Gynzy vs LessonUp

Gynzy is an online whiteboard and digital learning platform for teachers and students. Teachers can build, save, share, and deliver lessons using its whiteboard and lesson library. The Teacher License includes more than 2,000 ready-made lessons, over 100 educational activities, Google Classroom, and Classroom Quiz. Listed classroom tools also include interactive presentations, quiz activities, audience questions, assessment reports, and LMS integration. School License provides access for teachers and students at one school, while District License extends access across district schools; both include an admin portal and priority support. Gynzy works in a browser on an internet-connected device and offers downloads for Windows and macOS, plus Android. Its Glassplate feature overlays Gynzy tools on other websites and applications. Google sign-in, image import from Google Drive, and lesson sharing through Google Classroom are supported. The help center lists supported operating system versions, including Windows 10+, macOS 15+, ChromeOS 143+, iOS/iPadOS 18+, and Android 13+. Pricing is on request, and a 30-day trial is available; there is no free plan.

LessonUp helps educators find, create, and teach interactive lessons in person or online, with reports and insights into student learning. Activities include multiple-choice questions, polls, drag-and-drop tasks, word clouds, hotspots, spinners, fill-in-the-blanks, and sorting. Teachers can import PowerPoint presentations and add interactive elements such as quizzes, mind maps, and open questions. A lesson library includes material from other educators and content partners. AI tools can assist with lessons, quizzes, rubrics, assignments, images, summaries, glossaries, and translations. LessonUp lists integrations with Canvas, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams for Education, and itslearning; school plans also list SURFconext SSO. The Free plan saves lesson results and includes some interactive features. Start costs $7 a month per teacher on a yearly subscription and includes VAT; it allows 10 lessons and 20 AI uses monthly. Pro costs $7.99 a month per teacher on a yearly subscription, includes VAT, and allows unlimited lessons and 50 AI uses monthly. LessonUp is available on web, Android, and iOS.