Comparison

Quick Key Mobile Grading App vs Exam Reader

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

Head to head
About

Quick Key Mobile Grading App

Easily grade paper quizzes and digital assessments using a mobile device. Supports both paper and paperless classrooms, offering automatic reporting and seamless integration with popular learning management systems. Secure and compliant with student privacy regulations.

Highlights
  • Grade paper quizzes with phone camera
  • Send digital quizzes to student devices
  • Works offline
  • Integrates with Google Classroom
  • Exports to electronic gradebooks
  • Automatic reporting
  • Free bubble sheets
Features
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Created by a 15-year veteran teacher and launched by 250 teachers on Kickstarter. Quick Key’s mobile grading app easily grades paper quizzes and assessments with just one device, anywhere, even without any network connection at all. Paperless classroom? With Quick Key you can send a quiz to your students’ Chromebooks, laptops, or mobile devices (BYOD). Pencil and Paper Classroom? You can grade 100 paper tests in less than 5 minutes, using nothing but the camera on your iPhone or iPad, and our scantron-style bubble sheets are 100% free! Quick Key is the only mobile grading solution that is secure enough for districts, affordable enough for schools, and easy enough for everyday classroom use. Are you the leader of a 1:1 school, or a district in transition to 1:1? Quick Key effortlessly combines results from 1:1 classrooms and paper classrooms. And it provides automatic top-level reporting of key data, so you can focus on student growth, not managing your data. Quick Key was originally built for teachers doing ungraded assessment for learning and frequent formative assessment in the classroom, using nothing but their iPhone or iPad. But even if you don’t use daily exit tickets, Quick Key is perfect for quizzes, unit tests, district wide benchmark assessments, midterms and finals. It completely replaces the need for a scantron machine. Best of all, you never have to worry about getting your grades in at the last minute: Quick Key syncs with Google Classroom, exports data into any electronic gradebook , and sends grades directly into PowerSchool with one click. All your Quick Key data is secure, and we actively follow FERPA and COPPA best practice. *********************** Let’s talk teaching! *********************** During my 15 years in the classroom, I saw first-hand how my students excelled when I made formative assessments for learning part of my lessons. Now I am dedicated to empowering teachers to be creative and student-focused in a world increasingly driven by data. I would love to personally connect with you! Follow @4_teachers on Twitter to say hello and talk teaching and learning. You TEACH BIG™, we get your back! *********************** UPDATES *********************** This Release: easier than ever No more jumping around back and forth between screens. Everything you need to do is now intuitive and obvious. Now you don't have to create a course to give a quiz. Just make your quick answer key and scan. All your data syncs even faster. And sending a lot of data is no problem now. The last release: New bubble sheet designs that scan faster and stand up to photocopying, low-ink printers, and even more scribbles, erase marks, etc. New 10, 30, and 60-question Scantron-style bubble sheets. ================ Tell us what you think! ================ If you have enjoyed Quick Key please rate us on app store. You SPEAK we LISTEN, ALL updates are based on your FEEDBACK.

About

Exam Reader

Instantly grade multiple-choice tests, quizzes, and assessments using your device's camera. This app can read handwritten marks and supports custom sheet creation, offering a 100% success rate when used as described.

