Acadly vs Top Hat
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Acadly vs Top Hat Comparison
Link | Acadly | Top Hat |
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| Last update | Mar. 9th 2022 10:38:23 AM | Mar. 9th 2022 10:38:23 AM |
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| Corporate Website | acadly.com | tophat.com |
| Voting technology | Web based/ App | Web Based/App |
| PEDAGOGICAL FEATURES RATING | 5.0/5 1 rating | 4.3/5 8 ratings |
| -- Asynchronous Content Access | Yes Students and professors can engage with, and view the results of all activities outside and after the classroom as well. | Yes Files in Classroom Module |
| ADMINISTRATIVE FEATURES RATING | 5.0/5 1 rating | 4.2/5 5 ratings |
| -- Presentation Tool | Yes Survey results available on all student devices instantly. No Powerpoint plugin - data can be exported to CSV files. | Yes Can present through PowerPoint using the Top Hat widget |
| -- Advanced Question Types | Yes Multiple choice, True-False, Word Clouds, Poll or Survey options, shuffle options to personalize experience, hard/soft deadline behaviour. | Yes 6 question types: Multiple Choice, Word Answer + Word Cloud, Sorting, Numeric, Click on Target, Matching |
| -- Student to Student Interaction | Yes Discussions and student-led Q&A, including voting, anonymous querying and comment reactions. | Yes Discussion Tool, Anonymous Discussions |
| -- Accessibility Features | Yes Screen-reading and keyboard navigation. VPAT available. | Yes ADA readers |
| STUDENT FEATURES RATING | no rating | 4.3/5 4 ratings |
| -- Integration with LMS | Yes LMS integration available in the premium (paid) version. Free version supports CSV exports. | Yes Direct integrations available for leading LMS. Sync rosters and export grades instantly to LMS. |
| -- Multiple Device Compatibility | Yes Available on Android App, iOS App, Desktop Website and Mobile Website. | Yes SMS option for basic cell phones, smart phones, tablets, computers |
| -- Campus Wide Funding-Option | Yes Available. Pay per active user model. | Yes $30K-50K for17000 FTE |
| -- Vendor Faculty Support | Yes In-built support with 24-hour turnaround time for all users, training videos, webinars and one-on-one demos. | Yes Extensive Online Doc's, and Question Form |
| -- Vendor Student Support | Yes In-built support with 24-hour turnaround time for all users. | Yes Extensive Online Doc's, and Question Form |
| -- Game Interaction | Yes Leaderboard available to faculty. It is their discretion to share it with students. | Yes Tournament with leaderboard |
| -- FERPA Compliant | Yes Yes | Yes |
| -- Feedback to Teacher | Yes Several ways to reach out to the professor, including discussions and Q&A. | Yes Instant Feedback to teacher, everything is saved in the Gradebook, can compare sessions or questions |
| -- Text/SMS Response | No | Yes Yes - offline mode and SMS option |
| -- Student Performance Analytics | Yes Students can access their performance statistics. Professors can export results any time. | Yes Gradebook with student performance - Students and professors have access to their own accounts |
| Student License Cost | Free for individual classrooms. Pricing plans for university-wide use with LMS integration. | $24 for 4 months, $36 for 12 months, or $72 for 5 yrs. |
| Comments | Includes one-tap attendance that discovers students in the professor's proximity at the tap of a button. | Integration of PowerPoint, questions, pages, discussions, and quizzes. Really easy to use. Provides one-on-one training for professors. |
| Automatic attendance | Yes Mesh network based one-tap attendance. | Yes |
User reviews and comments
Easy to set up and use.
Expensive! Difficult to change slides on the fly.
great tool!
Most functionality fluid software on the market, available on tablets as well.
Very strong, comprehensive platform. I run my entire class off Top Hat!
Superior functionality and ease of use!