Riverside DataManager vs BDI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Riverside DataManager
This app helps manage and report on standardized educational assessments. It supports various forms of Iowa Assessments, CogAT, and Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests. Streamline your data collection and analysis for these key educational evaluations.
- Manage Iowa Assessments Forms E, F, G
- Report on Logramos TERCERA EDICIÓN
- Process Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
- Analyze CogAT Screening Forms
- Handle Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests (GMRT)
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DataManager allows you to streamline the management and reporting of Iowa Assessments™ Forms E, F and G, Logramos® TERCERA EDICIÓN, Cognitive Abilities Test™ (CogAT®) Forms 7 and 8, CogAT Screening Forms, and Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests® (GMRT®).
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: Riverside DataManager at 3.5 against BDI's 2.3. Riverside DataManager also leads on iOS requirement (10.2 vs 13.0). BDI's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Riverside DataManager holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 6 respectively.
Riverside DataManager ships an update every 11 months, BDI every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Riverside DataManager | BDI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (15 ratings) — better | 2.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Internet Testing Systems (ITS) | RiversideInsights |
Customer experience
Riverside DataManager
BDI
In-app purchases
Riverside DataManager
No in-app purchases
BDI
No in-app purchases
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