Google Classroom vs. SplashLearn

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Classroom
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
N/A
$0
per month
SplashLearn
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
SplashLearn is a teaching supplement that makes learning fun for K-5 students and teaching hassle-free for teachers by covering over 400 math skills aligned with the curriculum of your choice. Loved by over 33 million children and 440K teachers worldwide and with over 3 billion problems answered, SplashLearn uses its huge library of data points to continuously inform and enhance its adaptive algorithm. That is, every student's math experience on SplashLearn is personalized…
$2.75
per month per user
Pricing
Google ClassroomSplashLearn
Editions & Modules
Education Fundamentals
$0
per license/per month
Google Workspace for Education Standard
$3
per student/per year
Teaching and Learning Upgrade
$4
per license/per month
Google Workspace for Education Plus
$5
per student/per year
Math - up to 3 children
$2.75
per month per user
Reading - up to 3 children
$2.75
per month per user
Math + Reading - up to 3 children
$4.14
per month per user
Math - 1 child
$4.99
per month per user
Reading - 1 child
$4.99
per month per user
Math + Reading - 1 child
$7.49
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google ClassroomSplashLearn
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsEducation Fundamentals Version - 30-day free trial for qualifying institutions.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Google ClassroomSplashLearn
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Google ClassroomSplashLearn
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Google Classroom
7.7
53 Ratings
7% below category average
SplashLearn
-
Ratings
Course authoring7.545 Ratings00 Ratings
Course catalog or library7.536 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal8.234 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning content8.038 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile friendly7.851 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications7.440 Ratings00 Ratings
Assignments8.352 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance management7.329 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration7.640 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics7.637 Ratings00 Ratings
Social learning7.846 Ratings00 Ratings
Gamification6.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning8.57 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Google ClassroomSplashLearn
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(73 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
1.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
3.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
1.9
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
2.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google ClassroomSplashLearn
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
- During the pandemic, the college needs a fast and easy solution to conduct Google Classroom. The integration with Google Accounts and Google Meet allows the university to run and access the Classroom on a large scale. - The teacher wants to conduct some exams in third-party software like Moodle. But we have not found any plugin for this famous open-source learning platform. The exam system in Google Classroom is so poor that it doesn't even fully screen the test when students are writing their exams.
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SplashLearn
Following the pandemic students are made to sit in their computers all day absorbing learning, we as educators have little time to assess what they have learned, and students are often overloaded with information. The SplashLearn is like the moment in class when everyone zooms out of their auto-mode and gets active in class to compete. The students love playing, learning, and checking their skills along the way.
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Pros
Google
  • Student-teacher communication - I love using Classroom for this because my students can always go back and check what was on Classroom by looking through the stream. This way they don't have to go dig through emails to find what they're looking for.
  • Posting to multiple classes - I can post the same announcement or assignment to multiple classes at once without having to repeat the process or send separate emails.
  • Streamlining grading - when students turn work in on Classroom, it all goes to one place and then when I'm grading I can open their documents directly from Classroom or my Drive folder. This way, I'm not looking through emails and Google Doc shared files for their assignment.
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SplashLearn
  • SplashLearn makes the learning process easy and simple to follow in a linear fashion.
  • SplashLearn makes math more interesting than typical textbooks.
  • SplashLearn does a good job at gamifying the learning process.
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Cons
Google
  • Although usually in the discussion with other LMS apps such as Schoology and Canvas, Google Classroom doesn't possess as in-depth of a platform. There is no ability to set individual learning paths, pace student work with completion settings, or embed other apps directly into teacher-created assignments.
  • The assignment creation options are limited. Teachers can only choose from creating an assignment (usually a link with directions), a material (usually a doc/slide/website, etc), a question, and a quiz.
  • With gamification taking on a new lens in education, there really isn't any way to use gamification elements with Google Classroom. There isn't any way to create Individual learning paths, or use badges and micro-credentials within Classroom. Outside programs would have to be used.
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SplashLearn
  • A few additional learning materials could be provided along the games
  • The gaming kept simpler, because sometimes it gets complicated.
  • There sometimes are glitch in showing the grades for students.
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Likelihood to Renew
Google
Testing is particularly important in online learning, and Google Classroom falls far short of other learning management systems in this regard. Security is also a concern: while account control is reasonable for the account used with Google Classroom, the person controlling a particular account is often able to, for example, forward or download proprietary materials.
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SplashLearn
No answers on this topic
Usability
Google
This is only a product I would recommend to a humanities teacher. Math and science teachers cannot use this product the same way that I can as an English teacher. It is great for word process and for reading, but unable to handle the demands of math and science. Therefore, I would highly recommend this product to English or Social Studies teachers, but NOT math or science teachers
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SplashLearn
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Google
We have had very little trouble in accessing Google Classroom. Our issues, if any, have risen from our server and not the Google servers.
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SplashLearn
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Google
Since this platform is provided by Google, the technical support is better than any others, and we are not required to bother about the space constraints for adding the contents. If we have a good uninterrupted internet facility we can access Google Classroom without any delay or lag. They have app support in both Android and iPhone.
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SplashLearn
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Google
It was relatively easy to implement due to the simplicity of the platform. Even our more technology challenged teachers found it easy to get started with Google Classroom.
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SplashLearn
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Google
I haven't tested or evaluated another digital classroom website or application. I feel like Google Classroom is convenient for many reasons such as compatibility to Google docs, slides, etc. I also love the ability to link to YouTube and other sites. I don't know if there would be a site that is easier to maneuver.
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SplashLearn
The free usage of SplashLearn, coupled with the extensive coverage of math topics from kindergarten to grade 5 puts it ahead of competitors.
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Scalability
Google
It is very easy to push out this program across our buildings. Teachers are able to use it without much trouble.
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SplashLearn
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Google
  • Students are able to continue learning in a remote environment
  • Parents have a single, consistent organization structure to make it easy to track assignments and progress for multiple children
  • Much better solution than the quickly assembled Zoom-and-gloom of the previous spring when school abruptly went remote with no planning
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SplashLearn
  • I think SplashLearn has increased the speed at which my children learn mathematics, and thereby has been a positive ROI.
  • I think SplashLearn has improved my kids' desire to learn mathematics and as such has had a positive ROI.
  • I think SplashLearn has been a negative ROI at times because it shifts attention from learning the core aspects of mathematics to playing games. My kids love to play games, but sometimes it doesn't work to play them all the time in order to learn the material.
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