Award Certificate Maker vs Deftly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Award Certificate Maker
Easily design professional certificates, diplomas, and celebration cards using a variety of templates and preset messages. Customize details, add recipient information, and share your creations instantly via social media or email. Print directly from the app.
- Variety of templates
- Preset messages
- Easy customization
- Print support
- Save and share options
- Bilingual support
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Create Certificates, Diplomas & Celebration Cards Easily! Award Certificate Maker allows anyone to create professional certificates and celebration cards with ease. Simply select a template, enter your details, and share your creation. Key Features: - Templates for certificates, diplomas, and celebration cards, including Thank You Card, Father's Day Card, Certificate of Achievement, Classic Diploma, Floral Certificate, Sakura Graduation, Birthday Card, New Beginnings (school enrollment), and Mother's Day Card - Preset Messages: Choose from curated message templates for each occasion — no more writer's block! - Print Support: Print your certificate directly from the preview or detail screen - Easy Customization: Add recipient name, award title, date, and presenter information - Background Music: Enjoy themed background music while previewing (multiple BGMs tailored to different templates) - Save & Share: Export as high-quality PNG, share via social media or email - Bilingual Support: Full English and Japanese language support - Certificate History: Save and manage your created certificates Perfect for: - School enrollment & graduation celebrations - Teachers and educators - Sports coaches and team managers - Corporate recognition programs - Community organizations - Parents celebrating children's achievements - Birthday celebrations - Thank-you notes for teachers, coaches, friends & family No account required. Create your first certificate in under a minute!
Deftly
This app offers personalized certification preparation through adaptive, interactive learning. It features focused lessons, scenario-based questions, and targeted review to help professionals build mastery and track progress. Case simulations and progress tracking are included to reinforce learning and prepare for exams.
- Personalized certification learning paths
- Interactive, scenario-based practice questions
- Adaptive learning based on performance
- Targeted review and concept reinforcement
- Realistic case simulations (Case Lab)
- Progress and mastery tracking
- Daily study habit building
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Practice smarter. Learn faster. Build lasting mastery. Deftly is a personalized certification learning companion designed to help professionals prepare through adaptive, interactive learning not endless repetition. Six certification paths: PMP®, CAPM®, AIGP, CISSP, CISA® and CISM®. Learn concepts through short, focused lessons, then apply what you learn with interactive, scenario-based questions. Deftly adapts practice to your performance, helps you focus on areas that need more attention, and brings concepts back through targeted review so what you learn sticks. With Deftly, you can: • Follow a personalized certification learning path • Learn through short, focused concepts • Practice with interactive questions and real-world scenarios • Get clear explanations that help you understand the reasoning • Turn mistakes into targeted learning • Practice the concepts you need most • Step into realistic situations in Case Lab, make the call, and see how your outcome compares with the one the case rewards • Reinforce earlier learning with Super Levels • Track progress, mastery, and areas to improve • Download a certificate of completion recording your study hours when you finish a path or a Case Lab • Build a consistent study habit with focused daily sessions • Study on your own schedule and keep progressing toward exam readiness Deftly is built for professionals who want certification preparation to feel more focused, interactive, adaptive, and personal. WHAT IS FREE AND WHAT REQUIRES A PURCHASE Deftly is free to download, and every certification includes a free sample: onboarding, your personalized study plan, and the first level of the certification. Continuing beyond that free level requires a one-time in-app purchase. Each certification is sold separately, and buying one does not unlock another: • Certification Path — unlocks every remaining level for that certification, including Super Levels, Areas to Improve and exam readiness • Case Lab — unlocks that certification's scenario simulations. Each case gives you a brief, the evidence behind it and a series of decisions, then compares the outcome you reached with the one the case rewards. The library and every case's brief can be read for free; making the decisions is what the purchase opens. It is separate from the Certification Path and does not unlock any levels • Practice Package — adds 100 further practice questions for that certification. It is separate from the Certification Path and does not unlock any levels • Complete — the Certification Path, the Case Lab and the Practice Package for one certification in a single purchase, at about 25% less than buying the three separately Deftly offers paths for PMP®, CAPM®, AIGP, CISSP, CISA® and CISM®. All purchases are one-time. There are no subscriptions and nothing renews. Every purchase applies to one certification only — buying Complete for one certification unlocks all three of its products and nothing belonging to any other certification. PMP® and CAPM® are registered trademarks of Project Management Institute, Inc. AIGP is a certification mark of the IAPP. CISSP is a registered mark of ISC2, Inc. CISA® and CISM® are registered trademarks of ISACA. Deftly is an independent study tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by or authorised by PMI, the IAPP, ISC2 or ISACA.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Deftly at none against Award Certificate Maker's shown. Award Certificate Maker's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Award Certificate Maker | Deftly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nobuo Imai | Umair Baig |
Customer experience
Award Certificate Maker
Deftly
In-app purchases
Award Certificate Maker
No in-app purchases
Deftly
No in-app purchases
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