Comparison

Scan & Paste vs Microsoft Whiteboard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Scan & Paste

Transform your phone into a portable scanner for documents and photos. Extract text and structured data using OCR technology. Seamlessly integrate scanned content into your workflow via cloud clipboard or API.

Highlights
  • Photo and document scanning
  • OCR text recognition
  • Export as JPEG or PDF
  • Cloud clipboard integration
  • API for easy integration
  • Pre-built document templates
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Scan&Paste turns your phone into a portable photo scanner and document scanner. Scan your documents and export them as JPEG or multi-page PDF files. OCR scanner returns your documents automatically recognized (using OCR), so you can get words and structured information extracted from documents. No account is required to use the system – you can work fully anonymously; without providing user name, email nor connecting it to other authentication systems. All the captured data are stored temporally in a cloud clipboard. Using our web page or built-in rich API functionality you can integrate it very easily with almost any office or business program. The data are automatically removed after 7 days. Scan your documents and paste files and data into your favorite application. Business version allows you to build forms and scenarios for scanning documents/taking photos and entering data that change the program into the mobile input data device that combines photos, videos and text forms. There are many document templates within the system like business cards, driving licenses, identity cards, invoices, insurance policies that enables automatically getting data within OCR process with high reliability. Specialized modules can be added in business version depending on demands.

About

Microsoft Whiteboard

This app offers a freeform digital canvas for individuals and teams to brainstorm, create, and collaborate visually. It supports touch, type, and pen input, allowing for seamless real-time teamwork from anywhere. Your work is automatically saved to the cloud for easy access across devices.

Highlights
  • Infinite freeform canvas
  • Real-time team collaboration
  • Touch, type, and pen support
  • Pre-built templates
  • Shapes and lines library
  • Sticky notes and notes grids
  • Automatic cloud saving
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Update : The App performance has been significantly improved & there are also a ton of other features which have been added. Check out the “What’s new” section for more details!! Microsoft Whiteboard provides a freeform intelligent canvas where individuals & teams alike can ideate, create, and collaborate visually via the cloud. Designed for touch, type & pen, it lets you write or draw as smoothly as you would with ink, you can even type in text, add sticky notes or notes grid to express your ideas & use reactions to visually communicate your thoughts. It enhances teamwork by allowing all team members to edit the canvas in real time, no matter where they are. Get started quickly by inserting a pre-built template or draw your own flowchart using our expansive shapes library. No matter what your use case, we have the right set of tools for you and all your work stays safe in the cloud, ready to be picked back up from another location or device. -- Create freely, work naturally – Microsoft Whiteboard provides an infinite canvas where imagination has room to grow: draw, type, add a sticky note or a notes grid, move them around – it’s all possible. The touch-first, pen-first interface frees your ideas from the keyboard, and the intelligent inking technology transforms your doodles into great-looking shapes and lines that can be copied, pasted and combined with other objects. Moreover, you can also, ink on your sticky notes & text boxes and magically see the ink get converted to text using Apple Scribble functionality (on iPads with Apple Pencil). --Collaborate in real time, wherever you are— Microsoft Whiteboard brings every member of a team together working from their own devices across the globe. On the Whiteboard canvas, you can also see what your teammates are doing in real time and start collaborating on the same area. It’s about getting everyone on the same page – or board. --Save automatically, resume seamlessly – Forget having to take photos of your whiteboards, or marking them with “Do Not Erase.” With Microsoft Whiteboard, your brainstorming sessions are saved automatically to the Microsoft cloud, so you can pick up where you left off, whenever – and wherever – inspiration strikes next. What’s new: • Improved App Performance & Reduction in crashes which has been a strong customer ask. • Modern look and feel: 1. Streamlined user experience - an unobtrusive app UI maximizes your canvas space. 2. Creation gallery - a highly discoverable, simple way of finding and using objects and features in the application. • Interactive content features: 3. 40+ customizable templates – get started quickly and collaborate, brainstorm, and ideate with brand new templates. 4. Shapes & Lines - Choose from an expansive library of shapes & lines to visually collaborate & ideate with your team members 5. Reactions - provide lightweight, contextual feedback with a set of fun reactions. • Inking features: 6. Apple Scribble – Ink on text boxes & sticky notes and see your ink strokes magically convert to text (on iPads with Apple pencil) 7. Ink arrows – smoothly draw single and double-sided arrows using ink to better facilitate diagramming. Dichiarazione di accessibilità: https://www.microsoft.com/it-it/accessibility/declarations

Screenshots

Scan & Paste4 screens
Microsoft Whiteboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Microsoft Whiteboard at 4.6 against Scan & Paste's 1.5. Microsoft Whiteboard also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (12K vs 2). Scan & Paste's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Microsoft Whiteboard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Whiteboard has 12K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Scan & Paste's written reviews are positive against 36% of Microsoft Whiteboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scan & Paste ships an update every 2 months, Microsoft Whiteboard every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Scan & Paste versus Microsoft Whiteboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScan & PasteMicrosoft Whiteboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (2 ratings)4.6 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews36.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings212K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrimesoft Polska Sp. z o. o.Microsoft Corporation

Customer experience

Scan & Paste

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Microsoft Whiteboard

All ratings11,067 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews352 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral13.1%
Negative50.9%

Bugs and requests

Scan & Paste

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Microsoft Whiteboard

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Unsaved work loss
  • Unreliable sync and loading
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add offline support
  • Improve palm rejection
  • Implement handwriting recognition
  • Allow font and color customization
  • Add locking/anchoring options
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  • Enhance sharing and export capabilities

In-app purchases

None

Scan & Paste

No in-app purchases

None

Microsoft Whiteboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scan & Paste free?
Scan & Paste is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Microsoft Whiteboard free?
Microsoft Whiteboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scan & Paste or Microsoft Whiteboard?
Microsoft Whiteboard is rated higher. Scan & Paste averages 1.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Microsoft Whiteboard averages 4.6 from 12K ratings.
Do Scan & Paste or Microsoft Whiteboard have ads?
Neither Scan & Paste nor Microsoft Whiteboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scan & Paste or Microsoft Whiteboard?
Scan & Paste ships an update every 2 months, and Microsoft Whiteboard every 6 weeks. Most recently, Scan & Paste was updated on October 1, 2026 and Microsoft Whiteboard on October 13, 2026.

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