GradingPal vs SimpleGradebook

GradingPal is a web tool for teachers assessing student work with rubrics. It generates scores and individualized feedback, and its classroom analytics can surface patterns in student strengths and gaps for instructional planning. It supports essays, worksheets, quizzes, exams, problem sets, presentations, art, and oral or video assignments, including supported handwritten math and science work. Teachers can inspect assessment evidence, adjust scores and comments, choose what students receive, and set feedback style, language, and detail. The tool supports Common Core, NGSS, TEKS, AP, IB, and teacher-defined criteria. Google Classroom can import classes, assignments, rubrics, and supported submissions, then receive approved comments with or without grades; Canvas and Schoology are available on school plans. The Free plan allows 50 submissions monthly. Lite is $14 a month billed annually, with 250 submissions monthly; Pro is $26 a month billed annually, with unlimited submissions and analytics. Student work is not used to train AI models, according to GradingPal.

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.