Lightspeed Systems Web Filter vs myViewBoard Companion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightspeed Systems Web Filter
This application provides robust content filtering for schools on mobile devices. It ensures compliance with regulations and offers reporting on web traffic without requiring a proxy server. A license from the developer is necessary for full functionality.
- Content filtering for mobile devices
- CIPA compliance
- Web traffic reporting
- Proxy-free operation
- School-focused filtering
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The Web Filter for iOS by Lightspeed Systems gives schools powerful content filtering on mobile devices wherever they go. Filter web activity, ensure CIPA compliance, and report on web traffic without the need for a proxy. Requires Web Filter license from Lightspeed Systems.
myViewBoard Companion
Enhance your interactive whiteboard experience with remote control and collaboration features. Easily manage presentations, share content, and engage participants through interactive polls and quizzes.
- Remote control of whiteboard software
- Page flipping and screen sharing control
- Interactive collaboration features
- Throw, PopQuiz, and Poll/Quiz functionality
- Secure sign-in and user management
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myViewBoard™ Companion app gives users to easily interact with ViewSonic® myViewBoard™ software. It allows users to sign in and control myViewBoard™ Whiteboard software remotely such as flipping pages, turning on screen sharing functionality ... etc. Also, it allows users to collaborate with myViewBoard™ Whiteboard software through Throw, PopQuiz and Poll/Quiz features. ViewSonic® myViewBoard™ Whiteboard software is an easy-to-use and incredibly secure whiteboarding software designed specifically for interactive displays and whiteboards. Creating a FREE account on myviewboard.com and download myViewBoard™ Whiteboard software. By agreeing to download, install and use this app, the user hereby agrees and consents that the user has read and has agreed to the terms stated herein and in the Support page(https://myviewboard.com/support) with respect to the user’s personal info which we will collect, store and/or process via this app and the user’s privacy rights; OTHERWISE, IF THE USER DOES NOT AGREE, THE USER SHOULD NOT CONDUCT ANY AFORESAID ACT, SHOULD DISCONTINUE USING THIS APP, AND SHOULD REMOVE AND UNINSTALL THIS APP.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: myViewBoard Companion at 38% against Lightspeed Systems Web Filter's 0%. myViewBoard Companion also leads on rating (2.4 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (39 vs 7). Lightspeed Systems Web Filter's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). 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.
myViewBoard Companion holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myViewBoard Companion has 39 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Lightspeed Systems Web Filter's written reviews are positive against 38% of myViewBoard Companion's.
Lightspeed Systems Web Filter ships an update every 3 weeks, myViewBoard Companion every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Lightspeed Systems Web Filter | myViewBoard Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (7 ratings) | 2.4 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 38.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lightspeed Solutions, LLC | ViewSonic_International |
Customer experience
Lightspeed Systems Web Filter
myViewBoard Companion
In-app purchases
Lightspeed Systems Web Filter
No in-app purchases
myViewBoard Companion
No in-app purchases
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