AirServer Connect vs Promethean
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirServer Connect
Easily discover and connect to AirServer on complex networks. This app simplifies screen mirroring by scanning QR codes or automatically detecting devices, making it ideal for educational and business environments.
- Discover AirServer on busy networks
- Connect across subnets/VLANs
- QR code scanning for easy setup
- Automatic device detection
- Simplified screen mirroring
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AirServer Connect assists you in discovering AirServer on a busy network or when you have multiple subnets / VLANs (but connectivity) on your network. This is especially handy for schools and businesses with more complex network environments. Connecting is simple: 1. On the computer side, open AirServer* settings and click the QR code button. 2. On the iOS device side, open AirServer Connect and click the Scan button. AirServer Connect will read the QR code and will automatically add your computer name to the AirPlay list in your iOS device. To mirror your display to your computer running AirServer, simply tap on this new entry and enable mirroring. *AirServer must be installed and running on your computer.
Promethean
This app facilitates classroom collaboration by allowing students and teachers to interact with interactive panels wirelessly. IT administrators can also manage panel enrollment and updates. It offers screen sharing and access to training resources.
- Wireless screen sharing
- Panel management for IT admins
- Access to training materials
- Student-teacher interaction
- Panel enrollment and naming
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Put classroom collaboration into the hands of students and teachers and panel management into the hands of school IT administrators. The Promethean mobile app is designed for teachers and students to interact with Promethean ActivPanels from anywhere in the classroom. Teachers have the ability to sign in and access their Promethean profile. For IT administrators, the Promethean mobile app helps to enroll ActivPanels into their panel management to make updates easier. Students can • Wirelessly share the screen from their mobile device to ActivPanels with Screen Share or Screen Share in Promethean ActivSuite. • No sign-in required. Teachers can • Wirelessly share the screen from their mobile device to ActivPanels with Screen Share or Screen Share in Promethean ActivSuite. • Access Promethean user tutorials and training materials on Learn Promethean directly through the app.* • Sign in to their Promethean account to access Promethean ActivSuite and sign in to their ActivPanel 9. IT Administrators can • Sign in to their Promethean account. • Wirelessly share the screen from their mobile device to ActivPanels with Screen Share or Screen Share in Promethean ActivSuite. • Access Promethean user tutorials and training materials on Learn Promethean directly through the app* • Enroll ActivPanels into a school organization, name the panel, associate it with groups and verify that it was enrolled successfully. NOTES: • The Promethean app requires a device where a Promethean account can be accessed or Promethean ActivPanel Elements (Nickel, Cobalt, Titanium) series panels with Software Release (SR) 3.2 or newer. • Panel sign in is only available for ActivPanel 9 series. • Screen Share must be enabled on ActivPanel to utilize Screen Share from the Promethean app. * Dependent upon language"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AirServer Connect at fortnightly against Promethean's every 4 months. AirServer Connect also leads on ratings volume (257 vs 60) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Promethean's advantage is rating (2.5 vs 2.2). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Promethean holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 257 and 60 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of AirServer Connect's written reviews are positive against 18% of Promethean's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AirServer Connect ships an update fortnightly, Promethean every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AirServer Connect | Promethean |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (257 ratings) | 2.5 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.9% of reviews — better | 17.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 257 — better | 60 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | App Dynamic | Promethean |
Customer experience
AirServer Connect
Promethean
Bugs and requests
AirServer Connect
Reported bugs
14 issues- Newest update seems to have broken things
- Just stopped working
- Newest Update Issue
- For latest version
- Doesn't Work Anymore
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- It used to work...
- Sound doesn't work
- Doesn't connect..
- Doesn't work
- WHAT THE HELL!!!
- Unstable, buggy, and ultimately unusable
- Couldn't scan QR code
- IOS 10.3 crashes AirServer
- QR Connect to fast
Requested features
2 requests- Needs updating
- Fix the where you swipe up on iPhone X
Promethean
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AirServer Connect
No in-app purchases
Promethean
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is AirServer Connect free?
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