Comparison

Promethean vs Write Now Teacher Studio

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

Write Now Teacher Studio

Connect with fellow educators interested in writing instruction and learning. Share resources, form professional writing groups, and attend events focused on teaching writing. Design and join teacher-led courses to enhance your practice.

Highlights
  • Connect with colleagues
  • Create/join writing groups
  • Attend writing events
  • Form groups for support
  • Design teacher-led courses
Features
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Do you teach writing or use writing to learn in your classroom? Are you looking for colleagues who value writing as much as you do? Do you like to exchange book titles, lesson ideas, and curriculum resources? If so, the National Writing Project’s Write Now Teacher Studio is the place for you. The Write Now Teacher Studio is a place where you can: + Connect with colleagues around topics of interest in your teaching practice + Create or join a professional writing group + Attend events and join conversations about writing and teaching writing + Form groups to tackle specific challenges, find support, and celebrate accomplishments + Join and design teacher-led courses with other experienced, successful writing teachers The Write Now Teacher Studio is open to all teachers with an interest in writing and teaching writing and is made possible through the National Writing Project (NWP), a national network of teachers focused on the teaching of writing, K-university and across the disciplines. NWP is a US-based national nonprofit that focuses the knowledge, expertise, and leadership of our nation's educators on sustained efforts to improve writing and learning for all learners. NWP believes writing in its many forms is the signature means of communication in the 21st century and works toward a more equitable future where every person is an accomplished writer, engaged learner, and active participant in a digital, interconnected world. Learn more about NWP at: www.nwp.org

Screenshots

Promethean4 screens
Write Now Teacher Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Write Now Teacher Studio at 4.9 against Promethean's 2.5. Write Now Teacher Studio also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Promethean's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

Write Now Teacher Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 27 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Promethean ships an update every 4 months, Write Now Teacher Studio weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Promethean versus Write Now Teacher Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrometheanWrite Now Teacher Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (59 ratings)4.9 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.6% of reviews
Number of ratings59 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB153 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPrometheanNational Writing Project (NWP)

Customer experience

Promethean

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

Write Now Teacher Studio

All ratings27 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Promethean

No in-app purchases

None

Write Now Teacher Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Promethean free?
Promethean is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Write Now Teacher Studio free?
Write Now Teacher Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Promethean or Write Now Teacher Studio?
Write Now Teacher Studio is rated higher. Promethean averages 2.5 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Write Now Teacher Studio averages 4.9 from 27 ratings.
Do Promethean or Write Now Teacher Studio have ads?
Neither Promethean nor Write Now Teacher Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Promethean or Write Now Teacher Studio?
Promethean ships an update every 4 months, and Write Now Teacher Studio weekly. Most recently, Promethean was updated on August 19, 2026 and Write Now Teacher Studio on September 19, 2026.

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