WorkSpace Connect vs Relay Smart Agent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WorkSpace Connect
Transform your iPad into an interactive whiteboard to control your desktop, present lessons, and annotate content. This app works with desktop software to provide remote access to teaching materials and tools, enabling dynamic lesson creation and student engagement.
- Mobile interactive whiteboard
- Desktop computer control
- Lesson facilitation
- Content annotation
- Multimedia lesson creation
- Multi-user student engagement
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Turn your iPad® into a mobile interactive whiteboard with the WorkSpace Connect app. Use your iPad to control your desktop computer, facilitate lessons, annotate over content, and project materials onto any surface, from anywhere in the room. The WorkSpace Connect app on your iPad works in conjunction with WorkSpace software installed on your computer, giving you a remote desktop with access to your lessons, content, and tools. (The WorkSpace Connect app requires the complete version of WorkSpace software installed on your desktop computer, or connection with eInstruction by Turning Technologies equipment.) • Create, assemble, and present interactive multimedia lessons • Incorporate and work with teaching and learning materials in multiple formats from many sources • Manage more than 40 annotation, teaching, and learning tools • Use WorkSpace Connect and any eInstruction by Turning Technologies student device in the room engages students with multi-user functionality And the WorkSpace Connect app makes it easy to use your iPad to control WorkSpace recognition tools that are on your desktop. Now, you can convert handwritten text, numbers, shapes, and equations into more legible digital content, making them more readable for students. WorkSpace Connect v2.0 requires the installation of either: • WorkSpace for Windows® v9.3 or above • WorkSpace for Mac® v6.2 or above • WorkSpace for Linux® v6.2 or above
Relay Smart Agent
This application offers web filtering and safety features for iOS devices, ensuring CIPA compliance for schools. It provides on and off-campus protection and reports on student activity, acting as a hardware-free cloud solution.
- CIPA compliant web filtering
- On/off campus safety
- Student activity reporting
- Hardware-free cloud solution
- Anytime, anywhere filtering
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This app provides anytime, anywhere filtering, safety, and reporting on iOS devices for schools using the Relay web filter from Lightspeed Systems. With the Relay Smart Agent for iOS, schools get: CIPA compliant web filtering On/off campus safety Reporting on student activity A hardware-free cloud solution And more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WorkSpace Connect at 5.0 against Relay Smart Agent's 1.2. WorkSpace Connect also leads on review sentiment (8% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (5.2 vs 15.0). Relay Smart Agent's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (33 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WorkSpace Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Relay Smart Agent has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of WorkSpace Connect's written reviews are positive against 0% of Relay Smart Agent's.
WorkSpace Connect ships an update every 19 months, Relay Smart Agent every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WorkSpace Connect | Relay Smart Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.2 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 5.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Turning Technologies, LLC | Lightspeed Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
WorkSpace Connect
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In-app purchases
WorkSpace Connect
No in-app purchases
Relay Smart Agent
No in-app purchases
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