Classroomscreen (also written Classroom Screen) is a popular classroom display tool, and I'm a teacher who built HomeRoom, so I'm biased. Here is a plain look at where they overlap, where they differ, and which one might suit your room.
Classroomscreen offers 26 classroom widgets, including a timer, sound level meter, randomizer and traffic light. You can open the widgets without an account. Basic adds saved settings and remote poll voting, and Pro adds saved screens.
HomeRoom Free gives you a classroom dashboard with saved scenes, day and unit planning, timers, group making and seating charts. Pro adds live sync across devices, phone Remote Control and Guest Teacher Mode.
| HomeRoom | Classroomscreen | |
|---|---|---|
| Core idea | A classroom dashboard with reusable scenes and a teacher planner | A customizable classroom display with a template library |
| Classroom tools | Timers, name picker, whiteboard, group maker, seating chart, literacy games and more | 26 widgets, including timers, randomizer, group maker, sound level and poll |
| Free plan | $0 CAD with a teacher account. Includes day and unit planning, up to 5 active classes, 1 active unit plan and 3 active tasks. | $0 Basic account with all 26 widgets, annotation, remote poll voting, the template library, three saved name lists and a saved widget bar layout. You can also open the widgets without an account. |
| Saving and reusing layouts | Free saves your scenes and new workspace edits in the current browser. You can export a backup. Live sync and in-app backup restore require Pro. | Basic saves settings such as your widget bar layout. Saving and sharing full screens requires Pro. |
| Paid plan | The first group of Pro buyers locks in $20 CAD per year. New subscriptions will cost $30 CAD per year after the founder offer ends. Pro adds higher class, unit plan and task limits, live sync, Remote Control and Guest Teacher Mode. | Pro is $36 USD/year. Adds screen saving and sharing, folders, custom backgrounds, unlimited name lists and widget themes. Organization pricing varies by license count. |
| Free trial | 60 days of Pro for new teacher accounts, with no credit card or automatic charge | 14 days of Pro, with no credit card or automatic charge |
| Day and unit planner | Built in on Free. Move lessons when the day changes and display learning targets on your board. Unit plan file uploads require Pro. | Timetable and calendar widgets. You can prepare and save full screens in Pro. |
| Phone as a remote | Yes (Pro): announcements, hide the board, mute, chime, and photo drop | Remote poll voting for students. No teacher phone remote listed |
| Groups and seating | Visibly random groups, balanced mode, drag-to-arrange seating charts | Randomizer, Group Maker and a free seating chart template with movable labels. |
| Sub plans | Print a substitute plan on Free. Give a substitute access to selected dashboard tools with Pro Guest Teacher Mode. | With Pro, you can share a screen deck by link for another teacher to view or copy. |
| Student accounts | Students can join supported activities with a class code and no account. | Students can vote remotely using a poll link or code from a teacher with a Basic or Pro account. |
| Data location | Free roster edits save in this browser. The Pro trial and paid Pro can sync the workspace to encrypted storage in Canada. | Classroomscreen says it processes personal data in the EU/EEA and uses safeguards for transfers to other countries, including the US. |
Reviewed November 7, 2026. Classroomscreen sources include its pricing, account types, screen sharing guide and privacy policy.
If all you need is a few widgets on the board during lessons, Classroomscreen covers that and you may not need anything else. If you're juggling a planner, a timer site, a group maker, and a seating chart in separate tabs, HomeRoom is built to replace that pile. You can try both: HomeRoom's free tier and 60-day Pro trial need no credit card.
Yes. HomeRoom has timers, a name picker, a whiteboard and sticky notes, along with saved scenes, day and unit planning and seating charts. Phone Remote Control is included in Pro.
Yes. Free is $0 CAD and includes saved scenes, classroom tools, up to 5 active classes, 1 active unit plan and 3 active tasks. New workspace edits save in this browser. New teacher accounts start with a 60-day Pro trial and move to Free without an automatic charge.
HomeRoom Free saves scenes in the browser where you create them. Classroomscreen Basic saves some settings and name lists. Classroomscreen Pro saves full screens.
Yes. It runs in any modern browser, so it works on Chromebooks and touchscreen smartboards.
No. HomeRoom is for the teacher only. Students don't need accounts.