Comparison

Take notes or doodle vs Blackboard draw

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

Head to head
About

Take notes or doodle

This app allows young children to create scribbles, drawings, and notes on their device. They can trace images, choose from various backgrounds and colors, and save their creations to continue later. It's designed for fun and creative expression for preschoolers and elementary students.

Highlights
  • Create scribbles and drawings
  • Write notes and trace images
  • Save and continue creations
  • Choose backgrounds and colors
  • Decorate photos with doodles
  • Trace and color images
Features
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For preschool or elementary school children Make scribbles, drawings or sketches, write a note and trace images. Useful, practical and easy to use app. You can save your drawings or annotations and continue any other moment. Kids who enjoy drawing their favorite cars and fairytale princesses will also love this app. They’ll be able to draw their favorite characters like elsa and sofia, and paint with colors like rose and violet. Features: • Choose from different backgrounds and draw a picture. Choose the color or the typography you want. • You can take a picture or insert one from the gallery and decorate it doing a funny doodle, like in a notepad. • Can you trace an image and then color it. Share the app through any program you have on your phone. If you liked the app, please rate us. It will help us improve. Thanks! If you want you can buy a version without ads.

About

Blackboard draw

Features
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A digital blackboard/ whiteboard for drawing anything you imagine. Painting is good for everyone. This app lets you unleash your creativity and explore new ideas. A blank page is where anything can emerge and where ideas are born. A simple and straightforward whiteboard, with all the tools always available, lets you focus on drawing and not on the app, enriching the experience and improving usability. Improved graphical interface with new features: - Add text - Add stickers - Save and retrieve files - Brush types - Add Background - Add Images - Change themes and much more

Screenshots

Take notes or doodle4 screens
Blackboard draw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Take notes or doodle at none against Blackboard draw's shown. Take notes or doodle also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). Blackboard draw's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Take notes or doodle ships an update every 3 months, Blackboard draw every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Take notes or doodle versus Blackboard draw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTake notes or doodleBlackboard draw
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaria GasconGerman Gracia Carrasco

In-app purchases

None

Take notes or doodle

No in-app purchases

None

Blackboard draw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Take notes or doodle free?
Take notes or doodle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blackboard draw free?
Blackboard draw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Take notes or doodle or Blackboard draw have ads?
Blackboard draw shows ads; Take notes or doodle does not.
Which is updated more often, Take notes or doodle or Blackboard draw?
Take notes or doodle ships an update every 3 months, and Blackboard draw every 8 days. Most recently, Take notes or doodle was updated on November 2, 2026 and Blackboard draw on October 28, 2026.

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