Fast Messages & Widgets vs Whiteboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fast Messages & Widgets
Quickly send frequently used messages through various platforms like WhatsApp, SMS, and email. Save time by writing messages once and sending them with a single tap from widgets or the app.
- Create reusable messages
- Send via WhatsApp, SMS, Email, Twitter
- Support for groups
- Lock screen and standard widgets
- Favorite messages tab
- Duplicate and edit messages
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How many times do you write and send the same messages to the same people? Write them once and send them with just one tap as many times as you like, through WhatsApp, Messages, E-Mail and other platforms. From lock screen widgets, standard widgets or from the app. - Tap button “+” - Select the type of Fast Message you wish to create: · WhatsApp · iMessage / SMS · E-Mail · Just Text (just write the message, choose the contact and messaging platform when sending) · Twitter - Choose your contact(s) (groups are supported) - Write the message - Now, you can send that message with just one tap, as many times as you like, from widgets or from the app Hold your finger on a fast message to send it to another contact, through a different platform, change the message, duplicate it or change its messaging platform. With widgets for sending your fast messages even more quickly. Separate favourite tab, with the option of displaying your favourite fast messages with bigger text, so that you can easily tap on them on the go. The paid version of the app doesn’t have ads, includes widgets, and Siri shortcuts to send the messages. Note: In order to use the WhatsApp functionality, WhatsApp must be installed in the device.
Whiteboard
Share drawings, photos, and messages directly to friends' home screen widgets. This app offers creative drawing tools and group messaging for fun, visual communication.
- Send doodles, drawings, and photos to widgets
- Customizable drawing tools with saved presets
- Add photos from library or camera
- Create and message in groups
- Multiple widget options for different views
- Private by default friend connections
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Send doodles, drawings, messages, and more directly to your friends’ widgets! Whiteboard makes staying connected fun and creative. Share quick sketches, notes, photos, and even group messages that appear right on your friends’ home screens. ------- Drawing Choose from different pen styles, thicknesses, and colors—or create your own custom colors and save them as presets. Add backgrounds, photos from your library or camera, text, and more. Save drafts to finish your creations later. ------- Friends Your account starts as private so only friends can send you messages. Switch to public if you’d like anyone in the app to connect with you. Finding friends is simple—search nearby, sync your contacts, or share your invite code. ------- Groups Create groups to share doodles and messages between multiple friends all in one widget. Think of it as group chat, but more fun and visual. ------- Widgets Add multiple widgets to keep up with all your messages. Choose from: - Recent Messages: See the latest updates from friends and groups. - Friend Widget: View the most recent message from a specific friend. - Group Widget: View the most recent message from a group.
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Verdict
Fast Messages & Widgets and Whiteboard both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Fast Messages & Widgets's written reviews are positive against 43% of Whiteboard's. Whiteboard's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Fast Messages & Widgets sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Whiteboard sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Fast Messages & Widgets against 4.2 for Whiteboard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whiteboard has 465 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Fast Messages & Widgets's written reviews are positive against 43% of Whiteboard's.
Fast Messages & Widgets ships an update every 8 months, Whiteboard every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fast Messages & Widgets | Whiteboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (11 ratings) | 4.2 (465 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 43.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 465 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Little Mouse Software | Ample Software LLC |
Customer experience
Fast Messages & Widgets
Whiteboard
Bugs and requests
Fast Messages & Widgets
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Whiteboard
Reported bugs
17 issues- Widget displays blank or grey, doesn't show messages
- App freezes and crashes when zooming in on drawings
- Undo function causes drawings to disappear or app to crash
- Color selection doesn't apply to drawings
- Zoom feature removed in recent update, breaking functionality
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- Eyedropper tool doesn't work properly after update
- Erase option missing after update
- Messages fail to send to friends and groups
- Drawings get deleted when attempting to send
- Group chat rooms don't appear on widget
- Bucket tool erases entire drawing instead of filling
- Recent chats won't load
- Widget impossible to add on some devices
- Drafts significantly lower drawing quality with white line artifacts
- Zoom glitch makes zoomed section become full drawing
- Loading popup gets stuck and won't stop
- Doodles display as blank white space
Requested features
15 requests- Zoom in/out functionality for detailed drawing
- Eyedropper/color picker tool
- Layer support for complex drawings
- Ability to delete drawings from profile
- Ability to delete groups
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- Custom color saving
- Nicknames for contacts (like Snapchat)
- Better bucket fill tool (non-destructive)
- Multiple widgets for different contacts
- Separate tabs for friends vs recommendations when sending
- Widget dark line removal/redesign
- More brush textures and colors
- Automatic widget updates without opening app
- Color code input option
- Better color wheel functionality
In-app purchases
Fast Messages & Widgets
- Pro VersionFree
- Pro Version$2.99
Whiteboard
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Doodle - 1 Day Boost$0.99
- Small Tip$0.99
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- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
- Huge Tip$9.99
- Mountainous Tip$19.99
Questions
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