Whiteboard vs Paint.Ms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Whiteboard
This app provides a digital canvas for writing and drawing with black and red pens. It supports multi-touch for collaborative use and allows users to save their creations as images. It functions as a simple notepad or a drawing tool.
- Write and draw with black and red pens
- Multi-touch drawing for collaboration
- Save drawings as images
- Use as a digital notepad
- Simple drawing interface
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A whiteboard-style app that you can write on with black and red pens Can be used as a notepad or for drawing Multi-touch compatible, so multiple people can draw at the same time You can also save images, so give it a try
Paint.Ms
A straightforward raster graphics editor for basic image editing. It supports common file formats like BMP, JPEG, GIF, and PNG. Ideal for simple image manipulation and digital art creation.
- Raster graphics editing
- Supports BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF
- Color and black-and-white modes
- Simple image manipulation
- Digital art creation
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Paint is a simple, fun drawing app for quick everyday image editing — from a few doodles to detailed artwork. Easy for beginners, handy for everyone. CREATE & EDIT • Draw freely with many brushes: pencil, brush, calligraphy pen & brush, crayon, watercolour, neon, glow, splatter, airbrush, and more • Adjust brush size and opacity for the perfect stroke • Shapes made easy: line, curve, rectangle, rounded rectangle, ellipse, polygon • Fill tool, eraser, eyedropper (pick any color), and zoom & pan • Add text with a huge collection of stylish fonts • Select, move, and edit parts of your image • Unlimited undo & redo COLORS & THEMES • Rich color palette plus a full HSV color picker • Create and save your own custom color palettes • Switch app themes — colors and icon styles — to make it yours • Download extra theme packs WORK WITH YOUR IMAGES • Draw in full color or classic black-and-white • Transparent background support • Import photos to edit or draw over • Save and open as PNG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, or TIFF • Save to Photos or share anywhere GO VIP • Unlock every premium theme • Enjoy an ad-free experience Start painting today — no fuss, just fun.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Whiteboard at none against Paint.Ms's 1. Whiteboard also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 30%) and ratings volume (12 vs 4). Paint.Ms's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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. Paint.Ms sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whiteboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for Whiteboard against 3.3 for Paint.Ms. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of Whiteboard's written reviews are positive against 30% of Paint.Ms's.
Whiteboard ships an update every 3 months, Paint.Ms every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Whiteboard | Paint.Ms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (12 ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews — better | 30.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryouhei Azuma | Du Nguyen Viet |
Customer experience
Whiteboard
Paint.Ms
In-app purchases
Whiteboard
No in-app purchases
Paint.Ms
- Vip No Ads and Icon$3.99
