Comparison

Socrative Student vs StudyRank

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

Head to head
About

Socrative Student

Engage in formative assessments with interactive quizzes, polls, and games. Students join classrooms using a code to answer questions and track their understanding. No student accounts are required.

Highlights
  • Interactive quizzes and polls
  • Open-ended questions with voting
  • Exit tickets for end-of-class review
  • Space Race game mode
  • Class, question, and student reports
  • Multiple choice and True/False questions
Features
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Students share their understanding by answering formative assessment questions in a variety of formats: quizzes, quick question polls, exit tickets and space races. Once students launch the Socrative Student App, they'll be prompted to join the teacher's room via the teacher's unique code. No student accounts necessary! Features • Visualize student and whole class understanding • Multiple choice and True/False questions • Open-ended questions and vote on the results • End of class Exit Tickets • Play games with our Space Race! • Class, Question and Student level reports Supported Browsers and Devices • Socrative works on every browser: including Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer. • Use any Web Enabled device: including Smartphones, Tablets, Laptops and Desktops

About

StudyRank

This app helps students focus and track study hours with friends. It offers a timer, progress tracking, and friendly competition to boost motivation. Gamified elements like levels and achievements make studying more engaging.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro-style timer or stopwatch
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island integration
  • Detailed study stats and heatmap
  • Gamified leveling and achievements
  • Friend leaderboards and duels
  • Home Screen widgets
Features
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Studying is more fun with friends. StudyRank helps you focus, track every hour you study, and turn your progress into a friendly competition — so you actually want to sit down and get to work. Start a focus session, log your hours, and watch your stats, streaks and level climb. Add friends to see who studies more each week, and keep each other motivated. FOCUS TIMER - Pomodoro-style timer or an open stopwatch - Live Activity + Dynamic Island keep your session on your Lock Screen - A gentle notification when your focus session is done - Log past sessions manually anytime YOUR STATS - Study time for today, this week, this month and all time - Clean charts and a study heatmap - Build a daily streak and never break the chain - Earn XP and level up for every minute you focus COMPETE WITH FRIENDS - Add friends and climb the weekly leaderboard - Weekly 1-on-1 duels — whoever studies the most wins - Create or join study groups - See who's studying right now STAY MOTIVATED - Unlock achievements as you hit milestones - Home Screen widgets for your stats, leaderboard and duel - A daily study reminder to keep the habit going Sign in with Apple to back up your progress and sync across your devices. Your data stays private — we never sell it. Whether you're studying for exams, finals and midterms, or just building a better study habit, StudyRank keeps you focused and motivated. Download it, invite a friend, and see who comes out on top this week. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Socrative Student4 screens
StudyRank4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: StudyRank at 100% against Socrative Student's 41%. StudyRank also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). Socrative Student's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (631 vs 4). On price, ads and device support 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. StudyRank sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Socrative Student asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StudyRank holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Socrative Student has 631 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Socrative Student's written reviews are positive against 100% of StudyRank's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Socrative Student ships an update every 5 months, StudyRank every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Socrative Student versus StudyRank: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSocrative StudentStudyRank
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (631 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings631 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShowbie Inc.Markus Loibner

Customer experience

Socrative Student

All ratings631 ratings
Positive31.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative65.5%
Written reviews233 reviews
Positive40.8%
Neutral6.9%
Negative52.4%

StudyRank

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Socrative Student

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes and crashes frequently
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Incorrect grading and score reporting

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to see missed questions
  • Improve support for older devices
  • Add more question types beyond multiple choice

StudyRank

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Socrative Student

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

StudyRank

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$1.991 Month
  • Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro$17.99

Questions

Is Socrative Student free?
Socrative Student is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StudyRank free?
StudyRank is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Socrative Student or StudyRank?
StudyRank is rated higher. Socrative Student averages 2.3 out of 5 from 631 ratings, while StudyRank averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Socrative Student or StudyRank have ads?
Neither Socrative Student nor StudyRank shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Socrative Student or StudyRank?
Socrative Student ships an update every 5 months, and StudyRank every 5 days. Most recently, Socrative Student was updated on October 13, 2026 and StudyRank on October 14, 2026.

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