Kinvo by Kinvolved vs GRADED+ Student Work Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
GRADED+ Student Work Scanner
This app helps teachers create and analyze single-question formative assessments focused on problem-solving and short-response writing. It allows for easy scanning of student work via phone camera, with results automatically saved to Google Drive and Classroom for progress tracking.
- Single-item formative assessments
- Scan student work with phone camera
- Auto-save to Google Drive/Classroom
- Standards-based gradebook
- Digital student work portfolio
- Exit ticket analysis
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STANDARDIZED TESTING IS SUCKING THE OXYGEN OUT OF THE ROOM! GRADED+ promotes and encourages problem solving (MATH) and short response writing (ELA) in contrast to overly used multiple choice tests. Let's center the conversation on student work using teacher-assigned formative assessments. Single question formative assessments–assigned by the teacher, aligned to the current lesson, with a focus on actual student work. GRADED+ features: Auto saves to Google Drive and Google Classroom Standard Performance Tracker Standards-Based Gradebook Digital Student Work Portfolio Formative Assessment Portfolio Exit Ticker Analyzer THREE-STEP PROCESS TO TRANSFORM ASSESSMENTS IN YOUR SCHOOL: 1. Assign One-Item Assessments On Any Paper 2. Scan Student Work With Your Phone's Camera 3. View Results In Your Data Dashboard & Google Drive For more information visit https://www.solvedconsulting.com/graded.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GRADED+ Student Work Scanner at 5.0 against Kinvo by Kinvolved's 2.7. GRADED+ Student Work Scanner also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 34%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). Kinvo by Kinvolved's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (40 vs 7). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
GRADED+ Student Work Scanner 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 67% of GRADED+ Student Work Scanner's.
Kinvo by Kinvolved ships an update every 2 months, GRADED+ Student Work Scanner every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kinvo by Kinvolved | GRADED+ Student Work Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (40 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.5% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PowerSchool Group LLC | Solved Education Consultancy, LLC |
Customer experience
Kinvo by Kinvolved
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In-app purchases
Kinvo by Kinvolved
No in-app purchases
GRADED+ Student Work Scanner
No in-app purchases
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