# iClicker Reviews **Vendor:** Macmillan Learning **Category:** [Classroom Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/classroom-management) **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 19 ## About iClicker iClicker is an intuitive and flexible student engagement tool that drives student engagement and understanding. iClicker can be used to take attendance, facilitate active learning, and complete in-class quizzes using either mobile devices or iClicker remotes. Developed by educators from the University of Illinois, it is currently used at more than 1,200 institutions, and has been used by over 5,000 instructors and 10 million students. ## iClicker Reviews ### 1. adaptable and enduring **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Leif N. | Executive Director, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 15, 2024 **What do you like best about iClicker?** Ease of use. Ability to overlay on other applications. **What do you dislike about iClicker?** There aren't many complaints. Sometimes we've had issues with duplicate accounts that could be handled better perhaps. **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** iClicker is a classroom response/engagement tool. They may also evolve into a more general use polling tool. ### 2. Good for interactive meetings **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Poonam S. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 15, 2023 **What do you like best about iClicker?** It's convenient to use, and super easy to get on board with. Earlier I remember I had to physically purchase the clickers, but with an online transition, it's so much better to use. Can easily track the participation and progress of each individual, really helps make learning seminars interactive **What do you dislike about iClicker?** Not a lot- but sometimes the application will glitch. This happens most of the times from participants end as they arent able to enter their answers. I proceed to then manually entering their answers and giving them a score **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** - progress and track participation, presence and understanding without putting in any manual efforts ### 3. Easy and accessible to use from any device **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vee S. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2023 **What do you like best about iClicker?** Very easy to use- especially setting up questions, answering them, and all in-class polls. These allow students to learn from in-class mistakes, as the review is always available. The range of clickers goes beyond the classroom- so students can ask questions from home too. **What do you dislike about iClicker?** The screen takes very long to refresh at times, and I end up losing the point because of this glitch. Moreover, this software is pretty pricey- in comparison to the competition. It does not always feel worth the extra price we pay for minimal features **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** - Remote learning; especially in times of covid - Immediate results allow for a better understanding of mistakes - Can track participation easily without manually counting and cold-calling students- saves energy ### 4. iClicker Review **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Chris B. | Faculty Trainer/Consultant of Learning Technologies, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 17, 2022 **What do you like best about iClicker?** My favorite thing about iClicker is the physical iClicker tools. You can use them to run impromptu polls in locations where mobile devices are inappropriate. (shops etc.) **What do you dislike about iClicker?** In the past there was a challenge to keep users up to date on which version of the software to use. This may be more of a legacy issue though as I believe it self updates for the most part now. It is also harder to justify the expense when there are free polling platforms available and tools such as Slido. **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** Remote poll and question response in locations where cellphone use is inappropriate or unreliable. With the radio frequency clickers you can use them without internet access. ### 5. Does what other software does, for a price **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Seth J. | Senior Lecturer of Biology, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 15, 2022 **What do you like best about iClicker?** Good support from Macmillian. Polling and quizzes work well. Attendance is easy to set up and customize. I use it for daily participation scores in a class of 200+ students. It works fine most of the time. **What do you dislike about iClicker?** If a student has more than one account (for example, if they had registered for another class with a different email) then iClicker will only recognize that previous account and won't allow the student to make a new account that will synch with the learning software. **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am keeping up with participation in a large (200+ students) introductory STEM class at a state flagship university in the United States. I need a system that will integrate with Canvas, our campus's LMS. ### 6. Easy to use via app or computer in addition to remote. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jen D. | Ms. J Davis, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2020 **What do you like best about iClicker?** Ease of use. Just log in and set up quizzes or polls. Then students can use their remote, computer, or smart phone to answer the questions. Teacher's can assign things for students to accomplish prior to class to assess knowledge. Students can review results and learn from questions they get wrong. You can have classrooms within iclicker for each course in order to keep things organized. There is a section for study materials and a place to see grades. The company has a very responsive help desk. They are polite and eager to ensure that their users receive excellent customer service. **What do you dislike about iClicker?