Comparison

Corkulous vs Note Board

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

Head to head
About

Corkulous

Organize and share your ideas naturally on digital corkboards. Collect notes, photos, links, and tasks, then visually connect them. Supports multiple boards, sketching, and cloud syncing for seamless idea management across devices.

Highlights
  • Digital corkboards for idea collection
  • Support for notes, photos, links, and tasks
  • Visual connections and grouping of ideas
  • Sketch tools with gesture support
  • iCloud and Dropbox syncing
  • Export and share in multiple formats
  • Nested boards and templates
Features
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Corkulous© for Mac OS and iOS is the incredible way to collect, organize, and share your ideas that feels completely natural. If you have a Mac, iPhone. or iPad, you need this app! Corkulous is a multi-purpose app containing boards where you can place notes, labels, photos, contacts, shapes, strings/lines connections, pdf's, link previews and tasks. There are also powerful sketch tools, that can create shapes and lines based on gestures. Group your ideas visually on one board or spread ideas out across multiple boards (sub-boards also supported). Each board has plenty of real estate and resolutions to capture your best ideas and plans. WHAT IS CORKULOUS? Cork Boards, Flow Charts, Idea Board, Photo Albums, Reminder Board, Mind Map, Goal Manager, Planners, Vision Board, To-do list, Exam Study Aid, Lesson Planner, Photo gallery... and more! FEATURES - PDF's, Videos, Link Previews, Emoji, Strings/Lines, Notes, Labels, Photos, Contacts, Tasks, Index Cards, Arrow Text, and over 40 shapes - Sketch tools with shape/line gesture support - Export and share PDF's, PNG, Text, and Corkulous files - iCloud and Dropbox syncing of boards. Share boards with other users on dropbox - The best searching capabilities of any iOS/Mac OS app - Awesome Drag/Drop support. - Dark and Light mode support - Multi window support on iOS/MacOS - Markdown for text formatting - Multiple board resolutions - Pan and zoom boards - Create templates of boards for future use - Nested boards! Go as deep as you can - Biometrics support for locking content - On the Mac, quick access Touch Bar and menu support - On iOS/Mac keyboard shortcuts to fill many tasks SUBSCRIPTION Corkulous subscription is cross platform! You can work on iOS or macOS with the same subscription. Just tap Restore Purchase on any other device. The Corkulous subscription will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel the subscription renewal at any time, and the subscription you purchased will remain active until the end of the current period. Manage your subscriptions on the App Store's Account Settings after purchase (http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098). FEEDBACK That's right, we LOVE positive feedback! Please be kind in your app reviews, tell others how you use Corkulous, and stay tuned for new and exciting features. Twitter: http://twitter.com/corkulous Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/corkulous Website: http://www.corkulous.com/ Privacy Policy: http://www.corkulous.com/privacypolicy Terms & Conditions: http://www.corkulous.com/terms

About

Note Board

Capture quick thoughts and reminders by drawing sticky notes on a virtual cork board or by taking instant photos. Customize your notes with various colors and pen styles for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Virtual cork board
  • Sticky note creation
  • Instant photo memos
  • Multiple note colors
  • Various pen styles
  • Eraser tool
Features
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Note Board is a quick and fun way to handle your notes. Draw sticky notes on a virtual cork board or take an instant photo as a memo. There are multiple colors for the notes and different kind of pens and the eraser.

Screenshots

Corkulous4 screens
Note Board4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Note Board at 100% against Corkulous's 61%. Note Board also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Corkulous's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Corkulous sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Note Board 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

Corkulous holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Corkulous has 950 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Corkulous's written reviews are positive against 100% of Note Board's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Corkulous ships an update every 3 months, Note Board every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Corkulous versus Note Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCorkulousNote Board
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (950 ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews60.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings950 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCorked Labs, LLCDigital Footmark Oy

Customer experience

Corkulous

All ratings950 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral10.2%
Negative29.3%

Note Board

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Corkulous

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Boards not opening
  • Boards not syncing across devices
  • Text disappearing from sticky notes
  • Frequent crashes
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow drawing directly on board
  • Increase canvas size
  • Add ability to change default font
  • Improve syncing and file sharing
  • Add desktop version
Show 1 more
  • Improve UI and visual design

Note Board

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Corkulous

Subscriptions2
  • Corkulous Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Corkulous Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$39.99
1 purchases

Note Board

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99

Questions

Is Corkulous free?
Corkulous is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Note Board free?
Note Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Corkulous or Note Board?
Corkulous is rated higher. Corkulous averages 4.4 out of 5 from 950 ratings, while Note Board averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Corkulous or Note Board have ads?
Note Board shows ads; Corkulous does not.
Which is updated more often, Corkulous or Note Board?
Corkulous ships an update every 3 months, and Note Board every 2 months. Most recently, Corkulous was updated on September 19, 2026 and Note Board on August 17, 2026.

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