Comparison

Nearpod vs SlideDog

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

Head to head
About

Nearpod

This app empowers K-12 teachers to create interactive, student-centered lessons that boost engagement and deepen understanding across all subjects. It offers tools for real-time assessment, flexible teaching modes, and integration with popular platforms, making instruction more effective.

Highlights
  • Interactive lesson creation
  • Live and student-paced modes
  • Polls, quizzes, and VR activities
  • Real-time formative assessments
  • Integration with Google Slides, YouTube, LMS
  • Library of 22,000+ lessons
Features
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Nearpod: Interactive Lessons That Engage Every Student 

 Nearpod helps K–12 teachers create engaging, student-centered learning experiences that drive participation and deepen understanding. Whether you're teaching math, science, ELA, or any other subject, Nearpod gives you the tools to bring your lessons to life. 
Use interactive features like polls, quizzes, and virtual reality to spark curiosity and keep students involved. Monitor progress with real-time formative assessments and adjust instruction based on instant feedback. With flexible teaching modes, you can lead live lessons or assign student-paced activities that fit your classroom flow. Why Teachers Love Nearpod: 

 Interactive slides, videos, and activities that promote active learning 
 Real-time insights to support data-informed instruction 

 Seamless integration with Google Slides, YouTube, and your LMS 
 Access to 22,000+ standards-aligned lessons and resources 

 Tools for differentiation and student voice 

 
 Nearpod works with the platforms you already use and adapts to your teaching style. Whether you're enhancing your curriculum or building lessons from scratch, Nearpod helps you deliver instruction that sticks. How Nearpod works: 1. Learning experiences are created by teachers from scratch, uploading slides, with AI (on tablet or web), or selected from a catalogue of over 22,000 experiences found in the Nearpod Library.

 2. Students join synchronous learning experiences led by their teachers or learn at their own pace.
 3. Students actively engage in interactive media, formative assessments, and activities such as videos, quizzes, polls, 3D objects, virtual reality, drawing tools, and more. 4. Teachers receive immediate insights into student learning, allowing them to provide feedback, correct misconceptions, and adjust instruction.

5. Students are introduced to content through dynamic multimedia that includes VR Field trips, 3D objects, PhET simulations, BBC videos and more.
 
 
To make your technology integration as seamless as possible, Nearpod has partnered with: Apple Google Microsoft Canvas Schoology Brightspace by D2L Blackboard Moodle Clever ClassLink 
What teachers are saying: 
"Nearpod provides me and my teachers with an excellent tool for engaging students. Activities and the different functions offer opportunities for differentiation and collection of assessment data. Nearpod is a game changer for teachers and students." - Matthew M., Assistant Principal 
"Nearpod gives teachers a wonderful superpower. It allows us to see the answer every students would give to every question we ask in class and allows students to feel more comfortable taking risks with their learning and growth." - Ann K., Instructional Coach 

Nearpod consistently gets me 90-100% engagement by keeping students active in their learning while helping build a stronger learning environment. - Amanda D., High school teacher

 SUBSCRIBING IN-APP: - Subscribe to Nearpod Gold Edition annually ($159.99). You will be charged in your local currency at the prevailing exchange rate as defined by the App Store. - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. - Privacy policy: nearpod.com/privacy-policy - Terms of use: nearpod.com/terms-conditions - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. 
 Download Nearpod now and sign up for a FREE account or log in to start experiencing the magic of Nearpod!

About

SlideDog

Control your desktop presentations from your phone. Seamlessly switch between various file types including PDFs, videos, and web pages. Engage your audience with live polls and feedback.

Highlights
  • Control presentations remotely
  • Switch between PowerPoint, PDF, videos, web pages
  • Display YouTube and MP3 files
  • Conduct live polls and collect feedback
  • View speaker notes on mobile
  • Audience can ask questions live
Features
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The SlideDog desktop application is a powerful presentation tool that seamlessly switches between presentation files and makes it easy to present like a professional. You need SlideDog for Windows to use this app. Supported file types: - PowerPoint - PDF - Videos - Web pages - Prezi - Youtube - MP3 - Interactive elements (Poll, Feedback & Chat) With the SlideDog iOS app, you can control SlideDog running on your Windows PC. You can advance slides, play and pause videos, see your PowerPoint notes, and seamlessly navigate between files — all from your phone. The audience can follow the presentation live, ask questions, answer polls, and provide feedback.

Screenshots

Nearpod4 screens
SlideDog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SlideDog at 100% against Nearpod's 41%. SlideDog also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Nearpod's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 18 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Nearpod sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $159.99 per year. SlideDog asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nearpod ships an update monthly, SlideDog every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nearpod versus SlideDog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNearpodSlideDog
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNearpodPreseria AS

Customer experience

Nearpod

All ratings1,887 ratings
Positive50.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative43.9%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive40.6%
Neutral12.3%
Negative47.1%

SlideDog

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Nearpod

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to save progress and resume lessons
  • Drawing/annotation tools not working as expected
  • Login issues, especially with Google accounts
  • Slides not syncing properly across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to create and edit content on mobile app
  • More question types beyond multiple choice
  • Improved device compatibility and cross-platform support
  • Enhanced student reporting and analytics

SlideDog

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Nearpod

Subscriptions1
  • to Nearpod Gold Edition$159.991 Year
One-time9
  • NPP "Authors: Decimals and Fractions"$2.99
  • NPP "Authors: Drawing Inferences"$4.99
  • NPP "Authors: Energy "$4.99
Show 6 more
  • NPP "Authors: What are Cells?"$4.99
  • NPP "Authors: The Rock Cycle"$4.99
  • Social Studies: Causes of the American Revolution$4.99
  • Authors: Subtraction with Regrouping Part 1$4.99
  • Authors: What Makes a Tree Trunk?$4.99
  • Authors: Reading Maps$4.99
None

SlideDog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nearpod free?
Nearpod is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SlideDog free?
SlideDog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nearpod or SlideDog have ads?
Neither Nearpod nor SlideDog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nearpod or SlideDog?
Nearpod ships an update monthly, and SlideDog every 18 months. Most recently, Nearpod was updated on October 19, 2026 and SlideDog on October 3, 2026.

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