** Costly subscription. This product is very expensive. The subscription also expired part way through the year requiring us to purchase an additional subscription. I also disliked how hard and confusing it is to initially set up classrooms. Sometimes this took quite a bit of time and multiple attempts. Sometimes the link that was supposed to set the one needed to set up a classroom space did not work. This resulted in teachers having to put off their planned use if iclicker until they were able to get help from the company. **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** Providing students with Timed quizzes and polls where they can see immediate feedback. It is also useful for attendance when students are attending class virtually. Questions and assignments can be timed or untimed. Problems arise from time to time with system logging students out of iclicker after inactivity and losing the classes they were registered in once they log in later. It is also a common problem to need to replace batteries in remote control. This increased the overall cost of using the system. ### 7. Iclicker Review used during Undergraduate Studies **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 05, 2020 **What do you like best about iClicker?** I love how the iclicker can do so many things! You can press the buttons in the remote and the answers chosen will reflect onto the screen. It’s incredibly fun and useful for students. I love how you can see tour answers love compared to other students. It engages learning and keeps them on their toes. It has been so far the best tool I for undergraduate studies. I also love that the battery life hold very well. There is no need to plug it into an outlet for it to charge, which is very nice. Additional upsides include working alongside peers to answer questions, and improved test scores due to attentiveness to iclicker questions. The iclicker is most helpful when students want to participate but are either too shy to raise their hand. This eliminates awkwardness in a classroom setting. **What do you dislike about iClicker?** I dislike how sometimes if you are not connected to the class number then you cannot participate. Sometimes there are signaling errors so that makes it hard for students to connect and interact. I also dislike how it runs on batteries. There is a battery setting to tell you how low your battery is but it uses up battery life really fast. Also, when you drop the iclicker it has a tendency to break, so the plastic is not very durable. Some students can not afford the cost of another iclicker because of the expense. The least helpful thing about the iclicker is that it cannot save your results into a database as the answers chosen will be forever deleted. The downsides include never being able to see the question asked in class, so students cannot review what they got wrong or what they got right. **Recommendations to others considering iClicker:** I recommend that the iclicker device is chosen over the app on the phone. The app on the phone sometimes shuts down and is not as reliable as the iclicker. Do not drop the iclicker because it can break very easily since the plastic is not very durable Nd seems very cheap. The screen is very small and is not touch generated. Students cannot are questions or answers on the remote but only in the screen projected for the whole class. I also recommend that students pay for the iclicker ahead of time and register because this process may take long. Shipping may take a while for the Iclicker to come. The signal sometimes cannot reach all students so make sure that the signal is placed in an area without obstacles so that it can reach far. Make sure the signal is placed in a high position so it can reach students further in the back of the class. **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am solving communication problems in a classroom setting and realized that the attention from my students have increased. I have also realized that besides students being more attentive, they are more interactive. I have also realized that students’ performances on quizzes and exams have dramatically increased because they have been more attentive in class. I am also solving the problem for students who are shy and afraid to speak up in class. The iclicker promotes inclusiveness and allows for everyone with an iclicker to participate. Students who have never spoken up in class before are receiving participation points for using the iclicker, which has shown to improve their overall grades and performance. ### 8. Way cheaper than buying an actual clicker **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sophia K. | Technician , Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 13, 2020 **What do you like best about iClicker?** Functions the same as a normal clicker (you can even register physical clickers on the site), but instead of paying the $50 for a physical clicker, you can register for about $5 and use a virtual clicker. **What do you dislike about iClicker?** Sometimes the virtual clicker can be a little buggy or slow if too many people are submitting answers to the instructor, but this doesn't happen often. **Recommendations to others considering iClicker:** Look into the virtual option before buying a physical clicker, it will save you money. **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** Very helpful for large lecture classes that still want to keep track of attendance and participation in class without having to specifically call on students. ### 9. I loved using iclicker during my undergrad. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 10, 2020 **What do you like best about iClicker?