Comparison

ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard vs Write & Record

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

Write & Record

Easily create animated whiteboard videos for lectures or presentations. Simply write your content, record your voiceover, and export as an MP4 file. No video editing skills or equipment are required.

Highlights
  • Create lectures by hand
  • Animate handwritten text
  • Adjust animation speed
  • Record voiceover
  • Export as MP4 video
  • Export lecture as PDF
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Create animated whiteboard videos without spending any time on video shooting and editing. -- Simple 3 steps for video production -- Step 1. Write: create your lecture as you do on a whiteboard. Step 2. Record: record your voice while animating the lecture. Step 3. Save: get the video file! (mp4) -- Product benefits -- * No need for video shooting tools or skills. * Super simple UI. * Effective production process. -- Product features -- * Create a lecture by hand. * Animate your handwritten texts. * Adjust the speed of the animation. * Record your voice, and export as a video. * Export lecture as pdf. Privacy Policy: https://www.write-rec.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://write-rec.app/terms

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard at 4.6 against Write & Record's 3.0. ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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. ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Write & Record sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard has 14K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard's written reviews are positive against 67% of Write & Record's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard ships an update monthly, Write & Record every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard versus Write & Record: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShowMe Interactive WhiteboardWrite & Record
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews69.5% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings14K — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLearnbat, Inc.Taketo Sano

Customer experience

ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard

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

Write & Record

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

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

Write & Record

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

Write & Record

Subscriptions1
  • Write & Record PRO$4.491 Month

Questions

Is ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard free?
ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Write & Record free?
Write & Record is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard or Write & Record?
ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard is rated higher. ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Write & Record averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard or Write & Record have ads?
Neither ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard nor Write & Record shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard or Write & Record?
ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard ships an update monthly, and Write & Record every 3 months. Most recently, ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard was updated on October 31, 2026 and Write & Record on October 22, 2026.

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