x2VOL_ vs IDS ThinkData Ed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
x2VOL_
This app streamlines service hour tracking for K-12 students, allowing customization of goals and centralization of hours. It connects students with nonprofits, verifies service records, and generates official transcripts for college and scholarship applications.
- Customize service goals
- Centralize service hours
- Provide diverse service opportunities
- Track and report service hours
- Engage with nonprofits
- Generate Official Service Transcript™
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x2VOL is the leading student service hour tracking app in K-12 education. With x2VOL you can customize service goals, centralize service hours, and provide diverse service opportunities. x2VOL provides students with an online and mobile way to track and report service hours specific to the goals of their school while engaging them with nonprofits. Service records are authenticated and verified for each student and can be attached to their college applications, scholarship applications, or resumes through x2VOL’s Official Service Transcript™. x2VOL is a 3-time Winner of the District Administration Top 100 Products; was a "Finalist" in the "Cool Tool Award" from the EdTech Digest Awards Program; recognized by eSchoolMedia as an Honorable Mention in the 2014-15 Readers’ Choice Awards; was a finalist in the 2015 REVERE Awards; and two years in a row, won Best Social-Emotional Development Solution in the SIIA CODiE Awards in 2017 and 2018.
IDS ThinkData Ed
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Through IDS ThinkData Ed, students use mobile phones and web services to systematically collect and interpret data about issues important to them and their communities. The goal of IDS ThinkData Ed is to strengthen STEM instruction throughout our educational system and to develop innovative methods for educating and engaging students in computational thinking and data analysis.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: IDS ThinkData Ed at 12.0 against x2VOL_'s 17.6. 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.
x2VOL_ ships an update every 3 months, IDS ThinkData Ed every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | x2VOL_ | IDS ThinkData Ed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 15.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IntelliVOL | Think Data Ed |
Bugs and requests
x2VOL_
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues, unable to log in even with correct credentials
- App says it needs an update but no updates are available
- Hours submitted disappear or don't sync properly
- App forces user to go to website instead of working in the app
Requested features
3 requests- Add drafts to save hours before submitting
- Allow users to change information about the company they did service with
- Increase the number of hours that can be submitted at once
IDS ThinkData Ed
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
x2VOL_
No in-app purchases
IDS ThinkData Ed
No in-app purchases
