Promethean vs CAC Schools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Wireless screen sharing
- Panel management for IT admins
- Access to training materials
- Student-teacher interaction
- Panel enrollment and naming
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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"
CAC Schools
This app provides a centralized platform for school community members to access essential information and tools. Stay connected with school calendars, student grades, homework assignments, and family accounting features. It offers convenient access to communication and engagement resources.
- School calendars
- Student grades
- Homework assignments
- Family accounting
- Giving options
- Community communication
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Welcome to the FACTS Family App for Central Arkansas Christian Schools! This app is a one-stop-shop for our school community with anytime, anywhere access to all the tools, content and communications you need to stay connected and engaged. School information available in one easy-to-access place includes school calendars, student grades and homework, family accounting, giving options, and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CAC Schools at 4.5 against Promethean's 2.5. Promethean's advantage is ratings volume (60 vs 11). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CAC Schools holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Promethean has 60 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Promethean | CAC Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (60 ratings) | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Promethean | Central Arkansas Christian School |
Customer experience
Promethean
CAC Schools
In-app purchases
Promethean
No in-app purchases
CAC Schools
No in-app purchases
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