Comparison

Splashtop Classroom vs WhiteBoard by LiveBoard

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

Head to head
About

Splashtop Classroom

Enhance classroom interaction by allowing teachers to stream their computer screen and audio to student devices. Students can view, control, and annotate lesson content directly from their tablets or computers, fostering engagement and collaboration.

Highlights
  • Stream PC/Mac screen and audio to student devices
  • Students can view, control, and annotate content
  • Annotate over any content with drawing and highlighting tools
  • Share multimedia applications and websites instantly
  • Capture and share student ideas
  • Teach from anywhere in the classroom
Features
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*** #1 Education App Developer for iPad – Over 1 million teachers are using Splashtop Remote Desktop, Whiteboard & Classroom products to improve the teaching and learning experience Splashtop Classroom: Control, Annotate, then Share a teacher’s PC/Mac with a students iPad or Chromebook, or PC/MAC running a Chrome browser. Splashtop Classroom allows teachers to stream their PC/Mac screen together with audio to every student’s iPad, Chromebook, PC or Mac, improving student engagement and interactivity. Students can then view, control and annotate over lesson content directly from their mobile device. Splashtop Classroom is perfect for teachers and instructors that want to engage and motivate their students. Pass control to a group of students and let them explore and communicate their ideas with the rest of the class without moving from their seats. Even the most demanding multi-media applications can be shared instantly and with a great user experience. Splashtop Classroom is perfect for 1:1 and BYOD initiatives! TEACHERS CAN: + Teach from anywhere inside the classroom. Have complete control over applications such as Keynote or PowerPoint or Flash-capable browser on the classroom PC as if you were sitting right there. No need to stay at the front of the class. Be free to roam around without losing control of the class! + Annotate over any content. Use gestures to draw, highlight, or write over any content. Take snapshots of the screen and save them to the gallery then print or email the snapshots to students, parents or colleagues. Use different colored and sized pens, stamps, highlighter, shapes, lines, and text tools over existing content or Flipchart backgrounds. Use the spotlight and screen shade tools to keep students focused. + Share anything from your computer instantly. Even the most demanding multi-media PC / MAC applications can be shared instantly from your iPad without any reformatting using unfamiliar authoring tools or uploading ahead of time! Have a website or YouTube FLASH video to share with the class? No problem – just start a Splashtop Classroom session and display the QR code for students to snap and instantly join! Visually or hearing impaired students can now see, hear – and interact with - the lesson content from anywhere in the class. + Capture student ideas easily. Pass control to a group of students and let them communicate their ideas with the rest of the class without moving from their seats. Annotate content or select an existing flipchart background and share it with the rest of the class. Take student engagement to the next level while improving classroom management! ***** Read how our education users love using Splashtop! ***** "The Splashtop Classroom software not only increases my instructional effectiveness, in that it allows me to roam the room as I teach, but it also increases student engagement, eases my workload, and makes my workday even more enjoyable. Effectiveness, Efficiency, Engagement, Ease, and Enjoyment- Splashtop is a 'multiple win situation.' It has become an indispensable and integral part of my everyday professional routine. I will never be tethered to a computer again!" Kevin Nerz, Ed.D. High School teacher "Splashtop Classroom allows our teachers to increase student engagement with or without a projector - also allowing students to take control and present their ideas from their own device. Splashtop also has the added benefit of allowing teachers and administrators to access their files and information from anywhere without having to return to the office and be chained to their desk." Darrin Tingey, Technology Director, Fremont Re-2 School District Please visit https://education.splashtop.com for more details.

About

WhiteBoard by LiveBoard

This interactive smartboard app facilitates teaching, tutoring, and collaboration. It allows users to share experiences, engage students with live chat, and make lessons visually accessible. Users can record sessions for later review or share them on social media.

Highlights
  • Interactive smartboard for teaching and tutoring
  • Real-time student engagement with live chat
  • Import images and PDFs for visualization
  • Record and share video lessons
  • Create unlimited boards and student groups
  • Integrate Zoom calls directly
Features
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WhiteBoard by LiveBoard is an easy-to-use interactive smartboard to teach, tutor, learn & collaborate. Educate, present ideas, engage in real-time, record videos & share. Whether you’re into classroom teaching, online/video tutoring, we can become your handy app. Use LiveBoard to: • Share your experience whenever & wherever you are. • Engage with your students. Ask questions, get answers from the class/group of students via live chat. • Make all students feel present. Let sick, absent students participate as if they are in the classroom. • Teach different subjects. Have different groups for each subject you teach. Enjoy creating unlimited boards and inviting as many students as you wish. • Visualize teaching. Import JPEG, JPG, PNG images and PDF files to make your lessons easy to understand & memorize. • Turn your lessons into video presentations. Record your sessions and easily share them with your students for later review and exam preparations. • Maintain your lessons for online tutoring. Keep all your materials in one place and use them later while starting your online tutoring business. • Start your Zoom call directly within your board without the need for a second screen or device • Spread your knowledge and share your experience. Record all your desired lessons and share them on your Facebook, LinkedIn, Slideshare and Youtube profiles to get more potential students. We hope you’ll give LiveBoard a try! Questions? Suggestions? Feel free to email us at support@liveboard.online . For further information please refer to: ► Privacy Policy: https://liveboard.online/privacy ► Terms and Conditions: https://liveboard.online/terms

