Edpuzzle vs SmartPass Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Edpuzzle
Transform any video into an interactive lesson with quizzes, polls, and open-ended questions. Students can engage with content at their own pace, fostering critical thinking and active learning anytime, anywhere.
- Interactive video lessons
- Quizzes and polls
- Student projects
- Self-paced learning
- Critical thinking exercises
- Anytime, anywhere access
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Get excited about learning with engaging interactive content on the Edpuzzle app for students! From videos to quizzes, slides, student projects, and more, take an active role in your learning on Edpuzzle. With the app, you can learn anytime, anywhere, and work through content that sparks critical thinking at your own pace. Download the app to start learning with Edpuzzle today.
SmartPass Mobile
This app allows educators and school staff to manage digital hall passes in real-time. It enables the creation, approval, and tracking of student passes, with features like Hall Monitor and Kiosk Mode for efficient school management.
- Create and schedule digital hall passes
- Approve or deny pass requests
- Real-time student tracking with photos
- Kiosk Mode for device-limited rooms
- Access staff ID cards
- Manage school account settings
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Educators use SmartPass to easily create, manage, and oversee digital hall passes in real-time. Protect your students and school assets with features like encounter prevention and room capacity limits, all without compromising student privacy and security. Teachers & Admins can: - Streamline hall passes with one-touch creation, approval, denial, or queuing - Prevent unsafe and disruptive incidents through encounter prevention and room restrictions - Deploy custom digital student ID cards, reducing costs, saving time, and improving record-keeping - Access analytics for live, pre-scheduled, and pattern-based insights into student movement to improve safety and security - Customize use to account for each student’s unique needs and accommodations Smarter movement. Better outcomes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SmartPass Mobile at 2.9 against Edpuzzle's 1.5. SmartPass Mobile also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (27% vs 13%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SmartPass Mobile holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartPass Mobile has 1.5K ratings behind it against 166, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Edpuzzle's written reviews are positive against 27% of SmartPass Mobile's.
Edpuzzle ships an update every 4 months, SmartPass Mobile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Edpuzzle | SmartPass Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (166 ratings) | 2.9 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.7% of reviews | 26.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 166 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EDpuzzle, Inc. | SmartPass, Inc |
Customer experience
Edpuzzle
SmartPass Mobile
User reviews
Edpuzzle
From 166 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Efficient learning tool
- 👍 Helps students stay engaged
- 💡 Interactive video assignments
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and bugs
- 🔒 Lack of user flexibility
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 👎 Disruptive to learning experience
SmartPass Mobile
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🔒 Helps track student activity
- 👍 Useful for school administrators
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constant log-out issues
- 🕰️ Restrictive time limits
- 🚫 Invades student privacy
- 💤 Disrupts class time
- 🤕 Causes student stress and anxiety
Bugs and requests
Edpuzzle
Reported bugs
3 issues- Videos randomly restarting or freezing
- Inability to change answers after submission
- Inconsistent login and account issues
Requested features
3 requests- Allow skipping and rewinding of videos
- Improve question formatting and feedback
- Optimize for mobile devices
SmartPass Mobile
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and glitches
- Unreliable pass tracking
- Syncing issues between devices
Requested features
4 requests- More flexible time limits
- Customizable settings for each school
- Better integration with school systems
- Ability to provide feedback/explanations for time limit overruns
In-app purchases
Edpuzzle
No in-app purchases
SmartPass Mobile
No in-app purchases
