Comparison

Insight Teacher's Assistant vs Planbook Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Insight Teacher's Assistant

This classroom management tool allows educators to monitor student computer activity, reduce distractions, and assess understanding through interactive polls. It enables remote control of student devices and communication via messages.

Highlights
  • Monitor student screens with thumbnails
  • Blank student screens to reduce distractions
  • Limit applications and web browsing
  • Conduct polls and quizzes
  • Send messages to students
  • Remote control student computers
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Faronics Insight v9.0 classroom management software is an award-winning software program designed to help teachers teach more effectively in a computer-based classroom. (Please note that this application will only function in an Insight managed classroom environment.) The Insight Teacher’s Assistant is Insight’s teacher console for iOS. When paired with an Insight Teacher console running on either Mac or Windows, the Teacher’s Assistant will have the following benefits for teachers, professors or corporate trainers. Reduce Student Distractions Teachers can reduce student distractions by Blanking Screens, Limiting Applications, and Limiting Web Browsing on student computers. This helps direct student attention from their computer to the teacher. Monitor Students Ideal for monitoring student activity within a classroom setting, the Thumbnail feature allows you to view all screens as well as see the current application and website that the students are running. Assess Student Understanding Students can be quickly polled during a lecture with true/false or multiple-choice questions. Help Individual Students Students can silently Request Help from the teacher. A small question mark appears on the thumbnail with the student question. Insight Teacher’s Assistant Features: Discover Student Computers The Teacher’s Assistant will automatically discover student computers on the Teacher’s Console channel. Thumbnails The Teacher’s Assistant will display re-sizable high color thumbnails of the student computers. Remote Control Control Student computers from your iOS device. Blank Screens The blank screens messages can be modified and selected from the Teacher’s Assistant. Voting True/False, Multiple Choice, or Verbal questions can be sent to the students. Student results are tabulated and shown in real-time to the Teacher’s Assistant. Send Message Customized messages can be sent to one, multiple, or all students. Select the students or use the implied all by selecting no students and touch the Send Message icon. Input a message or select an existing message and touch the Send button. App Limiting When the Teacher’s Assistant pairs with the Teacher Console, the current app limiting settings are downloaded to the Teacher’s Assistant. To limit apps on the selected students, touch the app limiting icon. An app limiting icon will be displayed on the thumbnail. To stop app limiting touch the app limiting icon again. Web Limiting When the Teacher’s Assistant pairs with the Teacher Console, the current web limiting settings are downloaded to the Teacher’s Assistant. To limit the web on the selected students, touch the web limiting icon. A web limiting icon will be displayed on the thumbnail. To stop web limiting touch the web limiting icon again. Details View To view the details about a student such as their battery information, last used application, and last visited website, tap a thumbnail twice. Student Question Students can raise their hands electronically by clicking on the Insight icon on their computer and typing in a question to the teacher. That question is then displayed on the Teacher’s Assistant. The Insight Teacher's Assistant for iOS is a free app but it is only functional within an Insight Classroom Management controlled classroom. This app is designed for iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad.

About

Planbook Mobile

This is a comprehensive online lesson planning tool designed for educators. It offers a wide array of features, meticulous student learning standards, and excellent support. A free trial is available to experience its capabilities.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive lesson planning
  • Meticulous student learning standards
  • Extensive features for educators
  • Outstanding support and tutorials
  • Continuous improvement based on feedback
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Welcome to Planbook! With over one million teachers and one billion lessons, Planbook is the established leader in online lesson planning! Why is Planbook preferred by educators? * We offer the most features for teachers and schools * At $20 per year, we offer the best value on the market * Outstanding support plus knowledge base and tutorials * Our student learning standards are meticulous * Our product is always improving thanks to educator feedback Download and take advantage of our 90 day free trial!

Screenshots

Insight Teacher's Assistant4 screens
Planbook Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Planbook Mobile at 51% against Insight Teacher's Assistant's 0%. Planbook Mobile also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (7.7K vs 3). Insight Teacher's Assistant's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Planbook Mobile sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Insight Teacher's Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Planbook Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planbook Mobile has 7.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Insight Teacher's Assistant's written reviews are positive against 51% of Planbook Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Insight Teacher's Assistant ships an update every 7 months, Planbook Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Insight Teacher's Assistant versus Planbook Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInsight Teacher's AssistantPlanbook Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.8 (7.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFaronicsPlanbook Inc.

Customer experience

Insight Teacher's Assistant

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Planbook Mobile

All ratings6,987 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive50.6%
Neutral10.6%
Negative38.8%

Bugs and requests

Insight Teacher's Assistant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Planbook Mobile

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to add school year dates
  • Login page issues (keyboard blocking screen)
  • Inability to use Gmail account for sign-up
  • Lesson plans deleted without explanation

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add copy and paste feature
  • Improve mobile app experience (e.g., biometric login, portrait mode)
  • Enhance integration with other platforms (e.g., Canvas)

In-app purchases

None

Insight Teacher's Assistant

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Planbook Mobile

One-time3
  • 1-Year Planbook Subscription$20.00
  • 2-Year Planbook Subscription$36.00
  • 3-Year Planbook Subscription$48.00

Questions

Is Insight Teacher's Assistant free?
Insight Teacher's Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Planbook Mobile free?
Planbook Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Insight Teacher's Assistant or Planbook Mobile?
Planbook Mobile is rated higher. Insight Teacher's Assistant averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Planbook Mobile averages 4.8 from 7.7K ratings.
Do Insight Teacher's Assistant or Planbook Mobile have ads?
Neither Insight Teacher's Assistant nor Planbook Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Insight Teacher's Assistant or Planbook Mobile?
Insight Teacher's Assistant ships an update every 7 months, and Planbook Mobile every 2 months. Most recently, Insight Teacher's Assistant was updated on November 1, 2026 and Planbook Mobile on November 7, 2026.

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