** I went to an enormous university, and iclicker made it possible for professors to visually gauge their students’ understanding of course material. I used iclicker to participate in class polls, gain attendance points, and answer questions. I loved that iclicker could create visual representations in the form of charts so professors and students could see where they respectively stood. My class size could get substantially large (300+ students), but with iclicker, my professors could still get a sense on the class’s overall progress and make sure that every student’s voice was heard through polls and Q&A sessions. iclicker is so simple and intuitive to use. One doesn’t have to be an expert on technology to figure out how to use iclicker (believe me, some of my professors were pretty old and they used it seamlessly). **What do you dislike about iClicker?** One aspect about iclicker that was irritating was the timer setting. Sometimes professors would forget to adjust the time for iclicker responses so students’ answers could not be registered. I do not think this feature is really necessary. Additionally, I think the software in the remotes can be adjusted to be a little bit more intuitive. Configuring the remotes to connect to the specific response frequency for a given classroom caused issues for me, as well as other students. Some generations of iclicker remotes do not have UIs, so this made it even harder to determine if the remote was properly configured. **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** The number one issue that iclicker helped my university resolve was figuring out how to gauge the overall progress of a class at a particular moment in time when that class has anywhere from 200-600 students in it. Before iclicker, professors only had a sense of students’ progress from their test scores, and by then it was too late to go back and review course material they may have had trouble with. With iclicker, professors can have an idea of where students stand in seconds, and I think it is immensely useful in that regard for both professors and students; professors can adjust their course schedules to accommodate student feedback, and students have the opportunity to showcase their own progress. ### 10. Expensive Technology with limited functionality **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 11, 2020 **What do you like best about iClicker?** The physical devices are small, and quite robust. If the technology is implemented properly, it can provide a smooth experience for the end user. However, in my experience, the technology is often implemented by executives and or higher level instructors who tend to be older and less tech-capable. **What do you dislike about iClicker?** The technology is expensive and updates are less frequent because of the physical component. There are so many competing technologies on the market that are purely software based that offer better support, cheaper introductory prices, and clearer user interfaces for technology-challenged users. **Recommendations to others considering iClicker:** The most important consideration is weighing the actual price of the devices with the amount of data they capture. This is the best ratio to use when comparing this product with competing software-only products. **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** iClicker help to capture data from large audiences in real time. The amount of input options can be helpful in providing more granular feedback. ### 11. Use for Knowledge Check **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Niel F. | Corporate Trainer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 21, 2018 **What do you like best about iClicker?** Easy to setup and use. Fast response time **What do you dislike about iClicker?** Have difficulty with older computers for help **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** Using as knowledge check ### 12. Great for in-person or virtual lessons! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 05, 2020 **What do you like best about iClicker?** I have seen iclicker develop from a physical clicker to a software with a mobile app. This software can be used for attendance, surveys and quizzes. I like that it allows individuals to discretely answer questions and have their opinions heard. The nice thing is, they can instantly see results, which helps with quizzes. Registration is quick and easy. **What do you dislike about iClicker?** The actual iclicker itself is slightly pricey and if a student forgets the clicker, however, they can be reused. Unfortunately, if the student forgets the physical clicker - they cannot participate. **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** This software is helping eliminate paper - especially during the pandemic. I also found that it helps with testing anxiety because it allows the answers to come automatically. ### 13. Iclicker for college use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 29, 2020 **What do you like best about iClicker?** I liked that iclicker provided instant feedback for professors to gauge how their students were learning material they were lecturing on **What do you dislike about iClicker?** I don’t dislike anything about the product. Besides otherwise, in college the price was in the higher end. **Recommendations to others considering iClicker:** Ask someone you know how they use it. I tried reading the manual and didn’t understand until I was in person and another student explained quickly how to use it. **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** Professors could get immediate feedback on learning. Count for attendance and participation. Especially for big lecture halls, it’s difficult for one teacher to guess how 300 students are doing. ### 14. Great product **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** David C. | David, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 04, 2020 **What do you like best about iClicker?** On the spot learning, engagement with others, real time answers. **What do you dislike about iClicker?** I dislike that you have to sign up for this and make an account. **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helps engage whole class on answering questions. Benefits are that you realize what topics are weak. ### 15. Excellent Resource for Whole Class Participation **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 06, 2020 **What do you like best about iClicker?