Many educators are familiar with Classroomscreen and ask how ClassHelper compares. This guide provides an objective comparison of key differences in pricing, privacy, and instructional workflow.

Key Differences at a Glance

1. Free Local Whiteboard Storage: Both platforms allow teachers to open a whiteboard without logging in. However, on Classroomscreen, saving customized whiteboard screens requires a paid subscription. On ClassHelper, creating, saving, and organizing unlimited lesson collections and class rosters in local browser storage is permanently free.
2. Transparent Pricing: Classroomscreen Pro costs approximately $36 per year with mandatory annual billing. ClassHelper offers all 35 classroom tools and local storage for free ($0); optional Premium cloud sync is $2.49 per month with a 30-day free trial and no annual lock-in. For schools, volume licensing is $1.49 per teacher per month after a six-month free trial.
3. Data Privacy and Server Location: Classroomscreen cites European processing in general terms. ClassHelper operates infrastructure located specifically in Frankfurt am Main, Germany within the European Union, complying fully with GDPR and US FERPA privacy requirements.
4. Student Privacy Minimization: ClassHelper requires no student email addresses, logins, or full names. Tools encourage using first names and initials, and photos uploaded to the canvas have camera location tags stripped automatically.

What Classroomscreen Established

Classroomscreen helped pioneer browser-based widget teaching boards. The concept of combining timers, traffic lights, and name pickers on a clean projected canvas originated there, and its interface remains simple and effective. Educators currently satisfied with their Classroomscreen setup have no urgent need to switch.

Switching to ClassHelper

Because classroom screen tools use proprietary storage, automated board exports between platforms do not exist. However, rebuilding your daily classroom layouts in ClassHelper takes only a few minutes:

1. Create the two or three routine boards you use daily—such as your morning entry routine and independent work block. Pre-made layouts in our Templates library save setup time.
2. Import your class rosters: copy student names from your grading spreadsheet, paste them into ClassHelper, and accept automatic initial shortening, as explained in Student Data Privacy.
3. Bookmark classhelper.app on your classroom computer so you can launch the board in one click every morning.

Detailed feature-by-feature comparisons are provided on our Classroomscreen Alternative overview.

Summary

The primary differences center on free local whiteboard saving, transparent monthly pricing, and strict European data privacy standards. Classroomscreen is a respected pioneer, while ClassHelper offers educators full tool functionality and saved boards permanently for free.