Comparison

Educreations Whiteboard vs Sphere2

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

Head to head
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/

About

Sphere2

This app transforms your iPad into a digital whiteboard, integrating live video from a wireless camera with lesson creation tools. Record and instantly upload lessons to the cloud for sharing with students or for review.

Highlights
  • Live video integration with wireless camera
  • Digital whiteboard for lesson creation
  • Annotation and drawing tools
  • Lesson recording
  • Cloud upload for recorded lessons
Features
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AVer Sphere2 App when used in conjunction with the AVer wireless camera is the first and only iPad digital whiteboard solution that integrates live video with lesson creation tools. You can even record Sphere2 lessons and upload them instantly to the cloud. When used without the camera, the App provides robust digital whiteboard functionalities for lesson creation and presentation. - Using AVer’s Wireless Cam stream live video of artifacts, experiments and more directly to the Sphere2 iPad App - Enhance the live video with notes, annotations, text, drawings and images to relay important aspects - Use the built-in whiteboard mode for step-by-step instructions and other content - With one click, record the entire lesson including video, annotation and other content - Automatically upload the recorded videos to the cloud (Dropbox®, YouTube®, Facebook®, Google Drive®, etc.) to send to absent students, substitute teachers or for review Visit averusa.com/education to learn more about Sphere2 as well as AVer’s other award-winning educational solutions.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Educreations Whiteboard at 4.8 against Sphere2's 4.0. Educreations Whiteboard also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Sphere2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). On price, ads and device support 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. Sphere2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Educreations Whiteboard holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. 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 complicate that: 76% of Educreations Whiteboard's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sphere2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Educreations Whiteboard ships an update monthly, Sphere2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Educreations Whiteboard versus Sphere2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEducreations WhiteboardSphere2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.59.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB36 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEducreations, IncAVer Information Inc.

Customer experience

Educreations Whiteboard

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

Sphere2

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

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

Sphere2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Educreations Whiteboard

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Classroom Edition$11.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Classroom Edition (1 year)$99.99
None

Sphere2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Educreations Whiteboard free?
Educreations Whiteboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sphere2 free?
Sphere2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Educreations Whiteboard or Sphere2?
Educreations Whiteboard is rated higher. Educreations Whiteboard averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Sphere2 averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Educreations Whiteboard or Sphere2 have ads?
Neither Educreations Whiteboard nor Sphere2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Educreations Whiteboard or Sphere2?
Educreations Whiteboard ships an update monthly, and Sphere2 every 2 months. Most recently, Educreations Whiteboard was updated on September 24, 2026 and Sphere2 on June 11, 2026.

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