# Explain Everything Basics — Whiteboard, record & present

> Digital whiteboard for creating and recording educational video lessons locally. (iPhone/iPad app by Promethean Ltd..)

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- Developer: [Promethean Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/997777811)
- Category: Education, Productivity
- Price: $39.99
- Rating: 4.65/5 from 5,990 App Store ratings · 51 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 232 MB
- Languages: Arabic, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish and 5 more
- Released: 2011-08-19
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/explain-everything-basics/id431493086/reviews.md

## What is Explain Everything Basics?

PLEASE NOTE

Explain Everything Basics is an iPad- and iPhone-only version of Explain Everything where creations are saved locally on the device. It DOES NOT include: online collaboration with voice chat, cloud-based video rendering, online video hosting, dedicated cloud storage, and group management.


Explain Everything Basics was designed for schools with iOS-only deployments. It is also intended for those who may need to exclusively purchase it via Apple's Volume Purchase Program (VPP), those with internet access challenges, or both.


The other app on the App Store, Explain Everything Whiteboard, is the complete whiteboard platform with online features. It includes all the elements of Explain Everything Basics plus: online collaboration with voice chat, cloud-based video rendering, online video hosting, dedicated cloud storage, LMS integrations and group management.


To try Explain Everything Whiteboard for free, please search for it on the App Store or use this link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/explain-everything-whiteboard/id1020339980?ls=1


Learn about the differences between the two versions in the short video: 
https://youtu.be/iPkVmliDMFk


Explain Everything Basics is featured by Apple on the Teaching Tools site: https://www.apple.com/education/teaching-tools/ and has easy integration with Apple Schoolwork.


Digital whiteboard for education. Create and digitize materials for live presentations or remote learning. Draw and add media to record videos for teaching in the classroom or online.
Replace your physical whiteboard with an infinite digital canvas you can use anywhere. Mix drawing and handwriting with imported documents and multimedia for better learner engagement. Bring static slides to life – record your teaching content! Never lose your teaching materials again. Save your time and save paper. Choose the Explain Everything interactive whiteboard app for education.


Use the Explain Everything Whiteboard app to:
• Digitize, create, store, and share your teaching materials.
• Draw, write, sketchnote, visualize, Scribble with Apple Pencil, explain, show live in the classroom or online.
• Record and edit whiteboard video lessons for effective blended learning.
• Share your whiteboard screen through conferencing tools when teaching online.
• Securely manage student access, data, and privacy.


This digital whiteboard for teachers is a powerhouse of features and integrations: 
• Import and Export content through integrations with iCloud, Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Evernote.
• Use images, documents, video and audio files, and projects in many formats, like: .png, .gif, .jpg, .pdf, .doc, .pages, .xls, .ppt, .iwb, .mp4, .mov, .mp3, .wav, .m4a, .xpl, .ipt and many more.
• Enrich your materials with images and GIFs, Sticky Notes, Clipart, 3D Models, Shapes, Equations, text boxes, different backgrounds and patterns, pen and pencil drawings, highlights and more.
• Scan documents and easily edit, save and share them.
• Capture everything that happens on the screen with the easy animation recording. Split, trim, cut, delete, compact, smooth out movement, and see the result immediately. Use Center Stage to include yourself with dynamic video capturing.
• Share your materials as images, PDFs, MP4s or editable projects.


CREATE AND DIGITIZE YOUR TEACHING MATERIALS
• Save and share your whiteboard lessons with students.
• Organize your teaching content and use it on any device.
• Create a rich lesson library that you don’t need to carry in a bag.


RECORD VIDEOS TO INSTRUCT, ENGAGE AND EXPLAIN
• Capture every action performed on the canvas.
• Use the Camera Frame for more control over parts that get recorded.
• 3 different recording modes to edit and enrich your recordings.
• Use the recordings to support your blended learning, give feedback and explain. 
• Invite students to use whiteboard videos to share their thinking.

## Key features

- Infinite digital canvas
- Draw, write, and import media
- Record and edit video lessons
- Digitize and share teaching materials
- Local content saving

## What do users think of Explain Everything Basics?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Works well for remote/online teaching
- 👍 Useful for creating instructional videos
- 👍 Great whiteboard and presentation tool
- 👍 Allows for easy recording and sharing of lessons

**Cons**

- 🐛 Recent updates have caused issues and crashes
- 🐛 Recording and playback features can be buggy
- 🔧 Layout and formatting changes have made it worse
- 🔧 Mute button placement can cause accidental muting

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Files freezing or crashing on opening
- Scrolling through search results causes crashes
- Recording stops when adding new pages
- Text input issues with letters disappearing

**Most requested features**

- Improve shape recognition and drawing tools
- Add support for math equation recognition
- Provide more customization options for the interface
- Improve integration with cloud storage platforms

## Recent user reviews (10 of 51)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/explain-everything-basics/id431493086/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Works well, but updates make it worse

*2023-04-07*

This was a game changer during the pandemic!  I used this program every day for 4 chemistry classes in a row.  Each lecture was live and recorded, then uploaded as a video and pdf for my students.  I loved it!!!  Then, changes in the layout and object formatting tools made it so much worse!  I wish I could reverse the changes and just go back to what worked well, without the updates.

