Math VR vs Promethean
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Math VR
This app creates immersive learning experiences using augmented reality to help students grasp complex concepts. It aims to capture attention and foster deeper understanding in educational settings.
- Active learning experiences
- Augmented reality models
- Improved concept understanding
- Captures student attention
- Redefines learning space
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Creates active learning experiences hitherto inconceivable, and in the process, redefine the learning space! It captures studentsí attention and teachers will have their undivided attention. By viewing augmented models, students gain better understanding of the concepts they are learning.
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: Math VR at 4.0 against Promethean's 2.5. Math VR also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (33% vs 18%). Promethean's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 1). 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.
Math VR holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Promethean has 59 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Math VR's written reviews are positive against 18% of Promethean's.
Math VR ships an update every 5 weeks, Promethean every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Math VR | Promethean |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.5 (59 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 17.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 59 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 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 | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 490 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ACE-Learning Systems Pte. Ltd. | Promethean |
Customer experience
Math VR
Promethean
In-app purchases
Math VR
No in-app purchases
Promethean
No in-app purchases
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