Comparison

Drawboard PDF Annotate, Markup vs Graphly

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

Head to head
About

Drawboard PDF Annotate, Markup

Enhance your PDF workflow with powerful annotation and markup tools. This app offers a dynamic and intuitive experience for editing, drawing, and adding text to your documents. Access your work across multiple devices and collaborate in real-time.

Highlights
  • Dynamic PDF annotation tools
  • Cross-platform access and cloud sync
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Insert text, images, lines, and shapes
  • Convert images to PDF
  • Redact sensitive information (Pro)
  • Measurement tools (Pro)
Features
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Powerful PDF tools at your fingertips. The latest PDF technology and software for a better experience. With an intuitive UI designed for delight – there’s a better way to PDF! Do your best work with Drawboard. - Dynamic PDF tools that feel good to use - Multi-platform access and storage. Where you are, your work is. - Paperless. A way of working for a sustainable future TOOLS FOR EVERY JOB Fast, responsive, and accurate markup tools. Draw with best-in-class ink for flawless Apple Pencil hand-feel and finally replace pen and paper. CROSS-PLATFORM ACCESS ON ANY DEVICE Upload your annotated PDFs to the cloud and mark up with others in real time with instant sync. Go Pro in-app for additional storage capacity and advanced features. WORK YOUR WAY Customize your workspace by docking your favorite tools and build a toolbar that works for you! MORE - Text review markup - freehand highlighter, text highlighter, underline, strikeout, squiggly on PDF. - Insert lines and shapes - cloud tool, rectangle, ellipse, line, arrow, polygon and polyline on PDF. - Add text with a range of fonts and text styling options - Insert images and camera photos onto PDFs. - Convert JPG and PNG image files to PDF. - Write, annotate, ink and draw on PDFs. - Customize and edit annotation colors, stroke widths, and opacities. - Create new blank PDF documents of different size, color, orientation and page count. - Insert, rotate and delete PDF pages. - Open, read, mark up and save large and complex PDF documents. GET MORE WITH PRO - Redact text and sections of your PDF documents - Measure elements on your page with length and area measurement tools and smart page calibration - Add callouts, hyperlinks and audio notes to your documents - On-page ruler - measure objects on your page with the ease of using a tape measure

About

Graphly

Features
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Graphly makes the page you write on, as a PDF, on your iPhone or iPad. Choose a style, a page size and a spacing, then export the sheet you would rather not rule by hand. • DOT GRID — dots on a pitch you set, from 3 to 10 millimetres. • RULED — even lines across the page. • GRAPH — a square grid at that same pitch. • CORNELL — a cue column on the left, a writing column on the right, and a summary band along the bottom. • WEEKLY — one real week per page, Monday to Sunday, for the month you choose. The next page is the next week. Dates follow the calendar on this device. • PAGE SIZE — A4, A5 or US Letter, with a margin inside the edge. • ONE TO EIGHT PAGES — the same layout on every page. The on-screen preview shows the page with the word Graphly stamped across it, so it is not a sheet you would print. Choosing a style, a size, a spacing and a week costs nothing. A one-time purchase unlocks one clean PDF, with nothing stamped on it, ready to print or to write on in any app that opens a PDF. Graphly does not sync a notebook, and it does not keep what you write. It makes the paper. Everything runs on this device. No account, no upload, no camera. Questions: overlapmarr@gmail.com

Screenshots

Drawboard PDF Annotate, Markup4 screens
Graphly3 screens

Verdict

The call

Drawboard PDF Annotate, Markup and Graphly are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Drawboard PDF Annotate, Markup sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Graphly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Drawboard PDF Annotate, Markup versus Graphly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawboard PDF Annotate, MarkupGraphly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDrawboard Pty LtdJhomar Maravillas

Bugs and requests

Drawboard PDF Annotate, Markup

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Annotations not syncing properly between devices
  • Unexpected loss of work and unsaved changes
  • Scrolling and page navigation issues
  • Compatibility problems with certain PDF files
  • Text input box disappearing after scrolling

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add page flattening and form filling options
  • Improve eraser tool and precision
  • Implement a dark mode
  • Provide better organization and folder support
  • Add more customization options for tools and UI

Graphly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Drawboard PDF Annotate, Markup

Subscriptions6
  • Pro Lite7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Pro Plus7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Pro Unlimited7 Days trial$18.991 Month
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  • Pro Lite7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Pro Plus7 Days trial$83.901 Year
  • Pro Unlimited7 Days trial$159.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro Plus$10.00
  • Pro Unlimited$20.00
1 purchases

Graphly

One-time1
  • Clean PDF$4.99

Questions

Is Drawboard PDF Annotate, Markup free?
Drawboard PDF Annotate, Markup is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Graphly free?
Graphly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drawboard PDF Annotate, Markup or Graphly have ads?
Neither Drawboard PDF Annotate, Markup nor Graphly shows ads.

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