Comparison

Bitsboard Flashcards & Games vs Random Name Selector Starter

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

Head to head
About

Bitsboard Flashcards & Games

This app makes learning fun and effective with over 35 interactive educational games and activities. Create custom lessons, track progress, and sync content across devices. It's designed for students and educators to master subjects like languages, spelling, and reading through engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • 35+ educational games and study modes
  • Create custom lessons with images and audio
  • Multiplayer and single-player mini-games
  • Progress tracking and detailed reports
  • Cross-device content syncing
  • Private classroom feature
  • Accessibility options including switch control
Features
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A top 5 education game in the U.S. 2021 Academic Choice Awards Winner Spark excitement for learning with Bitsboard – an interactive learning app trusted by over 5 million parents, teachers and students worldwide. Create your own learning experience with 35+ educational activities, join a private classroom or dive into thousands of hand-curated flashcard decks – whatever you want to learn, Bitsboard is here to make it fun and make it stick! What you can do with the Bitsboard app: Teachers • Create lessons in minutes with beautiful images and clear audio • Adapt lessons to an individual user’s learning speed • Encourage higher level thinking with fun single/multiplayer mini-games • Keep track of individual progress • Automatically back up and sync data across devices Students • Turn boring assignments into addictive mini-games • Master languages, vocab, reading, spelling and more • Compete in multiplayer games with classmates • Study at your own pace or with others OVER 35+ POWERFUL MINI GAMES / STUDY MODES IN 1 APP INCLUDING • Flashcards • Photo Touch • Memory Cards (1-4 players) • Pop Quiz • Match Up • Word Builder • Sentence Builder • Spelling Bee • BINGO (1-4 players) • Letter Tracing • Sequencing • Related Items • Word Search • Crosswords • Letter Match • Odd One Out • What Comes Next? • Side by Side • Word Chunks • Reader • Questions Game • Photo Hunt (1-4 players) • Racing Rivals (2 players) • Battle Time (2 players) TRACKS YOUR PROGRESS • Bitsboard keeps track of every answer for every game, user, and board SUPPORTS MULTIPLE USERS • Detailed stats and progress reports for each user • Automatically save games and boards settings at the user level ACCESSIBILITY OPTIONS • Bitsboard fully supports switch control to make all of the games accessible for users with disabilities ORGANIZE YOUR BOARDS • Easily group your boards into classes ACCELERATE YOUR LEARNING • Bitsboard's learning algorithm automatically personalizes each game based on the players skills. SHARE AND SYNC CONTENT ACROSS DEVICES • Automatically back up and sync data across devices BITSBOARD CLASSES • Share and automatically sync all of your content with other users / students on other devices • Bitsboard classes are private - only you and the students you approve see your content CLOUD SYNC • With cloud sync all of your boards, students, classes, and settings are automatically backed up and sync across all of your devices QR LOGIN CARDS • To protect student’s privacy you can generate student accounts without any email or password.  Once created, you can share the login details of each student account via a simple QR login card.  Just email the QR code to your student and they will be able to download the free Bitsboard app and log into their Bitsboard account. BITSBOARD PRO SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS   The basic version of Bitsboard is FREE for all users. Premium features can be unlocked with an in-app subscription.    Bitsboard Premium Subscription:   • Unlimited access to all 500+ Premium Classes and Featured Boards + up to 10 new premium Classes per month • Add unlimited number of students and classes • Use "Cloud Sync" to sync and backup all boards, classes, and students   Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel a subscription during the active period. Your subscription may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase.     support@happymooseapps.com Privacy Policy: http://bitsboard.com/privacy-policy Subscription Terms: http://bitsboard.com/subscription-terms Have questions? We are here to help. Email us at support@happymooseapps.com Privacy Policy: http://bitsboard.com/privacy-policy Subscription Terms: http://bitsboard.com/subscription-terms

About

Random Name Selector Starter

This tool helps teachers and groups randomly select names from created lists. It allows for excluding participants and offers animated graphics and sound effects for an engaging experience. The starter edition has limitations on groups and names, with an option to upgrade.

