Acadly vs Wayground (formerly Quizizz)

Acadly automates class attendance and provides tools for in-class engagement, including polls, quizzes, word clouds, discussions, and a class backchannel. Instructors can configure the roster, schedule, and attendance rules in advance so sessions run automatically. Acadly says its mesh-network technology verifies physical presence without GPS or QR codes, does not track geolocation, and flags suspicious patterns for instructor review. A native PowerPoint add-in can launch attendance and polls from slides and is described as working on Mac and PC. Institutional deployments support LTI compatibility with Moodle, Brightspace, Blackboard, and Canvas, as well as Zoom and PowerPoint integrations. Basic is listed at $3 a month; its pricing details also show a teacher-pays rate of $3 per course or student-pays rate of $5 per course. Pro is listed at $5 a month, with teacher-pays at $5 per course or student-pays at $10 per course. A First Course Free option covers one course for up to five months, but excludes fraud alerts. Acadly is available on Android, iOS, macOS, and the web.

Wayground, formerly Quizizz, is an AI-supported platform for teaching, practice, and assessment. Teachers can create assessments and quizzes, lessons, passages, flashcards, and interactive videos with 18+ question types. Wayground AI can generate assessments from prompts, documents, webpage links, curricula, YouTube videos, and uploaded images. Teachers can host live sessions or assign work for students to complete asynchronously, with modes such as Paper Mode, Mastery Peak, and Test mode. Differentiation options include extra time, Read Aloud, reduced answer choices, and alternate assessment versions. Listed learning-management integrations include Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, Microsoft Teams, Blackboard, Moodle, Brightspace, and Toddle. Clever and ClassLink are listed for school and district rostering. Wayground supports browser access on Android, iOS/Mac, Windows, and Linux, with Student and Teacher apps on iOS and Android. The free Starter plan stores up to 20 resources and allows up to 100 participants per session; features may vary by region. Individual (Super) costs $18 a month billed annually, includes a 7-day trial, and allows up to 1,000 participants per session.