MyPortico vs BigBlueButton
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyPortico
This education app supports students from the start of their classes through graduation. It allows for attendance tracking, participation in assessments, progress monitoring, and interaction with instructors and peers in various learning formats.
- Attendance check-in/out
- Participate in assessments
- Track academic progress
- Interact with instructors
- Connect with classmates
- Supports online, in-person, blended learning
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Portico is an education app that will support you from day one of class all the way through graduation. Through the platform, you can check yourself in and out of attendance sessions, participate in assessments, track your progress, and interact with your instructors and classmates. Thousands of students use Portico every day in online, in-person, and blended learning classes. We're excited that you're next!
BigBlueButton
This application provides a comprehensive virtual classroom experience, enabling users to participate in live sessions with features like chat, a shared whiteboard, audio, video, and screen sharing capabilities.
- Virtual classroom access
- Real-time chat
- Interactive whiteboard
- Two-way audio
- Camera sharing
- Screen sharing
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The BigBlueButton app lets you join virtual classrooms and enjoy a full-featured experience, including chat, whiteboard, two-way audio, camera, and screen sharing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyPortico at 93% against BigBlueButton's 14%. MyPortico also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.4) and ratings volume (11K vs 13). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MyPortico holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyPortico has 11K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of MyPortico's written reviews are positive against 14% of BigBlueButton's.
MyPortico ships an update fortnightly, BigBlueButton every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyPortico | BigBlueButton |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (11K ratings) — better | 1.4 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CourseKey, Inc. | BigBlueButton |
Customer experience
MyPortico
BigBlueButton
Bugs and requests
MyPortico
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistent check-out notifications
- Login issues for some users
Requested features
3 requests- Alarm/reminder feature
- Improved location tracking accuracy
- More flexible check-in/out policies
BigBlueButton
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyPortico
No in-app purchases
BigBlueButton
No in-app purchases
Questions
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