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Discover apps for iPad, iPhone, and Mac that make your daily school routine easier and help your students get creative. Explain concepts clearly, design your own learning materials, and try new things with tools that save time and create “wow” moments. These include affordable alternatives to expensive apps—with no subscription required.
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A printable information sheet with QR code per app: platforms, purchase model, data storage and Privacy Policy at a glance.
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StoryPanels: Comic Maker
- iPhone
- iPad
- Mac*
Turn your photos into your own comic book.
Place photos in comic panels, add speech bubbles, sound words and stickers – then print your comic or save it as a PDF, even as a booklet to fold.
- Creative page layouts
- Speech bubbles and visual effects
- Multi-page PDF export
StoryPanels: Comic Maker Standard & schools
- Works offline
- Yes
- Account
- Not required
- GDPR compliance
- Confirmed (see privacy policy)
More about “GDPR compliance”
- Content storage
- On your device
More about StoryPanels: Comic Maker
Comic Maker turns your photos into a real comic book. Pick a page layout, drop in your photos, add speech bubbles and sound words – and in the end you hold a printed comic in your hands. Made for school projects, family holidays, birthday stories and anything else worth telling.
Pages and layouts
- 25 panel layouts with one to six panels, plus a full-bleed cover with a title you can move, scale and rotate
- A closing page for credits: who wrote it, who took the photos, who designed it
- Paper sizes A3, A4, A5, US Letter, US Comic Book and more, in portrait or landscape
- Adjust panel spacing and border width, add page numbers
- Reorder pages by drag and drop, duplicate or delete them
Photos and drawing
- Take photos with the camera or choose them from your photo library
- Zoom, move and rotate each photo inside its panel, or swap images between panels
- 10 photo effects such as Comic, Halftone, Ink, Retro and Black & white
- Draw right on your photos with pen and eraser – the eraser only removes what you painted, never the photo
Bubbles, words and stickers
- 10 bubble shapes: oval, thought, whisper, shout, burst and more
- Narration boxes and free text in genuine comic fonts
- Sound words like BOOM!, POW!, ZAP! and WHOOSH!
- 12 comic shapes: explosion, lightning, speed lines, sweat drop and more
- About 370 emoji stickers in seven categories
Print, PDF and booklet
- Print directly via AirPrint – after the first time, with a single tap
- Save or share your comic as a multi-page PDF
- Booklet mode: four comic pages per double-sided sheet. Print, fold in the middle – done. Tip: A5 pages give you a booklet from an ordinary A4 printer.
Simple and safe
- Works offline – no internet connection needed
- No data collected, no tracking, no ads. Your projects stay on your device.
- Photos stay in your photo library; projects only store a link to them, so they take up little space
- As many projects as you like, saved automatically
- Undo for every step
- Keyboard shortcuts on iPad with Magic Keyboard
- In English and German – the app follows your device language
Technical details
- iPhone
- iOS 16.0+
- iPad
- iPadOS 16.0+
- Mac
- macOS 13.0+, Apple M1+
- Mac
- Runs as an iPad app on Macs with Apple silicon (M1 or later). Not a separate version verified for macOS.
1x1 Superhero
- iPhone
- iPad
- Mac*
Times tables training with superhero power.
Kids become heroes, train multiplication and division with smart repetition, and play Hero Jump as a reward. Fun for school and home.
- Adaptive practice
- Immediate feedback
- Classroom mode
1x1 Superhero Standard & schools
- Works offline
- Yes
- Account
- Not required
- GDPR compliance
- Confirmed (see privacy policy)
More about “GDPR compliance”
- Content storage
- On your device
More about 1x1 Superhero
Learning the times tables as a superhero mission
1x1 Superhero turns daily practice into a game. Children pick a hero, start a mission and train multiplication and division. Smart repetition makes sure the right facts come up at the right time, and every success is rewarded with trophies and Hero Jump, a fast arcade game. Practice that feels like play.
How a mission works
- Choose your hero, your tables and your goal for the day
- Answer tasks with the big on-screen keypad (on the Mac also with the keyboard)
- After every ten answers a power block is done, and mistakes are shown and corrected on the spot
- As a reward you play a round of Hero Jump with power-ups, shields and four colorful worlds
Division with action
In division missions, three correct answers in a row earn an emoji icon. Find a matching pair and you get a fun movement task or a break prize. Learning for the head and the body.
Training that adapts to every child
- Smart mode mixes new, shaky and nearly mastered facts
- Tables 1 to 12 plus 15, 24 and 25, as multiplication, division or mixed
- Targeted practice for weak spots and for your own mistakes
- Over 60 trophies and gold medals, a permanent trophy album and 20 heroes to choose from
For parents and teachers
- Clear progress for every table and every single fact
- Heatmap, error types, trends and real practice time
- Recommendations for what to practice next
- PDF report and CSV export
- Classroom mode: silent and free of interruptions, games can be switched off
- Several hero profiles on one device
Safe and simple
No account, no ads, no tracking and no purchases. Everything works offline and stays on the device. Links and data functions are protected by a parent gate.
