Best 100 AI apps for Teachers and the Classroom

These apps aim to improve teachers’ efficiency and give them a headstart when it comes to preparing classroom material. Contrary to expectations, MagicSchool AI didn’t claim a clean victory. While MagicSchool led with 29%, EduGPT received 13% of the votes. Curipod, Eduaide, and Almanack shared third place, each getting 7%. 

Now, onto the platforms that seek to replace Instructional Designers by automating the creation of courses. I can’t predict what the future holds but if these apps improve significantly, I will be out of a job. Anyway, without a doubt, CourseAI is the winner here, with 42% of the votes, followed by Coursebox, Lingio, Mindsmith, and Edapp, all receiving 8%. 

Learning a foreign language can be challenging, but with the help of AI, things can become much easier. Duonlingo’s Max takes the crown for the Best Language Learning app with 36%, slightly edging out Twee, which received 33%.

Content is always king. But there are times that we need help to write content. At least I do. Once again, the undisputed winner in this category is ChatGPT, with a staggering 71%. Google Bard claimed second place with 9%, and Copy.ai came third with 5%.

These neat applications can generate visuals based on prompts. Canva’s AI image-generation feature took a commanding lead in this category, securing 33%. Following closely is Midjourney, a premium option, claiming second place with 16%, while Bing Image Generator secured a respectable third place with 11%.

Now, let’s check the image editing software that incorporate AI features. An interesting battle took place here, as it seems that teachers use a variety of different apps to edit their images. Clipdrop was the champion with a solid 20%, whereas Pixecult competed toe-to-toe, receiving 18% of the votes. Finally, remove.bg was placed third with 16%. 

No matter their age, people love animations. Animated Drawings claimed the top spot with 30% when it comes to animating pictures. Scribble diffusion came just behind it with 28%, and Capcut was third with 19%.

Generating videos out of prompts is one of the most exciting things AI has brought to us. This category hosted several powerful tools, but Pictory was the winner, securing 25%, with D-ID coming close with 21%. VyondGO and Deepbrain shared the third place with 14%.

We created a separate category just for talking head videos. The top spot was a tie between D-ID and Synthesia, each getting 31% of the votes. My own personal pick, HeyGen, came in third with a solid 16% share in this category.

There are several occasions when teachers need to make a video. Before AI, this was a time-consuming process. With the introduction of AI, things have become much easier.  Lumen5 emerged as the victor here, receiving 29%. Next came Descript with 23%, and Pictory with 19%.

Every teacher needs good research skills, but a little AI assistance never hurts! ChatPDF took first place with an impressive 39% of the votes for top research tool. Bing Chat followed in second with 21%, while my personal favourite, Humata AI, came in third at 16%. Humata’s lower share is likely because it’s a paid tool, unlike ChatPDF and Bing Chat which are free.

Ensuring quality audio is crucial for videos. Therefore, in this category, we examined the best audio editing options. Adobe Podcast Enhance dominated with 35%. Next came Audiocraft and Cleanvoice, both receiving 10% of the votes, sharing the 2nd place.

Transitioning to the world of converting text to speech. I was surprised to see that Speechify came first with 40%, as I was expecting Elevenlabs to get first place. In any case, the latter received a solid 28%, while Listnr and Synthesis came third, both receiving 11%.