Comparison

Lesson Ideas vs myClassroom

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

Head to head
About

Lesson Ideas

This app offers a collection of teaching starters, plenaries, and other tips for educators. It features contributions from a school's teaching and learning group and other members of the teaching profession.

Highlights
  • Teaching starters
  • Plenaries
  • Top tips for educators
  • Professionally submitted ideas
  • Collaborative content creation
Features
Read full description

Starters, Plenaries and Other Top Tips, created by the Teaching and Learning group of Graveney School, London, in collaboration with MadeByEduactors. Further ideas provided submitted by members of the teaching profession and shared for the love of the job!

About

myClassroom

This app provides essential classroom management tools for educators, allowing remote control via Apple Watch or Bluetooth clicker. It offers extensive customization for various functions like bells, notes, student grouping, and behavior tracking.

Highlights
  • Remote control with Apple Watch/Bluetooth clicker
  • Customizable bell and alert sounds
  • Instant note-taking with automatic logging
  • Random student selection and group generation
  • Behavior tracking and time-lost monitoring
  • Noise meter and music playback
  • Automated daily routines and smart seating charts
Read full description

MyClassroom was has essential teacher tools that are designed to work fast. Even better, they works with an Apple Watch or Bluetooth clicker. This means you can place your iPhone or iPad anywhere in the room and still have access to your tools. MyClassroom also offers extensive customization. If you don’t like how a tool works, there’s a good chance you can change it. Below is a list of tools and features that are just one press away! Tools: Bell Alert your class with a variety of sounds to choose from. Notes Instantly save notes during hectic moments, with automatic logging of time, date, and subject. You can add text later. Time Quickly add time increments with each press. It's perfect when precise timing isn't necessary. Coin & Dice Randomly generate numbers and outcomes. Sticks Randomly call on students, with an option to prevent repeats. Groups Create student groups, with settings to avoid unwanted pairings. Tallies Keep track of positive and negative classroom behaviors. Time Lost Track time wasted by students using a stopwatch and a warning sound. Hearts Each press removes a heart. Hearts can automatically replenish after a preset amount of time. Noise Meter Tuned to student voice frequencies, with a buffer to prevent false alarms. Music Box Play over 150 instrumental tracks covering various genres and moods. Brain Break Meditate or get active with quick, interactive breaks. Features Routines Set up your daily schedule and let the app automatically announce subjects and reminders. You won’t need to pull out your phone to turn off an alarm anymore! Smart Seating Seating charts with the ability to add rules, and use actual desk distances to generate seating charts. This app is governed by Apple’s standard End User License Agreement (EULA), available here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lesson Ideas4 screens
myClassroom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: myClassroom at 4.5 against Lesson Ideas's 3.0. myClassroom also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 53 months) and ratings volume (373 vs 2). Lesson Ideas's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 38%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). 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. myClassroom sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Lesson Ideas asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

myClassroom holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myClassroom has 373 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Lesson Ideas's written reviews are positive against 38% of myClassroom's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lesson Ideas ships an update every 53 months, myClassroom every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Lesson Ideas versus myClassroom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLesson IdeasmyClassroom
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.5 (373 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2373 — better
Update frequencyEvery 53 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS6.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB172 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopermadebyeducatorsTanner Stoltz

Customer experience

Lesson Ideas

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral22.2%
Negative0.0%

myClassroom

All ratings373 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral6.2%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral18.8%
Negative43.8%

Bugs and requests

Lesson Ideas

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

myClassroom

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Cannot log in after subscription
  • Password reset email not received
  • Customer service link not working
  • App crashing with music
  • Bluetooth remote connectivity issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Make more features free
  • Bring back brain breaks
  • Improve the voice quality

In-app purchases

None

Lesson Ideas

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

myClassroom

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Full Access3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Access$49.99

Questions

Is Lesson Ideas free?
Lesson Ideas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is myClassroom free?
myClassroom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lesson Ideas or myClassroom?
myClassroom is rated higher. Lesson Ideas averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while myClassroom averages 4.5 from 373 ratings.
Do Lesson Ideas or myClassroom have ads?
Neither Lesson Ideas nor myClassroom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lesson Ideas or myClassroom?
Lesson Ideas ships an update every 53 months, and myClassroom every 9 days. Most recently, Lesson Ideas was updated on September 13, 2026 and myClassroom on October 13, 2026.

Other comparisons