Highlights
  • Random name selection from groups
  • Exclude participants from selection
  • Animated graphics and sound effects
  • Universal app for iPhone and iPad
  • Direct user feedback option
  • Share selections on social media
Features
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A great tool for Teachers, Clubs, or anyone who wants to Randomly select names! Simply create one or more Groups (up to 3 in this "Starter" Edition of the app). Add names to those groups (up to 20 names per Group in this Starter Edition) . The App will then randomly select and display names from the highlighted group. All names will be displayed before a name is displayed for a second time.  Features: • Call on your students in a different (Random) order every time. • If you want to exclude a Student/s from the selection simply turn them off in the settings screen. • The number of Groups / Names is limited in the "Starter Edition" ( 3 groups with up to 20 Names in each Group) but unlimited in the "Pro" Edition of the App. • This is a Universal App for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. • The Animated Graphics and sound effects make the whole experience a pleasure. The audio can be switched ON/OFF in the app and even mirrored (via Airplay) to external speakers. • Users can provide Feedback to the Developers directly from within the App….let us know how we can make it better.  • Share with your friends on Facebook or Twitter from within the App. • If you like the app tap on the "Go Pro" button to see what additional features are available in the "Pro" version!

Screenshots

Bitsboard Flashcards & Games4 screens
Random Name Selector Starter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bitsboard Flashcards & Games at 81% against Random Name Selector Starter's 38%. Bitsboard Flashcards & Games also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Random Name Selector Starter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). 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. Bitsboard Flashcards & Games sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Random Name Selector Starter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bitsboard Flashcards & Games holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bitsboard Flashcards & Games has 1K ratings behind it against 53, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Bitsboard Flashcards & Games's written reviews are positive against 38% of Random Name Selector Starter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bitsboard Flashcards & Games ships an update every 3 weeks, Random Name Selector Starter every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bitsboard Flashcards & Games versus Random Name Selector Starter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBitsboard Flashcards & GamesRandom Name Selector Starter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1K ratings) — better2.7 (53 ratings)
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews — better38.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better53
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHappy Moose AppsEDTECH MONSTER LIMITED

Customer experience

Bitsboard Flashcards & Games

All ratings1,013 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews226 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative14.2%

Random Name Selector Starter

All ratings53 ratings
Positive41.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative56.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative61.5%

Bugs and requests

Bitsboard Flashcards & Games

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tracing game not working properly
  • Audio not playing correctly in some games
  • Inconsistent login and access issues
  • Boards and settings randomly disappearing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to arrange games in a specific order
  • Option to import audio files instead of recording
  • Support for multiple fonts, including IPA
  • Easier board editing and navigation
  • Improved organization and folder support for boards

Random Name Selector Starter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bitsboard Flashcards & Games

Subscriptions2
  • Unlock All Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Unlock All Subscription$29.991 Year
One-time8
  • Image Search Upgrade$0.99
  • Add Unlimited Users$3.99
  • Unlock All Premium Classes$14.99
Show 5 more
  • Unlock All Features$14.99
  • Unlock All Games$19.99
  • Unlock Everything$24.99
  • Unlock Everything$47.99
  • Bitsboard Superpowers License (Unlocks ALL premium features)$49.99
None

Random Name Selector Starter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bitsboard Flashcards & Games free?
Bitsboard Flashcards & Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Random Name Selector Starter free?
Random Name Selector Starter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bitsboard Flashcards & Games or Random Name Selector Starter?
Bitsboard Flashcards & Games is rated higher. Bitsboard Flashcards & Games averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Random Name Selector Starter averages 2.7 from 53 ratings.
Do Bitsboard Flashcards & Games or Random Name Selector Starter have ads?
Neither Bitsboard Flashcards & Games nor Random Name Selector Starter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bitsboard Flashcards & Games or Random Name Selector Starter?
Bitsboard Flashcards & Games ships an update every 3 weeks, and Random Name Selector Starter every 4 months. Most recently, Bitsboard Flashcards & Games was updated on October 17, 2026 and Random Name Selector Starter on October 7, 2026.

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