IXL Math vs Nearpod

IXL Math is an online and mobile math learning service covering pre-K through Calculus, with thousands of interactive skills. It recommends practice for each learner and adjusts practice to the learner’s level. The service includes video tutorials, interactive lessons, real-time feedback and awards. IXL Analytics provides real-time data about usage, trouble spots and student performance, and skills align with the Common Core State Standards and state standards. Without an account, users can practice ten free questions in each subject per day; IXL also offers a free 30-day classroom trial. Family memberships include one-child options at $9.95 a month or $79 a year, each with unlimited access to school levels, interactive exercises and real-time statistics. A classroom license costs $369 a year, with 25 students in the purchase summary and up to 100 student accounts. Integrations include Canvas, Schoology and Brightspace, with single sign-on and roster matching, plus a Google Classroom add-on. Apps are available for Android and iOS, as well as the web.

Nearpod helps educators create and deliver interactive lessons, with options for live participation, student-paced work or front-of-class teaching. Teachers can build lessons from scratch or import PowerPoints, Google Slides, PDFs, videos and YouTube videos, then add formative assessments and media activities such as Draw It, Polls, Drag & Drop, VR Field Trips and PhET simulations. Its library contains more than 22,000 customizable, standards-aligned lessons, videos and activities, including K–12 content. Teachers can review real-time feedback and post-session reports to assess student understanding and work. AI Create can generate interactive lessons, activities and multiple-choice questions; the plan details list the question generator with Gold and AI Create with school and district plans. Nearpod works on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows and the web, and lessons can be embedded in an LMS through a link. Integrations include Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Clever, ClassLink and LTI 1.3 platforms such as Canvas, Schoology and Blackboard. Silver is free; Gold costs $159 a year and Platinum $397 a year. School and district pricing is by quote.