Comparison

Mirroring Assist vs Explain Everything Whiteboard

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

Head to head
About

Mirroring Assist

Easily connect your iOS device to a computer for screen mirroring. Use a Mirroring ID or QR code to find and link with your receiver. Requires separate screen mirroring software.

Highlights
  • Discover and connect to receivers
  • Use Mirroring ID
  • Use QR code for connection
  • iOS to Windows/Mac mirroring
  • Requires Mirroring360 software
Features
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Mirroring Assist enables users of Mirroring360 screen mirroring software (sold separately) to discover and connect more easily from their iOS devices to a Mirroring360 receiver computer (Windows/Mac) by using a Mirroring ID or QR code. *** To use this app, you must have Mirroring360 or Mirroring360 Pro installed on your Windows PC or Mac computer. If you do not own Mirroring360 yet, you can get Mirroring360 for $14.99 through in-app purchase *** Please note that this version requires iOS 9 or later.

About

Explain Everything Whiteboard

This interactive whiteboard app allows users to create notes, drawings, and record video lessons. It supports real-time collaboration, PDF annotation, and offers various tools to enrich content, making it ideal for education and presentations.

Highlights
  • Infinite canvas for notes and drawings
  • Record and edit whiteboard video lessons
  • Real-time collaboration
  • PDF annotation
  • Import images, GIFs, 3D models, and more
  • Interactive engagement apps (Polling, Timer, Spinner)
Features
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The iPad App Store Trend of the Year 2020 award-winning interactive whiteboard and note taking app for iPad. With over 25 million downloads across the globe, Explain Everything helps teachers and students with every day learning. Explain Everything Advanced, Promethean's award-winning cloud-based plan, is one of the most dynamic, easy-to-use, and powerful lesson creation and delivery tools on the market today. Explain Everything is an interactive whiteboard, built to create notes and make drawings, explain concepts and share boards anywhere. Make notes and draw together on the infinite canvas. Use sticky notes, work with imported documents, and annotate PDFs. Easily record whiteboard videos and share the entire process of explaining a lesson. Use real-time collaboration to stay on the same page with your students or team. Our customers love using Explain Everything to: • Record and edit whiteboard video lessons, then share them automatically with your preferred cloud drive! • Capture ideas, create interactive presentations, and use PDF annotation for teaching purposes. • Use engagement apps such as Polling, Timer, and Spinner to promote student participation and deep focus. • Draw, write, sketchnote, visualize, and scribble using Apple Pencil then easily present materials both in-classroom or online. • Enrich your materials with images and GIFs, Sticky Notes, Clipart, 3D Models, Shapes, Web Browser, Equations, hyperlinks, text boxes and notes grid. • Digitize and store materials in one place thanks to the Explain Everything Drive cloud; available from any device, anywhere. • Collaborate with students by hosting group assignments in the classroom and in the cloud. • Broadcast through SharePlay or popular conferencing tools, including Zoom or Microsoft Teams. New Activities within Advanced Plan We’re coming with new activities to enhance your lessons and create some fun throughout your classroom. Launch and play activities right from your whiteboard canvas. Crossword – Add a list of words, provide image or text clues, and Explain Everything will generate a crossword for you. Memory game – Turn a set of images into a randomized memory pair-finding game. Matching game – Build a matching game from a collection of images, shapes, and text. Promethean Engagement Apps We’ve enhanced our Explain Everything Advanced plan with other new features, including Promethean’s ever-popular Spinner, Timer, and Polling apps; all to improve your teaching experience in the classroom. Polling – ask questions and receive responses from students instantly. Timer – use clock and stopwatch to measure time and improve executive functioning skills. Spinner – randomly select items from the built-in templates or your own lists to add excitement to any class. If you enjoy using Explain Everything please leave us a review! https://explaineverything.com/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

Mirroring Assist2 screens
Explain Everything Whiteboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Explain Everything Whiteboard at 4.6 against Mirroring Assist's 2.7. Explain Everything Whiteboard also leads on ratings volume (8.9K vs 209) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Mirroring Assist's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mirroring Assist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Explain Everything Whiteboard sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Explain Everything Whiteboard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Explain Everything Whiteboard has 8.9K ratings behind it against 209, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Mirroring Assist's written reviews are positive against 48% of Explain Everything Whiteboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mirroring Assist ships an update every 2 months, Explain Everything Whiteboard fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mirroring Assist versus Explain Everything Whiteboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMirroring AssistExplain Everything Whiteboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (209 ratings)4.6 (8.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.4% of reviews47.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2098.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB312 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSplashtop Inc.Promethean Ltd.

