Comparison

Socrative Teacher vs Sensor Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Socrative Teacher

This app helps educators conduct real-time formative assessments, allowing them to quiz and grade students instantly from any device. It provides flexible assessment tools, automatic grading, and powerful reporting to identify learning gaps and engage students effectively.

Highlights
  • Real-time formative assessment
  • Create and share quizzes
  • Automatic grading
  • Virtual classroom rooms
  • Instant feedback and reporting
  • Cross-device compatibility
Features
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Socrative is the best classroom app for formative assessment, empowering teachers to quiz and grade at the speed of learning, from any device, in class or remotely. Simple and reliable, Socrative is trusted by millions of educators around the world to deliver effective assessments to learners at every level. With instant feedback, you can identify knowledge gaps, engage your students more effectively, and adjust teaching on-the-fly to close feedback loops faster. - Flexible & engaging assessment tools: quickly create, manage, share a library of activities, and send customized quizzes directly to students, all in one simple platform. - Easy-to-create virtual rooms: easily set up rostered rooms for classes or individual activities, and invite students with simple and secure login options. - Automatic grading: with real-time marking and result reporting, it’s never been easier to visualize student learning so you can engage your learners, quickly adapt lessons or revisit concepts in the moment, and spend less time grading assignments. - Powerful real-time reporting: download detailed student and question-level quiz reports to share with students or colleagues, and make communication a breeze with automatic distribution of quiz results to students. Socrative is available for download on all major digital devices, and for use on all major browsers. You can use Socrative on smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers. Socrative is 100% free for students to use, on all devices.

About

Sensor Simulator

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Cell Podium's Sensor Simulator is designed for HazMat training during field exercises. This application is funded by a grant from the Center of Decease Control (CDC) under SBIR # R44OH012129-01-00. This training is provided by schools of public health throughout the United States. The application has only 4 pages: - The home page is the page where the student enters the scenario id - The sensor simulator page shows the simulated sensor readings. They are 0 if no beacon is in range. - The instruction page provides instruction for the student on how to use the app. - A debug page give the developer information about the current state of the application.

Screenshots

Socrative Teacher4 screens
Sensor Simulator3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sensor Simulator at every 2 months against Socrative Teacher's every 3 months. Socrative Teacher's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Socrative Teacher ships an update every 3 months, Sensor Simulator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Socrative Teacher versus Sensor Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSocrative TeacherSensor Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.2
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShowbie Inc.Cell Podium, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Socrative Teacher

No in-app purchases

None

Sensor Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Socrative Teacher free?
Socrative Teacher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sensor Simulator free?
Sensor Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Socrative Teacher or Sensor Simulator have ads?
Neither Socrative Teacher nor Sensor Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Socrative Teacher or Sensor Simulator?
Socrative Teacher ships an update every 3 months, and Sensor Simulator every 2 months. Most recently, Socrative Teacher was updated on August 21, 2026 and Sensor Simulator on September 18, 2026.

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