Comparison

SMART TeamWorks vs Instaboard

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

Head to head
About

SMART TeamWorks

Features
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JOIN ANY SMART TEAMWORKS WORKSPACE Join any SMART TeamWorks collaborative workspace session remotely by scanning the QR Code on the interactive display in your meeting room, clicking a shared session link, or by typing in the details of the session. COLLABORATE IN REAL TIME Add and interact with dynamic content in a collaborative workspace. Draw and work with multiple objects including images, PDFs, Microsoft Office® files, sticky notes and more. BRING YOUR DEVICE Easily access your cloud storage through OneDrive, Google Drive and Dropbox files and personal calendar and transfer into a SMART TeamWorks Room. Launch and control meetings quickly through your device anywhere. SHARE, SAVE AND RESUME YOUR COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE Share, save and resume your workspace sessions on the go and allow contributions from remote participants. HOST WORKSPACES With an optional workspace host account, host a workspace and increase workspace storage up to 2 GB.

About

Instaboard

This app offers a collaborative online whiteboard for organizing notes, lists, photos, and files as interactive cards. It supports live video calls, real-time editing, and seamless sharing for various planning and educational needs.

Highlights
  • Interactive card-based organization
  • Live video calls on the whiteboard
  • Real-time collaboration and editing
  • Mind mapping and outlining tools
  • Event and checklist planning
  • File and link sharing
  • Endless canvas space
Features
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Organize your stuff with cards. Instaboard is an online whiteboard where your notes, lists, photos, PDFs and links live as cards you can drag, group and share. Tutors use it to teach live: a video call right on the board, and your student writes on it too. FOR TUTORS AND TEACHERS • Start a video call on the board. Your student joins from a link and signs in free • Drop in a worksheet or PDF and write on it together, live • Draw with Apple Pencil or your finger, and point with the laser FOR STUDENTS AND WRITERS • Put lecture notes, photos and PDFs on cards, then drag them into groups • Connect cards with arrows and add sections to build mind maps and outlines • An endless canvas, so nothing has to fit on one page FOR PLANS WITH OTHER PEOPLE • Trips, weddings, family events and shop checklists: put names and due dates on cards and tick them off • Everyone sees each change live. Comment on a card instead of digging through the chat • Split costs and see who owes whom WHAT GOES ON A CARD • Notes, checklists, due dates, tags, comments, photos, files, links and places • Any card opens into its own board, so a big plan stays tidy • Lists, a calendar view for dated cards, and colors to sort at a glance SHARE IN SECONDS • Send a link, a QR code or a 4-digit code • Nothing to download: the board opens in any browser. Joining is free, and writing needs a free sign-in SAVE NOW, SORT LATER • Send links and photos from any app to Pile, then drag them onto a board when you are ready WORKS WHERE YOU ARE • iPhone, iPad and the web • Changes are kept and sync when you are back online EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://instaboard.app/privacy

Screenshots

SMART TeamWorks4 screens
Instaboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SMART TeamWorks at none against Instaboard's 4. SMART TeamWorks also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Instaboard's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Instaboard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. SMART TeamWorks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMART TeamWorks ships an update every 5 months, Instaboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SMART TeamWorks versus Instaboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMART TeamWorksInstaboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB175 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSMART Technologies ULCInstaboard Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

SMART TeamWorks

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Instaboard

Subscriptions4
  • Instaboard Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Instaboard Pro$7.991 Month
  • Instaboard Pro (12 months)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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  • Instaboard Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is SMART TeamWorks free?
SMART TeamWorks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Instaboard free?
Instaboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SMART TeamWorks or Instaboard have ads?
Neither SMART TeamWorks nor Instaboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMART TeamWorks or Instaboard?
SMART TeamWorks ships an update every 5 months, and Instaboard every 2 weeks. Most recently, SMART TeamWorks was updated on November 7, 2026 and Instaboard on November 12, 2026.

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