Comparison

Howtosmile vs Educreations Whiteboard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Howtosmile

Discover and perform fun, hands-on STEM activities for all ages. Explore a vast collection of experiments, games, and projects created by leading science centers. Search by keyword, topic, cost, or age to find your next engaging learning experience.

Highlights
  • Hands-on STEM activities
  • Searchable activity collection
  • Filter by topic, cost, and age
  • Created by science centers
  • Blog with fresh ideas
  • Suitable for all ages
Features
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howtosmile —the best science fun anywhere, any time, any age! Find and DO fun hands-on science, math, engineering and technology (STEM) activities created by the country’s top science centers and out-of-school educators. Explore for FREE the entire howtosmile collection of over 3,500 activities, games, experiments, and more. Search the whole collection by word—like sound or planet; by topic—like Cooking, Chemistry, or Climate; by cost to do the activity—from free to over $20; and by age—from 4 to adult. Read the howtosmile blog for fresh ideas and approaches, plus profiles of out-of-school educators who make science learning cool and exciting, whether they teach in a museum, classroom, an afterschool program, or a kitchen at home. Discover your new favorite hands-on activities to do with your friends, family, or students. Get inspired! Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, and Oracle. Brought to you by the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley.

About

Educreations Whiteboard

This interactive whiteboard and screencasting tool allows users to create and share video lessons. Annotate, animate, and narrate content to explain concepts, with lessons securely stored online and accessible across devices. Students can join classes within the app or access content via the website.

Highlights
  • Interactive whiteboard
  • Screencasting
  • Video lesson creation
  • Annotation and animation
  • Voice and handwriting recording
  • Cloud storage
  • Class management
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Educreations is a unique interactive whiteboard and screencasting tool that's simple, powerful, and fun to use. Annotate, animate, and narrate nearly any type of content as you explain any concept. Teachers can create short instructional videos and share them instantly with students, or ask students to show what they know and help friends learn something new. INSTRUCTION THAT'S READY WHENEVER YOU ARE Finished lessons are stored securely in your online Educreations account, so they're available whenever and wherever you need them. You control who sees what. Even if something happens to your iPad, all of your videos are safe. DESIGNED FOR THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM Create classes that students can join right within the app. Lessons sync automatically between teacher and student iPads, so it's easy for students to access teacher instruction and for teachers to monitor student work. Students without iPads can access classes and lessons on the Educreations website. SHARE INSTANTLY Lessons can also be shared via link, email, Messages, Facebook, Twitter, or by embedding them on your blog or website. Upgrade to Pro to export your videos to the Camera Roll, open them in other apps, and use them in other video projects. SUPPORT AND ENGAGE STUDENTS • Offer students additional instruction outside the classroom • Enable students to control the pace of their learning • Provide rich audio/video feedback on student work • Gain deep insights into student comprehension • Free up class time for hands-on learning and projects • Tutor someone remotely INCREDIBLE FREE FEATURES • Record and replay your voice, handwriting, and drawings • Snap a photo or import images from Photos, Dropbox, Google Drive, or the Web • Add typed text in a variety of colors and sizes • Draw on top of everything with brilliant colors of beautifully rendered digital ink • Animate images and text by tapping and dragging while recording • Edit out any recording mistakes with the built-in video editor • Scroll pages up or down when you need extra space • Save a draft of your work and finish it later on other devices • Store your lessons securely in the cloud and control who can see what • Create and manage classes that students can join • Share your lessons with your classes, or via link, email, Messages, Facebook, or Twitter • Embed your lessons on your blog or website EVEN MORE WITH PRO • Export videos to the Camera Roll or open in other apps • Import documents, presentations, webpages, and custom maps • Whiteboard pointer tool • Save unlimited drafts so you can work on multiple projects at once • 5GB of cloud storage, enough to store over 150 hours of lessons • Share Pro benefits with your entire class (up to 40 students) Educreations offers the following Pro subscriptions: 1 month: $11.99 (auto-renewing) 1 year: $99.99 (not auto-renewing) These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on your country of residence. If you purchase a monthly plan, your Educreations Pro subscription will automatically renew at the end of each period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings, but refunds will not be provided for the unused portion of the current period. Yearly plans do not auto-renew. Privacy Policy: https://www.educreations.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.educreations.com/terms/

Screenshots

Howtosmile3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Howtosmile at none against Educreations Whiteboard's 2. Howtosmile also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Educreations Whiteboard's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (12K vs 1). On price and ads 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. Educreations Whiteboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Howtosmile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Howtosmile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Educreations Whiteboard has 12K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Howtosmile's written reviews are positive against 76% of Educreations Whiteboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Howtosmile ships an update every 21 months, Educreations Whiteboard monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Howtosmile versus Educreations Whiteboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHowtosmileEducreations Whiteboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (12K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.6% of reviews
Number of ratings112K — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Lawrence Hall of ScienceEducreations, Inc

Customer experience

Howtosmile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Educreations Whiteboard

All ratings11,735 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews258 reviews
Positive75.6%
Neutral6.2%
Negative18.2%

Bugs and requests

Howtosmile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Educreations Whiteboard

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Recordings getting deleted unexpectedly
  • Typing issues and cursor movement problems
  • Compatibility issues with older devices
  • Inconsistent performance across platforms

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add video editing tools
  • Implement undo/redo functionality
  • Allow deleting or rearranging pages
  • Provide more pen/brush customization options
  • Improve file organization and management
Show 2 more
  • Expand language support
  • Offer more affordable pricing options

In-app purchases

None

Howtosmile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Educreations Whiteboard

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Classroom Edition$11.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Classroom Edition (1 year)$99.99

Questions

Is Howtosmile free?
Howtosmile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Educreations Whiteboard free?
Educreations Whiteboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Howtosmile or Educreations Whiteboard?
Howtosmile is rated higher. Howtosmile averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Educreations Whiteboard averages 4.8 from 12K ratings.
Do Howtosmile or Educreations Whiteboard have ads?
Neither Howtosmile nor Educreations Whiteboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Howtosmile or Educreations Whiteboard?
Howtosmile ships an update every 21 months, and Educreations Whiteboard monthly. Most recently, Howtosmile was updated on November 1, 2026 and Educreations Whiteboard on November 8, 2026.

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