Plickers vs PBIS Rewards Staff
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plickers
This app allows educators to conduct instant polls and check for understanding in their classrooms without requiring students to have individual devices. Simply scan student response cards using a smartphone or tablet to gather data, which is then automatically saved online.
- Free classroom polling
- No student devices required
- Scan student response cards
- Instant checks-for-understanding
- Automatic data saving
- Online data access
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Plickers lets you poll your class for free, without the need for student devices. Just give each student a card (a "paper clicker"), and use your iPhone/iPad to scan them to do instant checks-for-understanding, exit tickets, and impromptu polls. Best of all, your data is automatically saved, student-by-student, at plickers.com. Happy teaching!
PBIS Rewards Staff
This app digitizes school reward systems for positive behavior. It allows staff to easily award and students to redeem points using smartphone scanning, replacing traditional paper-based methods. Manage student accounts, track activity, and set up events and store items all within a streamlined digital platform.
- Scan student barcodes/QR codes for points
- Student point redemption for privileges/items
- Backend system for events and store management
- Track student and teacher activity
- Desktop access for reviewing student history
- Administrator tools for managing students and staff
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The PBIS Rewards System is a tool and tracking system for schools that follow a PBIS framework and utilize rewards to encourage positive behavior. The PBIS Rewards System simplifies giving rewards and redeeming rewards by taking advantage of the scanning capabilities of smartphones and tablets. Teachers and Administrators give students points by scanning a bar code or QR code assigned to the student. The process is fast and simple. The bar code can be on a nametag, desk sticker, class roster sheet, or a student ID badge. Students can then redeem points for privileges and/or items using a similar process. The backend system supports the concept of events and a store. There is a simple interface for creating and managing events and items within the store. The backend system also keeps track of students and teachers and all activity related to giving points and point totals. Teachers and Administrators can access a desktop system to review a student's history, balance, etc. Administrators have the ability to add and remove students and add and manage teacher access. No more fumbling around with torn up papers, cutting out reward documents, or keeping track of mountains of tickets…digitize your incentives with PBIS Rewards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plickers at 72% against PBIS Rewards Staff's 23%. Plickers also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (317 vs 96). PBIS Rewards Staff's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plickers holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 317 and 96 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Plickers's written reviews are positive against 23% of PBIS Rewards Staff's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plickers | PBIS Rewards Staff |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (317 ratings) — better | 2.5 (96 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.3% of reviews — better | 22.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 317 — better | 96 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plickers Inc. | Navigate360, LLC |
Customer experience
Plickers
PBIS Rewards Staff
Bugs and requests
Plickers
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashing on launch
- Scanning issues and inconsistent response detection
- Syncing problems between app and website
- Disappearing questions and data loss
- Compatibility issues with newer OS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to share question banks between teachers
- More formatting options for questions and answers
- Improved data reporting and export capabilities
- Compatibility with more devices and platforms
- Easier class and student management
PBIS Rewards Staff
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Plickers
No in-app purchases
PBIS Rewards Staff
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Plickers free?
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