Smart questions to ask before trusting any grading tool.

Nope. Private Mode lets you upload supported files or paste responses without authorizing an LMS. Optional connections are a separate choice, and the Feedback Queue will always work without one.

The current integration plan includes Canvas, Blackboard, D2L Brightspace, Moodle, Google Classroom, Schoology, Sakai, and Microsoft Teams Assignments. Support will roll out platform by platform after security and compatibility testing.

Yes. Shortcut Mode saves the exact school portal you already use. It opens that page like a bookmark. Automatic course and submission imports are not live, and I would rather say that plainly than dress up a link as an integration.

No. Feedback and scores remain drafts. Private Mode requires you to copy the approved comment yourself. Future Connected Mode will require an explicit instructor action before feedback or a score is returned.

The beta accepts PDF, DOCX, TXT, RTF, Markdown, and basic HTML files. You can also paste a response that a student typed directly inside an LMS.

Yes. A batch can contain different supported file types plus pasted responses. Gradecade places them into one numbered Feedback Queue.

No. It suggests a score and drafts feedback. You still read the work, apply the rubric, correct anything that is off, and submit the final grade.

The feedback engine uses the assignment, rubric, selected voice, and recent feedback openings to reduce repeated praise and sentence patterns across a batch. The instructor can edit everything.

No. Gradecade can support written work in communications, education, history, social science, business, general education, and other courses with meaningful grading criteria.

Yes. The phone layout gives the submission and feedback their own clear tabs, plus one large button to copy your feedback and keep moving.

Because professors teach by semesters, not software company billing cycles. The $39 founding pass covers your first five month semester. The planned renewal price is $59 per semester, while the monthly option can be paused or canceled.

No. The 25-paper trial has no countdown and does not require a card. Payment will not begin unless paid beta access is clearly presented and accepted.

After you grade 15 papers, share honest beta feedback and Gradecade will add 10 paper credits. The bonus is the same whether your feedback is glowing, critical, or somewhere in the middle. A public review is appreciated but never required.

One paper credit covers one submission up to 5,000 words. A submission from 5,001 to 10,000 words uses two credits. This keeps the pricing fair for instructors grading both short responses and longer essays.

Yes. Add on packs for active paid plans are planned at 25 papers for $2.99, 100 for $8.99, or 250 for $17.99. Credits do not expire while the paid plan is active.

Gradecade does not currently make a blanket compliance claim. Institutions and instructors have different obligations. Private Mode uses anonymous labels and checks for common identifying information, but instructors must still follow their institution’s policies.