Comparison

CA Dashboard vs STEMboard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CA Dashboard

Access school and district progress data to inform decisions for improving student learning. This app provides insights into performance across state measures and local indicators, helping identify strengths and areas for improvement.

Highlights
  • Access school and district progress
  • Improve student learning
  • Identify strengths and weaknesses
  • View state performance measures
  • Track local indicator measures
Features
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The CA Dashboard mobile app provides easy access for parents and educators on school and district progress so they can participate in decisions to improve student learning. Californians can use the CA Dashboard mobile app to easily access information based on the California School Dashboard. The Dashboard is California’s new accountability system and helps parents and educators identify strengths and areas for improvement. Through the Dashboard, California reports how districts, schools (including alternative schools serving high-risk students), and student groups are performing across state measures and responding to local indicator measures.

About

STEMboard

This educational app allows teachers to create and upload assignments that help students master prerequisite skills and close learning gaps. Students can complete work digitally on a whiteboard and receive detailed feedback from educators. All student work is stored for ongoing access.

Highlights
  • Assignment upload from various sources
  • Interactive digital whiteboard for student work
  • Detailed teacher feedback and markup tools
  • Replay feature to track student problem-solving process
  • Digital folder for permanent storage of student work
  • Google Classroom integration
Features
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Imagine teaching a lesson and all of your students are able to access the lesson at grade level. STEMboard gives educators the opportunity to build students’ mastery of prerequisite skills and close learning gaps they are demonstrating prior to a lesson. The STEMboard app is available for the cell phone, tablet, laptop, and desktop. With STEMboard, support student learning from the comfort of your couch, on the beach, or on your train ride home. STEMboard is one of very few apps integrated with Google, allowing teachers to easily access their classes through Google classroom and upload assignments with a simple click. Students have the opportunity to practice prerequisite skills by completing assignments provided by their teachers, outside of the classroom. Utilizing our easy-to-use whiteboard, students show detailed work on their assignments from their phones, tablets, or desktops, and submit completed assignments to their teachers for corrections. Teachers then provide detailed feedback on student work to correct their assignments and support their learning. STEMboard features • Assignment upload - Create assignments that will support student learning before they enter the classroom and easily upload from Google Drive, a cell phone, or personal PC to Google Classroom. • Whiteboard - Students use their finger, stylus, or text tools to complete and submit assignments on the whiteboard. Teachers receive the assignments and provide detailed feedback on student work, by directly marking up student work with corrections and next steps for improvement. Students access and implement the feedback to make changes to and correct their assignment. • Replay - Teachers are able to do and undo student work to see the order in which students wrote on the assignment, giving teachers a play-by-play of the process students used to complete each problem. Teachers can see students’ work from step 1 and students can see the exact process teachers used to correct their work and accurately complete each problem. • Digital Folder - Students and teachers FOREVER have access to student work stored in the STEMboard app! Help your students grow inside and outside the classroom with STEMboard.

Screenshots

CA Dashboard4 screens
STEMboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: STEMboard at 5.0 against CA Dashboard's 3.7. STEMboard also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

STEMboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CA Dashboard ships an update every 3 months, STEMboard every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CA Dashboard versus STEMboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCA DashboardSTEMboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCalifornia Department of EducationSTEMboard

Customer experience

CA Dashboard

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

STEMboard

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CA Dashboard

No in-app purchases

None

STEMboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CA Dashboard free?
CA Dashboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is STEMboard free?
STEMboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CA Dashboard or STEMboard?
STEMboard is rated higher. CA Dashboard averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while STEMboard averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do CA Dashboard or STEMboard have ads?
Neither CA Dashboard nor STEMboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CA Dashboard or STEMboard?
CA Dashboard ships an update every 3 months, and STEMboard every 4 months. Most recently, CA Dashboard was updated on June 1, 2026 and STEMboard on September 20, 2026.

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