极简白板 vs Prodrafts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
极简白板
A minimalist drawing board app that saves space and paper. Use it for calculations, writing practice, drawing, and more. Features adjustable brush thickness, various brush types, and local saving to your photo album.
- Minimalist design
- Adjustable brush thickness
- Multiple brush types (line, curve, rectangle, oval)
- Save drawings to local album
- Practice writing and spelling
- Freehand drawing
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极简白板是一款非常简约的画板，占用手机空间小，简单实用。 你可以在画板上演算题目，写字练习，练习单词拼写，随手画画，想写就写，想画就画，节约纸张，环保实用； 同时此画板具有设置画板粗细、多种画笔类型如矩形、原型、直线、曲线等；还可以保存当前画板到本地相册，随时查看自己所画的内容。 极简白板，想画就画，想写就写！
Prodrafts
This app offers an infinite canvas for note-taking and mind mapping, supporting various file formats and multimedia attachments. Experience natural handwriting and organize all your thoughts and documents in one place for efficient learning and work.
- Infinite expandable canvas
- Realistic pen strokes
- Supports all file formats
- Multimedia attachments
- Mind mapping tools
- PDF annotation
- Customizable paper backgrounds
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Write by hand, annotate PDFs and connect your ideas with Prodrafts. Move freely across an infinite canvas, use paged notebooks for structured work, or organize ideas in a mind map. Keep words, drawings and study materials together. NOTES THAT FIT THE WAY YOU THINK Capture lecture notes, sketch concepts and work through diagrams without running out of room. Use natural pen tools, shapes, a ruler and a compass for handwritten explanations and geometry notes. READ, ANNOTATE AND REVISIT Import PDFs, highlight key passages and add handwritten notes. Bring course slides, reading materials and PDF planners into your notebook. Search PDF text and make supported scanned PDFs searchable with OCR. SEE CONNECTIONS Build mind maps with text, handwriting and attachments. Move ideas, fold branches and connect related topics to make a clearer study outline or brainstorm board. FROM QUICK NOTES TO DOCUMENTS Write with headings, lists, tasks, tables, links and equations. Import and export Markdown, and export text documents to Word/DOCX. Add images and recordings to your notes. Place web link cards and video on your canvas to keep related material together. PAPER FOR YOUR NEXT PROJECT Choose lined, grid and dot paper, Cornell layouts, weekly and monthly planner pages, music staff and guitar tablature paper, or guides for handwriting practice. Use them for a reading journal, study sheets or handwritten planning. RECORD AND PRESENT Record classes, meetings and ideas. On supported systems and languages, turn recordings into text. Present your canvas on an external display and guide attention with the laser pointer. KEEP YOUR WORK CLOSE Organize documents in folders, enable iCloud sync across your devices, and share notes as PDFs or images. Some tools, templates and document limits require an in-app purchase. Availability varies by device, system version and language. Audio transcription requires iOS, iPadOS or macOS 26 or later and a supported system language. The subscription will automatically renew unless canceled, and will be charged through your Apple iTunes account. The price may vary depending on your location. Prodrafts is a product registered and developed by EMMO Corp. Support: prodrafts@163.com Privacy Policy: https://www.prodrafts.cn/privacyPolicy Terms of Service: https://www.prodrafts.cn/termsOfService
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prodrafts at 70% against 极简白板's 0%. Prodrafts also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). 极简白板's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. 极简白板 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Prodrafts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Prodrafts holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prodrafts has 3.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of 极简白板's written reviews are positive against 70% of Prodrafts's.
极简白板 ships an update every 2 months, Prodrafts daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 极简白板 | Prodrafts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 69.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 220 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志化 彭 | EMMO Corp. |
Customer experience
极简白板
Prodrafts
Bugs and requests
极简白板
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Prodrafts
Reported bugs
5 issues- Notes disappearing without warning
- Inability to create new drafts
- Eraser tool not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with newer Apple Drawing Format
- Inconsistent translations in the UI
Requested features
7 requests- Bulk export of notes as PDFs
- Ability to link notes to source content
- Flashcard or spaced repetition feature
- Improved organization with folders and tags
- Dark mode option
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- Better mouse/keyboard support on desktop
- Handwriting recognition and conversion to text
In-app purchases
极简白板
- 去除广告$1.99
Prodrafts
- Prodrafts Pro Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Prodrafts Pro Lifetime$29.99
