Comparison

Microsoft Whiteboard vs SourceKeeper

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

SourceKeeper

Effortlessly create properly formatted citations for various source types. Organize your research by project and export bibliographies or footnotes directly to your word processor. Customize the app's appearance with multiple themes and color options.

Highlights
  • Automated source scanning (barcode, photo)
  • Manual source entry
  • Supports Chicago, MLA, and APA styles
  • Organize sources by project
  • Export bibliographies and footnotes
  • Customizable themes and colors
Features
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SourceKeeper is the research companion built for students, academics, and anyone who needs properly formatted citations without the headache. Scan a book's barcode and SourceKeeper looks up the title, authors, publisher, and publication details automatically. Photograph a journal article page and it reads the metadata for you. Or skip the scanning entirely and enter sources by hand — whatever fits your workflow. Cite every source type Books, journal articles, book chapters, websites, and newspaper or magazine articles — all formatted correctly in Chicago 17th edition, MLA 9th edition, or APA 7th edition. Stay organized by project Create a project for each paper, chapter, or course. Your sources stay grouped, your bibliography stays clean. Export in one tap Generate a formatted bibliography or footnote list for any project, or a master bibliography across all your projects. Export as RTF and open directly in Word, Pages, or Google Docs — italics and formatting intact. Built for real research Citations follow current style guide rules for author formatting, title case, volume and issue numbers, DOIs, edited volumes, and more. Footnote and bibliography formats are both generated for every source. Make it yours Four built-in themes — Academia, Midnight, Botanical, and Slate — plus full color pickers for accent, background, and card colors. Adjust button shape from square to fully rounded.

Screenshots

Microsoft Whiteboard4 screens
SourceKeeper3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SourceKeeper at 100% against Microsoft Whiteboard's 36%. SourceKeeper 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 2) and ratings volume (12K vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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. SourceKeeper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Microsoft Whiteboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SourceKeeper 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 1, 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 SourceKeeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft Whiteboard ships an update every 6 weeks, SourceKeeper every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Microsoft Whiteboard versus SourceKeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft WhiteboardSourceKeeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (12K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationNATHANIEL J MOREHOUSE

Customer experience

Microsoft Whiteboard

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

SourceKeeper

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

SourceKeeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Microsoft Whiteboard

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SourceKeeper

One-time2
  • ProMode$1.99
  • Pro Mode$1.99

Questions

Is Microsoft Whiteboard free?
Microsoft Whiteboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SourceKeeper free?
SourceKeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft Whiteboard or SourceKeeper?
SourceKeeper is rated higher. Microsoft Whiteboard averages 4.6 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while SourceKeeper averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Microsoft Whiteboard or SourceKeeper have ads?
Neither Microsoft Whiteboard nor SourceKeeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft Whiteboard or SourceKeeper?
Microsoft Whiteboard ships an update every 6 weeks, and SourceKeeper every 9 days. Most recently, Microsoft Whiteboard was updated on October 14, 2026 and SourceKeeper on September 29, 2026.

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