Comparison

UOregon vs Acadly

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

UOregon

Navigate campus with interactive maps, find classes, and discover points of interest. Access safety information and explore the university through photos and self-guided tours.

Highlights
  • Campus navigation
  • Class location finder
  • Points of interest search
  • Transportation options
  • Self-guided tours
  • Emergency information
Features
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UOregon Mobile is the official iOS app of the University of Oregon. The UOregon app uses the latest innovations in mapping technology to help you navigate campus, find your classes, search for points of interest, and locate transportation options. Explore the UO campuses through maps, photos, and self-guided tours. You’ll also find quick access to safety and emergency information. UOregon Mobile was developed by students and staff in the Location Innovation Lab in conjunction with the Office of Communications.

About

Acadly

Enhance classroom engagement with real-time polls, quizzes, and attendance tracking. Facilitate live discussions and share resources seamlessly. This tool aims to make teaching and learning more efficient for educators and students.

Highlights
  • One tap attendance
  • Live in-class polls and quizzes
  • Record class participation
  • Math expression supported chat
  • Real-time analytics
  • File and link sharing
Features
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Now convert every college classroom into a smart classroom with Acadly. Welcome more efficient teaching-learning with - - One tap attendance - Record class participation - Live in-class polls, quizzes - Math expression supported chat What is Acadly? Acadly is a realtime tool for live in-class polling, quizzing, Q&A, attendance and analytics on student behaviour. Compared to clickers and other in-class apps Acadly is free, can save a class of 50 more than $1000 a semester, has a built-in class chat platform so that you don't have to use too many tools for your class. Given the unique course structure that is exclusive to Acadly, it can facilitate various pedagogical methods. An instructor can use Acadly to practice - * Flipped Classrooms * Active Learning Classrooms * Blended Learning * Collaborative Teaching * BYOD teaching Using Acadly, course instructors can - * Conduct Attendance with One Tap * Create and Conduct Live Quizzes * Create Live Polls * Track student attendance during lectures * Conduct live discussions * Share files, videos and links * Make Announcements * Post Lecture Summaries * Create and Grade Assignments Students in the meanwhile can raise queries, as themselves or anonymously. Discussions on Acadly are auto-created and contextual, which means the students don't have to navigate away from the context to make a point. Since Acadly is realtime, all the members of a course get instant in-app and push notifications. 1000+ professors have signed up in the last few months and are using Acadly actively in their classrooms. Acadly aims to be the last ed-tech tool to be ever used and we are only just getting started. Happy teaching and learning!

Screenshots

UOregon4 screens
Acadly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: UOregon at 3.7 against Acadly's 2.6. UOregon also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 44%). Acadly's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (48 vs 9). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UOregon holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Acadly has 48 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of UOregon's written reviews are positive against 44% of Acadly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UOregon ships an update every 3 months, Acadly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
UOregon versus Acadly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUOregonAcadly
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (9 ratings) — better2.6 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews — better43.8% of reviews
Number of ratings948 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB258 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUniversity of OregonAcetone Designs

Customer experience

UOregon

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral21.6%
Negative10.8%

Acadly

All ratings48 ratings
Positive41.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative56.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative56.3%

In-app purchases

None

UOregon

No in-app purchases

None

Acadly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UOregon free?
UOregon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Acadly free?
Acadly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UOregon or Acadly?
UOregon is rated higher. UOregon averages 3.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Acadly averages 2.6 from 48 ratings.
Do UOregon or Acadly have ads?
Neither UOregon nor Acadly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UOregon or Acadly?
UOregon ships an update every 3 months, and Acadly every 2 weeks. Most recently, UOregon was updated on September 12, 2026 and Acadly on September 8, 2026.

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