Comparison

Instaboard vs Virtual Whiteboard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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

About

Virtual Whiteboard

Features
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Unleash your creativity and enhance your productivity with Virtual whiteboard. Our virtual whiteboard empowers you to express your ideas effortlessly through drawing, text, shapes, and lines. - Drawing Tools: Sketch, doodle, and illustrate your thoughts with a wide range of drawing tools at your fingertips. Create intricate designs or simple diagrams with ease. - Text Annotations: Add context to your visuals by inserting text anywhere on the canvas. Customize fonts, sizes, and colors to convey your message effectively. - Shapes & Lines: Easily create geometric shapes, arrows, and straight lines to emphasize key points or organize your content neatly. - Save & Share: Save your whiteboard creations for future reference or share them instantly with others. Collaboration has never been this convenient. - Add a History feature for the board with autosave, enabling you to browse and edit your board with ease.

Screenshots

Instaboard4 screens
Virtual Whiteboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Virtual Whiteboard at none against Instaboard's 4. Instaboard's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 16 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Instaboard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Virtual Whiteboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instaboard ships an update every 8 days, Virtual Whiteboard every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Instaboard versus Virtual Whiteboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstaboardVirtual Whiteboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInstaboard Ltd.salah Mohamed

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Instaboard

Subscriptions4
  • 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
None

Virtual Whiteboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Instaboard free?
Instaboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Virtual Whiteboard free?
Virtual Whiteboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Instaboard or Virtual Whiteboard have ads?
Neither Instaboard nor Virtual Whiteboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Instaboard or Virtual Whiteboard?
Instaboard ships an update every 8 days, and Virtual Whiteboard every 16 months. Most recently, Instaboard was updated on September 24, 2026 and Virtual Whiteboard on September 21, 2026.

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