Comparison

Edsby vs Darwin Speaks

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

Head to head
About

Edsby

Access key school communication and learning management features on your mobile device. Stay connected with your school community, track progress, and manage assignments. Designed for K-12 education, it offers a streamlined experience for students, parents, and educators.

Highlights
  • On-the-go access to school features
  • Community engagement
  • Learning management
  • Assessment & reporting
  • Student well-being tracking
Features
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If your school uses Edsby, this free app lets you access some of its features on the go. The Edsby app has many of the capabilities of the main Edsby web browser interface. Some complex features for certain types of users, such as the Edsby gradebook used by teachers, aren't available on devices with small screen sizes. Edsby is helping education transform to the modern digital era. School districts, states, provinces, and countries adopt Edsby for community engagement, learning management, assessment & reporting, and student well-being. Your education organization manages its own, private Edsby system. To log into it, you’ll need to know its Edsby server address. If you don’t know it, ask your school.

About

Darwin Speaks

Engage in an interactive interview with a virtual Charles Darwin, brought to life through synthetic interview technology. Explore his life, theories of evolution, and the public's reaction, with modern commentary from experts.

Highlights
  • Interactive interview with virtual Charles Darwin
  • Explore evolution principles and Darwin's life
  • Modern commentary from biology and other experts
  • Answers based on Darwin's writings and letters
  • Questions compiled from user interviews
Features
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Charles Darwin, the naturalist, geologist, and leading contributor to the fundamental principles of Evolution, comes alive through synthetic interview technology. Duquesne University biology professor John Pollock collaborated with Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center (creator of the Synthetic Interview technology) to develop an interactive experience in which users to select from a list of questions to ask the virtual Darwin, portrayed by Pittsburgh actor and Carnegie Mellon drama alumnus Randy Kovitz. Questions cover Darwin's adventures, the principles of evolution, the public response to his discovery, his childhood, personal quirks and a number of other topics. More than a dozen modern-day biologists, religious authorities, an ACLU lawyer and other experts provide modern commentary and answer questions beyond Darwin's 19th century knowledge. Questions to be answered by Darwin have been drawn from more than 1,000 interviews with K-12 students and adults that were distilled into the 199 most frequently asked questions. Answers to these questions, compiled by Dr. David Lampe, are in Darwin’s own words; drawn from a considerable body of Darwin’s writings, including his notes, books, autobiography, and the thousands of Darwin’s personal letters available through the Darwin Correspondence Project. Principal Funding from the National Institutes of Health/Science Education Partnership Awards (SEPA) and the John Templeton Foundation. For more information about other evolution education tools visit: www.sepa.duq.edu/darwin/education Please Note: This is a large application. App download may take a few minutes depending on internet speeds. Privacy Policy: https://dynamoid.com/privacy/Darwin+Speaks

Screenshots

Edsby4 screens
Darwin Speaks3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Darwin Speaks at 100% against Edsby's 13%. Darwin Speaks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Edsby's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 51 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). 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

Darwin Speaks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Edsby's written reviews are positive against 100% of Darwin Speaks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Edsby ships an update every 3 months, Darwin Speaks every 51 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Edsby versus Darwin Speaks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEdsbyDarwin Speaks
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (9 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 51 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB1.2 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCoreFour Inc.Dynamoid, LLC

Customer experience

Edsby

All ratings9 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative88.9%
Written reviews274 reviews
Positive13.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative81.4%

Darwin Speaks

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Edsby

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing grades and assignments
  • Inability to access certain features or content
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices and platforms

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved notification system with push alerts
  • Better organization and customization options
  • Seamless integration with other educational platforms
  • Streamlined grading and assignment submission

Darwin Speaks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Edsby

No in-app purchases

None

Darwin Speaks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Edsby free?
Edsby is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Darwin Speaks free?
Darwin Speaks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Edsby or Darwin Speaks?
Darwin Speaks is rated higher. Edsby averages 1.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Darwin Speaks averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Edsby or Darwin Speaks have ads?
Neither Edsby nor Darwin Speaks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Edsby or Darwin Speaks?
Edsby ships an update every 3 months, and Darwin Speaks every 51 months. Most recently, Edsby was updated on September 23, 2026 and Darwin Speaks on September 10, 2026.

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