Comparison

Kinvo by Kinvolved vs EdLight

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

Head to head
About

Kinvo by Kinvolved

This app provides schools with smart attendance data and facilitates family engagement through two-way text messaging. It allows for easy attendance recording, communication with parents in multiple languages, and tracking of student information.

Highlights
  • Swipe to record attendance
  • Record absence/lateness reasons
  • Communicate with parents via text/email
  • Two-way messaging with translation
  • Classroom/school directory
  • Mass messaging and templates
Features
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KiNVO by Kinvolved Kinvolved’s mobile and web app, KiNVO, brings simple attendance data to life. With KiNVO, schools see smart attendance data and can effectively engage families through two-way text messaging. Features include: Attendance: - Record attendance by swiping students names left or right, marking them absent or late - Record reasons for absenteeism and minutes late - Save your attendance record and/or send a text message, email, or phone call to parents about absenteeism/lateness in multiple languages - Customize the message you send to parents about absenteeism or lateness Communication: - Real-time, two-way translation of all messages enables teachers and parents to communicate regardless of parent language preference - View your classroom or school-wide directory of students with parent contact information (phone numbers, emails, language preference, role) - Mass message parent contacts, or send individual messages to parent contacts, receive replies from parents within the app (Note: Your personal phone number or email address is never shared by KiNVO by Kinvolved. When a parent contact receives a message from KiNVO it is from a KiNVO phone number or email address.) - Send customized, pre-written templates - Tag message topics as positive or needs improvement

About

EdLight

This app uses AI to scan handwritten student work, automatically organizing it into digital portfolios. Teachers can then provide feedback and manage revisions, facilitating collaboration among educators.

Highlights
  • AI-powered scanning
  • Automatic student portfolio creation
  • Share work across teachers
  • Organize work by assignment
  • Provide feedback and manage revisions
Features
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EdLight makes it easy to scan handwritten student work. Features: - AI-powered scanner - All work is automatically added to the student's portfolio - Share work across core / support teachers and teacher teams - Scanned work is organized by assignment, and teachers can give feedback and manage revisions See edlight.com for Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Screenshots

Kinvo by Kinvolved4 screens
EdLight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: EdLight at 100% against Kinvo by Kinvolved's 34%. EdLight also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and monetization model (free vs freemium). Kinvo by Kinvolved's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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

EdLight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kinvo by Kinvolved has 40 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Kinvo by Kinvolved's written reviews are positive against 100% of EdLight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kinvo by Kinvolved ships an update every 2 months, EdLight every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Kinvo by Kinvolved versus EdLight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKinvo by KinvolvedEdLight
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (40 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPowerSchool Group LLCEdLight, PBC

Customer experience

Kinvo by Kinvolved

All ratings40 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative55.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive34.5%
Neutral6.9%
Negative58.6%

EdLight

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kinvo by Kinvolved

No in-app purchases

None

EdLight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kinvo by Kinvolved free?
Kinvo by Kinvolved is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EdLight free?
EdLight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kinvo by Kinvolved or EdLight?
EdLight is rated higher. Kinvo by Kinvolved averages 2.7 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while EdLight averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Kinvo by Kinvolved or EdLight have ads?
Neither Kinvo by Kinvolved nor EdLight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kinvo by Kinvolved or EdLight?
Kinvo by Kinvolved ships an update every 2 months, and EdLight every 6 weeks. Most recently, Kinvo by Kinvolved was updated on August 12, 2026 and EdLight on September 8, 2026.

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