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Evalezy vs Smart Paper
| Evalezy | Smart Paper | |
|---|---|---|
| Made for | schools, coaching institutes, UPSC/PSC programmes, colleges, exam bodies, edtech platforms (API) | teachers and state school systems (paper worksheets and assessments) |
| Entry price | ₹1 / page ($0.01 outside India); failed and unreadable copies free | On request |
| Reads handwriting | Yes. Reads scanned or phone-photographed handwritten copies (PDF) | Yes. App "immediately converts student handwriting to digital text" from a photo |
| AI marks written answers | Yes. Marks every answer against a marking scheme per question | Yes. Gives "suggested scores based on your rubrics"; analyses handwritten essays and responses with AI assistance |
| Maths working | Yes. Reads maths working; unsure equation lines get a second read by an equation reader. Diagrams judged by labels only | Yes. AI "recognizes mathematical notation and can identify common misconceptions"; equations, diagrams, step-by-step work |
| Rubric / marking scheme | Yes. AI-drafted or teacher-written criteria per question that add up to the marks; model answers | Yes. Suggested scores are based on the teacher's rubrics |
| Partial marks + reasons | Yes. Half-mark steps with a written reason per question and criteria breakdown | Partly. MIT Solve listing (third-party): LLMs grade and give feedback per item; partial-mark reasons not described on vendor site |
| Typed answers | Yes. Grades typed long answers (essays, letters, emails) from online tests | Not documented. Paper-first product; typed answer grading not described |
| Indian languages | No. English answers only; Hindi/regional copies fail with language_not_supported (not charged) | Not documented. No language list on vendor site; MIT Solve listing does not specify languages |
| Bulk scan upload | Yes. Up to 200 PDFs per upload in the dashboard; API uploads up to 100 PDFs per call | Not documented. Workflow shown as photographing sheets in the app; MIT Solve (third-party) cites an engine handling up to 25,000 scans/min |
| Identifies the student | Yes. Reads name, roll number and class from the top of page 1 and matches to the class list; never guesses | Not documented. Teachers print Smart Paper worksheets from the app; how a sheet is matched to a student is not described |
| Annotated copy back | Yes. Returns the student's own copy checked in a handwriting-style red pen with marks and notes | Not documented. Searchable archive of student work described; marked-up copy not described |
| Teacher review | Yes. AI marks are drafts; teacher reviews, overrides and releases (dashboard) or finalizes (API) | Not documented. Scores are described as 'suggested'; an explicit review/override step is not documented |
| Paper import | Yes. Upload the question paper and it is read into questions with marks (dashboard) | Not documented. Worksheets are created in the app, not imported from an existing paper |
| Public API | Yes. Evaluation API v1 live since 2 Oct 2026, docs at docs.evalezy.com | Not documented. No API mentioned |
| Integrity checks | No. No plagiarism or AI-writing detection on answers today | Not documented. Not mentioned |
Smart Paper's side is read from its public pages in October 2026 (2026-10-22) for our evaluation landscape research; "not documented" means we could not find it described, not that it is impossible. Evalezy's side is scored the same way from its own pages. Spot something out of date? Send us a source and we will correct it.
Sources:Smart Paper: homepageSmart Paper: partial marks feedbackfull research
Choose Smart Paper when
- You run a state or district programme of printed worksheets and assessments made in the app
- You want quick suggested scores on worksheets, including maths notation and misconceptions
Choose Evalezy when
- Students write exams on ordinary answer sheets or notebooks, not a printed template
- You want copies matched to students by the name and roll number they wrote
- Teachers must review and release marks, and students get their own copy back marked up
- You want a published per-page price
The difference in one line
Smart Paper starts from a worksheet printed in its app. Evalezy starts from whatever the student wrote on: you upload the question paper and the scanned copies, and it does the rest.
| Q | Score | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 0 / 1 | Incorrect |
| Q5 | 0 / 1 | Incorrect |
| Q6 | 0 / 1 | Incorrect |
| Q21 | 1.5 / 2 | Partially correct |
| Q30 | 0.5 / 3 | Partially correct |
A number per question. The student never sees where on the page they went wrong.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need special answer sheets for Evalezy?+
No. Students write on any paper, including spiral notebooks; copies are scanned or photographed and combined into a PDF per student. The name and roll number are read from the top of the first page.
See your own copies checked.
Book a 20-minute demo. Bring a question paper and a few scanned answer sheets, and watch Evalezy check them in red pen.