** It allows me to quickly take formative assessments throughout class while also providing a quick way for attendance to be reported. **What do you dislike about iClicker?** It would be nice to see more options for displaying results (I.e. various graphs and charts). **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** I’ve solved the problem of knowing how to assess with a large class - this helps me get a decent idea of where everyone is at. ### 16. Excellent support and a tight LMS integration **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 15, 2019 **What do you like best about iClicker?** The product is very easy to use and flexible and contains a lot of nice integration points with our LMS. The support for the product was excellent and the range of settings offered was very nice in accommodating our needs. **What do you dislike about iClicker?** The integration is LTI instead of building block which takes a little bit more setup. We had a few hiccups but it was related to our testing on our staging instance and once we engaged support we were able to get everything sorted out and up and running. **Recommendations to others considering iClicker:** Make sure this is compatible with your LMS prior to using, however it works with at least Blackboard and Moodle. **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** Classroom surveys were a need for us and prior to using iClicker we needed to have students purchase individual clicker devices. After purchasing we can now have our students use their cellphones which saves them money and makes the whole process easier. ### 17. Great way to encourage class participation **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 30, 2019 **What do you like best about iClicker?** What I like best is how you can immediately see the distribution of the responses. A plot appears on the screen that shows how many people chose each response. It is best utilized in the academic setting, as a way to keep students engaged. It can also be used in the business setting, if a presenter wanted to keep the crowd engaged. However, for uses other than academic, I would probably use the cellphone based version, or another online polling service, to avoid having to purchase the physical iclickers. **What do you dislike about iClicker?** Iclicker isn't always the best method for quiz administration because some students may not be able to answer the question as quickly as other students, and you have to go through the questions one-by-one so professors tend to rush through the questions, not giving all students enough time to think about the question. Iclicker, the program itself is great, but can be used improperly. **Recommendations to others considering iClicker:** It is best utilized to encourage class participation. I don't recommend it for graded assessments, unless the administrator allows adequate time for all students to answer the questions. **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** great in an academic setting. There are around 160 people in each of my classes, so this can be used to encourage class participation, because students often do not want to raise their hands to answer questions out loud, when there are that many students in the lecture hall. ### 18. Great for real-time surveys **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Andrea L. | Copy editor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 13, 2018 **What do you like best about iClicker?** The data is immediate. iClickers are great for interactive presentations or in a classroom setting. I've also used them in training situations for live-response quiz questions to gauge the level of understanding and thought that was very helpful. **What do you dislike about iClicker?** The registration process can be a bit of a pain in the butt, but not a deterrent really. Not sure if they can be pre-registered for users if being used in a business setting. I have not used the app so comment on what that is like. **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** Better awareness during presentations as people feel more engaged with the content. During training for immediate feedback on awareness. ### 19. Great way to gauge class participation **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 25, 2019 **What do you like best about iClicker?** I love iClicker because it is so easy to use in class. You can use it for attendance, see where everyone is at on a particular subject, or to make sure people are paying attention. **What do you dislike about iClicker?** I don’t like that it’s kind of difficult to figure out how to link the actual clicker to your account and register multiple classes to one account. I also don’t like that each class has a different frequency so you have to remember which class has which frequency **What problems is iClicker solving and how is that benefiting you?** In big classes, we are able to take attendance, vote on how many questions should be on the test, or earn participation points for answering questions correctly. - [View iClicker pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/iclicker/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-13+11%3A25%3A47+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=1d7beac0-d7b7-49da-819d-ab347cfb2066&secure%5Btoken%5D=6e17cca17c51a852cedec58ad55524efa2f7a4fd94817c6d8331ca783980eee4&format=llm_user) ## iClicker Features **Platform Features** - Remote Computer Monitoring - Website & Application Blocking - Teacher/Student Screensharing - Interactive Quizzes - Presentation Building - Instant Messaging - Student Assignment Distribution - Student Assignment Collection - Progress Reporting - Shared Content Libraries ## Top iClicker Alternatives - [Echo360](https://www.g2.com/products/echo360/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (446 reviews) - [Dyknow Classroom](https://www.g2.com/products/dyknow-classroom/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (500 reviews) - [ClassDojo](https://www.g2.com/products/classdojo/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (354 reviews)