Ditto vs. Vivi

This comprehensive guide compares Ditto and Vivi. While both solutions offer screen mirroring and digital signage, their core purposes are very different.

Quickly assess each solution’s features, pricing and technical specifications. Use this guide to make an informed decision for your school. Download the fast facts sheet for even more critical info, like five-year cost of ownership, real testing experiences and more.

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Key Points

• Ditto is a digital signage and screen mirroring software solution used in schools and businesses. Vivi is a classroom management solution with screen sharing and signage features.
• Ditto costs $99-$175. Vivi does not publicly provide price information. See the cost section for more.
• Ditto runs on Apple TVs and Windows devices while Vivi runs on a proprietary hardware box.

Software vs. Hardware

Ditto is an all-in-one software solution. The Ditto screen mirroring receiver and digital signage software runs on existing hardware devices and media players connected to TVs and monitors, such as Apple TVs and Windows devices. Vivi software runs on the company's proprietary hardware boxes deployed throughout an organization.

Compatible Screen Mirroring and Digital Signage Hardware

Admins must connect the following devices to TVs and monitors to display signage and allow users to screen mirror. You may already own a device that supports Ditto screen mirroring and signage.

Screen Mirroring

Both Ditto and Vivi allow students, teachers and guests to wirelessly mirror device screens to larger displays with end-user applications.

Wireless Screen Mirroring — Compatible Devices

Ditto and Vivi allow numerous device types to wirelessly screen share to larger displays.

How Connections Work

Ditto users connect and share their screens using the Ditto Connect app. The user experience and interface are the same across all device types. A Ditto-enabled display shows a room code. Ditto users enter the room code in the Ditto Connect app and Ditto automatically connects their device to the correct display.

Desktop users can connect via a web browser if they don’t want to download an app.

To share screens with Vivi, users must enter appropriate credentials into the Vivi app, type in the school name, and scroll through lists to select both the correct location and room names before entering a room code to connect.

Get the fast facts sheet to see all supported device types, tech specs and more for Ditto and Vivi.

Screen Mirroring Features

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Digital Signage

Ditto and Vivi both offer digital signage capabilities on their connected displays in addition to wireless screen mirroring. Digital signage is a valuable EdTech tool that improves communication, engagement and information recall in K12 classrooms. Ditto and Vivi displays can transition from signage to screen mirroring and back again as needed.

Since Ditto runs on devices many organizations already own (like Windows devices and Apple TVs), Ditto cuts startup costs and deployment time. Vivi requires a proprietary hardware box for every display. See the hardware list above for devices that can display both mirrored screens and digital signage.

Digital Signage Features

Ditto contains a library of pre-designed digital signage templates, removing the need for admins and content creators to have advanced graphic design skills. Both solutions support multiple file types for displaying media.

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Ditto continually releases new templates inside the web-based Ditto content management system (CMS). This gives organizations more options to display content and cut down on signage design and creation time.

See what real customers said after deploying Ditto digital signage. Read testimonials in the fast fact sheet here.

Other Features

Vivi recently introduced a web-based platform for teachers to create lesson plans, assign tasks and provide remote instruction to students in distance learning settings.

Vivi users can annotate media files as well as a simulated blank whiteboard on the primary classroom display. Both Ditto and Vivi users can annotate certain Microsoft Office documents and files using the built-in tools in various Office 365 applications.

Teachers can initiate student polls and surveys within the Vivi app. These include student wellbeing assessments or custom questions and answers.

Teachers can distribute links to students within the Vivi app, allowing students to navigate to web pages on their own devices.