Comparison

Promethean vs TSIC

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

TSIC

This app connects mentors with students for academic support and guidance. Mentors can log sessions and communicate, while students can confirm schedules, share progress, and chat securely. It facilitates goal management and video calls to foster student success and scholarship opportunities.

Highlights
  • Log mentor sessions
  • Communicate with students/mentors
  • Confirm session dates
  • Upload and share progress
  • Manage goals and tasks
  • Video chat
Features
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Mentor App: Description: Take Stock in Children’s premier mentor app allows mentors to log sessions and communicate with their students. Students can confirm session dates and interact with their mentor and TSIC Affiliate Program in a secure and live environment. Mentee App: If you’re ready to take control of your future, Take Stock in Children can help by providing you with the motivation, support, and academic assistance you need in order to achieve success. This rewarding opportunity provides the promise of a college scholarship, a caring mentor committed to the development of your gifts, and continuous involvement from skilled student advocates who engage in educational /career counseling. Because we are a grass-roots operation under the direction of local school systems, we are able to deliver an immensely personal program to students like you, who are seeking a better life. TSIC presents the mentee iOS app with following feature: 1: Meeting schedule with mentors 2: Upload your progress and share with mentors 3: Chat with mentors and TSIC staff 4: Manage your goals, tasks and challenges assigned to you by mentors 5.Video chat with Mentor and Mentee

Screenshots

Promethean4 screens
TSIC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TSIC at fortnightly against Promethean's every 4 months. TSIC also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 2.5 for TSIC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 114 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 18% of Promethean's written reviews are positive against 11% of TSIC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Promethean ships an update every 4 months, TSIC fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Promethean versus TSIC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrometheanTSIC
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (59 ratings) — better2.5 (114 ratings)
Positive reviews17.6% of reviews — better10.7% of reviews
Number of ratings59114 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrometheanTSIC, INC

Customer experience

Promethean

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

TSIC

All ratings106 ratings
Positive29.2%
Neutral9.4%
Negative61.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive10.7%
Neutral21.4%
Negative67.9%

In-app purchases

None

Promethean

No in-app purchases

None

TSIC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Promethean free?
Promethean is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TSIC free?
TSIC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Promethean or TSIC?
Promethean is rated higher. Promethean averages 2.5 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while TSIC averages 2.5 from 114 ratings.
Do Promethean or TSIC have ads?
Neither Promethean nor TSIC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Promethean or TSIC?
Promethean ships an update every 4 months, and TSIC fortnightly. Most recently, Promethean was updated on August 19, 2026 and TSIC on August 30, 2026.

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