Customer experience

Mirroring Assist

All ratings209 ratings
Positive41.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative53.1%
Written reviews184 reviews
Positive30.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative64.1%

Explain Everything Whiteboard

All ratings8,863 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews374 reviews
Positive47.9%
Neutral12.6%
Negative39.6%

User reviews

Mirroring Assist

From 209 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✅ Works reliably for presentations and classroom use
  • 🎯 Easy setup and connection process
  • 💻 Effective wireless mirroring to PC
  • 🎮 Good for gaming and app demonstrations
  • 📱 Supports multiple iOS devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and disconnections
  • 💰 Misleading pricing - advertised as free but requires paid license
  • 🔌 Inconsistent connectivity issues
  • ⏱️ High latency and lag during mirroring
  • 🚫 No customer support or unresponsive support team

Explain Everything Whiteboard

From 8.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing app
  • 👍 Great teaching and learning tool
  • 👍 Excellent for creating and sharing information
  • 👍 Useful recording facility for students
  • 👍 Intuitive and productive

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🐛 Unstable and inconsistent line width
  • 🐛 Freezes and crashes
  • 🐛 Deletes projects and recordings
  • 💰 Expensive subscription

Bugs and requests

Mirroring Assist

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes immediately upon connection attempt
  • Subscription status shows inactive despite payment
  • Black screen display when mirroring
  • Connection drops after 5-10 minutes of use
  • Device not found errors on same network
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  • iPhone compatibility issues while iPad works
  • Audio lag and sync problems
  • License key won't activate after OS reinstall
  • QR code scanning failure
  • Pairing code not displayed
  • Incompatibility with iOS 10.0 and newer updates

Requested features

9 requests
  • Smart TV support
  • Direct iPad-to-iPad mirroring
  • Ability to delete account
  • Better screen size fitting for different device models
  • YouTube and streaming service compatibility
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  • Offline mirroring without WiFi requirement
  • Proper 16:9 aspect ratio support
  • Interactive mouse/touch control on mirrored screen
  • Account deletion functionality

Explain Everything Whiteboard

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to select desired controls
  • Recordings cutting off audio
  • Projects not saving properly
  • Restricted account limits

Requested features

6 requests
  • Toggle option for consistent line width
  • Improved pen and drawing tools
  • Better undo/redo functionality
  • Ability to move audio clips
  • Animated GIF support
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  • Customizable font size

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mirroring Assist

One-time1
  • Mirroring360$14.99
11 purchases

Explain Everything Whiteboard

Subscriptions11
  • Individual Monthly Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • [LEGACY] Individual Monthly$12.991 Month
  • [LEGACY] EDU Group, Monthly$12.991 Month
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  • [LEGACY] Individual Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Solo Teacher Plan1 Year trial$34.991 Year
  • [LEGACY] Solo Teacher Plan7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Advanced Plan7 Days trial$69.001 Year
  • Individual Annual Plan1 Year trial$89.991 Year
  • Individual Annual Plan7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • [LEGACY] Individual Annual2 variants$129.991 Year
  • [LEGACY] EDU Group, Annual$129.991 Year

Questions

Is Mirroring Assist free?
Mirroring Assist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Explain Everything Whiteboard free?
Explain Everything Whiteboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mirroring Assist or Explain Everything Whiteboard?
Explain Everything Whiteboard is rated higher. Mirroring Assist averages 2.7 out of 5 from 209 ratings, while Explain Everything Whiteboard averages 4.6 from 8.9K ratings.
Do Mirroring Assist or Explain Everything Whiteboard have ads?
Neither Mirroring Assist nor Explain Everything Whiteboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mirroring Assist or Explain Everything Whiteboard?
Mirroring Assist ships an update every 2 months, and Explain Everything Whiteboard fortnightly. Most recently, Mirroring Assist was updated on October 14, 2026 and Explain Everything Whiteboard on October 18, 2026.

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