Educreations Whiteboard vs LessonNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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/
LessonNote
This tool helps educators document classroom lessons by tracking student interactions, capturing notes, and recording time spent in various learning modalities. It facilitates data-driven conversations to improve teaching and learning outcomes.
- Track student interactions and conversation duration
- Record handwritten notes and observations
- Capture photos of student work
- Measure time spent in different learning modalities
- Review data for student-focused discussions
- Ideal for peer observation and coaching
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LessonNote is an innovative classroom observation tool for documenting the flow of a lesson and its impact on students. Capture both quantitative and qualitative data: • Track who is talking to whom, when, and for how long. • Jot handwritten, time-stamped notes about what is being said and what students are doing. • Take photos of student work. • Capture time spent in different modalities: whole-class, individual work, group work. Begin by creating a seating chart with icons representing the teacher, students, groups, and display areas such as blackboards or projection screens. Record observations by selecting an icon, or linking two icons for a note about an interaction. Take photos of student work. After a lesson, efficiently review your data for a student-focused conversation that improves teaching and learning. A small seating chart shows exactly who or what a note is about, so you don't need to know the names of the students. A timeline shows how much time was spent in whole-class lecture or discussion, individual work time, and group work time. LessonNote helps you create a fact-based and non-judgemental record of the lesson and its impact on students. LessonNote is ideal for peer observation, coaching, instructional rounds, and of course for Lesson Study. For administrators, LessonNote improves on simple checklists or rating scales by helping document how lessons affect students—which is, ultimately, what teaching is all about. Work with your colleagues and use LessonNote to improve teaching and learning! Read the Terms of Service at: https://LSAlliance.org/LessonNote/terms-of-service.html.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Educreations Whiteboard at 12K against LessonNote's 10. Educreations Whiteboard also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 65%) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Educreations Whiteboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and LessonNote sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Educreations Whiteboard against 4.7 for LessonNote. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Educreations Whiteboard has 12K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Educreations Whiteboard's written reviews are positive against 65% of LessonNote's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Educreations Whiteboard | LessonNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12K ratings) — better | 4.7 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.6% of reviews — better | 65.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Educreations, Inc | Lesson Study Alliance |
Customer experience
Educreations Whiteboard
LessonNote
Bugs and 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
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- Expand language support
- Offer more affordable pricing options
LessonNote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Educreations Whiteboard
- Pro Classroom Edition$11.991 Month
- Pro Classroom Edition (1 year)$99.99
LessonNote
- 3 Months of Pro$29.993 Months
- 6 Months of Pro$44.996 Months
- 1 Year Pro$64.991 Year
- 6-month LessonNote Pro subscription$89.99
- 1-year LessonNote Pro subscription$149.99
- 2-year LessonNote Pro subscription$249.99
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