Quick Key vs ScanNGrade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quick Key
This app allows educators to grade paper quizzes using their iPhone or iPad. It scans compatible answer sheets, provides detailed results by student and question, and helps plan future lessons. A QuickKey account is required to create quizzes and manage classes.
- Scan compatible answer sheets with your device's camera
- Create and organize quizzes, courses, and students
- Review uncertain answers and make manual corrections
- View student scores and question summaries
- Share or print results and reports as PDFs
- Supports multiple-choice, numeric, and true/false formats
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Grade paper quizzes with your iPhone or iPad. QuickKey scans supported answer sheets so you can spend less time entering scores and more time understanding your class. Create an answer key, print a compatible bubble sheet, and scan a stack of papers. Review answers that need attention and see results by student and question. Prepare your quiz • Create and organize quizzes, courses and students. • Choose correct answers and set question points. • Find compatible multiple-choice, numeric and true/false sheet formats available to your account. • Preview, share or print supported answer sheets. Scan and review • Use your camera to scan supported printed sheets in succession. • Review uncertain or multiple marked answers and make corrections. • Enter answers manually or grade supported open-response questions yourself. • See which results are saved on your device and which are confirmed in your account. Understand the results • View student scores, class participation and question summaries. • Share or print selected results and reports as PDFs. • Use quizzes, tests and exit tickets to help plan your next lesson. A QuickKey account is required. Connect to set up quizzes, manage your classes and send results to your account. Prepared scanning can continue through connection interruptions. Available sheet formats, features and usage allowances depend on your account. Need help or want to share feedback? Use Account & Help in the app or email support@quickkeyapp.com.
ScanNGrade
Easily scan and grade OMR sheets and handwritten essays. This tool is designed for educators and test administrators to streamline the assessment process.
- Scan OMR sheets
- Scan handwritten essays
- Automated grading
- Ideal for educators
- Test administration tool
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This app lets you scan bubble (OMR) sheets and handwritten essay sheets with ease. Ideal for educators and test administrators. Developed and maintained by Excelsoft Technologies Ltd.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ScanNGrade at 5.0 against Quick Key's 4.5. ScanNGrade also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Quick Key's advantage is ratings volume (226 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ScanNGrade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Key has 226 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Quick Key ships an update every 3 weeks, ScanNGrade every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Key | ScanNGrade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (226 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 226 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thirty Seven Inc. | Excelsoft Technologies Ltd |
Customer experience
Quick Key
ScanNGrade
Bugs and requests
Quick Key
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
ScanNGrade
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Quick Key
No in-app purchases
ScanNGrade
No in-app purchases
