Gradebox vs SimpleGradebook

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.

SimpleGradebook is an online gradebook for teachers, students, parents, and administrators, available on Android, iOS, and the web. Teachers can create classes, provide assignment feedback, use rubrics and BC Ministry performance scales, and support student self-assessment and individualized programs. They can copy assignments, export gradebooks to Excel, print report cards, and generate missing-task reports. Parents and students can see grades, missing tasks, teacher feedback, and weekly report cards; Pro adds attendance views, messaging, and assignment uploads. Pro also includes attendance, parent notifications, referrals, observations, attachments, and printable class rosters. Administrators and counsellors can manage multiple schools and review at-risk reports and student watch lists. The free plan is free. School Pro is $3, paid once, and Single Teacher Pro is $40, paid once. User data is stored and processed on servers in Canada; the privacy policy describes encryption and account safeguards. The terms say the service is not a replacement for official school records or institutional systems.