Comparison

Promethean vs AP Classroom

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

AP Classroom

This online learning platform offers courses from a physics tutoring school. It provides features like progress tracking, course management, and detailed video playback controls for an enhanced educational experience.

Highlights
  • Login via mobile or email
  • Learning progress dashboard
  • Course and playlist management
  • Advanced video playback controls
  • Speed and slow-motion video options
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AP Classroom is online learning platform with courses from Applied Physics (nickname is AP) tutoring school in Thailand.The following are functions of : 1.Log in via Mobile Phone or Email. 2.View Dashboard displays learning progress pie chart. 3.View all your recent and all active courses . 4.View course playlists 5.Playback, including Play/Pause, Forward,Backward(every 30 second),Seek,Play Slow down(0.25x,0.5x,0.7x) or Speed Up(1.5x,2x,3x) ,Volume Control,Full screen Display and Table of Content on streaming video.

Screenshots

Promethean4 screens
AP Classroom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Promethean at 2.5 against AP Classroom's 1.6. AP Classroom's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Promethean holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 39 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of Promethean's written reviews are positive against 25% of AP Classroom's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Promethean ships an update every 4 months, AP Classroom every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Promethean versus AP Classroom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrometheanAP Classroom
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (59 ratings) — better1.6 (39 ratings)
Positive reviews17.6% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings59 — better39
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrometheanChalit Chathirat

Customer experience

Promethean

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

AP Classroom

All ratings39 ratings
Positive10.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative82.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

Promethean

No in-app purchases

None

AP Classroom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Promethean free?
Promethean is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AP Classroom free?
AP Classroom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Promethean or AP Classroom?
Promethean is rated higher. Promethean averages 2.5 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while AP Classroom averages 1.6 from 39 ratings.
Do Promethean or AP Classroom have ads?
Neither Promethean nor AP Classroom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Promethean or AP Classroom?
Promethean ships an update every 4 months, and AP Classroom every 5 weeks. Most recently, Promethean was updated on August 19, 2026 and AP Classroom on July 7, 2026.

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