Comparison

Evisense (UK) vs Jam Up!

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

Head to head
About

Evisense (UK)

This app serves as a communication hub between schools and parents, facilitating the sharing of student progress and achievements. It allows for various post types, including evidence of learning, diaries, and class blogs, with enhanced features for photo and video sharing and privacy controls.

Highlights
  • School-parent communication hub
  • Multiple photo/video posts
  • Photo blurring for privacy
  • Evidence of learning capture
  • Home school and reading diaries
  • Timeline for pupil progress
  • Flexible privacy controls
Features
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The latest version of Evisense is a complete rebuild from the ground up. We have added over 50 new features to make Evisense even more powerful and more will follow. Evisense is now more than just an evidence system, it is now a school-parent communication hub with more than 15 different post types. These include evidence, home school diary, reading diary, wow moments, pupil voice and class blogs. For those who have used Evisense before, here are the BIG new features: - Improved performance - Easier to use interface - Use multiple photos and videos in a post, you are no longer limited to 1 photo or video. - Photo blurring so that you can blur out faces of children in the background - Camera roll access in the Evisense app These are the most requested new features, but there are so many more! If you have never used Evisense before, or you used it previously. There is lots here to make Evisense work for your school, to help show progress, evidence achievements and share all of this and more with parents. Check out the Evisense support site to find all our training and support resources including a FREE online, self-paced training course for school staff. This app requires an active Evisense subscription. What is Evisense? - Engage parents with their child’s learning by sharing information in an easy-to-use social media style interface. - Use online home school diaries, reading diaries and more to boost parental engagement. - Capture photos, videos and audio to show evidence of learning. - Link evidence to B Squared’s assessment content. - Flexible, granular privacy controls, so that school staff, parents and students only access the right content. - Use the timeline feature to look at the progress pupils have made. - Powerful filtering controls to look at posts across the school, group or pupil that could be linked to different aspects like the 4 purposes, GIRFEC4 Broad Areas of Need and more. - One app for school staff, parents, students and external professionals. - Security and Safeguarding features keep your school and your data safe. Who is Evisense for? - Primary Settings - Secondary Settings - Specialist Settings - Colleges - Alternative Resource Provisions - Resource Bases - Independent Settings - Support and Therapy Providers FREE assessment content you can use with Evisense - Pre-Key Stage Standards (England) - Development Matters (England) - Primary Curriculum (England) - Phonics for Pupils with SEN - SQA Nationals 1 – 6 (Scotland) - Developmental Pathways (Wales) - Literacy, Numeracy & Digital Competencies (Wales) The following Assessment content require an active Connecting Steps Subscription and to purchase the content. - Progression Steps (Replaces P and NC Levels for pupils with SEND in secondary and specialist settings) - Primary Steps (Replaces P and NC Levels for pupils with SEND in primary settings) - Engagement Steps (Engagement Model) - Early Steps (Development Matters for pupils with SEND) - Communication & Interaction - Autism Progress (autism profiling tool) - Steps for Life (Academic, Employability and Life Skills for KS4/Post 16) - Curriculum for Excellence (Scotland) - Milestones (Scotland) - Curriculum for Wales - Routes for Learning (Wales) All data is stored within the UK and follows the UK GDPR data protection principles (This version of the app is for all countries apart from Australia and New Zealand). “We like that it links to assessments. We like that it distinguishes between TAs and Teachers, for editing purposes. For us, the fact that it links to Connecting Steps V5 and is specific to the new Curriculum for Wales has been the most significant factor.” Jayne Whittington, Lead Teacher, Overmonnow and Deri View Primary Schools

About

Jam Up!

This app is a digital play support tool designed to help autistic children aged 5-14 accomplish everyday tasks independently. It offers customizable tasks and provides educational resources for parents and carers to foster independence and improve well-being.

Highlights
  • Empowers autistic children with daily tasks
  • Customizable task support
  • Digital play-based learning
  • Educational videos for parents
  • Daily tips for independence
  • Improved child and family well-being
Features
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We know how challenging every day tasks such as getting dressed can be for autistic children and we understand the impact that this has on family life. Jam Up! is an engaging digital play support tool that parents can use to empower autistic children to accomplish everyday tasks, taking the pressure off and making family life just that little bit easier. Created and developed by Rachael, a health care professional and parent of an autistic son in collaboration with other autistic children and their carers, Jam Up! has already seen amazing results. Benefits of using Jam Up! - Increased independence for autistic children with everyday tasks. - Improved health and well-being outcomes for both children and parents/carers. - Reduced time spent on task completion. - Enhanced school attendance for children and work/study attendance for parents/carers. What does Jam Up! do? - Assists autistic children aged 5-14 in completing everyday tasks using digital play. - Offers customisable tasks to ensure children can be supported whilst keeping to their usual routine. - Provides educational videos and daily tips enabling parents / carers to promote their child's independence This app uses the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

Screenshots

Evisense (UK)4 screens
Jam Up!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Evisense (UK) at none against Jam Up!'s 2. Evisense (UK) also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Jam Up! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Evisense (UK) asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Evisense (UK) ships an update every 3 weeks, Jam Up! every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Evisense (UK) versus Jam Up!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvisense (UK)Jam Up!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB197 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperB Squared LtdSpectrum Tailored Technologies Ltd

Customer experience

Evisense (UK)

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Jam Up!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Evisense (UK)

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Jam Up!

Subscriptions2
  • £2.99 Monthly subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • £29.99 Yearly subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Evisense (UK) free?
Evisense (UK) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jam Up! free?
Jam Up! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Evisense (UK) or Jam Up! have ads?
Neither Evisense (UK) nor Jam Up! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Evisense (UK) or Jam Up!?
Evisense (UK) ships an update every 3 weeks, and Jam Up! every 2 months. Most recently, Evisense (UK) was updated on September 20, 2026 and Jam Up! on September 1, 2026.

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