads.
Easy Grade
Effortlessly grade student papers with this digital tool. Customize test parameters, choose grading methods, and adjust display settings for a personalized experience. Offers advanced features like half-point grading through an in-app purchase.
- Adjust number of questions
- Grade by questions right/wrong
- Half-point grading option
- Adjust text size
- Landscape mode support
- Slide Over/Split View on iPad
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Grade papers in seconds — anywhere, anytime. Trusted by 15,000+ teachers. 4.9 stars. The original EZ Grader app with half-point scoring. Features: • Works for any number of questions • Half-point increments • Grade by correct OR incorrect answers • Large text mode for easy reading • Landscape + Split View for iPad • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Color themes and more icons for Easy Grade Premium No cardboard EZ Grader needed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Groovy Grader at none against Easy Grade's shown. Groovy Grader also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 81%) and ratings volume (49K vs 11K). Easy Grade's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, 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. Groovy Grader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Easy Grade sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Groovy Grader against 4.9 for Easy Grade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49K and 11K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Groovy Grader's written reviews are positive against 81% of Easy Grade's.
Groovy Grader ships an update every 6 weeks, Easy Grade fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Groovy Grader | Easy Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (49K ratings) — better | 4.9 (11K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.8% of reviews — better | 80.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49K — better | 11K |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dryrain Technologies | Objective Jellyfish, LLC |
Customer experience
Groovy Grader
Easy Grade
User reviews
Groovy Grader
From 49K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Quick and efficient
- 💡 Convenient to have on phone
- 👍 Helpful for students to see grades
- 👍 Saves time and effort
Room to improve
- 🔋 Battery drain
- 💡 Needs more customization options (e.g., backgrounds)
Easy Grade
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Saves time
- 💡 Convenient mobile app
- 🚀 Quick grading
- 💡 Adjustable question count
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🔋 Battery drain issues
- 💡 Needs more grading scale options
Bugs and requests
Groovy Grader
Reported bugs
2 issues- App drains battery quickly
- Occasional crashes or freezes
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to save and switch between multiple profiles
- Option to show number of correct answers instead of just incorrect
Easy Grade
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to use half points on iPad
- App not working properly for some users
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for different point totals
- Integrate school grading scales
- Provide data analytics and reporting
In-app purchases
Groovy Grader
- Pro Upgrade for 1 Year$4.99
Easy Grade
- Half Points$2.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- Easy Grade Premium$6.99
