Gradebox vs Madrasatey

Gradebox digitizes physical student assignments and provides feedback for teachers. Teachers can scan work with a mobile device; Quick Scan OCR reads student names and matches submissions to its internal gradebook. AI analyzes student work and drafts instructional feedback, while teachers review and approve recommended grades. Teachers can also grade by hand or digitally, or scan work that has already been graded. For unnamed assignments, Gradebox can suggest likely students by comparing the roster with earlier submissions for teacher review. The current app supports CSV grade exports; API integrations with popular systems are planned, and home submissions are still in development. Gradebox is intended for teachers and school administrators, with parent and guardian access to student work and feedback. Its terms say Student Data is not sold or used for targeted advertising or behavioral profiling, and is not used to train or improve AI models by default. The free plan costs nothing and covers one classroom and 120 single-page assignment submissions or grades per month. Pro costs $11.99 a month, with an annual commitment and cancellation before renewal.

Madrasatey is a school management platform for madaris, maktabs and Islamic schools, with tools for attendance, fees, assessments and parent communication. It lists 17 institution types, including Quran academies and hifz classes, and supports English, Urdu and Arabic with right-to-left text. Teachers can record attendance and send automatic alerts for absences or lateness. Parents can receive results, report cards, fee reminders and meeting invitations through WhatsApp; an installable parent app also provides push updates about attendance, results and fees. School analytics can be examined by class, teacher and subject, with slipping sections flagged automatically. Users can make or import MCQ quizzes, which are auto-graded and display live results. The fees module combines siblings on a family invoice and includes records, receipts, discounts and a defaulters list. Other tools handle bulk certificate creation and verification, and tracking student progress through imported YouTube playlists. Role-based access and an audit log cover changes to grades, fees and records. Madrasatey offers a free plan for Madaris and Maktabs at free, with no per-parent charges. It runs on Android and the web.