Comparison

LearnTiles vs. Pear Deck.

Compare LearnTiles with Pear Deck for interactive slides, student response tools, formative assessment, and real-time classroom engagement.

Build, play, review

Try the classroom workflow, not just the feature list.

Build a short Deck, share a class code, and see which Tiles students missed. Then compare that loop with Pear Deck.

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LearnTiles workflowCompared with Pear Deck
Teacher builds

Slide-to-Tile lesson

Turn one prompt into a playable student Tile.

Students join

Class code LT-248

Students respond on their own device.

Which strategy solves 7 x 8?4 need fact fluency
Break apart 7 x 4 + 7 x 4
Count by ones
Subtract 8
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Build prompt
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Launch lesson
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Students play
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Check report
Product fit

See the LearnTiles workflow before the table.

Use this comparison to decide whether LearnTiles or Pear Deck better fits the activity you need to build, share, and review with students.

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Reusable Deck workflow
Build, share, play, review
Live
Build a classroom Deck from your material
Students play with a class code or link
Use reports to spot missed Tiles
Compare that workflow with Pear Deck

What LearnTiles emphasizes

LearnTiles is a standalone activity builder. No slide deck required — start from your own material and build an interactive lesson students can play independently.

  • Build from your own classroom material
  • Share by link, PIN, or class join code
  • Let students play without email accounts
  • Use live results and reports to see what needs review

How Pear Deck differs

Pear Deck is a Google Slides and PowerPoint add-on that turns existing slide decks into interactive lessons where students respond on their own devices.

  • Works inside Google Slides and PowerPoint as an add-on
  • Interactive overlays on existing slide decks
  • 10,000+ free pre-built assessments via Pear Assessment
  • Co-teacher and sub support with shared dashboards (Premium)

LearnTiles features to compare

Canvas DeckPlace prompts, visuals, and answer areas exactly where you need them.See feature Short responseAsk students to explain, write, or show a strategy.See feature Multiple choiceSelf-checking answer choices with instant feedback.See feature Mosaic DeckReveal-style practice that keeps repeated trials moving.See feature
Feature
LearnTiles
Pear Deck
Main format
Interactive lessons made from flexible tiles
Interactive slides added to Google Slides or PowerPoint decks
Free tier
Free plan with full features
Free with limited question types, anonymous-only responses, and no student-paced mode
Creation flow
Build an activity in the studio from your own material
Install the add-on, then add interactive slides to an existing slide deck
Student access
Link, PIN, class join code, anonymous play, or named roster play
Students go to joinpd.com and enter a session code. No Pear Deck account needed
Response types
Multiple choice, matching, sorting, drag-and-drop, fill-in-the-blank, text response
Multiple choice, text, number, drawing, and draggable responses. Drawing and draggable are Premium-only
Reports
Live monitoring, recent sessions, per-student reports, and per-tile results
Free: anonymous aggregate only. Premium: named responses, Reflect and Review, shared teacher dashboard
Best LearnTiles angle
A standalone activity builder that does not require an existing slide deck
Turns your existing Google Slides or PowerPoint into interactive lessons

Teacher takeaway

Pear Deck adds interactivity to your existing slides. LearnTiles is a standalone tool that builds complete interactive activities from scratch.

LearnTiles is not affiliated with Pear Deck.

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