ActivCast Sender vs Jamf Teacher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ActivCast Sender
This app allows teachers and students to wirelessly share their device screens with the entire class. It facilitates the display of content, ideas, and applications for collaborative learning.
- Wireless content mirroring
- Share ideas and apps
- Classroom display
- Device to projector/screen
- Educational collaboration
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Teachers and students can use ActivCast to wirelessly mirror their content, ideas and apps on their device to the entire class.
Jamf Teacher
This app empowers educators to manage student devices and learning environments. Teachers can set restrictions, control app and website access, and install applications directly. It also facilitates lesson planning, proctored exams, and remote class management.
- Apply device restrictions
- Control allowed apps and websites
- Install apps remotely
- Plan lessons
- Create proctored exams
- Manage remote classes
- Use attention screen with messages
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The Jamf Teacher app is designed for Jamf School and Jamf Pro MDMs, available on iPad and Mac devices, to provide teachers with the tools necessary to manage classes and students. Key features: • Apply restrictions to student devices • Choose allowed apps and websites during classes • Install apps directly within the app • Plan lessons in advance • Create proctored exams for individual students • Create remote classes • Use an attention screen with personalized messages to keep students focused
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ActivCast Sender at 3.0 against Jamf Teacher's 2.0. ActivCast Sender also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 4) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.6). Jamf Teacher's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
ActivCast Sender holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 13% and 13% positive.
ActivCast Sender ships an update every 9 months, Jamf Teacher every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActivCast Sender | Jamf Teacher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (12 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Promethean | JAMF Software |
Customer experience
ActivCast Sender
Jamf Teacher
In-app purchases
ActivCast Sender
No in-app purchases
Jamf Teacher
No in-app purchases
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