Comparison

TransferUp vs iGrade

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

Head to head
About

TransferUp

This app simplifies the college transfer process by providing a clear overview of requirements between community colleges and target universities. It helps users track completed and upcoming courses, monitor GPA, and plan their academic path with confidence.

Highlights
  • Clear transfer requirement view
  • Track completed courses
  • Identify needed courses
  • Monitor GPA and progress
  • Plan academic path
  • Guidance for class selection
Features
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Transferring from community college shouldn’t feel confusing or overwhelming. TransferUp helps you understand exactly what you need to do to get from where you are now to the university you want to attend. Instead of digging through confusing requirement pages or guessing which classes count, TransferUp gives you a clear view of transfer requirements between your community college and your target universities. You can see which classes you’ve already completed, what still needs to be done, and what to take next so you don’t waste time or units. TransferUp also helps you stay on track by letting you monitor your GPA and overall progress in one place. You can see how close you are to meeting transfer goals without juggling multiple tools and websites. When you’re unsure about requirements or planning your next steps, TransferUp gives you quick, clear guidance so you can choose your classes with confidence.

About

iGrade

This AI-powered tool assists educators by grading student papers from photographs. It handles various question types, flags uncertain answers for review, and summarizes class performance. Prioritizing privacy, it masks student data locally and deletes images post-grading.

Highlights
  • Reads handwritten answers from photos
  • Grades multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, short answer, and free response
  • Flags uncertain answers for review
  • Summarizes class performance
  • Exports results as CSV
  • Masks student data locally for privacy
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iGrade is an AI grading assistant — built by a teacher, for teachers. Photograph your answer key. Photograph your students' papers. iGrade tells you what's right, what's wrong, and what it's not sure about. You stay in charge of every grade and all feedback. iGrade doesn't replace your judgment. It replaces the stack of papers on your kitchen table. WHAT iGRADE DOES Reads handwritten answers from photos of paper tests Grades multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, short answer, and free response Flags answers it isn't sure about — so you can review before a grade is final Warns you when a student's answers look shifted by a line, so one skipped line doesn't mark the rest of the test wrong Summarizes class performance to help you decide what to reteach Exports per-student results as CSV you can bring into most gradebooks WHAT iGRADE DOESN'T DO Mark your papers (nothing is ever written on the physical page) Write feedback for students (that stays with you) Store student paper images (they are deleted after grading) Sell, share for advertising, or train on your students' personal data — ever PRIVACY IS THE DEFAULT, NOT A FEATURE iGrade is designed to be restrictive about how much student identifying information ever travels digitally in association with a paper. Before a student page leaves your phone, iGrade looks for the student's name and covers it. We also strip names and IDs from extracted text, and we don't keep them. Student paper images are processed for grading only, are not used to build profiles, and are deleted after grading. Answer keys are kept so you can reuse them. If you photograph a student's paper to use as your key, that image is stored with your saved keys until you delete it. There are no student accounts — students never touch iGrade. No automated system catches everything, so cropping identifying information before uploading is recommended best practice. HOW IT WORKS Snap a photo of your answer key Snap photos of your students' papers (one or many) Review anything iGrade flagged for your attention Adjust anything you disagree with, and export results if you wish BUILT BY A TEACHER I have taught in NY at the middle and high school level for 26 years. I built iGrade because I wanted a grading assistant that would dramatically speed up the manual labor of grading but stay honest about its uncertainty. I wanted it to stand out as unique because it doesn't seek student data and keeps it private by default. It wasn't worth building to me if it wasn't going to make my own daily life as a teacher better. Questions, feedback, or bug reports: support@igradeapp.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/current

Screenshots

TransferUp4 screens
iGrade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TransferUp at none against iGrade's 5. iGrade's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iGrade sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. TransferUp asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TransferUp against 4.9 for iGrade. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iGrade has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TransferUp ships an update every 6 months, iGrade weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TransferUp versus iGrade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransferUpiGrade
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArin ThakkariGrade LLC

Customer experience

TransferUp

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

iGrade

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TransferUp

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

iGrade

Subscriptions4
  • iGrade Starter Monthly$4.991 Month
  • iGrade Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • iGrade Starter Annual$49.991 Year
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  • iGrade Premium Annual$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • iGrade Paper Pack$5.99

Questions

Is TransferUp free?
TransferUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iGrade free?
iGrade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TransferUp or iGrade?
TransferUp is rated higher. TransferUp averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while iGrade averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do TransferUp or iGrade have ads?
Neither TransferUp nor iGrade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TransferUp or iGrade?
TransferUp ships an update every 6 months, and iGrade weekly. Most recently, TransferUp was updated on October 16, 2026 and iGrade on October 25, 2026.

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