Comparison

ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard vs Alora

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

Alora

Streamline attendance tracking for educators and coaches. Organize classes, manage students, and generate instant reports. Go paperless and save time with this intuitive tool.

Highlights
  • Unlimited classes and students
  • Track attendance with custom marks
  • Add notes for attendance details
  • Multi-device sync
  • Intelligent attendance reports
  • PDF & CSV export
  • Team collaboration
Features
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We help you organize the attendance process, save time running instant reports, and go paperless. Whether you are a teacher, instructor, or coach, you will find all you need in the Alora app. Effortless and straightforward setup. Various attendance marks and notes help to stay on top of the attendance tracking process. Exportable reports save time and make it easy to track attendance in multiple classes or events. Collaboration allows you to work together with your team. Available on iPhone and iPad. FREE FEATURES: - UNLIMITED CLASSES: Setup up your classes according to your schedule (weekdays, time, student groups). - UNLIMITED STUDENTS: Add or import your students. - TRACK ATTENDANCE: Track dates of classes attended for each student across multiple classes. - ADD NOTES: You can add notes to record additional info (example: late 15 min, excused, etc.) - MULTI-DEVICE SYNC: Instant synchronization between all your devices. PREMIUM FEATURES: * Access a free trial after you download the app - INTELLIGENT REPORTS: There are three types of reports that help you spot attendance trends for each student or an entire class. - PDF & CSV EXPORT: Export attendance reports in multiple formats. - COLLABORATION: Invite and work together with your team. LOVE THE APP? Please rate us on the App Store. You’re the best! SUPPORT Have questions, want to learn more about our features, or want to share your feedback? We love hearing from you, so go ahead and shoot us an email at support@aloraapp.com – and we’ll get back to you pronto. PAYMENT INFORMATION In addition to our free app, we offer two types of Premium membership: Monthly and Annual. All subscriptions and payments are offered via in-app purchase and will be charged to your iTunes account as soon as we confirm the purchase. All subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of your selected subscription duration. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, depending on the option you have selected. All subscriptions can be managed through the App Store. Note: If you upgrade to Premium before the end of your free trial, any unused portion of the trial will be forfeited. TERMS OF SERVICE Terms Of Use: https://aloraapp.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://aloraapp.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard at 14K against Alora's 2K. Alora's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 Alora sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard against 4.7 for Alora. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard has 14K ratings behind it against 2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard's written reviews are positive against 63% of Alora's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard versus Alora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShowMe Interactive WhiteboardAlora
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14K ratings)4.7 (2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.5% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings14K — better2K
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLearnbat, Inc.TrueQuote Logistic 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%

Alora

All ratings2,007 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews136 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative25.7%

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

Alora

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Straightforward app that does the job
  • 🚀 Useful for attendance tracking
  • 🚀 Efficient and reliable
  • 🚀 Great for managing attendance

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🐛 Collaboration issues between devices
  • 🐛 Data loss and sync problems
  • 💰 Subscription model is too expensive
  • 🤔 Limited customization and reporting options

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

Alora

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Calendar defaulting to incorrect year
  • Students disappearing from class lists
  • Inability to delete duplicate student entries
  • Notes section becoming glitchy and unusable
  • Login/password issues on mobile devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add option to auto-backup attendance records
  • Improve reporting and export functionality
  • Allow more customization of attendance layouts
  • Integrate messaging/notification features
  • Add support for one-time event attendance
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  • Improve handling of past attendance data

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
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  • Color Pack - Shades of blue$0.99
  • Save Private ShowMes$2.99
6 purchases

Alora

Subscriptions6
  • Unlimited7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Alora Premium$6.991 Month
  • Alora Premium7 Days trial2 variants$6.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Alora Premium7 Days trial3 variants$29.991 Year
  • Alora Premium$29.991 Year
  • Alora Premium14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard free?
ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alora free?
Alora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard or Alora?
Alora is rated higher. ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Alora averages 4.7 from 2K ratings.
Do ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard or Alora have ads?
Neither ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard nor Alora shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard or Alora?
ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard ships an update monthly, and Alora monthly. Most recently, ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard was updated on October 28, 2026 and Alora on October 26, 2026.

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