Comparison

Educreations Whiteboard vs TestNav

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

TestNav

This application provides a secure and reliable platform for delivering educational tests online. It ensures test items are presented consistently across devices.

Highlights
  • Secure test delivery
  • Reliable online platform
  • Consistent test item presentation
  • iOS device compatibility
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TestNav is Pearson's online test delivery platform. It enables test items to be delivered online securely and reliably in a consistent manner. The TestNav for iOS app allows TestNav to run on iOS devices.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Educreations Whiteboard at 76% against TestNav's 24%. Educreations Whiteboard also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). TestNav's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). 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. TestNav asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Educreations Whiteboard holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Educreations Whiteboard has 12K ratings behind it against 104, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Educreations Whiteboard's written reviews are positive against 24% of TestNav's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Educreations Whiteboard ships an update monthly, TestNav every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Educreations Whiteboard versus TestNav: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEducreations WhiteboardTestNav
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12K ratings) — better1.6 (104 ratings)
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews — better23.6% of reviews
Number of ratings12K — better104
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEducreations, IncPearson

Customer experience

Educreations Whiteboard

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

TestNav

All ratings92 ratings
Positive15.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative82.6%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive23.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative73.0%

User reviews

Educreations Whiteboard

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Smooth recording experience
  • 💡 Helpful for remote/online teaching
  • 👍 Great for creating instructional videos
  • 👍 Useful for flipped classroom and catchup lessons

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches after updates
  • 🔒 Limited editing capabilities
  • 💡 Inability to delete or edit recordings
  • 💡 Lack of pen size/thickness customization
  • 💡 Difficulty organizing/managing saved lessons

TestNav

From 104 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 App is available for iPad
  • 👍 Some users find it easy to use
  • 👍 Some users find it helpful for school
  • 👍 Some users find it 'super good' or 'amazing'

Room to improve

  • 😞 App is described as 'trash' or 'garbage'
  • 😞 Frequent crashes and bugs reported
  • 😞 Users experience extreme boredom and frustration
  • 😞 App is perceived as a waste of time
  • 😞 Some users report it 'never works'

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

TestNav

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Open response boxes never work properly
  • Drag and drop not working
  • Permission errors for speech, mic, etc.
  • App crashes all the time
  • App doesn't work
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  • App needs update but cannot update

Requested features

10 requests
  • Way to lower brightness
  • Actual Dark Mode
  • Allow access to Accessibility Shortcuts menu during testing
  • Enable/disable inverted colors during testing
  • Enable zoom during testing
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  • Enable VoiceOver during testing
  • Add dancing GIFs of Nick Young
  • Add mini games with golf balls and levels
  • Add Flappy golf extreme
  • Add cross map tomahawks

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Educreations Whiteboard

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

TestNav

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Educreations Whiteboard free?
Educreations Whiteboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TestNav free?
TestNav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Educreations Whiteboard or TestNav?
Educreations Whiteboard is rated higher. Educreations Whiteboard averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while TestNav averages 1.6 from 104 ratings.
Do Educreations Whiteboard or TestNav have ads?
Neither Educreations Whiteboard nor TestNav shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Educreations Whiteboard or TestNav?
Educreations Whiteboard ships an update monthly, and TestNav every 8 months. Most recently, Educreations Whiteboard was updated on November 2, 2026 and TestNav on October 29, 2026.

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