OnBoard Meetings vs Faculty Resources
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OnBoard Meetings
Streamline board meetings with a secure platform for preparation, execution, and analysis. Features include virtual meeting integration, eSignatures, voting, and secure messaging. Maintain compliance and enhance productivity with robust security protocols and offline access.
- Zoom integration for virtual meetings
- eSignatures and voting
- Secure messaging
- Offline access
- Resource library
- Annotations and notes
- Multi-board support
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Board meetings should be informed, effective, and uncomplicated. The OnBoard board intelligence platform enables teams and boards be forward-looking and strategic. OnBoard provides a secure and comprehensive set of tools to help you and your organization prepare, conduct, and analyze board meetings to maximize post-meeting productivity. Key features include a seamless Zoom integration for virtual meetings, annotations, eSignatures, secure messaging, RSVP, voting and approvals, a resource library, offline access, multi-board and subcommittee support, and more. OnBoard's industry-leading Microsoft Azure-based and multi-certified security protocols keep meeting materials safe and within compliance. Features include end-to-end encryption, two-factor authentication, Face & Touch ID, granular access permissions, remote device wipes, and multiple data centers. Key Features and Capabilities: • Fully integrated Zoom web conferencing that allows remote participation while having access to all the features of OnBoard • Always up-to-date board books in real-time on any device, anywhere • Secure Messaging • Vote on motions and approvals • Powerful analytics and insights • In-Meeting Agenda and Time Tracker & Post-Meeting Ratings • RSVP and attendance tracker • Resource center for bylaws, past notes, annual budget, and key governance materials • Personalized Dashboard with access to the latest meetings, meeting materials, and announcements • Notes and Annotations that sync across every device • Two-factor authentication • Multi-board and sub-committee support • Offline access • eSignatures • D&O Surveys and Questionnaires • Industry-Leading Support and Customer Success Security: OnBoard’s security features keeps your meeting materials safe and your organization in compliance. We apply industry-leading security measures. • Encryption in Transit and Rest and the most robust standards in the board portal industry. Our data centers utilize industry-leading RSA 4096-bit encryption for data in transit between a user's device and the data centers. • Compliant with a broad range of international information security standards, including but not limited to: GLBA, FERPA, HIPAA, FISMA ISO 27001/27002, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, SSAE 16/ISAE 3402. • Azure Security Partnering with Microsoft Azure, OnBoard offers world-class security, full disaster recovery, and active geo-replication. Support and Training: OnBoard support includes 24/7 U.S. based phone and online chat. An online resource center includes detailed guides on how to use OnBoard. Customer Success Managers provide ongoing support. This includes strategic guidance and best practices as well as live, interactive, training to administrators and end-users whenever needed. Support is wide-ranging and comprehensive.
Faculty Resources
This app provides faculty with secure and convenient access to essential administrative tasks. Manage contracts, complete training, and submit expenses on the go. It also offers offline support for viewing documents like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Sign pending contracts
- Complete compliance training
- Submit expenses and invoices
- Offline document viewing
- Access content files
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The Faculty Resources App is an exciting new option that is conveniently and securely designed to offer quick access to activities, payments, expense submissions, and more! The key features of the application include: 1. Sign pending contracts 2. Complete compliance training certification. 3. Submit expenses and invoices. 4. Offline support in areas with no (or limited) internet connectivity. 5. View content files (e.g. word, excel, powerpoint, etc.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Faculty Resources at free against OnBoard Meetings's freemium. Faculty Resources also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). OnBoard Meetings's advantage is ratings volume (4.8K vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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.
Faculty Resources holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OnBoard Meetings has 4.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
OnBoard Meetings ships an update monthly, Faculty Resources every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnBoard Meetings | Faculty Resources |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.8K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.8K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 326 MB | 220 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Passageways | Eli Lilly and Company |
Customer experience
OnBoard Meetings
Faculty Resources
Bugs and requests
OnBoard Meetings
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to access meeting material
- App keeps crashing, even after reinstall
- App no longer works on iPhone
Requested features
3 requests- Improve motion functionality
- Allow tracking reading progress and making notes
- Fix login and device trust issues
Faculty Resources
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OnBoard Meetings
No in-app purchases
Faculty Resources
No in-app purchases
Questions
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