Comparison

Miro vs Restash

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

Head to head
About

Miro

This app provides a collaborative visual workspace for teams to brainstorm, design, and build projects together. It offers a limitless digital canvas for idea visualization, note-taking, and workflow management, accessible from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Limitless digital canvas
  • Online meetings and workshops
  • Brainstorming and idea generation
  • Document and PDF annotation
  • Digital note-taking
  • Agile workflow management
  • Pre-made templates
Features
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Miro is a visual workspace for innovation that enables distributed teams of any size to dream, design, and build the future together. With the magic of Miro's Intelligent Canvas™, visualizing concepts, ideas, and solutions as a team can happen anywhere — no dry-erase markers needed. Sync, flow, and feel the connection of working side by side with your team — even in remote, distributed, or hybrid work environments. The Miro app for iPad and iPhone gives you the tools to collaborate with boards that put projects and context all in one place. Our customers love using Miro to: • Run online meetings and team workshops • Brainstorm new ideas and designs on a limitless board • Edit, annotate and mark up documents and PDFs • Take digital notes with an Apple Pencil (and reduce paper use!) • Easily collect resources, photos, docs, links, and references • Plan and manage agile workflows and scrum rituals • Create user journeys, map processes, and develop personas • Teach and facilitate interactive classes in a collaborative space • Create a vision board of ideas and inspiration Miro allows you to create anytime, anywhere. With over 200+ pre-made templates, a drag-and-drop interface, and no limit on collaborators, working on a Miro board is fast and fun. With Miro’s mobile app, you can: • Scan paper post-it notes and convert them into editable digital notes • Create, view, and edit all your boards • Capture and organize your ideas on the go • Share boards publicly or invite team members to edit • Upload images, pictures, docs, spreadsheets, and more • Share boards and invite team members to edit • Review, add and resolve comments On tablets, you can also use Miro to: • Draw concepts and sketch new design ideas with an Apple Pencil • Convert pencil or stylus drawings into shapes, notes, and diagrams • Set up your tablet as the second screen with Zoom or Microsoft Teams - Create Mind Maps to visualize your ideas • Use Lasso to select and move sketches, drawings, or text anywhere on the board • Use Highlighter to capture the attention of your team during a meeting If you enjoy using Miro for collaboration, please leave us a review. If something’s not working right or if you have a question or comment, get in touch with us using this form: https://help.miro.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?referer=store

About

Restash

Features
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Restash brings your saved links, notes, and inspiration into one personal collection. SAVE WHAT MATTERS Save content from Safari and other apps using the iOS share sheet. Keep useful links and your own notes together instead of losing them across open tabs and messages. MAKE YOUR COLLECTION YOURS Organize saves into folders and browse your collection on a visual board. Search for something you saved and return to it when you need it. DO MORE WITH YOUR SAVES Use AI-assisted tools to ask questions about saved content and develop your ideas. AI features use credits, and generated answers may be inaccurate. OPTIONAL PRO AND CREDITS Restash offers optional monthly and annual Pro subscriptions, a one-time lifetime Pro purchase, and one-time AI credit packs. Available plans, included credits, and prices are shown in the app before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://getrestash.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://getrestash.com/terms Support: https://getrestash.com/support

Screenshots

Miro4 screens
Restash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Miro at none against Restash's 5. Restash's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Restash sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Miro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Miro ships an update fortnightly, Restash every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Miro versus Restash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiroRestash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.8K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRealtimeBoard Inc.Flemming Deurloo

Bugs and requests

Miro

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Keyboard keeps popping up
  • Pen/pencil issues and unreliable drawing
  • Boards not saving properly
  • Boards not duplicating correctly
  • Inability to edit note descriptions
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  • Login and authentication problems

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add color brown
  • Ability to flip drawings
  • Opacity slider
  • Infinite zoom in/out
  • Easier invite process
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  • Support for Magic Keyboard and trackpad
  • Offline mode
  • Better iPad optimization
  • Mathematical formula input
  • Collapsible mindmaps

Restash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Miro

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Restash

Subscriptions2
  • Restash Pro Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Restash Pro Annual3 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time3
  • Restash 50 Credits$4.99
  • Restash 150 Credits$9.99
  • Restash 500 Credits$24.99

Questions

Is Miro free?
Miro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Restash free?
Restash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Miro or Restash have ads?
Neither Miro nor Restash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Miro or Restash?
Miro ships an update fortnightly, and Restash every 2 days. Most recently, Miro was updated on October 19, 2026 and Restash on October 10, 2026.

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