Comparison

STEMboard vs Drone Cadets

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

Head to head
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.

About

Drone Cadets

Engage with cutting-edge drone technology through a virtual reality simulator, competitive races, and mission-based challenges. Customize drones and unlock new vehicles with in-game currency earned or purchased.

Highlights
  • Virtual reality drone simulator
  • Drone racing with online multiplayer
  • Mission simulators (firefighting, rescue, etc.)
  • Drone customization options
  • Unlockable vehicles with in-game currency
  • Educational content on drone technology
Features
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Explore the innovative technology that the Drone Cadets App has to offer with its extensive features allowing people of all ages to engage in the future of drone technologies and engineering. Such features include: • A virtual reality simulator that allows the user to fly a drone in their own room. • Drone races that help the user practice maneuvering their drones and get accustomed to the controls, along with learning key terms and the Drone Cadet Oath. • Cross-platform multiplayer options which allow the user to race competitively with his/her friends online, along with multiple maps that involve sharp turns and small tunnels which put the player’s abilities to the test. • Options of unlocking exclusive content such as land rovers or underwater submarines with in-game currency. • Mission simulators that must be completed within a certain time constraint, such as firefighting, delivering packages, reconnaissance, taking down enemy targets, and rescue missions. • Drones are customizable with design, propellers, and even skins. • Free in-game currency that can be earned through playing the app and can be used to purchase every single accessory in the game, however can be purchased with real money if the user chooses to. Learn more about the Drone Cadets and their mission to promote education at https://Drone-Cadets.com

Screenshots

STEMboard4 screens
Drone Cadets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: STEMboard at free against Drone Cadets's free with in-app purchases. Drone Cadets's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 2). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for STEMboard against 4.9 for Drone Cadets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drone Cadets has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STEMboard ships an update every 4 months, Drone Cadets every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
STEMboard versus Drone Cadets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTEMboardDrone Cadets
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings216 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB336 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTEMboardDRONE TECH USA, LLC

Customer experience

STEMboard

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

Drone Cadets

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

STEMboard

No in-app purchases

None

Drone Cadets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STEMboard free?
STEMboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drone Cadets free?
Drone Cadets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, STEMboard or Drone Cadets?
STEMboard is rated higher. STEMboard averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Drone Cadets averages 4.9 from 16 ratings.
Do STEMboard or Drone Cadets have ads?
Neither STEMboard nor Drone Cadets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STEMboard or Drone Cadets?
STEMboard ships an update every 4 months, and Drone Cadets every 3 weeks. Most recently, STEMboard was updated on September 20, 2026 and Drone Cadets on July 6, 2026.

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