Kritik360 vs Student Peer Review

Kritik360 is a web-based peer assessment product that helps students give constructive feedback on classmates’ work. Students assess peers anonymously with rubrics and can respond to feedback on their own evaluations. Instructors can upload a syllabus for AI to generate customizable assignments and rubrics, and calibration helps align student grading with an instructor’s baseline. The service integrates with learning management systems through LTI 1.3, supporting single sign-on, roster sync, and grade sync. Listed systems include Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard Ultra, Brightspace by D2L, Coursera, Schoology, Google Classroom, and Microsoft Teams (O365). Kritik advertises instructional designer and onboarding specialist support, plus 24/7 live chat. It says its services are hosted on AWS, data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and storage is in Canada or the United States according to the institution’s location. Educator access is free. Kritik Scholar costs $29, paid once per student per course for one product; the page lists $49 for a two-product bundle. K-12 students get the first term free.

Student Peer Review is a web-based assessment tool that uses peer learning and artificial intelligence to assess students, gauge understanding, and support learning of curricular concepts with less teacher clerical work. Instructors can build essays, videos, graphics, or multiple-choice assessments. AI content generation covers assessments, quizzes, questions, rubrics, passages, and sample answers; the site also describes using ChatGPT to help instructors create assessments. Listed instructor tools include controlling an AI robot, limiting student use of selected AI tools, collaboratively measuring individual results, and locating misunderstood concepts. The stated audiences range from K-12 schools and colleges to trade schools, businesses, corporations, and government organizations. The Free plan is free and covers one course, 50 students, and 10 assessments for six months, with unlimited features and no credit card. AI Subscription costs $3 a month, with 600,000 generated words and no expiration; a separate AI trial is available for 30 days with 10,000 words. Annual plans cost $8 a year and $25 a year.