Comparison

Handwritten Idea Notes vs Drawing and Writing Whiteboard

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

Head to head
About

Handwritten Idea Notes

Quickly capture your thoughts with this handwriting-focused note-taking app. Easily create new pages and organize your notes, with support for Apple Pencil. Export your collected images to cloud services for easy access.

Highlights
  • Quickly jot down ideas
  • Create new pages easily
  • Organize notes in folders
  • Export images to cloud apps
  • Apple Pencil support
Features
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This app is a handwritten note-taking app that lets you capture your ideas the moment they strike. Open the canvas whenever inspiration hits, and create consecutive notes directly from the note screen without interrupting your train of thought. Key Features: • Seamless Note Creation: Create your next note directly from the current screen to capture rapid thoughts. • Optimized for iPad: Features a dedicated Apple Pencil mode for a natural writing experience. • Folder Management: Organize your saved note images with custom folders and move items easily between them. • Quick Sharing: Share your notes instantly via email or social media. • ZIP Export: Select multiple images or folders, compress them into a single ZIP file, and send them to other apps. • Flexible Workflow: Sketch your rough drafts or concepts in this app, transfer them to your computer via cloud storage, and continue your creative work seamlessly. Turn your quick thoughts, sketches, and visual notes into organized ideas effortlessly!

About

Drawing and Writing Whiteboard

This app provides a digital canvas for drawing, writing, and adding images to illustrate ideas. It offers various tools and features to simplify projects, presentations, and collaboration, acting as a versatile multipurpose chalkboard.

Highlights
  • Virtual canvas for drawing and writing
  • Add images and shapes
  • Save, erase, undo/redo actions
  • Variety of writing and drawing tools
  • Color and thickness options
  • Video recording and screencast options
  • Pre-made templates
Features
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Say goodbye to physical whiteboards and hello to digital innovations. Increase your personal creativity and productivity as well as simplify your projects and presentations with our useful multipurpose chalkboard. Drawing and Writing Whiteboard allows you to create and share digital whiteboard content from your mobile device. It provides you with a virtual canvas to draw, write, and add images to illustrate ideas and collaborate and share your work with others. The chalkboard app mimics a traditional whiteboard, but has additional features such as the ability to save, erase, undo and redo actions. It also provides various tools such as different colored pens, shapes, lines and text editing options to make your drawings more detailed and professional. ** Features of the Drawing and Writing Whiteboard: ** # A variety of pre-made templates to be used for specific purposes such as teaching or project management. # Various writing and drawing tools such as pens, pencils, markers, and highlighters to draw, write or illustrate ideas in general. # Color and thickness options for the writing and drawing tools to create more detailed and professional content. # Eraser tool to remove mistakes or unwanted lines from your whiteboard canvas. # Undo/redo buttons to undo or redo changes to the action performed. # The option of using a blackboard or a greenboard, in addition to whiteboards. # Video recording option to record your work as video, which can be useful for creating tutorials or demos. # Screencast option to display work on big screens that can be used for making projects and presentations. ** Sketch pad drawing board can be used to: ** # Brainstorm and share ideas and concepts with others # Quickly sketch ideas, add notes, and modify content as needed # Create engaging, interactive presentations by adding images, icons, and text to the canvas and present your ideas in visual form # Plan and manage projects more effectively by creating project timelines, charts and other visual aids # Create visual aids, explain complex concepts, and collaborate with students for teaching and learning purposes # Sketch ideas, create wireframes and layouts for designing and creativity # Collaborate and work on the same canvas and share ideas and feedback # Organize thoughts, create to-do lists, and track progress on personal projects ** Several advantages of using the scribble chalkboard : ** # Jot down your ideas, thoughts and concepts in a fun and creative way. # Drawsomething or write on a digital canvas to freely express yourself. # Get flexible with digital whiteboards and edit, delete or rearrange your work. # Draw on a chalkboard and add various images, icons and shapes. # Smart writing whiteboard lets you share your work with others via email, social media or other messaging platforms. # Get this digital notebook to collaborate and share ideas with others, even if they don't have the same app or device as you. # Drawing whiteboard pad lets you create as many digital whiteboards as you need hence making it a cost-effective alternative to physical whiteboards and markers that can be expensive to purchase and maintain. # Get an interactive whiteboard to experience the convenience of creating and accessing your work anytime, anywhere and free yourself from the burden of carrying a physical whiteboard or markers. Overall, the whiteboard offers many benefits and can be used to explain everything from education and business to personal expression and creativity, making it a versatile and useful tool. So get the Drawing and Writing Whiteboard now to experience the power of digital collaboration and take your creativity to the next level.

Screenshots

Handwritten Idea Notes4 screens
Drawing and Writing Whiteboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Handwritten Idea Notes at 4.6 against Drawing and Writing Whiteboard's 1.0. Handwritten Idea Notes also leads on ratings volume (73 vs 1). Drawing and Writing Whiteboard's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Handwritten Idea Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drawing and Writing Whiteboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Handwritten Idea Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handwritten Idea Notes has 73 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handwritten Idea Notes ships an update every 2 months, Drawing and Writing Whiteboard every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Handwritten Idea Notes versus Drawing and Writing Whiteboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandwritten Idea NotesDrawing and Writing Whiteboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (73 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings73 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertadashi atojiKavita Gabani

Customer experience

Handwritten Idea Notes

All ratings73 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%

Drawing and Writing Whiteboard

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Handwritten Idea Notes

One-time1
  • Remove Ad$5.99
1 purchases

Drawing and Writing Whiteboard

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Handwritten Idea Notes free?
Handwritten Idea Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drawing and Writing Whiteboard free?
Drawing and Writing Whiteboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Handwritten Idea Notes or Drawing and Writing Whiteboard?
Handwritten Idea Notes is rated higher. Handwritten Idea Notes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Drawing and Writing Whiteboard averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Handwritten Idea Notes or Drawing and Writing Whiteboard have ads?
Handwritten Idea Notes shows ads; Drawing and Writing Whiteboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Handwritten Idea Notes or Drawing and Writing Whiteboard?
Handwritten Idea Notes ships an update every 2 months, and Drawing and Writing Whiteboard every 4 months. Most recently, Handwritten Idea Notes was updated on November 6, 2026 and Drawing and Writing Whiteboard on November 3, 2026.

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