WorkSpace Connect vs Write & Record
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
Write & Record
Easily create animated whiteboard videos for lectures or presentations. Simply write your content, record your voiceover, and export as an MP4 file. No video editing skills or equipment are required.
- Create lectures by hand
- Animate handwritten text
- Adjust animation speed
- Record voiceover
- Export as MP4 video
- Export lecture as PDF
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Create animated whiteboard videos without spending any time on video shooting and editing. -- Simple 3 steps for video production -- Step 1. Write: create your lecture as you do on a whiteboard. Step 2. Record: record your voice while animating the lecture. Step 3. Save: get the video file! (mp4) -- Product benefits -- * No need for video shooting tools or skills. * Super simple UI. * Effective production process. -- Product features -- * Create a lecture by hand. * Animate your handwritten texts. * Adjust the speed of the animation. * Record your voice, and export as a video. * Export lecture as pdf. Privacy Policy: https://www.write-rec.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://write-rec.app/terms
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Write & Record at 67% against WorkSpace Connect's 8%. Write & Record also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 19 months). WorkSpace Connect's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Write & Record sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.49 per month. WorkSpace Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
WorkSpace Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 8% of WorkSpace Connect's written reviews are positive against 67% of Write & Record's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WorkSpace Connect ships an update every 19 months, Write & Record every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WorkSpace Connect | Write & Record |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 5.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Turning Technologies, LLC | Taketo Sano |
Customer experience
WorkSpace Connect
Write & Record
In-app purchases
WorkSpace Connect
No in-app purchases
Write & Record
- Write & Record PRO$4.491 Month
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