myViewBoard vs Tangent Whiteboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myViewBoard
This interactive whiteboard app transforms traditional lessons into dynamic, multimedia-rich experiences. It allows educators to create, present, and collaborate with features like AI drawing, embedded browser, and interactive polls. Supports various import and export formats for seamless lesson sharing.
- Multi-tab whiteboarding
- Participate Mode for student collaboration
- AI Pen for instant drawing transformation
- Magic Box with widgets and quizzes
- Embedded browser for web content integration
- Slide import (PPT, PDF, Google Slides)
- Inclusive teaching tools
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myViewBoard – Interactive Whiteboarding for Education and Collaboration myViewBoard is a core component of ViewSonic’s education and collaboration ecosystem, built to transform traditional teaching and presenting into dynamic, interactive experiences. Designed for both educational and professional use, it empowers users to create, present, and collaborate—anytime, anywhere. Start transforming your static slides into interactive, multimedia-rich lessons that dynamically evolve with your class’s comprehension. Seamlessly import PowerPoint, Google Slides, and PDF files from the cloud and begin editing right within myViewBoard. Enhance your sessions further with integrated tools such as YouTube viewer, animated widgets, accessibility tools, ViewSonic Originals content, pop quizzes, polls, math utilities, and customizable 3D dice. Download myViewBoard now and start whiteboarding today! A Tool for Every Educator • Multi-tab Open and toggle between multiple whiteboards within a single session. The new tabbed layout makes it easy to organize content, manage activities, and switch lessons on the fly • Participate Mode Start with a blank canvas or add a custom background, then split the screen into smaller canvases—giving each student their own space to contribute on the big screen. Once finished, use the annotation overlay to grade and save everything in one place. • AI Pen Transform your drawings into stunning visuals instantly with the AI Pen. Say goodbye to those “I’m no artist“ moments on the whiteboard—just sketch an image and choose from a gallery of perfect matches. • Magic Box Visualize ideas using the document camera and image search, bring subjects to life with the YouTube viewer and animated widgets, and get interactive with ViewSonic Originals content, pop quizzes, polls, math tools, and customizable 3D dice. • Embedded Browser Explore, mark up, and easily import YouTube videos, ViewSonic Originals content, images, and text from any webpage to the myViewBoard canvas with the Embedded Browser. Plus, save your top resources as widgets for easy access during lessons, keeping them right at your fingertips. • Slide Import Transform boring, static slides into interactive, multimedia-rich lessons that dynamically evolve with your class’s comprehension. Simply load your PowerPoint, Google Slides, and PDF lesson materials from the cloud directly into myViewBoard and start editing them! • Lesson Export Export your lesson materials to various formats like PDF, PNG, and PPTX using the Export feature in File Manager—perfect for uploading to shared cloud drives or emailing to students and colleagues. Alternatively, let students scan a QR code to instantly access a PDF of the lesson material for home study. Made for Inclusive Teaching Support all learners with built-in features like Immersive Reader, Irlen background, Spotlight, Live captions, and Speech-to-text—ready to use with no extra setup. myViewBoard EULA: https://myviewboard.com/legal/eula
Tangent Whiteboard
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Tangent is a shared whiteboard built for teaching and tutoring. Open a board, share its room ID, and your students see every stroke as you write. Decide who can draw, and work through worksheets together in real time. MADE FOR APPLE PENCIL • Natural handwriting with palm rejection • Hold at the end of a stroke to straighten a line • Double-tap your Pencil to switch to the eraser and back • Pinch to zoom, two fingers to scroll TEACH TOGETHER • Students join with a short room ID or an invite link • You choose who can draw; everyone else watches live • Raise hand and board chat • Several pages per board, with extra writing space when you need it BRING YOUR MATERIALS • Attach images and PDFs, then write on top of them • Shared graphing and scientific calculators on the board TANGENT PRO • Built-in video call on every board you own, with a monthly allowance of video minutes • Up to 50 boards instead of 3 • Students join your boards and calls for free Tangent is free to use with up to 3 boards. Tangent Pro is an optional auto-renewing monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://tangent.dcmath.sg/terms Privacy Policy: https://tangent.dcmath.sg/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tangent Whiteboard at every 3 days against myViewBoard's every 3 weeks. Tangent Whiteboard also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. myViewBoard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $58.99 per year and Tangent Whiteboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
myViewBoard ships an update every 3 weeks, Tangent Whiteboard every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myViewBoard | Tangent Whiteboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 255 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ViewSonic_International | Dennis Chia |
In-app purchases
myViewBoard
- Pro3 Months trial$58.991 Year
Tangent Whiteboard
- Tangent Pro$19.991 Month
- Tangent Class$59.991 Month
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