What is Marksy?
Marksy grades IA, EE, TOK, and other IB drafts. It also offers oral practice, source checking, online textbooks, and simulations.
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Do you want to know wether Marksy or RevisionDojo is best for IB? This page provides a through comparison of both tools.
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Marksy grades IA, EE, TOK, and other IB drafts. It also offers oral practice, source checking, online textbooks, and simulations.
RevisionDojo offers IB question practice, exam preparation, study resources, and coursework tools.
| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
IB oriented ?IB-specific tools need less setup than a blank chat box. | Strong?Made specifically for grading and improving IB work. | Strong?Strong IB-first positioning across the homepage. |
Affordable ?Shows what users actually pay, including per-review and billed-total caveats. | Strong?$0 entry with 5 full gradings/month, then paid student plans from $14.99/month. | ×No?Public premium pricing is high at about $198/month for full access, so it is not affordable for most students. |
Has free tier ?Students can start immediately without procurement or upfront payment. | Strong?5 complete gradings monthly on free access. | ×No?Has free tier but very limited. |
Transparent pricing ?Lower uncertainty at evaluation time. | Strong?Public monthly pricing with free, student, and teacher tiers. | ×No?Prices fluctuate a lot, and is in constant discount despite being advertised as time limited. |
| Coursework grading | ||
IA / EE / TOK grading support ?Made for IAs, Extended Essays, TOK, and other IB coursework. | Strong?Grades IA, EE, and TOK drafts. | Strong?Paid plans advertise IA, EE, and TOK grading. |
Marks by criterion ?Criterion-by-criterion marks and feedback, not generic advice. | Strong?Shows estimated marks and feedback for each assessment criterion. | ~Partial?Structured feedback is available but limited to paid tiers. |
AI detection ?Integrity checks are native, not a separate purchase. | Strong?20-50 paid-tier AI checks monthly. | Strong?Paid grading plans include AI-detection checks. |
Specific tips ?A clear list shows students what to fix first. | Strong?Pairs comments with a short list of changes to make next. | ×No?The public site does not clearly show a consistent list of specific fixes. |
Quick ?Fast feedback leaves time to edit and check another version. | Strong?Fast feedback leaves time to edit and check another version. | Strong?Core paid flows are positioned around fast turnaround for iterative student feedback. |
Human review ?Human review can help edge cases but usually adds time and cost. | ×No?Uses AI feedback rather than a human examiner review. | ×No?A human grading review is not a main advertised feature. |
Good price for grading drafts ?The cost of checking several drafts matters more than one review. | Strong?Subscription pricing keeps repeated retries cheaper than per-review models. | ×No?Premium plans are expensive if you mainly want to grade drafts. |
| Textbooks and simulations | ||
Online textbooks ?Useful for understanding a topic before working on coursework. | Strong?Includes online textbook chapters as well as draft grading. | Strong?Supports online subject notes and revision resources. |
Hundreds of simulations to learn concepts ?Interactive simulation depth improves understanding before drafting. | Strong?Public simulations hub includes hundreds of IB learning simulations. | ×No?No public simulation library positioned as a core feature. |
Available for free ?Free learning content removes friction for everyday revision. | Strong?Core simulation and revision resources are publicly accessible. | ~Partial?Free content exists, but textbook access is limited. |
| Oral practice | ||
Practice and get feedback ?Oral practice should include structured scoring feedback. | Strong?Built-in oral practice returns feedback after each attempt. | Strong?Paid plans include oral practice with feedback. |
Affordable oral practice ?Predictable oral-practice costs matter when students rehearse frequently. | Strong?Oral practice is included in plan limits, not charged per attempt. | ×No?Oral-practice pricing is not affordable given limited structured support. |
| Questionbank | ||
Practice IB questions ?Question practice is valuable when linked to criterion-aware feedback. | ×No?No first-party questionbank is publicly offered by Marksy. | Strong?Question practice is a core value proposition. |
| Teacher features | ||
Grade assessments in large batches ?Batch grading throughput matters for teacher workloads. | Strong?Bulk grading supports up to 15 submissions at once. | ?Unclear?Bulk submission specifics are not clearly documented on public pages. |
Export grading results in bulk ?Exportable outputs simplify moderation and record-keeping. | Strong?Feedback outputs can be reused and shared for iteration. | ?Unclear?The public site does not clearly explain bulk result exports. |
Try Marksy
It can help with some parts of grading. In this comparison, Marksy leads 11 feature rows and RevisionDojo leads 1. Marksy's clearest strengths are Specific tips, Good price for grading drafts, and Grade assessments in large batches, so it is the better choice for checking several drafts.
RevisionDojo is rated partial for marks and comments by criterion based on its public site, while Marksy is rated strong. Choose Marksy if you want that report without writing a long prompt first.
RevisionDojo does show strengths in Practice IB questions. For marking uploaded work and getting clear, useful feedback each time, Marksy is still the better choice in this comparison.
RevisionDojo is rated partial for structured feedback, while Marksy is rated strong. If criterion-by-criterion breakdown quality is your main requirement, Marksy is generally the better fit.
RevisionDojo is rated no for assessment-grading price value and no for pricing transparency. Pricing: Public premium pricing is high at about $198/month for full access, so it is not affordable for most students. Marksy snapshot: $0 entry with 5 full gradings/month, then paid student plans from $14.99/month. Marksy is rated strong on long-run value because repeated IB draft retries do not require per-review payments.