**Developer response:** We are sorry to hear that! Could you please contact support@explaineverything.com and share your experience with us? We'd like to understand how we can improve our app and we would also be more than happy to help to solve any problem you are experiencing!

### 5/5 — Super useful way to quickly relay complex ideas.

*2022-04-26, version 6.7.7*

Love this app. Pen and object usage on the timeline take a minute to get used to but what a great tool for presenting ideas.

### 5/5 — life Safer

*2022-02-19, version 6.7.2*

Explain allows me to lecture on my pdfs like other programs.  Hi ever, Explain Everything is better.  Infinite page size and easy to send videos to tiyrube for students to see later

### 5/5 — Fantastic

*2022-01-30, version 6.7.0*

Use the app often to create instructional video for my online courses. Highly recommended.

### 5/5 — I hope my review help someone

*2021-11-24, version 6.6.5*

I’m medical teacher I spent months making endless files I love this app 
In the last updates some of or most of files freezes of opening ie the app crashes when I open the files 

I tried to make file as template and then open template and go with it sometime it’s good way 

Other way that worked with me is to … 
Open the files that working and close them then open the zombie files that freezes on opening ❤️

### 1/5 — Horrible. I hate this app

*2021-09-11, version 6.5.5*

If I could get my money back I would. It doesn’t accept typing. I’m sitting here typing letters and they vaporize in front of my eyes.  The text moves on the screen and zooms for no apparent reason.  I now hold the stylus vertically with my hand writing in the most awkward non-natural way ever.  This makes my hand-writing horrible.  Use Educreations instead. It’s with ten times the price of this crap.

### 5/5 — This is what I need

*2021-06-23, version 6.4.9*

I have been looking for an app that I can draw, take notes, record, and good camera angle on the screen. And this app is a game changer for me and my works. Now, I can use it to teach and record my teaching. Thank you for you and the amazing app!

### 4/5 — Great stuff, one problem

*2021-04-14, version 6.4.4*

I teach Elementary. I love whiteboard apps and this one is pretty awesome. Requires some basic editing skills. However I haven’t figured out how to keep a recording of me going when I add a new page. Other apps allow you to keep recording when you add a slide or scroll over. This one seems to stop recording. I want to keep recording video but be able to clean the background without physically erasing every equation. Is there something I am missing? I’m using the offline version if that makes a difference

**Developer response:** Hi! For us to better understand the problem, could you please contact support@explaineverything.com and provide us with more information?

### 5/5 — Navigation button won’t stay out of the way

*2021-04-12, version 6.4.3*

My only complaint was taken care of with a reply from the developer. EE has saved me over the last year of teaching during COVID. I have made nearly 400 videos instructing my students.

### 5/5 — Account

*2021-03-21, version 6.4.1*

It’ll be better if we can add a cloud of any platform or create a account to save our notes with that email or cloud

## Frequently asked questions about Explain Everything Basics

### What is Explain Everything Basics?

Explain Everything Basics is a digital whiteboard application designed for educational purposes. It allows teachers to create and record lessons by drawing, writing, and importing various media onto an infinite canvas. All created content is saved locally on the user's device.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include an infinite digital canvas for drawing and writing, the ability to import images, documents, and other media, and the capability to record and edit video lessons. It also facilitates digitizing and sharing teaching materials, with all content saved locally.

### How much does Explain Everything Basics cost?

Based on the provided information, this application is a paid app. It is intended for purchase, particularly through Apple's Volume Purchase Program for schools.

### What devices is Explain Everything Basics compatible with?

This specific version of the app, Explain Everything Basics, is designed exclusively for iPads and iPhones. It is an iOS-only application.

### What are the main use cases for this app?

The primary use cases are for educators to create and digitize teaching materials, record video lessons for live presentations or remote learning, and to replace physical whiteboards with a digital, interactive canvas. It is particularly useful for blended learning environments.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 7.3.3 — 2023-03-09

• Add images from Google Image Search
Choose from images and photos published on the web with Safe Search enabled. You can now find Google Image Search in the Add Media menu.

• Get work done fast with keyboard shortcuts
We’ve updated, reworked, and added new shortcuts to make keyboard fans' work easier. Check out the list in the ○○○ More menu.

• We also got rid of some minor pesky bugs and issues.

### 7.3.2 — 2023-02-27

• Add images from Google Image Search
Choose from images and photos published on the web with Safe Search enabled. You can now find Google Image Search in the Add Media menu.

• Get work done fast with keyboard shortcuts
We’ve updated, reworked, and added new shortcuts to make keyboard fans' work easier. Check out the list in the ○○○ More menu.

• We also got rid of some minor pesky bugs and issues.

### 7.3.1 — 2023-01-23

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

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