Comparison

ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard 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

ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard

Create and share voice-over whiteboard tutorials with this intuitive app. Easily record lessons, import images and documents, and share your creations with a global community or privately with students. Ideal for educators and anyone wanting to explain concepts visually.

Highlights
  • Voice-record tutorials
  • Import images and documents
  • Draw and erase tools
  • Unlimited lesson length
  • Share recordings online
  • Create student groups
  • Organize lessons into courses
Features
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Turn your iPad into your personal interactive whiteboard! ShowMe allows you to record voice-over whiteboard tutorials and share them online. It’s an amazingly simple app that anyone can use, no matter how young or old! INTUITIVE AND POWERFUL - Record your ShowMe tutorial right away — no manuals or complicated menus needed - Drop in images onto the whiteboard - Easily switch between drawing and erasing (as well as pausing and playing) to make your ShowMe flow from concept to concept - You can make your ShowMe as long or as short as it needs to be, and record as many ShowMe’s as you want. Go nuts! - Once you’re finished recording, upload your ShowMe to share with the community (or keep it private if you prefer) - Discover awesome tutorials created by other members of the ShowMe community A VARIETY OF USES - Easily explain a range of topics from math to chemistry to music theory to basket weaving. - Add ShowMe’s to your Do-It-Yourself blog - Attach a personal message to any travel photos you want to share - Diagram offensive and defensive strategies for sports - Grade student work with commentary explaining the reasoning behind their performance - Use ShowMe as an interactive whiteboard substitute Implement a “flipped classroom” - Showcase your ShowMes online and share your knowledge with your students, friends, family, or the world! FEATURES - Voice-record - Multiple brush colors - Enter text - Pause and erase - Import pictures from your photo library, built-in camera, or web image search - Import documents as pictures from Dropbox, or Google drive - Create video from any document - Unlimited lesson length - Free to upload and share your recordings with friends - Easy embedding for sharing anywhere - Manage students with Groups USING GROUPS "Groups" allows teachers to share their ShowMes and interact with students privately. A teacher with ShowMe Premium subscription can create an unlimited amount of groups and invite their students. Students can join groups for free! SHOWME PREMIUM ShowMe Premium is an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription which unlocks all ShowMe features. For just $9.99 a month or $89.99 a year: - Upload up to 300 hours of ShowMes - Post privately - Create study groups - Markup and share any documents in groups - Import documents into ShowMe - Search and import images from the web - Download your video files - Create student accounts - Create courses COURSES With "Courses" ShowMe creators can organize multiple ShowMe lessons and tutorials into one comprehensive lesson plan. PAID COURSES The ShowMe Marketplace allows premium users to earn extra income by posting paid premium courses for other educators or students within the ShowMe community. AS SEEN ON - TechCrunch - Business Insider - Numerous teacher blogs and educational blogs WE’RE HERE FOR YOU The ShowMe team is small, nimble, and quick to respond to suggestions/requests. Follow us on twitter at @showmeapp. Or feel free to drop us a line at support@showme.com with any questions, concerns, or stories about how you’re using ShowMe. LEGAL Privacy Policy: http://www.showme.com/privacy Terms & Conditions: http://www.showme.com/termsofuse - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period

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

Planbook Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard at free with in-app purchases against Planbook Mobile's subscription. ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 51%). Planbook Mobile's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Planbook Mobile sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Planbook Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14K and 7.6K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard's written reviews are positive against 51% of Planbook Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard ships an update monthly, Planbook Mobile every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard versus Planbook Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShowMe Interactive WhiteboardPlanbook Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14K ratings)4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.5% of reviews — better50.6% of reviews
Number of ratings14K — better7.6K
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLearnbat, Inc.Planbook Inc.

Customer experience

ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard

All ratings13,579 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews489 reviews
Positive69.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative23.1%

Planbook Mobile

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

User reviews

ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helpful for teaching and learning
  • 💡 Great for creating instructional videos
  • 🎨 Allows for creative expression
  • 🤩 Loved by students and teachers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Lack of offline functionality
  • 🔍 Limited search and organization features
  • 🖌️ Could use more drawing/editing tools

Planbook Mobile

From 7.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Time-saving program
  • 👍 Helpful for both homeschool and school teachers
  • 👍 Allows for easy sharing and organization of lessons
  • 👍 Useful for adapting to changes like snow days

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Events/features not working in app
  • 🐛 Google sign-in not working on app
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable, crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Copy/paste feature not working as expected
  • 🐛 Inability to access Google Drive files in app

Bugs and requests

ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unexpected loss of work and unsaved drafts
  • Syncing issues between recorded audio and drawings
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Inconsistent performance on different devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to rearrange and delete slides
  • Improve video editing capabilities
  • Integrate with more cloud storage services
  • Optimize interface for larger iPad screens
  • Allow offline access and local file storage

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

10 purchases

ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard

Subscriptions5
  • Groups$9.991 Month
  • ShowMe Premium$9.991 Month
  • ShowMe Premium$13.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • ShowMe Premium$89.991 Year
  • ShowMe Premium$129.991 Year
One-time5
  • Color Pack - Goldfish$0.99
  • Color Pack - Cake Shop$0.99
  • Color Pack - Plum basket$0.99
Show 2 more
  • Color Pack - Shades of blue$0.99
  • Save Private ShowMes$2.99
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 ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard free?
ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Planbook Mobile free?
Planbook Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard or Planbook Mobile?
Planbook Mobile is rated higher. ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Planbook Mobile averages 4.8 from 7.6K ratings.
Do ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard or Planbook Mobile have ads?
Neither ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard nor Planbook Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard or Planbook Mobile?
ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard ships an update monthly, and Planbook Mobile every 2 months. Most recently, ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard was updated on October 29, 2026 and Planbook Mobile on October 29, 2026.

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