myNotes vs Instaboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myNotes
Create notes, sketches, and to-do lists on an expansive, customizable canvas. Easily export your creations as high-resolution images for sharing via email or messaging. Supports Apple Pencil and finger input for a seamless creative experience.
- Infinite canvas
- Apple Pencil & finger drawing
- Export as JPEG/PNG
- iCloud synchronization
- Customizable background
- Dark Mode
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It was never easier to create notes, sketches, todo lists, reminders or whatever comes to your mind. You can use the Apple Pencil or your fingers to create amazing notes on an almost infinite canvas. With the export function you can easily save your note as an image and use it wherever you like. Forwarding via email, messages, whatsapp, etc. is no problem either. FUNCTIONS AT A GLANCE: • Draw with Apple Pencil or your fingers • Almost infinite canvas size • Customize the canvas background • Export as JPEG or PNG (max. 8192 pixels x 8191 pixels) • Customize the image export settings • iCloud Synchronization • On iPad and iPhone • Autosave function • Fast positioning • Fast zoom • Toolbar is hideable • Dark Mode • and much more… Data protection is a top priority at myNotes. The data belongs to you. The app will not send any data to anyone, neither the developer nor any other third party or service. Except for the data exchange between your devices through your iCloud, but this function is deactivatable. You have full control over your data and to whom it is sent. You can delete them at any time. QUESTIONS? Do you have any questions or feedback? Write a message to help.myTime@gmx.de! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Instaboard
This app combines a digital whiteboard, planner, and meeting space on an infinite canvas. Sketch ideas, manage tasks, and collaborate in real-time with built-in video calls. It's designed for visual planning, project management, and remote team collaboration.
- Infinite canvas for drawing and sketching
- Structured cards with checklists and due dates
- Kanban boards for task tracking
- Calendar view for scheduling
- Built-in video calls for live collaboration
- Cross-device compatibility (iPad, iPhone, web)
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Instaboard is a collaborative whiteboard, planner, trip planner, and PDF workspace for iPhone and iPad. Use it as a travel planner, project planner, visual organizer, document workspace, and meeting room—all on one infinite canvas. Plan trips, organize projects, sketch ideas, annotate PDFs, capture notes, and collaborate live in one app. Start with a Planning Board, Drawing Board, trip board, or Pages mode, then build your plan with cards, lists, sections, files, maps, and real-time collaboration. PLAN TRIPS AND ITINERARIES • Build a trip itinerary on a map • Add places, organize stops by day, and connect routes • Plan trips before dates are locked • Keep trip ideas, travel notes, and shared plans in one place • Great for vacations, group travel, weekend getaways, and road trips PLAN PROJECTS, EVENTS, AND EVERYDAY LIFE • Organize tasks, notes, links, files, and ideas on one visual board • Use cards, lists, sections, checklists, tags, and due dates • Plan projects, events, study sessions, moves, wedding details, and more • Turn messy planning into a shared system everyone can follow DRAW ON AN INFINITE WHITEBOARD • Sketch freely with your finger or Apple Pencil • Add text, shapes, arrows, images, and freehand drawings • Create mind maps, diagrams, brainstorms, flowcharts, and visual notes • Zoom out for the big picture or in for the details without running out of space SAVE EVERYTHING TO PILE • Pile is your inbox for planning • Save links, notes, images, and PDFs in one place • Capture ideas first and organize them later • Drag items from Pile straight onto your board TURN PDFs INTO BOARDS • Open a PDF as its own board in Pages mode • Add a PDF to an existing board and plan around it • Review, annotate, and collaborate on documents visually • Great for travel docs, homework, meeting materials, forms, and reference files COLLABORATE IN REAL TIME • Edit together live on the same board • See cursors, comments, and changes as they happen • Share by link, QR code, or 4 digit code • Invite friends, teammates, clients, classmates, or family MEET ON THE BOARD • Start built-in video meetings without switching apps • Talk, plan, and edit in the same space • Use Instaboard for remote meetings, tutoring, study groups, workshops, and trip planning WORK THE WAY YOU PLAN • Create boards offline and sync later • Export boards to PDF or image when you’re ready to share • Use Instaboard across iPhone, iPad, and the web Whether you’re planning a trip, organizing a project, drawing ideas on a whiteboard, reviewing a PDF, or running a live meeting, Instaboard gives you one visual space to plan, collaborate, and get things done. Get started by creating your first board, adding a few cards, and organizing them with lists, sections, and calendar. Then invite others to join and turn ideas into action on a single visual workspace. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://instaboard.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Instaboard at 5.0 against myNotes's 2.3. Instaboard also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. myNotes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Instaboard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Instaboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of myNotes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Instaboard's.
myNotes ships an update every 3 weeks, Instaboard every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myNotes | Instaboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heiner Gerdes | Instaboard Ltd. |
Customer experience
myNotes
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In-app purchases
myNotes
- Small Coffee$0.99
- Medium Coffee$3.99
- Pro Version$3.99
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- Large Coffee$4.99
Instaboard
- Instaboard Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Instaboard Pro$7.991 Month
- Instaboard Pro (12 months)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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- Instaboard Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year









