Blackboard: iPhone vs Android
Blackboard gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
Blackboard by Anthology Inc. is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Rating
4.4 ★
548k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#8
iPhone · 
Education Free
Education FreeMeasured
App Store
App details
App ID
950424861
Publisher
Anthology Inc.
Minimum OS
iOS 14.0+
Content rating
4+
Languages
30
AR BG CA CS DA NL EN FI FR DE HE GA …
Size
180 MB
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.blackboard.android.bbstudent
Publisher
Anthology Inc.
Content rating
Everyone
Blackboard downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 5k+ | 50M+ |
| Google Play | 500+ | 10M+ Measured |
| Total | 5k+ Confidence | 50M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
iPhone: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
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
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.6 ★ | 443k |
| Google Play | 3.4 ★ | 104k 11k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.4 ★ weighted by ratings | 548k |
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
Blackboard iPhone
Blackboard gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
Blackboard is #17 in Education Free in United Kingdom and charting in 6 of 24 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperAnthology Inc.
CategoryEducation
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.6 (443k)
Version11.7.0
Age rating4+
First seen by us
25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026Installs (est.)50M+ worldwide
Rating
4.6 ★
443k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#17
Education FreeMeasured
Blackboard on the App Store
App details
App ID
950424861
Publisher
Anthology Inc.
Minimum OS
iOS 14.0+
Content rating
4+
Languages
30
AR BG CA CS DA NL EN FI FR DE HE GA …
Size
180 MB
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. iPhone 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 24 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | EducationFree | #17 |
| Saudi Arabia | EducationFree | #8 |
 United States | EducationFree | #96 |
| Canada | EducationFree | #92 |
 United Arab Emirates | EducationFree | #37 |
 Italy | EducationFree | #92 |
Apps near Blackboard on the chart
Education Free, around #17.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.6 ★
443k ratings
Measured
Ratings
443k
Measured
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
11.7.0
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.
Blackboard Android
Blackboard gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
Blackboard is #12 in Education Free on Google Play in United Kingdom and charting in 5 of 15 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperAnthology Inc.
CategoryEducation
PriceFree
Released
Installs10M+
Rating★ 3.4 (104k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
3.4 ★
104k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#12
Education FreeMeasured
Blackboard on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.blackboard.android.bbstudent
Publisher
Anthology Inc.
Content rating
Everyone
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
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. 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 on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 15 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | EducationFree | #12 |
| United States | EducationFree | #132 |
| Canada | EducationFree | #109 |
| Saudi Arabia | EducationFree | #71 |
| Italy | EducationFree | #155 |
Apps near Blackboard on the chart
Education Free, around #12.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
3.4 ★
104k ratings
Measured
Ratings
104k
Measured
Written reviews
11k
Measured
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.
What's new in 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.
- Alternate Domain error viewing course content. Users can now access course.Documents without being redirected to the Alternate Domain with an error.
- Month View from Ultra Course. Month View now opens correctly when navigating from an Ultra Course.
- Calendar translations. Calendar now displays days of the week, months, event times, and time formats according to language and locale settings.
- Alternate Domain error viewing course content. Users can now access course.Documents without being redirected to the Alternate Domain with an error.
- Month View from Ultra Course. Month View now opens correctly when navigating from an Ultra Course.