Comparison

Google Classroom vs Clever

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Google Classroom

This educational tool streamlines classroom management for teachers and students. It facilitates paperless assignment creation, distribution, and grading, while enhancing communication and organization. Available on mobile, it allows access and interaction anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Paperless assignment workflow
  • Automatic document copying for students
  • Organized Drive folders for assignments
  • Real-time feedback and grading
  • Instant announcements and discussions
  • Mobile access for teachers and students
  • Notifications for new content
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Classroom is a free service for schools, non-profits, and anyone with a personal Google account. Classroom makes it easy for learners and instructors to connect—inside and outside of schools. Classroom saves time and paper, and makes it easy to create classes, distribute assignments, communicate, and stay organized. Classroom is designed to help teachers create, collect, and grade assignments paperlessly, including time-saving features like the ability to automatically make a copy of a Google Document for each student. It also creates Drive folders for each assignment and for each student to help keep everyone organized. Students can keep track of what’s due on the Assignments page and begin working with just a click. Teachers can quickly see who has or hasn't completed the work, and provide direct, real-time feedback and grades right in Classroom. With the mobile app for iOS, students and teachers can view their classes and communicate with their classmates in real time. Students can open their assignments and work on them right from their iPhone or iPad. Teachers can keep track of who has turned in work and grade the assignment - at school or on the go. Students and teachers receive notifications when they have new content in Classroom, so they are always up to date. There are many benefits of using Classroom: Easy to set up Teachers can add students directly or share a code with their class to join. It takes just minutes to set up. Saves time The simple, paperless assignment workflow allows teachers to create, review, and grade assignments quickly, all in one place. Improves organization Students can see all of their assignments on an assignments page, and all class materials (e.g., documents, photos, and videos) are automatically filed into folders in Google Drive. Enhances communication Classroom allows teachers to send announcements and start class discussions instantly. Students can share resources with each other or provide answers to questions on the stream. Secure Like the rest of Google Workspace for Education services, Classroom contains no ads, never uses your content or student data for advertising purposes. Permissions Notice: Camera: Needed to allow the user to take photos or videos and post them to Classroom. Microphone: Needed to enable audio capture for recording videos to be posted to Classroom. Photos: Needed to allow the user to attach photos or videos to Classroom. Photos or videos posted to Classroom will be stored on Google servers in order to show them in Classroom.

About

Clever

Provides secure access to digital learning resources for students through a single sign-on portal. Enables easy access to classroom tools and applications on iOS devices, requiring school or district setup.

Highlights
  • Single sign-on for digital learning
  • Secure access to classroom resources
  • Student portal on iOS devices
  • Login via Clever Badge or credentials
  • Powers digital learning experiences
Currently charting
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Clever powers secure digital learning experiences for more than 100,000 schools worldwide. Clever’s single-sign on portal makes it easy for teachers and students to securely access all classroom resources from a single place. This application enables students to access digital learning via Clever Portal on iOS devices. Students will be able to login to a dedicated Clever student portal within the application by scanning their Clever Badge or signing in with their Clever credentials. Using this application requires that your school or district is set up with Clever. If you don't have Clever, ask your school or district technology team to sign up at clever.com/signup.

Screenshots

Google Classroom4 screens
Clever2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Clever at 2.7 against Google Classroom's 2.1. Google Classroom's advantage is chart position (#2 vs #52) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clever holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37K and 10K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Google Classroom's written reviews are positive against 33% of Clever's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google Classroom ships an update fortnightly, Clever every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Google Classroom versus Clever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle ClassroomClever
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (37K ratings)2.7 (10K ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.1% of reviews32.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37K — better10K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#2 — better#52
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoogle LLCClever Inc.

Customer experience

Google Classroom

All ratings37,114 ratings
Positive25.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative71.9%
Written reviews4,793 reviews
Positive26.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative69.0%

Clever

All ratings9,736 ratings
Positive40.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews399 reviews
Positive32.8%
Neutral7.0%
Negative60.2%

User reviews

Google Classroom

From 37K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 🚀 Helpful for organizing assignments
  • 💡 Useful for online/remote learning
  • 🤝 Good for student-teacher communication

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and unreliable at times
  • ⏱️ Slow loading and performance issues
  • 📧 Excessive and delayed notifications
  • 🔍 Lack of search functionality

Clever

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for school assignments
  • 🚀 Easy access to learning resources
  • 💡 Integrates with various educational apps

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Login issues and redirection to website
  • 🤔 Confusing user experience with badge requirement
  • 😕 Frustrating for students with ADHD or learning disabilities

Bugs and requests

Google Classroom

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Assignments disappearing or not properly syncing
  • Inability to edit or update assignments after posting
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices and platforms

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add a dark mode option
  • Improve notification control and customization
  • Implement a better missing assignments/to-do list
  • Allow more flexibility in class organization and archiving

Clever

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes or freezes frequently
  • Compatibility issues with older devices or operating systems

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow login without badge
  • Improve mobile functionality and app experience
  • Provide more engaging and customizable learning content

In-app purchases

None

Google Classroom

No in-app purchases

None

Clever

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Google Classroom free?
Google Classroom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clever free?
Clever is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Google Classroom or Clever?
Clever is rated higher. Google Classroom averages 2.1 out of 5 from 37K ratings, while Clever averages 2.7 from 10K ratings.
Do Google Classroom or Clever have ads?
Neither Google Classroom nor Clever shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Google Classroom or Clever?
Google Classroom ships an update fortnightly, and Clever every 5 weeks. Most recently, Google Classroom was updated on November 3, 2026 and Clever on November 3, 2026.
Which is more popular, Google Classroom or Clever?
Google Classroom currently peaks at #2 in the App Store charts, and Clever at #52. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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