Microsoft Whiteboard vs Shema Flow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Shema Flow
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Shema – Capture. Create. Share. Song ideas don’t wait — and neither should you. Shema is a powerful songwriting productivity tool designed to help you capture ideas instantly and turn them into complete, shareable songs. -- Capture ideas instantly -- Got a melody in your head? Open the widget and start recording in seconds — no friction, no distractions. -- Turn recordings into songs -- Add lyrics directly to your recordings Attach chords to every line Build your song structure as you go Everything stays connected — your voice, your words, your music. -- Built-in teleprompter -- Practice, perform, and share with confidence: Scroll through lyrics and chords smoothly Perfect for recording, rehearsing, or performing -- Share and collaborate –- Your songs are meant to be heard: Export as PDF for clean sharing Export as ZIP projects for full editing Import and continue working on songs from others -- Built for creators -- Whether you're writing your first song or your hundredth: Capture inspiration anytime Organize your ideas Turn moments into music Built in tuner, metronome and an experimental active listening tool for the teleprompter. -- Pricing & transparency -- You can create up to 18 songs for free. To continue creating beyond that, a one-time purchase is required — no subscriptions. Shema helps you go from idea → song → world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Microsoft Whiteboard at none against Shema Flow's 4. Shema Flow's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Shema Flow sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Microsoft Whiteboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Microsoft Whiteboard | Shema Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (12K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 36.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | SHAI ELIAV |
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
Shema Flow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Microsoft Whiteboard
No in-app purchases
Shema Flow
- Small Donation$0.99
- Medium Donation$4.99
- Lifetime Unlimited$9.99
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- Large Donation$9.99
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