BoardEffect vs Meeting Owl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BoardEffect
This app provides a secure, paperless boardroom experience for volunteer leaders. Access meeting packets, annotate documents offline, and view contact information. It syncs with a web-based portal for comprehensive board management.
- Paperless boardroom
- Download meeting packets
- Offline annotation
- Contact directory
- Resource library access (iPad)
- Board handbook management
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The Leading Board Portal for Volunteer Leadership Worldwide. Make your boardroom truly paperless. BoardEffect’s iOS App connects to your BoardEffect board portal. The App allows your board members to: - Download meeting packets - Fully annotate meeting materials including “sticky notes,” drawing, highlighting, underlining, and strike-through - Read and annotate meeting packets both online and offline - Print or email their meeting packets from the App (optional) - View the full contact directory including members’ head shots, biographies, and contact details - View files from your BoardEffect portal’s Resource Library (iPad only) - Download and annotate your Board Handbook, including bylaws, policies, and other documents The BoardEffect iOS App is free and works in conjunction with your secure BoardEffect web-based portal. For more information about BoardEffect, contact us at (866) 672-2666.
Meeting Owl
This app facilitates the setup, configuration, and management of hybrid meeting devices. It allows users to customize device settings, select video modes, pair multiple devices for expanded coverage, and manage software updates. It also provides access to technical support resources.
- Device registration and setup
- Customize device settings
- Select video modes
- Pair multiple devices
- Manage software updates
- Access technical support
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The Meeting Owl App powers Owl Labs' award-winning hybrid technology, including the Meeting Owl. Use this app to: register and set up Owl Labs devices, select and adjust device settings, manage software updates, and get technical and troubleshooting support. Meeting Owl App Features: - Device registration and setup: Set up, connect, and configure new devices (in under seven minutes). - Select and adjust device settings: Choose from different settings to customize your meeting experience. Options to ignore sections of the room, turn off 360-degree panoramic strip, and more. - Choose from different modes: Select from 5+ different video modes to customize your meeting experience. Options for grid view, speaker auto focus, manual camera control, and more. - Pair devices: Wirelessly pair 2 Owl Labs devices, with the option to pair with the Whiteboard Owl, to extend video and audio coverage in larger spaces. - Update device software: Manage software updates for your devices to always have access to the latest and greatest features and enhancements. Get technical support: Access our help articles and contact our team if you need additional help. This App requires an Owl Labs device. Visit www.owllabs.com for more information. © 2025 Owl Labs Inc. All Rights Reserved. Owl Labs Inc., Owl Labs, Meeting Owl, Meeting Owl App, the Owl Labs logo, the Meeting Owl logo and other Owl Labs Inc. marks are owned by Owl Labs Inc. and may be registered.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BoardEffect at 64% against Meeting Owl's 18%. BoardEffect also leads on rating (3.5 vs 2.9) and ratings volume (48 vs 15). Meeting Owl's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BoardEffect holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of BoardEffect's written reviews are positive against 18% of Meeting Owl's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BoardEffect | Meeting Owl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (48 ratings) — better | 2.9 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better | 18.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 276 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diligent Corporation | Owl Labs Inc |
Customer experience
BoardEffect
Meeting Owl
In-app purchases
BoardEffect
No in-app purchases
Meeting Owl
No in-app purchases
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