Kite Student Portal vs BDI
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.
BDI
This application assists in administering clinical assessments for child development. It offers guided digital support for scoring, timers, and reporting, functioning both online and offline. Users can manage student data and sync assessments for web-based access.
- Online and offline assessment administration
- Guided digital scoring assistance
- Basal and ceiling indicators
- Built-in timers
- Modular reporting options
- Student data management
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BDI-3 Mobile Data Solution (MDS) is an online and offline application to assist with the administration of the Battelle® Developmental Inventory 3rd Edition™ suite of products. The Battelle Developmental Complete, BDI-3 Screening Test, and the Battelle Early Academic Survey are clinical assessments that may be assessed through the BDI-3 MDS. The application provides guided digital assistance with the administration of each of the three products. The guided digital assistance includes basal and ceiling indicators, tallied scoring, built in timers, scoring rubrics, and modular reporting options. Within the application the user will be able to add students, administer all three types of BDI-3 assessments, and run reports both online and offline. It also allows the user to sync mobile record forms that they can then access on the riversidescore.com website.
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kite Student Portal at 5.0 against BDI's 2.3. BDI's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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.
Kite Student Portal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BDI has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Kite Student Portal ships an update every 7 months, BDI every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kite Student Portal | BDI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Achievement and Assessment Institute | RiversideInsights |
Customer experience
Kite Student Portal
BDI
In-app purchases
Kite Student Portal
No in-app purchases
BDI
No in-app purchases
