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Deck.Toys vs H5P
Both stand on interactive lesson makers. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb
Deck.Toys combines lesson building, activities, student responses, and progress reporting in one classroom platform. Its Free plan has classroom and deck limits, while Pro expands those limits and data retention.
Visit Deck.Toys Free plan Open source APISelf-hostedWeb
H5P offers interactive content creation through free self-hosted software and an H5P.com service with LTI integrations. The self-hosted plugin has notable platform and support requirements, while trial users need to export activities or purchase a plan within the stated period.
Visit H5PThe facts
| Deck.Toys | H5P | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Yes |
| Runs on | Android, iPhone, Web | API, Self-hosted, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | PRO: $8 a month | Pro: $1,560 a year |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | deck.toys | h5p.org |
| On interactive lesson makers | #6 of 31 | #2 of 31 |
Deck.Toys: what it does well
- Build lessons from slides, PDFs, videos, and activities.
- Offers self-paced and multiplayer quiz games.
- Collects student text, drawings, photos, and uploads.
- Tracks progress in real time with classroom reports.
- Free plan allows two classrooms per teacher.
What to know first
- Free plan limits private decks to three.
- Free plan retains classroom data for seven days.
- Guest students may not resume where they left off.
- Pro is $8 a month, billed US$ 96 billed annually.
H5P: what it does well
- Free open-source software is available under an MIT license.
- Content can be viewed or edited in a browser.
- Core plugins support WordPress, Drupal and Moodle.
- H5P.com content can be embedded or shared by direct link.
What to know first
- Self-hosted plugin requires Drupal, WordPress or Moodle.
- Self-hosted plugin does not include content types or support.
- H5P.com trial requires an application and approval.
- Activities become inaccessible unless exported after the post-trial period.
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