Comparison

Scratchpad vs Write on PDF

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

Head to head
About

Scratchpad

This app functions as a digital whiteboard, perfect for capturing and organizing your ideas. It offers seamless note management and keeps a full history of your entries, designed for intuitive use with a stylus.

Highlights
  • Digital whiteboard functionality
  • Add and remove notes easily
  • Maintains a complete history of entries
  • Optimized for Apple Pencil
  • Intuitive thought organization
Features
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Designed specifically with the Apple Pencil in mind. This app acts as a whiteboard for your thoughts. Add and remove notes easily from your boards all the while maintaining a complete history of everything that you have ever written. We hope that you enjoy this app!

About

Write on PDF

This app offers a digital whiteboard experience with advanced drawing tools and PDF integration. It allows for freeform sketching, note-taking, and organization with unlimited notebooks and templates. Collaborate or work independently with enhanced security and automatic backups.

Highlights
  • Advanced drawing tools with 7 ink types
  • Add text boxes, photos, and paper styles
  • Over 200 templates
  • Unlimited notebooks and folders
  • PDF import and export
  • Apple Pencil and stylus support
  • Folder and app-wide passcodes
Features
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Whiteboard PDF is an intuitive and focused whiteboard app for iPhone and iPad users. It's ideal for everyone who loves to sketch ideas, teach, or work with whiteboards. It brings your creativity to life. Key Features: + Simple and Intuitive: Enjoy the natural feel of a traditional whiteboard, enhanced with digital functionality. + Advanced Drawing Tools: Utilize 7 distinctive ink tools - Marker, Pen, Pencil, Monoline, FountainPen, Watercolor, and Crayon, specially designed for iOS 17. + Add text boxes, photos and different paper styles. + Choose from 200 Templates: Access over 200 templates to jumpstart your creativity and productivity. + Unlimited Organization: Keep your work structured with limitless notebooks, folders, and subfolders. + Customizable Notebook Covers: Personalize each project with unique notebook cover designs. + Collaborate or Work Independently: Whether you're sharing your whiteboard with a team or working solo, the app caters to all needs. + Seamless PDF Integration: Effortlessly import and export all your whiteboads in PDF format. + Enhanced Security: Keep your projects safe with app-wide passcodes and individual passcodes for specific folders. + Reliable Automatic Backups: Trust in the automatic backup feature to protect your notes and notebooks. + Apple Pencil & Other Stylus Support: Experience precise control with the Apple Pencil, featuring pressure sensitivity and tilt recognition, alongside compatibility with other styluses. Whiteboard PDF transforms your device into an incredible whiteboard experience, perfect for all your creative, educational, or professional needs! Privacy Policy http://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Write on PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Write on PDF at 4.9 against Scratchpad's 4.3. Scratchpad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Write on PDF sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Scratchpad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Write on PDF holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 19 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Scratchpad versus Write on PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScratchpadWrite on PDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (53 ratings)4.9 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings53 — better19
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB260 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDito Technologies LLCKairoos Solutions SL

Customer experience

Scratchpad

All ratings53 ratings
Positive81.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Write on PDF

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Scratchpad

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Write on PDF

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock All Features and AI3 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Full Pro Unlock$5.99

Questions

Is Scratchpad free?
Scratchpad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Write on PDF free?
Write on PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scratchpad or Write on PDF?
Write on PDF is rated higher. Scratchpad averages 4.3 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Write on PDF averages 4.9 from 19 ratings.
Do Scratchpad or Write on PDF have ads?
Neither Scratchpad nor Write on PDF shows ads.

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