Sphere2 vs Relay Smart Agent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Live video integration with wireless camera
- Digital whiteboard for lesson creation
- Annotation and drawing tools
- Lesson recording
- Cloud upload for recorded lessons
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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.
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 review sentiment: Sphere2 at 100% against Relay Smart Agent's 0%. Sphere2 also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.2) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). Relay Smart Agent's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Sphere2 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Relay Smart Agent has 33 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Sphere2's written reviews are positive against 0% of Relay Smart Agent's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sphere2 | Relay Smart Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 1.2 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AVer Information Inc. | Lightspeed Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
Sphere2
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In-app purchases
Sphere2
No in-app purchases
Relay Smart Agent
No in-app purchases
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