Comparison

ActivCast Sender vs myViewBoard

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Wireless content mirroring
  • Share ideas and apps
  • Classroom display
  • Device to projector/screen
  • Educational collaboration
Features
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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.

About

myViewBoard

This interactive whiteboard app transforms traditional lessons into dynamic, multimedia-rich experiences. It allows educators to create, present, and collaborate with features like AI drawing, embedded browser, and interactive polls. Supports various import and export formats for seamless lesson sharing.

Highlights
  • Multi-tab whiteboarding
  • Participate Mode for student collaboration
  • AI Pen for instant drawing transformation
  • Magic Box with widgets and quizzes
  • Embedded browser for web content integration
  • Slide import (PPT, PDF, Google Slides)
  • Inclusive teaching tools
Features
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myViewBoard – Interactive Whiteboarding for Education and Collaboration myViewBoard is a core component of ViewSonic’s education and collaboration ecosystem, built to transform traditional teaching and presenting into dynamic, interactive experiences. Designed for both educational and professional use, it empowers users to create, present, and collaborate—anytime, anywhere. Start transforming your static slides into interactive, multimedia-rich lessons that dynamically evolve with your class’s comprehension. Seamlessly import PowerPoint, Google Slides, and PDF files from the cloud and begin editing right within myViewBoard. Enhance your sessions further with integrated tools such as YouTube viewer, animated widgets, accessibility tools, ViewSonic Originals content, pop quizzes, polls, math utilities, and customizable 3D dice. Download myViewBoard now and start whiteboarding today! A Tool for Every Educator • Multi-tab Open and toggle between multiple whiteboards within a single session. The new tabbed layout makes it easy to organize content, manage activities, and switch lessons on the fly • Participate Mode Start with a blank canvas or add a custom background, then split the screen into smaller canvases—giving each student their own space to contribute on the big screen. Once finished, use the annotation overlay to grade and save everything in one place. • AI Pen Transform your drawings into stunning visuals instantly with the AI Pen. Say goodbye to those “I’m no artist“ moments on the whiteboard—just sketch an image and choose from a gallery of perfect matches. • Magic Box Visualize ideas using the document camera and image search, bring subjects to life with the YouTube viewer and animated widgets, and get interactive with ViewSonic Originals content, pop quizzes, polls, math tools, and customizable 3D dice. • Embedded Browser Explore, mark up, and easily import YouTube videos, ViewSonic Originals content, images, and text from any webpage to the myViewBoard canvas with the Embedded Browser. Plus, save your top resources as widgets for easy access during lessons, keeping them right at your fingertips. • Slide Import Transform boring, static slides into interactive, multimedia-rich lessons that dynamically evolve with your class’s comprehension. Simply load your PowerPoint, Google Slides, and PDF lesson materials from the cloud directly into myViewBoard and start editing them! • Lesson Export Export your lesson materials to various formats like PDF, PNG, and PPTX using the Export feature in File Manager—perfect for uploading to shared cloud drives or emailing to students and colleagues. Alternatively, let students scan a QR code to instantly access a PDF of the lesson material for home study. Made for Inclusive Teaching Support all learners with built-in features like Immersive Reader, Irlen background, Spotlight, Live captions, and Speech-to-text—ready to use with no extra setup. myViewBoard EULA: https://myviewboard.com/legal/eula

Screenshots

ActivCast Sender4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: myViewBoard at 100% against ActivCast Sender's 13%. myViewBoard also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). ActivCast Sender's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. myViewBoard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $58.99 per year. ActivCast Sender asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

myViewBoard holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of ActivCast Sender's written reviews are positive against 100% of myViewBoard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ActivCast Sender ships an update every 9 months, myViewBoard every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ActivCast Sender versus myViewBoard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActivCast SendermyViewBoard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (12 ratings)4.8 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1212
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB255 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPrometheanViewSonic_International

Customer experience

ActivCast Sender

All ratings12 ratings
Positive41.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

myViewBoard

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ActivCast Sender

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

myViewBoard

Subscriptions1
  • Pro3 Months trial$58.991 Year

Questions

Is ActivCast Sender free?
ActivCast Sender is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is myViewBoard free?
myViewBoard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ActivCast Sender or myViewBoard?
myViewBoard is rated higher. ActivCast Sender averages 3.0 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while myViewBoard averages 4.8 from 12 ratings.
Do ActivCast Sender or myViewBoard have ads?
Neither ActivCast Sender nor myViewBoard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ActivCast Sender or myViewBoard?
ActivCast Sender ships an update every 9 months, and myViewBoard every 3 weeks. Most recently, ActivCast Sender was updated on October 1, 2026 and myViewBoard on October 15, 2026.

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