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Canvas by Instructure

Your learning, anywhere. Sta

About this app

<p>Your learning, anywhere.<br />
Stay connected to your courses with the official Canvas app for learners. Whether you’re in class, commuting, or offline, Canvas helps you stay organized and engaged.</p>
<p>Note for instructors: For teaching and grading features, use the Canvas Teacher app.</p>
<p>What you can do<br />
• Organize: View grades, track assignments, homework, and schoolwork; get reminders, push notifications and add customizable widgets for quick access<br />
• Engage: Send messages, join class discussions and collaborate with classmates in real time<br />
• Learn: Submit assignments, PDFs, docs, and media files for teachers to annotate in SpeedGrader, take quizzes, and watch videos on the go<br />
• Offline: Download full courses and keep studying even without internet<br />
• Integration & inclusivity: Use integrated classroom tools (LTIs), enjoy dark mode, and rely on built-in accessibility for everyone (VPAT 2.2 compliant)<br />
• Lifelong learning: Support for continuous learning, career-focused skill based learning programs, and AI-powered learning experience via Career experience</p>
<p>Trusted by over 40 million learners worldwide.</p>

What stands out

View grades, track assignments, and receive push notifications for deadlines.
Submit assignments and media files for teacher annotation in SpeedGrader.
Download full courses to study offline without internet access.

Version updates

Version 8.13.0

- Added IgniteAI Study Tools for Tier Next Institutions. - Added support for Notebook. - Added a loading indicator to the Syllabus Summary page. - Added offline sync support for Syllabus content. - Improved file list ordering. - Display assignment unlock date on Assignment List and Assignment Details. - Show an alert in more places when content isn't available offline. - Scanning documents for a file submission now creates a PDF whenever possible, instead of producing images. - Page titles are now displayed above the page content as selectable text. - A newly created announcement now opens as "Announcement Details" instead of "Discussion Details". - Smart Search result titles no longer change to the course color after being opened. - Fixed To-do items not appearing if "Favorite Courses Only" option is turned on, but there are no favorite courses available. - Fixed navigation errors of some custom navigation links. - Fixed a deleted file stayed open instead of returning to the file list. - Fixed the Wi-Fi only sync toggle not animating back on when turned back on after being turned off. - Fixed malformed PPTX files appearing when teachers use Student View. - Fixed editing page not allowed. - Fixed some past courses not appearing on the all courses screen. - Fixed To-do tab showing incorrect badge count. - Fixed some external tools not appearing in the main menu. - Fixed rich text formatting not being rendered for text submissions. - Fixed Smart Search input field disappearing on iPad in landscape. - Fixed unrelated push notification toggles switching when tapping one toggle repeatedly. - Fixed Announcement Widget opening announcements as "Discussion Details". - Fixed PowerPoint, Word and Excel files showing incorrect images. - Fixed QR login tutorial image shrink in landscape mode. - Fixed file renaming not updating the files list properly. - Fixed user screen not loading for groups. - Career – Added support for offline assignment submissions.

10 月 12, 2026 · Apple App Store · iOS · View source

Version 8.12.1

- Fixed navigation issues on iOS 27.

8 月 12, 2026 · Apple App Store · iOS · View source

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★ 4.72.8M ratings
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Reviews

Danisaur2013 ★ 5.0

Erm

I love canvas, it is nice and it helps me get to assignments easily, but there is one problem, it wo…
From iOS · 10 月 18, 2026 · View source
kokichi :3 ★ 1.0

Baka

I HATE SCHOOL SO MUCH THIS IS HORRIBLE I WANT TO THROW ALL OF MY DEVICES OFF OF A CLIFF OR THROW IT …
From iOS · 10 月 17, 2026 · View source
Zolee04 ★ 5.0

Assignment Issues

Some assignments don’t clear off when I mark them as done once I submitted them. And they fail to ma…
From iOS · 10 月 17, 2026 · View source
Mr. Humans ★ 5.0

Good

Updates faster than skyward
From iOS · 10 月 15, 2026 · View source
God_dragon6442 ★ 2.0

Unable to find school.

I am unable to log in because I cannot find my high school. It would be helpful if there were more d…
From iOS · 10 月 15, 2026 · View source
arjungrg ★ 5.0

Awesome

I continue my classes and manage my assignments.
From iOS · 10 月 15, 2026 · View source
rbutlerrph ★ 1.0

Horrible

Not user friendly nor helpful to monitor your child’s performance.
From iOS · 10 月 14, 2026 · View source
Issie0000000 ★ 1.0

Canvas to do list & grading structure

Canvas still has me with notifications on my to do list even though I’m already done with my class w…
From iOS · 10 月 14, 2026 · View source
GIBI :D ★ 1.0

:(

I couldn’t even find my school
From iOS · 10 月 10, 2026 · View source
DuranieMan ★ 1.0

Schoology was better

Dollar store version of schoology. It sucks and it makes no sense.
From iOS · 10 月 10, 2026 · View source

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