Whiteboard vs noteit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Whiteboard
Share drawings, photos, and messages directly to friends' home screen widgets. This app offers creative drawing tools and group messaging for fun, visual communication.
- Send doodles, drawings, and photos to widgets
- Customizable drawing tools with saved presets
- Add photos from library or camera
- Create and message in groups
- Multiple widget options for different views
- Private by default friend connections
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Send doodles, drawings, messages, and more directly to your friends’ widgets! Whiteboard makes staying connected fun and creative. Share quick sketches, notes, photos, and even group messages that appear right on your friends’ home screens. ------- Drawing Choose from different pen styles, thicknesses, and colors—or create your own custom colors and save them as presets. Add backgrounds, photos from your library or camera, text, and more. Save drafts to finish your creations later. ------- Friends Your account starts as private so only friends can send you messages. Switch to public if you’d like anyone in the app to connect with you. Finding friends is simple—search nearby, sync your contacts, or share your invite code. ------- Groups Create groups to share doodles and messages between multiple friends all in one widget. Think of it as group chat, but more fun and visual. ------- Widgets Add multiple widgets to keep up with all your messages. Choose from: - Recent Messages: See the latest updates from friends and groups. - Friend Widget: View the most recent message from a specific friend. - Group Widget: View the most recent message from a group.
noteit
Share live notes and drawings directly to your loved ones' home screens. This app allows you to connect with your partner, friends, or family, making it easy to send quick messages or visual expressions to brighten their day.
- Home screen widget
- Live notes sharing
- Send pictures and drawings
- Link with partner/friends
- Real-time updates
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noteit is a widget on your home screen that shows you live notes from your partner. 1) add the noteit widget 2) link with your partner 3) send a note right to their home screen! noteit is perfect for staying close to the ones you care about. add your girlfriends, boyfriends, or best friends and easily send a pic or drawing to make their day :) terms of use: https://iconichearts.com/noteit/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: noteit at 4.8 against Whiteboard's 4.2. noteit also leads on ratings volume (98K vs 465) and chart position (#209 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Whiteboard sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and noteit sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
noteit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: noteit has 98K ratings behind it against 465, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 43% and 43% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Whiteboard | noteit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (465 ratings) | 4.8 (98K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 465 | 98K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #209 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ample Software LLC | iconic hearts holdings, inc. |
Customer experience
Whiteboard
noteit
User reviews
Whiteboard
From 465 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Fun and creative drawing app for couples and friends
- 📱 Widget feature for home screen display
- ✉️ Easy message sharing between contacts
- 🎨 Drawing tools and color wheel functionality
- 📧 Email-based authentication (no phone number required)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Widget consistently fails to display messages
- 🐛 App crashes frequently, especially after recent updates
- 🐛 Drawing features broken (undo, zoom, color selection)
- ⚠️ Recent update significantly degraded functionality
- 💸 Hidden charges not clearly disclosed
noteit
From 98K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Cute and fun to use
- 💕 Great for long-distance relationships
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🎨 Allows for creative expression
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
- 🔋 Drains phone battery
- 🔒 Limited to one partner
- 📤 Unreliable sending/receiving of notes
- 🗑️ Deletes drawing history when streak is lost
Bugs and requests
Whiteboard
Reported bugs
17 issues- Widget displays blank or grey, doesn't show messages
- App freezes and crashes when zooming in on drawings
- Undo function causes drawings to disappear or app to crash
- Color selection doesn't apply to drawings
- Zoom feature removed in recent update, breaking functionality
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- Eyedropper tool doesn't work properly after update
- Erase option missing after update
- Messages fail to send to friends and groups
- Drawings get deleted when attempting to send
- Group chat rooms don't appear on widget
- Bucket tool erases entire drawing instead of filling
- Recent chats won't load
- Widget impossible to add on some devices
- Drafts significantly lower drawing quality with white line artifacts
- Zoom glitch makes zoomed section become full drawing
- Loading popup gets stuck and won't stop
- Doodles display as blank white space
Requested features
15 requests- Zoom in/out functionality for detailed drawing
- Eyedropper/color picker tool
- Layer support for complex drawings
- Ability to delete drawings from profile
- Ability to delete groups
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- Custom color saving
- Nicknames for contacts (like Snapchat)
- Better bucket fill tool (non-destructive)
- Multiple widgets for different contacts
- Separate tabs for friends vs recommendations when sending
- Widget dark line removal/redesign
- More brush textures and colors
- Automatic widget updates without opening app
- Color code input option
- Better color wheel functionality
noteit
Reported bugs
4 issues- Drawing tools disappear mid-drawing
- App crashes frequently
- Delayed or missing notifications for new notes
- Drawings not saving when exiting the app
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to have multiple partners
- Implement a fill tool for drawings
- Allow for text input and more drawing tools
- Provide a way to save/restore drawing history
- Add notification system for new notes
In-app purchases
Whiteboard
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Doodle - 1 Day Boost$0.99
- Small Tip$0.99
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- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
- Huge Tip$9.99
- Mountainous Tip$19.99
noteit
- Diamond Subscription$1.997 Days
- Diamond Subscription$2.997 Days
- Diamond Subscription$3.997 Days
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- Diamond Subscription2 variants$4.997 Days
- Gift Diamond Subscription$4.997 Days
- Diamond Subscription$5.997 Days
- Diamond Subscription2 variants$6.991 Month
- Diamond Subscription$7.997 Days
- Diamond Subscription$8.997 Days
- Streak Repair 3$2.99
- Streak Repair 3$3.99
- Streak Repair 3$6.99
Questions
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