LessonUp vs LodeStar
LessonUp
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| Figure | LessonUp | LodeStar |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $7/mo | $12.42/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 10 | 5 |
| Spec score · Interactive Lesson Makers | 8.8 (#7) | 7.8 (#18) |
| AI tools | AI tools can help create lessons, quizzes, rubrics, assignments, images, summaries, glossaries, and translations. | The maker says LodeStar can turn source documents into structured learning content and generate narration and animated characters with AI. |
| Headquarters | The Hague, Netherlands | Stillwater, Minnesota, USA |
| Purpose | LessonUp lets educators find, create, and teach interactive lessons in person or online, with insights into student learning. | LodeStar is desktop eLearning authoring software for educators and instructional designers to create interactive courses, branching scenarios, case studies, and accessible learning activities. |
Plans
LessonUp
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Start$7 a month
- School$7.50 a month
- School Basic$7.50 a month
- Pro$7.99 a month
- Start$9 a month
- School Complete$9.58 a month
- Pro$10.99 a month
- School Plus$12.92 a month
LodeStar
- Single Educator License - Annual Subscription License$149 a year
- Individual Training Seat$249, paid once
- Single Educator License - Perpetual License$249, paid once
- Single Government/Not-For-Profit License - Perpetual License$549, paid once
- Single Corporate License - Perpetual License$649, paid once
In their own words
LessonUp
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.
LodeStar
LodeStar has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.