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Blackboard is #7 in Education Free in Saudi Arabia and charting in 6 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperAnthology Inc.
CategoryEducation
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.6 (445k)
Version11.8.0
Age rating4+
First seen by us
25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026Installs (est.)100M+ worldwide
✏️New icon✏️New icon📦Updated to version 11.8.0📈New best rank in the overall chart: #117📈Entered the top 10🆕First spotted by AppInsider📦Version 11.7.0🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 11 events
- ✏️Blackboard: needs a newer iOSiOS 14.0 → iOS 16.0
- ✏️Blackboard: new icon
→ 
· 4 countries - ✏️Blackboard: new icon → · IT, US
- 📦Blackboard updated to version 11.8.0Features
- Minimum iOS version is now iOS 16. The app now requires iOS 16 or later. Devices running iOS 15 or earlier are no longer supported.
- Updated Blackboard logo. The splash screen and app icon are updated to reflect the new Blackboard company branding.
Bug fixes
- Bottom tab bar while scrolling. The bottom tab bar now renders correctly and no longer flickers while scrolling in Content, Grades, Calendar, Courses, Activity Stream, and Messages.
- Calendar event header buttons. Header buttons on the Add Event and Edit Event sheets are no longer clipped by the sheet's corner, and the close button is correctly aligned with the title.
- Calendar Form content navigation. Form content opened from the Calendar now navigates to the correct content instead of redirecting to the stream webpage.
- Courses search field height. The search field on the Subjects page now returns to its original height after text is cleared.
- Multiple crash fixes. Resolved crashes affecting Grades, Courses filtering and search, file sharing, and web views.… more - 📈Blackboard new best rank in the overall chart: #117Top Free · All Apps · SA
- 📈Blackboard entered the top 10Top Free · Education · AE
- 📈Blackboard charting in a new countryIndia
- 📈Blackboard entered the top 10Top Free · Education · SA
- 🆕Blackboard first spotted by AppInsider#38 in Top Free · Education · Canada
- 📦Blackboard version 11.7.0Bug fixes :
- Calendar translations. Calendar now displays days of the week, months, event times, and time formats according to language and locale settings. The "Event" menu string is now translated across all locales, and the "Repeat Event" label no longer truncates in Polish.
- Discussions in Original courses. Discussion threads now load correctly in Original courses.
- Save button in Add Office Hours. Users can no longer submit the Add Office Hours form without filling in the required data.
- RTL layout in Calendar Add/Edit Event screen. UI elements, fields, and icons now align correctly in RTL layouts to match LTR behavior.
- Date Picker on iPad Add Event screen. The Date Picker now presents smoothly without UI juggling on iPad.
- Alternate Domain error viewing course content. Users can now access course Documents without being redirected to the Alternate Domain with an error.… more - 🆕Blackboard released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.6 ★
445k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#7
Education FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
475
▼ -14% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Blackboard on the App Store
App details
App ID
950424861
Publisher
Anthology Inc.
On the store since
Jan 2015
11 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.0+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
30
AR BG CA CS DA NL EN FI FR DE HE GA …
Size
180 MB
Also listed in
Productivity
App privacy Measured
Blackboard’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 2 linked to your identity and 4 collected anonymously.
Used to track you
0
Linked to you
2
Not linked to you
4
Linked to your identity
CContact InfoUUser Content
Not linked to you
UUser Content+3 more
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Blackboard downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Blackboard's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | EducationFree | #7 |
 United States | EducationFree | #157 |
 United Kingdom | EducationFree | #66 |
 United Arab Emirates | EducationFree | #49 |
| Canada | EducationFree | #169 |
 Italy | EducationFree | #181 |
Apps near Blackboard on the chart
Education Free, around #7.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.6 ★
445k ratings
Measured
Ratings
445k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
475
▼ -14% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
6.5
US App Store
Lifetime rating
4.5★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
1.7★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
77/100
top 1% of Education apps
New ratings by country (6)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 201 | 42% | ▼ -24% |
| Saudi Arabia | 192 | 40% | steady |
| United Kingdom | 55 | 11% | ▼ -25% |
| Canada | 14 | 3% | ▲ +19% |
| United Arab Emirates | 8.5 | 2% | steady |
| Italy | 4.8 | 1% | ▼ -9% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Blackboard
From the 90 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users report severe instability, including frequent crashes, login failures, and inability to load course content. The recent app update is widely criticized for introducing bugs and a disliked new icon without improving core functionality.
