Minimalist Whiteboard vs Constellation Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minimalist Whiteboard
This app offers a clean and timeless digital whiteboard experience, optimized for stylus input. It features an infinite canvas, customizable backgrounds, and PDF export capabilities. Enjoy a clutter-free space for your notes and ideas.
- Minimalistic design
- Infinite page size
- Zoom function
- Three paper backgrounds
- PDF export
- Dark mode support
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A simple, timeless whiteboard. Developed for Apple Pencil®. All features: ~ Minimalistic, clutterless design ~ Infinite page size with zoom function ~ Three paper backgrounds (dotted, squared or blank) ~ PDF export ~ Full darkmode support Get an unlimited whiteboard for free. Unlock additional whiteboards for a one-time payment. No subscription or monthly fees.
Constellation Diary
Record your daily emotions and assign them colors to visualize your feelings. Build a personalized solar system where each celestial body represents an entry, creating a unique visual diary of your inner world.
- Emotional journaling
- Color association for feelings
- Personalized solar system creation
- Visual diary of emotions
- Daily entry logging
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This app allows people to write down how they feel and associate a color to it, and build their own solar system within the app. This app is designed to be almost like a diary or a place to write things down to later view.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Constellation Diary at none against Minimalist Whiteboard's 1. Constellation Diary also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and device support (3 vs 1). Minimalist Whiteboard's advantage is ratings volume (164 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Minimalist Whiteboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Constellation Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Constellation Diary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minimalist Whiteboard has 164 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Minimalist Whiteboard ships an update every 2 months, Constellation Diary monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minimalist Whiteboard | Constellation Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (164 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 164 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Merk | Michael Sproul |
Bugs and requests
Minimalist Whiteboard
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes frequently
- Work disappearing/data loss
- Cannot export as PDF (crashes)
- Random zooming issues
- Black screen sections
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- Unusable - no marks appear
- Double tap on pencil doesn't return to pen tool
- Lost access to a whiteboard after subscription
Requested features
20 requests- Ability to name whiteboards
- More tool slots
- Customizable colors and highlighters
- Folders for organizing boards
- Ability to rotate selections
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- Tutorial or help section
- Auto-smoothing option for lines/arrows
- Convert horizontal lines to straight lines
- Gel pen option
- Ability to add custom images as backgrounds
- Zoom out fully
- Print function
- Widget feature
- Calligraphy pen
- Easier access to pen options
- Keep screen on feature
- Clear board button
- Pressure sensitivity for pencil
- Ability to add pictures/media
- Press and hold for shapes/straight lines
Constellation Diary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Minimalist Whiteboard
- Additional whiteboards$4.99
Constellation Diary
No in-app purchases
Questions
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