iGrade vs DeepGrading
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
DeepGrading
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Grade handwritten exams with AI and keep the final say on every mark. DeepGrading brings answer-sheet checking, online exams and classroom management into one Grading Studio for teachers, schools, coaching institutes and tuition classes. Built for India, it helps you spend less time evaluating papers and use exam results to decide what to teach next. GRADE HANDWRITTEN AND DESCRIPTIVE ANSWERS Scan or upload student answer sheets for AI-assisted evaluation. Work with short answers, long descriptive responses and diagrams, not just multiple-choice questions. Evaluate the work students already do on paper without turning every assessment into an OMR test. DeepGrading is subject-agnostic: use your own question papers and marking criteria across Mathematics, Science, Social Science, English and other subjects. The assessment's content and approved marking standard guide the evaluation. CREATE THE ANSWER KEY WITH AI Upload your question paper and let DeepGrading prepare an AI-generated answer key. Review the expected answers and marking guidance, make changes where needed, and approve the standard before grading. Each answer sheet is assessed against that reviewed standard to support consistent marking across the class. Grading is grounded in the approved answers and criteria, with teacher review before results are shared. WORK IN YOUR GRADING STUDIO Review suggested marks and question-wise feedback alongside student work. Check descriptive responses, inspect diagram-based answers and adjust an evaluation wherever your judgement differs. Stay in control throughout: AI prepares the first evaluation; you review, edit and approve the results. Keep the question paper, answer key and evaluated answer sheets together so that a mark can be revisited with its context. SEE WHY MARKS WERE LOST AND WHAT TO RETEACH Move beyond a total score. Use qualitative feedback to understand what a student answered well, which points were missed and where the response needs improvement. At class level, identify recurring mistakes, difficult questions and common learning gaps. At student level, recognise individual strengths and areas that need attention. Use these exam insights to plan revision, focus remedial teaching and discuss progress with students and parents. Prepare for parent-teacher meetings with specific examples from the assessment, not marks alone. TURN QUESTION PAPERS INTO ONLINE EXAMS Create an online exam from an existing question paper without rebuilding it question by question. Bring paper-based tests and online assessments into the same platform, with results and student performance available for review. Use DeepGrading for class tests, unit tests, term examinations and practice assessments. Keep exam creation and answer-sheet evaluation connected to your classes. MANAGE CLASSES AND ATTENDANCE Organise students into classes and batches, record attendance and send classroom announcements. Keep assessment records, answer sheets, marks and feedback organised alongside everyday classroom work. For private tutors and tuition centres, bring regular tests and student records together. For schools and coaching institutes, help educators manage assessments and follow up on learning gaps. BUILT FOR INDIA'S EDUCATORS Use your own papers and marking schemes for CBSE, ICSE, ISC and State Board assessments. DeepGrading supports teacher-led evaluation; it does not claim affiliation with or endorsement by any board. TEACHER CONTROL AND STUDENT DATA You review and approve results before sharing them. Student data is encrypted in transit, and account holders can request data deletion. HOW TO GET STARTED 1. Add your question paper. 2. Create and review the AI answer key. 3. Scan or upload student answer sheets. 4. Review suggested marks and feedback. 5. Approve results and explore student and class insights. Spend less time checking papers. Make more time for teaching.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DeepGrading at none against iGrade's 5. On price, update cadence, ads 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. iGrade sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. DeepGrading asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | iGrade | DeepGrading |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iGrade LLC | hemant Gangwar |
In-app purchases
iGrade
- 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
- iGrade Paper Pack$5.99
DeepGrading
No in-app purchases








