Comparison

ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard vs RollCall by Afield Apps

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

RollCall by Afield Apps

This app streamlines attendance tracking for teachers, managing both daily classes and field trips. It offers features like seating charts, QR code scanning for quick check-ins, and live status sharing with chaperones. Data is stored securely in your own Google account.

Highlights
  • Unlimited class boards
  • Customizable student grouping
  • Interactive seating charts
  • QR code scanning for check-in
  • Live trip status sharing
  • Parent signature capture
  • Data stored in Google Sheets
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Afield RollCall is attendance built by a teacher who actually takes it — every morning, and on every field trip. **WHO'S HERE. WHO'S NOT. ONE GLANCE.** Tap students present or missing and watch the counts update at the top of your board. Big, readable cards. No spreadsheets to squint at, no paper to lose. **NEW: CLASS MODE** RollCall now handles your everyday classroom, not just trip days. • Unlimited class boards — every period, homeroom, study hall, and club in one app • Group students your way: by section, by table, by row, by bus — you choose • Set All marks a whole group in one tap **SEATING CHARTS** See your room the way you actually arrange it. • Straight rows for classrooms • Curved arcs for ensembles — orchestras, bands, and choirs get true concert seating • Take attendance right from the chart: your empty seat IS your missing student • Works on iPad, and on iPhone too — just turn your phone sideways **FIELD TRIPS, HANDLED** The part RollCall was born for. • Organize your trip into groups — buses, chaperone teams, activity rotations • Scan students in with QR wristbands or badges — head counts in seconds, not minutes • Share a live link with each chaperone so their group's status shows up on your board • Share the student view at final check-in — now the whole group is looking for who's missing • Parent sign-outs with a signature, captured right on your screen **YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS** RollCall runs on a Google Sheet in YOUR Google account. Your roster never lives on our servers — you can open, edit, and keep your data forever, even if you stop using the app. **SET UP IN MINUTES** Copy the template sheet, follow the guided setup, and share a setup code with your own devices — or your whole department. No student accounts. No IT ticket. **BUILT FOR SCHOOL LIFE** • Works on iPhone and iPad • Fast enough for the bus line, simple enough for a substitute • Made by a working teacher who needed exactly this app — so she built it **ROLLCALL PRO** Class Mode boards, seating charts, and scan check-in are part of RollCall Pro, a yearly subscription with a free trial. Trip basics stay free. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://goafield.org/rollcall/privacy Terms of Use: https://goafield.org/rollcall/terms

Screenshots

RollCall by Afield Apps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RollCall by Afield Apps at 100% against ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard's 66%. RollCall by Afield Apps also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and device support (3 vs 1). ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 1). 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

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 RollCall by Afield Apps sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RollCall by Afield Apps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard has 14K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard's written reviews are positive against 100% of RollCall by Afield Apps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard ships an update monthly, RollCall by Afield Apps every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard versus RollCall by Afield Apps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShowMe Interactive WhiteboardRollCall by Afield Apps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLearnbat, Inc.Erin Sosnoski

Customer experience

ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard

All ratings13,579 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews253 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral7.9%
Negative26.1%

RollCall by Afield Apps

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

RollCall by Afield Apps

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

RollCall by Afield Apps

Subscriptions1
  • RollCall Pro14 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard free?
ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RollCall by Afield Apps free?
RollCall by Afield Apps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard or RollCall by Afield Apps?
RollCall by Afield Apps is rated higher. ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while RollCall by Afield Apps averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard or RollCall by Afield Apps have ads?
Neither ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard nor RollCall by Afield Apps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard or RollCall by Afield Apps?
ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard ships an update monthly, and RollCall by Afield Apps every 3 weeks. Most recently, ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard was updated on October 18, 2026 and RollCall by Afield Apps on October 4, 2026.

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