Highlights
  • Camera-based grading scanner
  • Reads over-written marks
  • Supports 5-200 questions
  • Custom answer sheet generator
  • Horizontal and vertical sheet support
  • Right-to-left sheet support
  • Griddable questions support
Features
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Grade multiple choice tests, quizzes, and assessment papers by using your iPhone or iPad's camera as a grading scanner. It can also read over-written marks. %100 success rate if used as described. Supports from 5 to 200 questions and 2 to 7 choices. Both horizontal and vertical sheets can be used (it is a first in this kind of application). Teachers and students can create their own sheets with our generator (also a first). Right to left sheets (Arabic) support (again a first). Now with griddable questions support also. Commercial users can publish exams that can be graded by the students themselves to see their ranks among the participants that took the same exam. "Awesome! The recognition rate of this app is much better than any other camera-based OMR apps. I recommend this app for parents or tutors who teach their children or students at home. Two thumbs up!!!" --breakhan "The best app alternative to ZipGrade or Quick Key" Please watch the tutorial videos for learning the basic usage of the mobile and cloud parts from our website. You can decrease the size of the answer sheet to use less paper. If you have trouble scanning the paper, you can send the last picture taken to us from the upload menu. We will analysis the paper and return to you ASAP (only app that gives this kind of support). Great for assessments or regular quizzes. Giving teachers and students the flexibility to grade papers instantly anywhere. We're working hard to improve the product and need feedback from you. Write bulent@bebyaz.com with any feedback or suggestions. You can also use the build-in chat system for both online and offline messaging. Supported languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish.

Screenshots

Quick Key Mobile Grading App1 screens
Exam Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Quick Key Mobile Grading App at 4.5 against Exam Reader's 3.3. Quick Key Mobile Grading App also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ratings volume (226 vs 12). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Exam Reader sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Quick Key Mobile Grading App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quick Key Mobile Grading App holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Key Mobile Grading App has 226 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Quick Key Mobile Grading App's written reviews are positive against 60% of Exam Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Key Mobile Grading App ships an update every 3 weeks, Exam Reader every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Quick Key Mobile Grading App versus Exam Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick Key Mobile Grading AppExam Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (226 ratings) — better3.3 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews74.5% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings226 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB95 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperThirty Seven Inc.BULENT EREN

Customer experience

Quick Key Mobile Grading App

All ratings226 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral4.9%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive74.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative18.1%

Exam Reader

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

Quick Key Mobile Grading App

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes intermittently during use
  • Scanner does not recognize properly filled bubbles
  • Login and account creation failures
  • Syncing delays between mobile app and web platform
  • App force-closes on iPad Air and older devices
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  • Scanner hangs without providing feedback
  • Scanning fails despite green indicator lights
  • Blank scan results for properly filled sheets
  • Compatibility issues with iOS 8 and newer versions

Requested features

11 requests
  • Support for more than 30 questions per quiz
  • Native iPad app (not stretched iPhone version)
  • Ability to use district-provided scantron sheets
  • Gridded/numerical response question support
  • Itemized answer choice reporting (A/B/C/D breakdown)
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  • Support for multiple correct answers per question
  • Custom student numbering system for younger grades
  • Integration with PowerTeacher and other SIS platforms
  • Better scanner feedback and error messages
  • Higher monthly scan limits for larger classes
  • Edit capability for already-scanned tests

Exam Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Quick Key Mobile Grading App

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Exam Reader

One-time7
  • 300 Test Grading / Exam Reading Credit$0.99
  • Unlimited cloud usage & grading for 2 months$1.99
  • 100 exam grading / scanning$3.99
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  • 1000 exam grading / scanning$3.99
  • 250 exam grading / scanning$6.99
  • 500 exam grading / scanning$8.99
  • Unlimited cloud usage & grading for 1 year$9.99

Questions

Is Quick Key Mobile Grading App free?
Quick Key Mobile Grading App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Exam Reader free?
Exam Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quick Key Mobile Grading App or Exam Reader?
Quick Key Mobile Grading App is rated higher. Quick Key Mobile Grading App averages 4.5 out of 5 from 226 ratings, while Exam Reader averages 3.3 from 12 ratings.
Do Quick Key Mobile Grading App or Exam Reader have ads?
Neither Quick Key Mobile Grading App nor Exam Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Key Mobile Grading App or Exam Reader?
Quick Key Mobile Grading App ships an update every 3 weeks, and Exam Reader every 2 weeks. Most recently, Quick Key Mobile Grading App was updated on October 6, 2026 and Exam Reader on October 12, 2026.

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