Swivl M2 vs OnCourse Systems
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swivl M2
Enhance teaching and boost student engagement using a mobile device. This tool listens to classroom activity to offer valuable support for educators.
- Improve instruction
- Increase student participation
- Mobile device support
- Listens to class activity
- Provides educator support
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Improve instruction at each tier and increase student participation with your mobile device. M2 will listen to class and provide the support you need.
OnCourse Systems
Access student information, record attendance, and manage lesson plans and evaluations from your mobile device. This app requires an active license to the OnCourse Systems platform to log in and utilize its features.
- Student Information System access
- Discipline record management
- Attendance recording
- Lesson plan creation and review
- Evaluation and walkthrough tools
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OnCourse Systems new combined mobile app provides licensed OnCourse users access to their data on their iPhone or iPad. Work with Student Information System data (including Discipline records), record attendance, create and review lesson plans, and work with evaluations and walkthroughs. Note that an active license to the above applications is required to log in to the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OnCourse Systems at 50% against Swivl M2's 0%. Swivl M2's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Swivl M2 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Swivl M2's written reviews are positive against 50% of OnCourse Systems's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swivl M2 | OnCourse Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | 3.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swivl, Inc | OnCourse Systems For Education |
Customer experience
Swivl M2
OnCourse Systems
In-app purchases
Swivl M2
No in-app purchases
OnCourse Systems
No in-app purchases
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