Comparison

Promethean vs Catapult EMS

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Wireless screen sharing
  • Panel management for IT admins
  • Access to training materials
  • Student-teacher interaction
  • Panel enrollment and naming
Features
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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"

About

Catapult EMS

Stay informed during emergencies with audible alerts that bypass silent mode. This app provides quick access to emergency procedures, allows for secure login via biometrics, and integrates with a comprehensive emergency management system for organizations.

Highlights
  • Audible emergency alerts on silent mode
  • Quick home screen access
  • Touch/Face ID login
  • Location and status gathering
  • One-on-one emergency conversations
  • Alert districts, police, and fire
  • View emergency procedures
  • Anonymous threat reporting
Features
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Never miss another emergency alert: The CatapultEMS app plays audible emergency alerts even when your phone is on silent. It works with WiFi or cell data. Quick and easy: Add the icon to your home screen so you have quick access in an emergency. No more passwords: Set up touch or face id, so you don’t have to worry about usernames, passwords and extra button presses. --- This app works with CatapultEMS, a complete emergency management system for organizations and schools. Staff and student safety is our prime concern. Use CatapultEMS to • Gather locations of students, staff, and their statuses in an emergency. • Have one-on-one emergency conversations. • Alert districts, police, and fire. • View up-to-date emergency procedures. • Receive anonymous reports of threats. If your organization does not use CatapultEMS, contact sales@catapultems.com for a quote.

Screenshots

Promethean4 screens
Catapult EMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

Promethean and Catapult EMS both sit at 2.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 30% of Catapult EMS's written reviews are positive against 18% of Promethean's. Promethean's advantage is ratings volume (60 vs 12). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.5 for Promethean against 2.6 for Catapult EMS. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Promethean has 60 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 18% of Promethean's written reviews are positive against 30% of Catapult EMS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Promethean ships an update every 4 months, Catapult EMS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Promethean versus Catapult EMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrometheanCatapult EMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (60 ratings)2.6 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.6% of reviews30.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings60 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrometheanCatapult K12

Customer experience

Promethean

All ratings59 ratings
Positive33.9%
Neutral8.5%
Negative57.6%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive17.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative79.4%

Catapult EMS

All ratings12 ratings
Positive41.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%

In-app purchases

None

Promethean

No in-app purchases

None

Catapult EMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Promethean free?
Promethean is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Catapult EMS free?
Catapult EMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Promethean or Catapult EMS?
Catapult EMS is rated higher. Promethean averages 2.5 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Catapult EMS averages 2.6 from 12 ratings.
Do Promethean or Catapult EMS have ads?
Neither Promethean nor Catapult EMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Promethean or Catapult EMS?
Promethean ships an update every 4 months, and Catapult EMS every 3 months. Most recently, Promethean was updated on October 20, 2026 and Catapult EMS on October 15, 2026.

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