Comparison

CampusGroups vs Acadly

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

Head to head
About

CampusGroups

This app fosters private campus communities for student organizations, departments, and teams. It provides tools for communication, event management, membership tracking, and payments, enhancing student engagement and group leadership.

Highlights
  • Upcoming events
  • Event registrations
  • Campus & group feeds
  • Directory & profiles
  • Chat
  • Attendance tracking
  • Dedicated event app
Features
Currently charting
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CampusGroups is your campus hub and mobile application. It's the app your school uses to bring student life, organizations, events, and services together in one place. Find your people, discover what's happening on campus, get the support you need, and get involved from day one. This is where it all lives. Find your place on campus: Browse student organizations, clubs, and groups that match your interests. Connect with other students, build friendships, and get involved from day one. Events, made easy: See what campus events are coming up, register in a few taps, and never miss what matters to you. Get help when you need it: Access campus resources, services, and support all in one place. Whether it's academic help, financial aid, or student services, the CampusGroups college student app connects you to what your school has to offer. For student leaders: Run your student organization with tools for communication, events, membership, and budgeting. Everything you need is in one place, so you can focus on what actually matters. Key features: • Upcoming campus events and event registration • Campus and group feeds • Student directory and profiles • Chat and campus communications • Campus resources, maps, and links • Attendance tracking with QR Code or Card Reader Learn more at readyeducation.com/campusgroups The CampusGroups Team at Ready Education

About

Acadly

Enhance classroom engagement with real-time polls, quizzes, and attendance tracking. Facilitate live discussions and share resources seamlessly. This tool aims to make teaching and learning more efficient for educators and students.

Highlights
  • One tap attendance
  • Live in-class polls and quizzes
  • Record class participation
  • Math expression supported chat
  • Real-time analytics
  • File and link sharing
Features
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Now convert every college classroom into a smart classroom with Acadly. Welcome more efficient teaching-learning with - - One tap attendance - Record class participation - Live in-class polls, quizzes - Math expression supported chat What is Acadly? Acadly is a realtime tool for live in-class polling, quizzing, Q&A, attendance and analytics on student behaviour. Compared to clickers and other in-class apps Acadly is free, can save a class of 50 more than $1000 a semester, has a built-in class chat platform so that you don't have to use too many tools for your class. Given the unique course structure that is exclusive to Acadly, it can facilitate various pedagogical methods. An instructor can use Acadly to practice - * Flipped Classrooms * Active Learning Classrooms * Blended Learning * Collaborative Teaching * BYOD teaching Using Acadly, course instructors can - * Conduct Attendance with One Tap * Create and Conduct Live Quizzes * Create Live Polls * Track student attendance during lectures * Conduct live discussions * Share files, videos and links * Make Announcements * Post Lecture Summaries * Create and Grade Assignments Students in the meanwhile can raise queries, as themselves or anonymously. Discussions on Acadly are auto-created and contextual, which means the students don't have to navigate away from the context to make a point. Since Acadly is realtime, all the members of a course get instant in-app and push notifications. 1000+ professors have signed up in the last few months and are using Acadly actively in their classrooms. Acadly aims to be the last ed-tech tool to be ever used and we are only just getting started. Happy teaching and learning!

Screenshots

CampusGroups4 screens
Acadly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CampusGroups at 4.4 against Acadly's 2.5. CampusGroups also leads on ratings volume (5.3K vs 52) and chart position (#208 vs unranked). Acadly's advantage is review sentiment (41% vs 12%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CampusGroups holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CampusGroups has 5.3K ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 12% of CampusGroups's written reviews are positive against 41% of Acadly's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CampusGroups ships an update every 3 weeks, Acadly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
CampusGroups versus Acadly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCampusGroupsAcadly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5.3K ratings) — better2.5 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews12.4% of reviews41.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.3K — better52
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#208 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB258 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNovalsys, IncAcetone Designs

Customer experience

CampusGroups

All ratings5,318 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive12.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative79.0%

Acadly

All ratings52 ratings
Positive38.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative59.6%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.8%

Bugs and requests

CampusGroups

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to register for events
  • Events not showing up correctly
  • App freezing or crashing on launch
  • Login issues and invalid email errors

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add calendar view for events
  • Improve event registration flow
  • Enhance search and filtering options
  • Provide better notification management

Acadly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CampusGroups

No in-app purchases

None

Acadly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CampusGroups free?
CampusGroups is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Acadly free?
Acadly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CampusGroups or Acadly?
CampusGroups is rated higher. CampusGroups averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5.3K ratings, while Acadly averages 2.5 from 52 ratings.
Do CampusGroups or Acadly have ads?
Neither CampusGroups nor Acadly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CampusGroups or Acadly?
CampusGroups ships an update every 3 weeks, and Acadly every 2 weeks. Most recently, CampusGroups was updated on October 10, 2026 and Acadly on October 11, 2026.

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