Available for
iPhone, iPad and Mac, in English, German, French and Spanish.
Technical details
- iPhone
- iOS 15.0+
- iPad
- iPadOS 15.0+
- Mac
- macOS 12.0+, Apple M1+
- Mac
- Runs as an iPad app on Macs with Apple silicon (M1 or later). Not a separate version verified for macOS.
QR Library
- iPhone
- iPad
- Mac
The World's Fastest Lending App
Scan the student card, scan the book, done. QR Library fills in title and author from online catalogs, or lends anything with a single photo. Seconds per loan, not minutes.
- Lend in seconds: scan the card, scan the item, done
- Title, author and cover filled in automatically from online catalogs
- No barcode? Snap a photo and lend anything
QR Library Standard
- Works offline
- Yes
- Account
- Not required
- GDPR compliance
- Not confirmed
More about “GDPR compliance”
The operator does not read, store, or analyze any data. Unless the user utilizes cloud storage, the data remains locally on the device. When connecting to online catalogs, the IP address and search query are sent to the providers.
There is no documented confirmation for this app. Offline use or local storage alone is not proof of compliance. This website does not perform its own legal review.
- Content storage
- On your device
More about QR Library
Lending that keeps up with your class
The bell rings, ten students want a book, and you have five minutes. With QR Library that is no problem: scan the student card, scan the book, done. No typing, no lists, no searching through menus.
Everything fills in by itself
Scan the ISBN barcode and QR Library looks up title, author and cover in the catalogs of the German National Library, Google Books and Open Library. Only the ISBN is sent, never names or loans.
No barcode? Just take a photo
Board games, calculators, headphones, hand-made books: snap a picture and the item is on loan. For book covers, text recognition on the device suggests the title for you.
Student cards for every repeat loan
Create a QR card for each student once and print it. From then on every loan takes a single scan. Cards fit snugly on one sheet, so you cut once and you are done.
Made for real classrooms
- Returns with one scan, overdue items highlighted at a glance
- Labels for your books and reminder slips for overdue loans, ready to print
- Self-service mode with teacher PIN: students borrow on their own, everything else stays locked
- iPhone as scanner for your Mac or iPad
- iPhone, iPad and Mac, synced through your own iCloud
Private by design
No account, no server, no tracking. Names and photos stay on your device or in your private iCloud. QR Library does not keep a class list: once a student has returned everything, they disappear from the app automatically.
Try it for free
Lend up to 4 items at the same time for free, with every feature included. When you are convinced, unlock unlimited loans with QR Library Pro, a one-time purchase that works on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Schools & school IT
For schools
Licences for a whole class, distributed centrally: here is what your school IT needs to know – with honest information per app.
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Buy in Apple School Manager
Your school buys app licences in Apple School Manager under “Apps and Books”. Whether an app is available there and at what price is shown in Apple School Manager.
- 2
Assign with your MDM
Licences are assigned to devices or Managed Apple Accounts through your device management (MDM). Unassigned licences can be reassigned.
- 3
Check app capabilities
Licence distribution and special management features (such as Shared iPad or managed configuration) are separate things. We only list such features where they are confirmed for an app.
Apple School Manager User Guide ↗Sign in to Apple School Manager ↗
Apps with an EDU offer
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StoryPanels: Comic MakerOne-time purchase, no in-app purchases
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1x1 SuperheroPaid (purchase on the App Store)
No separate EDU app is confirmed for most apps yet. Upcoming: Explainer Flow Edu – complete from the start, without in-app purchases.
Information for your school IT
Pick an app and get a printable sheet with QR code, platforms, purchase model, data storage and open points.
Ideas for your lessons
Concrete classroom ideas that work with the respective app.
Tell a picture story as a comic
StoryPanels: Comic MakerLearning goal: Learners structure a story into scenes and write concise dialogue.
In small groups, learners photograph four to six scenes of their story. They arrange the photos in panels, add speech bubbles and effects and export the comic as a multi-page PDF to present.
Ursin Tanner
Created by a teacher
I'm Ursin Tanner – teacher, app and web developer, trainer, blogger, educational author, and educational technology specialist. I'm passionate about bringing education and technology together. Combining hands-on classroom experience, creativity, and dedication, I develop intuitive apps that make learning more engaging, enjoyable, and everyday life easier.
Inspired by real experience. Built for real needs. Crafted with care.
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What is an EDU version?
Some apps have a separate school version that is complete from the start and has no in-app purchases – ideal for central licensing via Apple School Manager. What exactly differs is listed for each app.
Can our school buy licences in bulk?
Schools buy licences through Apple School Manager and assign them with their MDM. Volume discounts apply only to apps that participate.
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