Delightex Edu (formerly CoSpaces Edu)

Delightex Edu (formerly CoSpaces Edu) is a classroom platform for making 3D projects, coding animations, and exploring in virtual and augmented reality. It is best suited to teachers building lessons around student creation and classroom oversight. Basic is a limited entry point; Pro adds the broader creative toolkit on a one-year license.

Overview

Teachers can create assignments, manage classes, and monitor student work in real time, while students create projects. That makes Delightex Edu a stronger fit for structured classroom work than for someone seeking only a standalone 3D or AR app.

Delightex says Edu complies with GDPR, COPPA, FERPA, and Ed Law 2D. It describes SSL transmission, AES-256-GCM encryption at rest, salted and hashed passwords using PBKDF2, and yearly security audits. Its support team moderates user-generated content and removes material it considers inconsistent with its educational standards and safety guidelines.

Key features

Creation and coding

Students can build 3D creations, animate them with code, add AI, and explore in VR and AR. Pro includes a 3D objects library, AI features, all CoBlocks or scripting languages, and a built-in physics engine. Those additions suit classes that want more room for coding and creative work; Basic's basic CoBlocks are a narrower starting point.

Classroom workflows and access

Teachers can manage classes and assignments and monitor student work in real time. Students can sign in with Clever, Apple, Google, Microsoft, or NAVER, and teachers can share projects to Microsoft Teams. The combination is useful for guided lessons, though the online Pro purchase limit of 400 total seats per plan may constrain larger deployments.

Educator and student guides, video tutorials, a free online teacher course, lesson plans, a community forum, and FAQs provide support for introducing the platform into lessons.

Pricing

Delightex Edu is freemium, with paid plans from $50/yr and a 14-day trial. The trial gives teachers Pro features and the MERGE Cube add-on for 25 seats.

• Basic: free. It allows up to 29 students, 2 projects, 1 class, 1 assignment, 10 external files, and basic CoBlocks. That is enough to explore a small classroom workflow, but the project and class caps make it restrictive for ongoing or multi-class use.
• Pro first seat (Admin): $50 a year. The first seat is labeled a one-time payment per license plan and includes all Pro features and one admin seat; the final price depends on seats and add-ons.
• Pro additional seat: $7 a year for each teacher or student seat. Pro licenses last one year, so schools should plan around annual licensing rather than a month-to-month commitment.
• MERGE Cube add-on first seat: $5 a year, as an add-on for a Pro license plan; each additional seat is $0.50 a year.

Online Pro purchases are capped at 400 total seats per plan. Schools needing more than that cannot complete the purchase online under that cap.

Platforms

Delightex Edu is available on web, iOS, and Android. Its web app runs in an up-to-date desktop or laptop browser, including Google Chromebooks, without a download or installation. The iOS app runs on iOS 8 and higher, and the Android app on Android 8 and higher. AR mode is markerless, and wearable support is available.

Who it's for

Delightex Edu fits teachers who want students to make and code 3D work within a managed classroom, particularly when lessons include VR or AR. The free plan offers a way to begin with up to 29 students, but its one-class and two-project limits make it a poor fit for sustained work across several classes. Pro is the more suitable choice when classes need its full creation tools, subject to the annual license and seat cap.

Pros and cons

• Pro combines a broad creation toolkit: AI, scripting options, a 3D objects library, and a physics engine extend the work beyond Basic's basic CoBlocks.
• Classroom tools are built in: Teachers can manage classes and assignments and monitor student work in real time.
• Basic is tightly capped: One class, one assignment, and two projects limit how far a school can take the free plan.
• Pro requires annual planning: Licenses last one year, and online purchases stop at 400 total seats per plan.

Alternatives

For a broader set of augmented-reality learning options, browse Augmented Reality Learning Apps.

• JigSpace is worth considering if its free tier's 3 active Jigs, 3 steps, 100MB team storage, and 2 user seats fit better than Delightex's classroom-oriented project and class limits.
• TrainAR is the alternative to consider when open-source software with MIT-licensed commercial and non-commercial use is the priority.
• Augmented Classroom may suit someone seeking a single-user, mobile-only demo, while Delightex adds classroom management and web access.
• Merge EDU is another freemium classroom-oriented option; compare its Classroom plan, which includes EDU and Creator suites, student seats, and classroom management, with Delightex's stated Pro tools and Basic caps.
• Quiver is a fit for trying AR coloring with 10 free sheets rather than building classroom 3D projects.
• Assemblr EDU offers a free plan with 400 3D objects, 30 MB storage per account, unlimited QR markers, and 25 custom graphic AR markers, making it an option when those free-plan resources are the priority.
• Halo AR is a freemium alternative for readers comparing AR software, with a free BASIC plan and a $99 a year PRO plan.
• Narrator AR is another free AR app option.

Verdict

Choose Delightex Edu if you want students to create and code 3D work alongside teacher-led classroom management, and can work within Pro's annual license and 400-seat online purchase cap. Its main advantage is the combination of creative tools and classroom workflows; look elsewhere if you need a less constrained free plan or a larger online seat purchase.