About Nearpod
Nearpod: Interactive Lessons That Engage Every Student Nearpod helps K–12 teachers create engaging, student-centered learning experiences that drive participation and deepen understanding. Whether you're teaching math, science, ELA, or any other subject, Nearpod gives you the tools to bring your lessons to life. Use interactive features like polls, quizzes, and virtual reality to spark curiosity and keep students involved. Monitor progress with real-time formative assessments and adjust instruction based on instant feedback. With flexible teaching modes, you can lead live lessons or assign student-paced activities that fit your classroom flow. Why Teachers Love Nearpod: Interactive slides, videos, and activities that promote active learning Real-time insights to support data-informed instruction Seamless integration with Google Slides, YouTube, and your LMS Access to 22,000+ standards-aligned lessons and resources Tools for differentiation and student voice Nearpod works with the platforms you already use and adapts to your teaching style. Whether you're enhancing your curriculum or building lessons from scratch, Nearpod helps you deliver instruction that sticks. How Nearpod works: 1. Learning experiences are created by teachers from scratch, uploading slides, with AI (on tablet or web), or selected from a catalogue of over 22,000 experiences found in the Nearpod Library. 2. Students join synchronous learning experiences led by their teachers or learn at their own pace. 3. Students actively engage in interactive media, formative assessments, and activities such as videos, quizzes, polls, 3D objects, virtual reality, drawing tools, and more. 4. Teachers receive immediate insights into student learning, allowing them to provide feedback, correct misconceptions, and adjust instruction. 5. Students are introduced to content through dynamic multimedia that includes VR Field trips, 3D objects, PhET simulations, BBC videos and more. To make your technology integration as seamless as possible, Nearpod has partnered with: Apple Google Microsoft Canvas Schoology Brightspace by D2L Blackboard Moodle Clever ClassLink What teachers are saying: "Nearpod provides me and my teachers with an excellent tool for engaging students. Activities and the different functions offer opportunities for differentiation and collection of assessment data. Nearpod is a game changer for teachers and students." - Matthew M., Assistant Principal "Nearpod gives teachers a wonderful superpower. It allows us to see the answer every students would give to every question we ask in class and allows students to feel more comfortable taking risks with their learning and growth." - Ann K., Instructional Coach Nearpod consistently gets me 90-100% engagement by keeping students active in their learning while helping build a stronger learning environment. - Amanda D., High school teacher SUBSCRIBING IN-APP: - Subscribe to Nearpod Gold Edition annually ($159.99). You will be charged in your local currency at the prevailing exchange rate as defined by the App Store. - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. - Privacy policy: nearpod.com/privacy-policy - Terms of use: nearpod.com/terms-conditions - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Download Nearpod now and sign up for a FREE account or log in to start experiencing the magic of Nearpod!
Nearpod details
Nearpod is a free Education app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, developed by Nearpod. It is rated 3.1 out of 5 from 1,888 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 15.0 or later and is 27 MB to download. It was first released on May 9, 2012 and last updated on June 17, 2026.
- Category
- Education
- Rating
- 3.1 / 5 (1,888 ratings)
- Price
- Free
- Current version
- 14.1.3
- Size
- 27 MB
- Requires
- iOS 15.0 or later
- Compatibility
- iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
- Languages
- English
- Age rating
- 4+
- Released
- May 9, 2012
- Last updated
- June 17, 2026
- Developer
- Nearpod
Ratings breakdown
What’s new in Nearpod
Minor bug fixes.
Version 14.1.3 · Updated June 17, 2026
Nearpod app privacy
The developer, Nearpod, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Usage Data: Other Usage Data
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data
- User Content: Photos or Videos, Audio Data
Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Other Usage Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: Analytics
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearpod | 3.1 / 5 (1,888 ratings) | Free | June 17, 2026 |
| Edpuzzle | 1.5 / 5 (179) | Free | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Wayground | 4.8 / 5 (41,869) | Free | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Bluebook Exams | 1.4 / 5 (1,036) | Free | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Socrative Student | 2.3 / 5 (631) | Free | May 29, 2026 |
| LockDown Browser | 1.2 / 5 (3,934) | Free | Sep 9, 2026 |
| TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers) | 2.5 / 5 (525) | Free | Sep 8, 2026 |