Whiteboard vs Widget Lock Screen Widget
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.
Widget Lock Screen Widget
Send personalized notes, photos, and captions directly to a friend's lock screen without needing to unlock their device. It's a simple way to share reminders, express affection, or send a quick greeting.
- Send notes to friend's lock screen
- Personalize messages with emojis, stickers, photos
- Quick and easy to use interface
- Send reminders or greetings
- Full privacy control for contacts
- Free to download and use
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Introducing LockMessage - the easiest way to leave little messages on your friend or BFF's lock screen. With LockMessage, you can send fun and personalized notes to your friends, family, or significant other without having to unlock their phone. Simply select a photo, add a caption, and hit send - it's that easy! Your message will appear on their lock screen, making it a sweet surprise that brightens their day. LockMessage is perfect for sending reminders, love notes, funny jokes, or just saying hi. Plus, our user-friendly interface lets you quickly and easily customize your messages with emojis, stickers, and more. Features: -Leave notes on your friend's lock screen -Personalize your messages with emojis, stickers, and photos -Quick and easy to use -Remind your friends of important events or just say hi -Full privacy control with link and unlink contacts, and blocking unnecessary contacts -Free to download and use Download LockMessage now and start spreading joy to your loved ones! Privacy policy link - https://lockscreenwidget.kamacose.com/privacy-policy.html Terms link - https://lockscreenwidget.kamacose.com/terms-of-use.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Whiteboard at 43% against Widget Lock Screen Widget's 0%. Whiteboard also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (465 vs 51). Widget Lock Screen Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On price, ads, device support 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. Whiteboard sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Widget Lock Screen Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Whiteboard holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whiteboard has 465 ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Whiteboard's written reviews are positive against 0% of Widget Lock Screen Widget's.
Whiteboard ships an update fortnightly, Widget Lock Screen Widget monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Whiteboard | Widget Lock Screen Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (465 ratings) — better | 3.1 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 465 — better | 51 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ample Software LLC | Business Suite Apps Maker for Free |
Customer experience
Whiteboard
Widget Lock Screen Widget
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
Widget Lock Screen Widget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Widget Lock Screen Widget
No in-app purchases
Questions
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