Lightspeed Systems Web Filter vs Promethean
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.
Promethean
This app facilitates classroom collaboration by allowing students and teachers to interact with interactive panels wirelessly. IT administrators can also manage panel enrollment and updates. It offers screen sharing and access to training resources.
- Wireless screen sharing
- Panel management for IT admins
- Access to training materials
- Student-teacher interaction
- Panel enrollment and naming
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Put classroom collaboration into the hands of students and teachers and panel management into the hands of school IT administrators. The Promethean mobile app is designed for teachers and students to interact with Promethean ActivPanels from anywhere in the classroom. Teachers have the ability to sign in and access their Promethean profile. For IT administrators, the Promethean mobile app helps to enroll ActivPanels into their panel management to make updates easier. Students can • Wirelessly share the screen from their mobile device to ActivPanels with Screen Share or Screen Share in Promethean ActivSuite. • No sign-in required. Teachers can • Wirelessly share the screen from their mobile device to ActivPanels with Screen Share or Screen Share in Promethean ActivSuite. • Access Promethean user tutorials and training materials on Learn Promethean directly through the app.* • Sign in to their Promethean account to access Promethean ActivSuite and sign in to their ActivPanel 9. IT Administrators can • Sign in to their Promethean account. • Wirelessly share the screen from their mobile device to ActivPanels with Screen Share or Screen Share in Promethean ActivSuite. • Access Promethean user tutorials and training materials on Learn Promethean directly through the app* • Enroll ActivPanels into a school organization, name the panel, associate it with groups and verify that it was enrolled successfully. NOTES: • The Promethean app requires a device where a Promethean account can be accessed or Promethean ActivPanel Elements (Nickel, Cobalt, Titanium) series panels with Software Release (SR) 3.2 or newer. • Panel sign in is only available for ActivPanel 9 series. • Screen Share must be enabled on ActivPanel to utilize Screen Share from the Promethean app. * Dependent upon language"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Promethean at 2.5 against Lightspeed Systems Web Filter's 1.9. Promethean also leads on review sentiment (18% vs 0%) and ratings volume (59 vs 7). Lightspeed Systems Web Filter's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Promethean holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Promethean has 59 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 18% of Promethean's.
Lightspeed Systems Web Filter ships an update every 3 weeks, Promethean every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightspeed Systems Web Filter | Promethean |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (7 ratings) | 2.5 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 17.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 59 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lightspeed Solutions, LLC | Promethean |
Customer experience
Lightspeed Systems Web Filter
Promethean
In-app purchases
Lightspeed Systems Web Filter
No in-app purchases
Promethean
No in-app purchases
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