Screenshots

Splashtop Classroom4 screens
WhiteBoard by LiveBoard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Splashtop Classroom at none against WhiteBoard by LiveBoard's 13. Splashtop Classroom also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 48%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). WhiteBoard by LiveBoard's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.2 vs 3.9). 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. WhiteBoard by LiveBoard sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Splashtop Classroom asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WhiteBoard by LiveBoard holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WhiteBoard by LiveBoard has 346 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Splashtop Classroom's written reviews are positive against 48% of WhiteBoard by LiveBoard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splashtop Classroom ships an update every 3 months, WhiteBoard by LiveBoard every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Splashtop Classroom versus WhiteBoard by LiveBoard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplashtop ClassroomWhiteBoard by LiveBoard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (14 ratings)4.2 (346 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews — better47.5% of reviews
Number of ratings14346 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSplashtop Inc.LiveBoard, Inc.

Customer experience

Splashtop Classroom

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.7%

WhiteBoard by LiveBoard

All ratings345 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.9%
Negative15.1%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive47.5%
Neutral13.9%
Negative38.5%

Bugs and requests

Splashtop Classroom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

WhiteBoard by LiveBoard

Reported bugs

29 issues
  • App crashes on launch or during use
  • Drawings disappear or become invisible
  • Lag when writing with Apple Pencil
  • Text positioning differs between devices
  • Images cannot be moved after placement
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  • Portions of board become blank unexpectedly
  • Eraser creates dead zones where writing is impossible
  • Ink strokes not registering properly
  • Grid settings not saving across pages
  • Session joining fails with loading screen stuck
  • Recording sessions lost or inaccessible
  • Collaborative erasing is buggy
  • File app crashes when accessing LiveBoard folder
  • Subscription billing errors
  • Unable to upload profile photos
  • Audio/video conferencing not working
  • Grid layout not syncing between users
  • Slow image uploads with lag for other users
  • Pen options not displaying correctly
  • Erase feature incomplete
  • App incompatible with older iOS versions
  • Boards randomly deleted
  • Finger detection erases drawings mid-stroke
  • Objects disappear when switching to selection tool
  • Share board feature not working
  • PDF export causing crashes
  • Worksheets becoming unclickable during sessions
  • Freezing during collaborative drawing
  • Hanging on join/leave/rejoin sequences

Requested features

24 requests
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • More drawing shapes and tools (triangles, pentagons, etc.)
  • Laser pointer feature
  • Highlighter tool
  • Music staff notation lines for music teachers
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  • Geometric tools (compass, ruler, protractor, square)
  • More color options and shades
  • More brush styles
  • Ability to extend pages like Word documents
  • Mute student audio controls
  • Better text editing with bullet points
  • PDF and multi-page document support
  • Screen rotation support
  • Infinite canvas without borders
  • Grid type persistence across new pages
  • Ability to prevent student erasure of teacher content
  • Better touch ID/Face ID support
  • Improved UI for newer device models
  • Turkish language support
  • Arabic language support improvements
  • Mac app version
  • Desmos integration for math teaching
  • Export to Word/PDF functionality
  • Microphone status indicator for students

In-app purchases

None

Splashtop Classroom

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

WhiteBoard by LiveBoard

Subscriptions13
  • LiveBoard Classroom plan7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Classroom plan14 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • LiveBoard Premium plan14 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Online Tutoring plan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Standard14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$12.491 Month
  • Tutoring Small Plan14 Days trial$18.991 Month
  • Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Pro14 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Advanced14 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Tutoring Big Plan14 Days trial$38.991 Month
  • Standard14 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Premium14 Days trial$119.991 Year

Questions

Is Splashtop Classroom free?
Splashtop Classroom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WhiteBoard by LiveBoard free?
WhiteBoard by LiveBoard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splashtop Classroom or WhiteBoard by LiveBoard?
WhiteBoard by LiveBoard is rated higher. Splashtop Classroom averages 3.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while WhiteBoard by LiveBoard averages 4.2 from 346 ratings.
Do Splashtop Classroom or WhiteBoard by LiveBoard have ads?
Neither Splashtop Classroom nor WhiteBoard by LiveBoard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splashtop Classroom or WhiteBoard by LiveBoard?
Splashtop Classroom ships an update every 3 months, and WhiteBoard by LiveBoard every 9 days. Most recently, Splashtop Classroom was updated on October 20, 2026 and WhiteBoard by LiveBoard on October 26, 2026.

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