GradingPal vs Smart Teacher
GradingPal
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| Figure | GradingPal | Smart Teacher |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $14/mo | £2.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 5 |
| Spec score · Gradebook Software | 8.1 (#12) | 8.5 (#4) |
| AI data use | GradingPal states that student work is not used to train AI models. | The privacy policy says relevant teaching data is sent to Google Gemini to generate requested content and is not used by Google to train AI models. |
| Headquarters | Beverly Hills, California, United States | The Google Play developer listing gives Bright Class Ltd's address as 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom. |
| Integrations | Google Classroom is available, while Canvas and Schoology are available on a school plan. | The privacy policy names Google Gemini for AI, Google sign-in and Firebase services, Google Cloud hosting, Stripe payments, and Resend transactional email. |
| Purpose | GradingPal assesses student work against rubrics, generates scores and individualized feedback, and provides classroom insights for teachers. | Smart Teacher combines a class register, gradebook, timetable, planning, and reports in one app for teachers. |
| Support | The Free plan includes help center access, Lite includes email support, and Pro includes priority support and training. | Help guides are short getting-started instructions and the company says email questions are usually answered the same day. |
Plans
GradingPal
- FreeFree
- Lite$14 a month
- Pro$26 a month
- School & DistrictPriced on request
Smart Teacher
- FreeFree
- Pro (monthly)£3.99 a month
- Pro monthly£3.99 a month
- Pro (annual)£29.99 a year
- Pro annual£29.99 a year
In their own words
GradingPal
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.
Smart Teacher
Smart Teacher brings a class register, gradebook, timetable, planning, and reports into one app for individual teachers. The register records present, late, or absent marks and can track attendance patterns. Its gradebook supports class-specific categories, weightings, and grading scales. For planning, AI can turn a sentence about what a teacher teaches into a scheme of units and lessons. It can also draft pupil report comments from attendance and marks, which teachers review and edit before use. Free and Pro plans include exports to PDF, Word, and Excel. Smart Teacher runs on the web and Android. The maker says teaching data is stored on Google Cloud Platform and stays in the EU. For requested AI content, relevant teaching data is sent to Google Gemini; the privacy policy says Google does not use it to train AI models. Free includes three classes, three schemes, 10 AI credits a month, and 100 MB. Pro is £3.99 a month or £29.99 a year. After the 30-day Pro trial, accounts move to Free and items beyond its limits pause.