Comparison

Explain Everything Whiteboard vs Erickson+

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Explain Everything Whiteboard

This interactive whiteboard app allows users to create notes, drawings, and record video lessons. It supports real-time collaboration, PDF annotation, and offers various tools to enrich content, making it ideal for education and presentations.

Highlights
  • Infinite canvas for notes and drawings
  • Record and edit whiteboard video lessons
  • Real-time collaboration
  • PDF annotation
  • Import images, GIFs, 3D models, and more
  • Interactive engagement apps (Polling, Timer, Spinner)
Features
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The iPad App Store Trend of the Year 2020 award-winning interactive whiteboard and note taking app for iPad. With over 25 million downloads across the globe, Explain Everything helps teachers and students with every day learning. Explain Everything Advanced, Promethean's award-winning cloud-based plan, is one of the most dynamic, easy-to-use, and powerful lesson creation and delivery tools on the market today. Explain Everything is an interactive whiteboard, built to create notes and make drawings, explain concepts and share boards anywhere. Make notes and draw together on the infinite canvas. Use sticky notes, work with imported documents, and annotate PDFs. Easily record whiteboard videos and share the entire process of explaining a lesson. Use real-time collaboration to stay on the same page with your students or team. Our customers love using Explain Everything to: • Record and edit whiteboard video lessons, then share them automatically with your preferred cloud drive! • Capture ideas, create interactive presentations, and use PDF annotation for teaching purposes. • Use engagement apps such as Polling, Timer, and Spinner to promote student participation and deep focus. • Draw, write, sketchnote, visualize, and scribble using Apple Pencil then easily present materials both in-classroom or online. • Enrich your materials with images and GIFs, Sticky Notes, Clipart, 3D Models, Shapes, Web Browser, Equations, hyperlinks, text boxes and notes grid. • Digitize and store materials in one place thanks to the Explain Everything Drive cloud; available from any device, anywhere. • Collaborate with students by hosting group assignments in the classroom and in the cloud. • Broadcast through SharePlay or popular conferencing tools, including Zoom or Microsoft Teams. New Activities within Advanced Plan We’re coming with new activities to enhance your lessons and create some fun throughout your classroom. Launch and play activities right from your whiteboard canvas. Crossword – Add a list of words, provide image or text clues, and Explain Everything will generate a crossword for you. Memory game – Turn a set of images into a randomized memory pair-finding game. Matching game – Build a matching game from a collection of images, shapes, and text. Promethean Engagement Apps We’ve enhanced our Explain Everything Advanced plan with other new features, including Promethean’s ever-popular Spinner, Timer, and Polling apps; all to improve your teaching experience in the classroom. Polling – ask questions and receive responses from students instantly. Timer – use clock and stopwatch to measure time and improve executive functioning skills. Spinner – randomly select items from the built-in templates or your own lists to add excitement to any class. If you enjoy using Explain Everything please leave us a review! https://explaineverything.com/terms-of-use/

About

Erickson+

Connect with fellow coaches, find practice partners, and access exclusive learning materials. This platform offers a dedicated space for alumni to grow their coaching skills and network globally.

