Kite Student Portal vs Photon Coding
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kite Student Portal
This app prepares iPads for standardized testing by configuring assessment settings and ensuring Guided Access is enabled. It streamlines the setup process for educational institutions administering tests.
- Configure LCS settings
- Enable Guided Access
- Streamline iPad testing setup
- Administer assessments
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Does your organization use Kite to administer assessments? Download the Kite Student Portal for use with an iPad. Installing the Kite Student Portal simplifies the process of setting up an iPad for testing. The app allows you to configure LCS settings and will check to see that Guided Access is enabled before testing can begin.
Photon Coding
Create programs for your Photon robot using intuitive, icon-based languages like Draw, Badge, and Blocks. Explore your robot's capabilities and build custom programs directly from your mobile device.
- Icon-based programming languages
- Draw, Badge, and Blocks modes
- Mobile device control
- Explore robot possibilities
- Create custom programs
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Program your Photon robot from your mobile device anytime and anywhere. Photon Code is an application that allows you to create programs for your Photon robot in Draw, Badge and Blocks - fully icon-based robot programming languages that are super easy to use. Use the app to build any program for Photon and discover the unlimited possibilities of your robot. NOTE: This app requires a Photon robot and a Bluetooth 4.0 device to play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Photon Coding at every 3 months against Kite Student Portal's every 7 months. Photon Coding also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Kite Student Portal against 5.0 for Photon Coding. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Kite Student Portal ships an update every 7 months, Photon Coding every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kite Student Portal | Photon Coding |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Achievement and Assessment Institute | Photon Entertainment sp. z o.o. |
Customer experience
Kite Student Portal
Photon Coding
In-app purchases
Kite Student Portal
No in-app purchases
Photon Coding
No in-app purchases
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