Mixd vs Split Any Group
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Mixd
This app simplifies team creation for educators, allowing for fair and balanced groups based on various criteria. It offers engaging presentation options for revealing teams and managing class rosters efficiently.
- Fair team creation
- Balance by skill level
- Engaging reveal animations
- Classroom display mode
- Student randomizer
- Class management
- Data import/export
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A little suspense before the group work starts. Mixd makes fair teams in seconds and reveals them with engaging animations on your classroom display. Balance teams by skill level, gender, or both, adjust the results whenever you need to, and draw who's up next. PRESENT TO YOUR CLASS ⢠Set up in private: the classroom display shows a waiting screen until you tap Present ⢠Reveal teams full-screen with Smooth Cascade, or choose from six intro animations (Pro) ⢠Present on a connected display while the controls stay on your iPhone or iPad ⢠Draw a student at random: a spotlight sweeps across the class and stops on the pick ⢠Export team sets as PDF or image (Pro) MAKE TEAMS YOUR WAY ⢠Choose the number of teams or a target team size ⢠Balance teams by skill level ⢠Balance by gender (Pro) ⢠Group people with similar skill levels for tasks suited to their abilities (Pro) ⢠Keep selected people on separate teams whenever the class allows it (Pro) ⢠Reduce repeat pairings using recent grouping history (Pro) ⢠Mark who's absent before making teams MANAGE YOUR CLASSES ⢠Create, pin, duplicate, and sort classes into folders, with up to 64 members each ⢠Import class lists from CSV or Excel files and export them as CSV ⢠Move people between teams with drag and drop, and rename team sets and teams ⢠Find any past team set in Activity by its name, class, team, or student ⢠Back up everything to a file and restore it on any device (restoring: Pro) FREE TO START, PRO WHEN YOU NEED IT Mixd is free to download. The free version includes one active class, teams balanced by skill level, the Smooth Cascade reveal, the classroom display, drawing one student at a time, CSV export, and backups. Mixd Pro is a one-time in-app purchase, not a subscription. It adds unlimited classes, every balancing option, all six intro animations, team exports, restoring backups, and drawing several students or whole teams at once. Bought Mixd before it became free? Pro is included for you. FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Mixd adapts to your screen and supports light and dark appearance. When iCloud is enabled, your classes and team sets sync between your devices. No Mixd account. No ads. No tracking or third-party analytics. Class and team data is stored on your device and, when sync is enabled, in your private iCloud account. You choose when to export or share it. I'm a teacher. Mixd is the app I wanted for making teams and presenting them to my class, so I built it.
Split Any Group
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Team Draw splits any group into random teams of equal size. For classrooms, training and events. How it works: Type in names or import a CSV from Excel or Google Sheets, untick anyone who's absent, pick the number of teams, then tap or shake your device. FEATURES ⢠Equal-size teams, purely random ⢠New: show the draw live on a projector, Apple TV or monitor via AirPlay or cable ⢠Leave out absent people with one tap ⢠Import name lists as CSV ⢠Each group keeps its last draw ⢠Share the result as a PDF ⢠Available in 19 languages Privacy: All student data stays exclusively on your device and is never transmitted. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Mixd and Split Any Group are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters ā price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them ā neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Mixd sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Split Any Group sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mixd ships an update every 3 weeks, Split Any Group every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Mixd | Split Any Group |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | ā |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | ā |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Igor Dukhovny | Felix Leitenberger |
In-app purchases
Mixd
- Mixd Pro Lifetime$3.99
Split Any Group
- Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Lifetime$17.99
- Lifetime$24.99








