Most teachers use one app for live classes (Zoom) and a separate whiteboard (Jamboard, Miro, Microsoft Whiteboard) and still a third tool for saving the board as a lecture. Igniter bundles all three — the whiteboard is inside the live class, infinite canvas, handwriting recognition, and every board is auto-saved as reviewable course content.
The real problem
You search "best whiteboard for online teaching" and get pointed to Google Jamboard (being discontinued by Google in late 2025), Miro (collaboration-first, not teaching-first), Microsoft Whiteboard (needs M365), or Explain Everything (complex, paid). Each is a separate app. Each requires a second login for students. Each needs screen-sharing to show in your live class. And none of them save the finished board as a lecture that students can revisit later.
Indian teachers — especially those running maths, physics, chemistry or board-prep classes — spend 60–80% of class time on a whiteboard. The whiteboard isn't an accessory; it's the primary teaching surface. Treating it as a separate tool fragments the experience and loses 20–30% of the lecture value (no searchable recording of worked problems).
Side-by-side
| Feature | Jamboard | Miro | MS Whiteboard | Explain Everything | Igniter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinite canvas | |||||
| Handwriting recognition | Limited | ||||
| Built into live class (no screen-share) | |||||
| Auto-save board as course content | |||||
| Student can draw back on teacher's board | |||||
| Works offline on Android | |||||
| Math equation input | Manual | Manual | Ink-to-math | Ink-to-math | Ink-to-math + LaTeX |
| Figure templates (axes, circuits, triangles) | Generic | ||||
| Cost | Discontinued | $10+/user/mo | M365 licence | $12+/mo | ₹0 (bundled) |
| Separate app required |
What's different
1. It lives inside the live class.No screen-sharing lag. No "can you see my whiteboard?" moment. Students see the board in the same UI they see your face video — clean picture-in-picture.
2. Every board becomes a lecture. The moment class ends, the whiteboard sessions are auto-saved to your course library, time-synced to the recorded audio. Students who missed the live class can scrub through any worked problem.
3. Math-native input. Write an equation by hand, it converts to LaTeX. Paste a textbook problem image, solve it on the board, the solution is searchable text later. This is specifically tuned for JEE/NEET/CBSE/ICSE workflows.
4. Figure templates for Indian curriculum. Pre-loaded templates: coordinate axes, Free Body Diagrams, circuit symbols, triangle/quadrilateral grids, periodic-table scaffolds, Sanskrit writing grids. One tap, scaffold on the board, start teaching.
5. Works on the device students actually have. The whiteboard runs on Android phones — no tablet required, no desktop required. Students can annotate back on your board with their finger.
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FAQ
For Indian teachers, Igniter's built-in whiteboard ranks first in 2026 because it lives inside the live class (no screen-sharing lag), auto-saves each board as course content, supports ink-to-math for equations, and bundles into the ₹0 platform. Miro and Microsoft Whiteboard are collaboration-first tools better suited for corporate brainstorming; Google Jamboard has been discontinued.
Yes — Google announced the Jamboard shutdown in late 2024. Indian teachers using Jamboard have moved either to Figma's FigJam, Miro, or integrated whiteboards like Igniter's.
Yes. Igniter's whiteboard has role-based pens — teacher primary, students can annotate with a distinct colour. Useful for doubts-solving where the student shows their working.
Yes, via ink-to-math. Write the equation by hand, it converts to rendered LaTeX. You can also paste textbook problem images and solve over them. Specifically tuned for JEE/NEET/CBSE/ICSE math conventions.
Yes. Igniter supports Apple Pencil on iPad Safari, S Pen on Samsung tablets, and any active stylus on Android. Pressure sensitivity is detected automatically for thick/thin strokes.
Every board is auto-saved to your course's lecture library, time-synced with the audio recording. Students can scrub through the recording and see the board at any point. You can also export as PDF for study notes.
Fully included. Igniter is ₹0 setup and 5% only on sales — the whiteboard, live classes, LMS, mocks, DRM video and branded app are all bundled. No add-on subscription.
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