Comparison

Qalam vs المصحح الذكي

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

Head to head
About

Qalam

This app streamlines exam creation, management, and grading for educators. It uses AI to extract exam data, scan answer sheets, and provide instant results with detailed reports. Facilitate collaboration and share exam configurations with colleagues.

Highlights
  • AI-powered exam creation and data extraction
  • Automatic answer sheet scanning
  • Instant grading with accuracy reports
  • Exam sharing and collaboration
  • Digital and paper-based exam support
  • Results export to Excel
  • Multi-language support (English & Arabic)
Features
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Qalam - Smart Exam Creator & Grading App Transform how you create, manage, and grade exams with Qalam - the ultimate assessment tool for educators, teachers, and institutions. KEY FEATURES: Create Exams Effortlessly • Design questions • Organize exams into courses for easy management • Support for both paper-based and digital exams • Duplicate existing exams to save time • Generate answer sheets with customizable headers AI-Powered Intelligence • Upload question papers and student lists - AI extracts everything instantly • Automatic answer sheet scanning using advanced computer vision • Instant grading with detailed accuracy reports Share & Collaborate • Share exam configurations with colleagues • Generate QR codes for students to access digital exams • Share exam codes for quick student enrollment • Manage students seamlessly Instant Results & Analytics • Real-time scanning and grading • Export results to Excel format • Comprehensive reports with statistics Customization & Flexibility • Create custom headers with institution, department, and city details • Select from Saudi educational institutions database Additional Features • Multi-language support (English & Arabic) • Credit-based system with flexible packages • Referral rewards program Perfect for: • Schools & Universities • Teachers & Educators • Training Centers • Educational Institutions Save hours of manual grading. Get started with Qalam today - Create. Scan. Analyze. Test. Done in minutes!

About

المصحح الذكي

Features
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Grade paper quizzes in minutes. Create your quiz, print the answer sheets, then point the camera at students' papers for instant scores and statistics. Built for teachers: fully offline, all data stays on your device, no accounts needed. Features: • Automatic camera grading in seconds per sheet, even in low light • Print-ready PDF answer sheets: 20, 50, or 100 questions with 3 to 5 choices • Full sheet with student ID bubbles for automatic matching, or a simple sheet with a handwritten name captured for one-tap linking • Multiple versions (A-D) per quiz, each with its own answer key • Double-mark and ambiguous-answer detection with a quick one-tap review panel • Instant scores and statistics: average, distribution, and per-question analysis • Export results to Excel and PDF reports, including handwritten-name images • Optional wrong-answer penalty with a never-below-zero option • Elegant Arabic-first interface with full dark mode The free plan includes one quiz and 20 scanned papers. One yearly subscription unlocks unlimited use. Privacy first: no servers, no tracking, no ads. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Qalam4 screens
المصحح الذكي4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: المصحح الذكي at daily against Qalam's fortnightly. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Qalam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and المصحح الذكي sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Qalam ships an update fortnightly, المصحح الذكي daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Qalam versus المصحح الذكي: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQalamالمصحح الذكي
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB83 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAl Halloul Al MokhsassaAbdullah Aldakhil

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Qalam

One-time1
  • 1000 Scans Pack$1.99
1 purchases

المصحح الذكي

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Premium$2.991 Year

Questions

Is Qalam free?
Qalam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is المصحح الذكي free?
المصحح الذكي is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Qalam or المصحح الذكي have ads?
Neither Qalam nor المصحح الذكي shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Qalam or المصحح الذكي?
Qalam ships an update fortnightly, and المصحح الذكي daily. Most recently, Qalam was updated on November 5, 2026 and المصحح الذكي on October 25, 2026.

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