Highlights
  • Solution-focused networking
  • Practice opportunity matching
  • Coaching group connections
  • Exclusive learning resources
  • Live event access
  • Alumni updates
Features
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The Erickson+ app is a dedicated networking, practice, learning and development platform for alumni of Erickson Coaching International. Whether you are a fresh graduate or a seasoned coach, Erickson+ provides a space designed with you and your fellow graduates’ needs in mind. For every step of your coaching journey (wherever it may take you), Erickson+ is full of Erickson opportunities, services and resources to help you reach the next level of success as a coach: A SOLUTION-FOCUSED NETWORK Connect and network with thousands of fellow Erickson coaches from around the world in a safe, privacy-minded, solution-focused community. PRACTICE OPPORTUNITIES With over 45,000 Erickson graduates from over 135 counties, Erickson graduates work and coach in virtually every industry and area of specialty! With dedicated practice opportunities built-into the app, you can now easily find a coaching-buddy from around the world in your specific timezone, language and area of interest. COACHING GROUPS Connect with members of the network in small groups, based on location, topic, special interest or simply reconnect with members of your course cohort. Discover new Erickson courses in your local area and language, and share the knowledge with members of your community. COACHING RESOURCES & DEMOS Instantly access special alumni resources to support the next step of your coaching journey with video tutorials, important download and business resources, With just a simple click, rediscover The Art & Science of Coaching course content, with all new course videos and manuals, bonus material and coaching demos to help you stay informed and inspired on your coaching journey. SPECIAL LIVE EVENTS Attend special alumni-only talks, community meet-ups and advanced coach training webinars, designed to support deeper coaching skill and mastery, with unique applications to your specific specialty or niche. ALUMNI UPDATES Receive ongoing news and information from Erickson Coaching International regarding new alumni programs, resources and professional opportunities, as well as key ICF and industry information. * App access is available to certified graduates of ‘The Art & Science of Coaching’ solution-focused coach training program. To gain access, please contact alumni@erickson.edu * PRICING INFORMATION The app requires a subscription to access the premium content. This is $59.99CAD/month and $599.99CAD/year. For terms and conditions, please see here: https://erickson.disciplemedia.com/onboarding_documents

Screenshots

Explain Everything Whiteboard4 screens
Erickson+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Explain Everything Whiteboard at free with in-app purchases against Erickson+'s subscription. Explain Everything Whiteboard also leads on ratings volume (8.8K vs 8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Erickson+'s advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Explain Everything Whiteboard sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Erickson+ sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $29.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Erickson+ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Explain Everything Whiteboard has 8.8K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Explain Everything Whiteboard ships an update every 2 weeks, Erickson+ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Explain Everything Whiteboard versus Erickson+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplain Everything WhiteboardErickson+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8.8K ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.8K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size312 MB74 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPromethean Ltd.B.C. NLP Neuro-Linguistic Programming Institute, Inc

Customer experience

Explain Everything Whiteboard

All ratings8,841 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews371 reviews
Positive48.2%
Neutral12.7%
Negative39.1%

Erickson+

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Explain Everything Whiteboard

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to select desired controls
  • Recordings cutting off audio
  • Projects not saving properly
  • Restricted account limits

Requested features

6 requests
  • Toggle option for consistent line width
  • Improved pen and drawing tools
  • Better undo/redo functionality
  • Ability to move audio clips
  • Animated GIF support
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  • Customizable font size

Erickson+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Explain Everything Whiteboard

Subscriptions10
  • Individual Monthly Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • [LEGACY] Individual Monthly$12.991 Month
  • [LEGACY] EDU Group, Monthly$12.991 Month
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  • [LEGACY] Individual Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • [LEGACY] Solo Teacher Plan7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Advanced Plan7 Days trial$69.001 Year
  • Individual Annual Plan1 Year trial$89.991 Year
  • Individual Annual Plan7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • [LEGACY] Individual Annual2 variants$129.991 Year
  • [LEGACY] EDU Group, Annual$129.991 Year
6 purchases

Erickson+

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$29.001 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$299.001 Year
One-time4
  • Preparing for Excellence$59.00
  • Coach Marketing 101$70.00
  • Preparing for Excellence$99.99
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  • Coach Marketing 101$129.99

Questions

Is Explain Everything Whiteboard free?
Explain Everything Whiteboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Erickson+ free?
Erickson+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Explain Everything Whiteboard or Erickson+?
Erickson+ is rated higher. Explain Everything Whiteboard averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8.8K ratings, while Erickson+ averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Explain Everything Whiteboard or Erickson+ have ads?
Neither Explain Everything Whiteboard nor Erickson+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Explain Everything Whiteboard or Erickson+?
Explain Everything Whiteboard ships an update every 2 weeks, and Erickson+ every 6 weeks. Most recently, Explain Everything Whiteboard was updated on September 27, 2026 and Erickson+ on June 1, 2026.

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