Comparison

Promethean vs Securly Pass

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

Securly Pass

This electronic hall pass system is designed for K-12 schools to help administrators and teachers issue and track student movement. It improves accountability, enhances safety by identifying student locations during emergencies, and helps maximize instructional time by minimizing misuse.

Highlights
  • Issue and track electronic hall passes
  • Monitor student locations in real-time
  • Identify student locations by building or room
  • Limit passes by student, location, or hallway
  • Streamline appointment scheduling
  • Increase instructional time
Features
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Traditional hall pass systems may have worked for years, but they fall short when it comes to meeting the needs of a modern school. With Pass, an electronic hall pass system designed for K-12 schools, administrators and teachers finally have an easier way to issue and track hall passes. Pass helps admins and teachers track how many passes are in use and by whom to improve student accountability and shore up safety concerns. With Securly Pass, you can: Know what students are using hall passes, and who’s in the hall at any given time. Identify where students are by building or room in an emergency situation. Limit passes by student, location, or hallway to minimize misuse Streamline appointment scheduling for teachers and school staff Regain control over hall pass usage to increase instructional time. Manage student movement on your campus the easy way. With Pass you can improve student accountability, increase safety, and maximize instructional time.

Screenshots

Promethean4 screens
Securly Pass3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Promethean at 2.5 against Securly Pass's 1.1. Promethean also leads on review sentiment (18% vs 5%). Securly Pass's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 60) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). 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

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 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Securly Pass has 10K ratings behind it against 60, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Promethean's written reviews are positive against 5% of Securly Pass's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Promethean ships an update every 4 months, Securly Pass monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Promethean versus Securly Pass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrometheanSecurly Pass
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (60 ratings) — better1.1 (10K ratings)
Positive reviews17.6% of reviews — better4.9% of reviews
Number of ratings6010K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrometheanSecurly

Customer experience

Promethean

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

Securly Pass

All ratings10,151 ratings
Positive3.2%
Neutral0.5%
Negative96.3%
Written reviews368 reviews
Positive4.9%
Neutral0.8%
Negative94.3%

Bugs and requests

Promethean

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Securly Pass

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes and glitches
  • Unreliable pass approval process

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow more flexible bathroom access
  • Improve communication between app and teachers
  • Provide exceptions for medical conditions
  • Increase transparency about data collection

In-app purchases

None

Promethean

No in-app purchases

None

Securly Pass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Promethean free?
Promethean is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Securly Pass free?
Securly Pass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Promethean or Securly Pass?
Promethean is rated higher. Promethean averages 2.5 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Securly Pass averages 1.1 from 10K ratings.
Do Promethean or Securly Pass have ads?
Neither Promethean nor Securly Pass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Promethean or Securly Pass?
Promethean ships an update every 4 months, and Securly Pass monthly. Most recently, Promethean was updated on October 29, 2026 and Securly Pass on October 29, 2026.

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