Comparison

Microsoft Whiteboard vs Todo QuickCapture

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

Head to head
About

Microsoft Whiteboard

This app offers a freeform digital canvas for individuals and teams to brainstorm, create, and collaborate visually. It supports touch, type, and pen input, allowing for seamless real-time teamwork from anywhere. Your work is automatically saved to the cloud for easy access across devices.

Highlights
  • Infinite freeform canvas
  • Real-time team collaboration
  • Touch, type, and pen support
  • Pre-built templates
  • Shapes and lines library
  • Sticky notes and notes grids
  • Automatic cloud saving
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Update : The App performance has been significantly improved & there are also a ton of other features which have been added. Check out the “What’s new” section for more details!! Microsoft Whiteboard provides a freeform intelligent canvas where individuals & teams alike can ideate, create, and collaborate visually via the cloud. Designed for touch, type & pen, it lets you write or draw as smoothly as you would with ink, you can even type in text, add sticky notes or notes grid to express your ideas & use reactions to visually communicate your thoughts. It enhances teamwork by allowing all team members to edit the canvas in real time, no matter where they are. Get started quickly by inserting a pre-built template or draw your own flowchart using our expansive shapes library. No matter what your use case, we have the right set of tools for you and all your work stays safe in the cloud, ready to be picked back up from another location or device. -- Create freely, work naturally – Microsoft Whiteboard provides an infinite canvas where imagination has room to grow: draw, type, add a sticky note or a notes grid, move them around – it’s all possible. The touch-first, pen-first interface frees your ideas from the keyboard, and the intelligent inking technology transforms your doodles into great-looking shapes and lines that can be copied, pasted and combined with other objects. Moreover, you can also, ink on your sticky notes & text boxes and magically see the ink get converted to text using Apple Scribble functionality (on iPads with Apple Pencil). --Collaborate in real time, wherever you are— Microsoft Whiteboard brings every member of a team together working from their own devices across the globe. On the Whiteboard canvas, you can also see what your teammates are doing in real time and start collaborating on the same area. It’s about getting everyone on the same page – or board. --Save automatically, resume seamlessly – Forget having to take photos of your whiteboards, or marking them with “Do Not Erase.” With Microsoft Whiteboard, your brainstorming sessions are saved automatically to the Microsoft cloud, so you can pick up where you left off, whenever – and wherever – inspiration strikes next. What’s new: • Improved App Performance & Reduction in crashes which has been a strong customer ask. • Modern look and feel: 1. Streamlined user experience - an unobtrusive app UI maximizes your canvas space. 2. Creation gallery - a highly discoverable, simple way of finding and using objects and features in the application. • Interactive content features: 3. 40+ customizable templates – get started quickly and collaborate, brainstorm, and ideate with brand new templates. 4. Shapes & Lines - Choose from an expansive library of shapes & lines to visually collaborate & ideate with your team members 5. Reactions - provide lightweight, contextual feedback with a set of fun reactions. • Inking features: 6. Apple Scribble – Ink on text boxes & sticky notes and see your ink strokes magically convert to text (on iPads with Apple pencil) 7. Ink arrows – smoothly draw single and double-sided arrows using ink to better facilitate diagramming. Dichiarazione di accessibilità: https://www.microsoft.com/it-it/accessibility/declarations

About

Todo QuickCapture

Quickly capture tasks and thoughts with minimal interruption, designed to be faster than traditional task creation. Organize, prioritize, and set reminders for your tasks, which can then be managed in Microsoft To Do.

Highlights
  • World record task creation speed
  • Minimal interruption for thought capture
  • Organize, delete, and color list shortcuts
  • Set priority, reminder, and due date
  • Syncs with Microsoft To Do
Features
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You love Microsoft To Do as much as we do but you sometimes think "I will create this task later" because you feel the task creation process is too long for you ? Then To Do - Quick Capture is what you need. This application holds the world record of task creation time. It is fully dedicated to the task creation so you can now record your thoughts with a minimal interruption. You can organize, delete and change the color of your list shortcuts easily, and create a task with a specific priority, reminder and due date. You can then rework them later, using the Microsoft To Do mobile application or website. Now you have no excuse to say "I will create a task for this later". ———————————————————— Note that this application is not meant to replace the actual Microsoft To Do application (which is awesome by the way). This application is have not been made by Microsoft team so do not contact them for any question/support. ———————————————————— Do not hesitate to contact us with the Contact button inside the app. We reply to all emails and take all feedback into account :)

Screenshots

Microsoft Whiteboard4 screens
Todo QuickCapture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Todo QuickCapture at 100% against Microsoft Whiteboard's 36%. Todo QuickCapture also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). Microsoft Whiteboard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Todo QuickCapture sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Microsoft Whiteboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Todo QuickCapture holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Whiteboard has 12K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Microsoft Whiteboard's written reviews are positive against 100% of Todo QuickCapture's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft Whiteboard ships an update every 6 weeks, Todo QuickCapture every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Microsoft Whiteboard versus Todo QuickCapture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft WhiteboardTodo QuickCapture
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (12K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationBruno Bongiovanni

Customer experience

Microsoft Whiteboard

All ratings11,067 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews352 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral13.1%
Negative50.9%

Todo QuickCapture

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Microsoft Whiteboard

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Unsaved work loss
  • Unreliable sync and loading
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add offline support
  • Improve palm rejection
  • Implement handwriting recognition
  • Allow font and color customization
  • Add locking/anchoring options
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  • Enhance sharing and export capabilities

Todo QuickCapture

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Microsoft Whiteboard

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Todo QuickCapture

One-time5
  • Tip 10%$0.99
  • Unlock - Unlimited Tasks$1.99
  • Tip 15%$1.99
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  • Tip 20%$2.99
  • Tip 25%$4.99

Questions

Is Microsoft Whiteboard free?
Microsoft Whiteboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Todo QuickCapture free?
Todo QuickCapture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft Whiteboard or Todo QuickCapture?
Todo QuickCapture is rated higher. Microsoft Whiteboard averages 4.6 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Todo QuickCapture averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Microsoft Whiteboard or Todo QuickCapture have ads?
Todo QuickCapture shows ads; Microsoft Whiteboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft Whiteboard or Todo QuickCapture?
Microsoft Whiteboard ships an update every 6 weeks, and Todo QuickCapture every 9 days. Most recently, Microsoft Whiteboard was updated on September 24, 2026 and Todo QuickCapture on September 17, 2026.

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