Mostly negative (12% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and its design. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and login and account problems.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Never heard of Blackboard for college but now that I’m involved, it makes learning online so much easier”
- Design: “the white screen is straining my eyes and I would like for there to be a dark mode feature”
- Features & content: “the white screen is straining my eyes and I would like for there to be a dark mode feature”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Doesnt work on mobile at all”
- Login & account: “However, with the new update, I can no longer log in”
- Design: “Please rethink the UI, and test the app”
- Features & content: “Notes feature crashes app or doesn't work at all to save”
About Blackboard
Download the Blackboard App and stay seamlessly connected with your courses and elevate your learning experience. Whether you're a student or an instructor, this app integrates with your institution’s Blackboard platform to bring you essential tools and real-time updates on the go.
For Students:
- Stay Informed: Instantly view updates and changes to your courses.
- Real-Time Alerts: Receive notifications for due-dates, announcements, and more.
- Manage Coursework: Easily complete and submit assignments, take tests, and track your progress.
- Check Grades: Access grades for courses, assignments, and tests with just a few taps.
- Plus More: Explore additional features tailored to enhance your educational journey.
For Instructors:
- Efficient Course Management: Upload and organize course materials and assessments effortlessly.
- Timely Notifications: Set up custom alerts such as when submissions are ready for grading, messages from students, and more.
- Streamlined Grading: Grade assignments and provide feedback from your phone or tablet.
- Engage Students: Send course announcements, create and manage discussion threads, and interact with student comments.
- And Beyond: Utilize more tools designed to support your teaching and engagement.
Please Note: The Blackboard App functions in conjunction with your institution’s Blackboard server. Access and features may vary based on your institution's settings and software updates.
By using this app, you agree to our terms and privacy information - https://www.anthology.com/trust-center/terms-of-use
For Students:
- Stay Informed: Instantly view updates and changes to your courses.
- Real-Time Alerts: Receive notifications for due-dates, announcements, and more.
- Manage Coursework: Easily complete and submit assignments, take tests, and track your progress.
- Check Grades: Access grades for courses, assignments, and tests with just a few taps.
- Plus More: Explore additional features tailored to enhance your educational journey.
For Instructors:
- Efficient Course Management: Upload and organize course materials and assessments effortlessly.
- Timely Notifications: Set up custom alerts such as when submissions are ready for grading, messages from students, and more.
- Streamlined Grading: Grade assignments and provide feedback from your phone or tablet.
- Engage Students: Send course announcements, create and manage discussion threads, and interact with student comments.
- And Beyond: Utilize more tools designed to support your teaching and engagement.
Please Note: The Blackboard App functions in conjunction with your institution’s Blackboard server. Access and features may vary based on your institution's settings and software updates.
By using this app, you agree to our terms and privacy information - https://www.anthology.com/trust-center/terms-of-use
Latest updates
11.8.0
Features
- Minimum iOS version is now iOS 16. The app now requires iOS 16 or later. Devices running iOS 15 or earlier are no longer supported.
- Updated Blackboard logo. The splash screen and app icon are updated to reflect the new Blackboard company branding.
Bug fixes
- Bottom tab bar while scrolling. The bottom tab bar now renders correctly and no longer flickers while scrolling in Content, Grades, Calendar, Courses, Activity Stream, and Messages.
- Calendar event header buttons. Header buttons on the Add Event and Edit Event sheets are no longer clipped by the sheet's corner, and the close button is correctly aligned with the title.
- Calendar Form content navigation. Form content opened from the Calendar now navigates to the correct content instead of redirecting to the stream webpage.
- Courses search field height. The search field on the Subjects page now returns to its original height after text is cleared.
- Multiple crash fixes. Resolved crashes affecting Grades, Courses filtering and search, file sharing, and web views.
11.7.0
Bug fixes :
- Calendar translations. Calendar now displays days of the week, months, event times, and time formats according to language and locale settings. The "Event" menu string is now translated across all locales, and the "Repeat Event" label no longer truncates in Polish.
- Discussions in Original courses. Discussion threads now load correctly in Original courses.
- Save button in Add Office Hours. Users can no longer submit the Add Office Hours form without filling in the required data.
- RTL layout in Calendar Add/Edit Event screen. UI elements, fields, and icons now align correctly in RTL layouts to match LTR behavior.
- Date Picker on iPad Add Event screen. The Date Picker now presents smoothly without UI juggling on iPad.
- Alternate Domain error viewing course content. Users can now access course Documents without being redirected to the Alternate Domain with an error.
Store changes
What Blackboard changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Needs a newer iOS
iOS 14.0 → iOS 16.0