Comparison

Popplet vs Microsoft Whiteboard

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

Head to head
About

Popplet

Visually capture and organize your thoughts, ideas, and information. This tool is ideal for students and professionals to brainstorm, plan projects, and learn by creating connections between facts, images, and thoughts.

Highlights
  • Unlimited local boards
  • Capture notes with text, images, or drawings
  • Link notes visually
  • Export as PDF/JPEG
  • Pinch to zoom
  • Multi-language support
  • Public boards for inspiration
Features
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Popplet is the simplest tool to capture and organize your ideas. With Popplet you can quick jot down your ideas and sort them visually. Apple has featured us in "Tools for Teachers", "New and Noteworthy", "What's Hot" and "Get Stuff Done" Popplet is great for school and for learning in the classroom and at home. Students use Popplet to think and learn visually. By capturing facts, thoughts, and images, students learn to create relationships between them and generate new ideas. Popplet is also great for work and for generating ideas in the office or on the go. Professionals use Popplet to generate ideas and plan projects. By brainstorming visually or jotting down notes, Popplet helps professionals organize their thoughts and generate their next big idea. With this version of Popplet you can have as many Popplet boards as you would like on your iPhone or iPad. 
People use Popplet to: + Study: School Projects, Class Notes + Explore Ideas: Brainstorming, Mindmapping + Plan Projects: Diagrams, Process Charts + Collect Inspiration: Mood Boards, Scrapbook, Travel Plans Key Features: + Unlimited local boards + Capture notes in text + Capture notes with images + Capture notes with a drawing tool + Change the color of your notes and Popplet board + Link notes to each other visually + Export as PDF as JPEG + Pinch to zoom and expand + Multi Language Support + See the Popplet boards of other users through the 'Public' tab to get inspired These are additional features if you sign-up and create an 'online' account: + 10 free 'online' boards accessible through a web browser at www.popplet.com + Ability to collaborate with other Popplet users on your online boards 
We are committed to continually improving and updating Popplet and would love to hear what you think. Come visit us at www.popplet.com or email us at support@popplet.com. You can also follow us on Twitter at @poppletny! NOTE - UPGRADING FROM POPPLET LITE : If you are upgrading from Popplet Lite, you can transfer your Popplet by choosing "Select All" from the gear menu and then "Copy". Then switch to Popplet (the full version) and select "Paste" from the gear menu.

About

Microsoft Whiteboard

This app offers a freeform digital canvas for individuals and teams to brainstorm, create, and collaborate visually. It supports touch, type, and pen input, allowing for seamless real-time teamwork from anywhere. Your work is automatically saved to the cloud for easy access across devices.

Highlights
  • Infinite freeform canvas
  • Real-time team collaboration
  • Touch, type, and pen support
  • Pre-built templates
  • Shapes and lines library
  • Sticky notes and notes grids
  • Automatic cloud saving
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Update : The App performance has been significantly improved & there are also a ton of other features which have been added. Check out the “What’s new” section for more details!! Microsoft Whiteboard provides a freeform intelligent canvas where individuals & teams alike can ideate, create, and collaborate visually via the cloud. Designed for touch, type & pen, it lets you write or draw as smoothly as you would with ink, you can even type in text, add sticky notes or notes grid to express your ideas & use reactions to visually communicate your thoughts. It enhances teamwork by allowing all team members to edit the canvas in real time, no matter where they are. Get started quickly by inserting a pre-built template or draw your own flowchart using our expansive shapes library. No matter what your use case, we have the right set of tools for you and all your work stays safe in the cloud, ready to be picked back up from another location or device. -- Create freely, work naturally – Microsoft Whiteboard provides an infinite canvas where imagination has room to grow: draw, type, add a sticky note or a notes grid, move them around – it’s all possible. The touch-first, pen-first interface frees your ideas from the keyboard, and the intelligent inking technology transforms your doodles into great-looking shapes and lines that can be copied, pasted and combined with other objects. Moreover, you can also, ink on your sticky notes & text boxes and magically see the ink get converted to text using Apple Scribble functionality (on iPads with Apple Pencil). --Collaborate in real time, wherever you are— Microsoft Whiteboard brings every member of a team together working from their own devices across the globe. On the Whiteboard canvas, you can also see what your teammates are doing in real time and start collaborating on the same area. It’s about getting everyone on the same page – or board. --Save automatically, resume seamlessly – Forget having to take photos of your whiteboards, or marking them with “Do Not Erase.” With Microsoft Whiteboard, your brainstorming sessions are saved automatically to the Microsoft cloud, so you can pick up where you left off, whenever – and wherever – inspiration strikes next. What’s new: • Improved App Performance & Reduction in crashes which has been a strong customer ask. • Modern look and feel: 1. Streamlined user experience - an unobtrusive app UI maximizes your canvas space. 2. Creation gallery - a highly discoverable, simple way of finding and using objects and features in the application. • Interactive content features: 3. 40+ customizable templates – get started quickly and collaborate, brainstorm, and ideate with brand new templates. 4. Shapes & Lines - Choose from an expansive library of shapes & lines to visually collaborate & ideate with your team members 5. Reactions - provide lightweight, contextual feedback with a set of fun reactions. • Inking features: 6. Apple Scribble – Ink on text boxes & sticky notes and see your ink strokes magically convert to text (on iPads with Apple pencil) 7. Ink arrows – smoothly draw single and double-sided arrows using ink to better facilitate diagramming. Dichiarazione di accessibilità: https://www.microsoft.com/it-it/accessibility/declarations

Screenshots

Popplet4 screens
Microsoft Whiteboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Microsoft Whiteboard at Free against Popplet's $2.99. Microsoft Whiteboard also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (12K vs 31). Popplet's advantage is review sentiment (54% vs 36%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Microsoft Whiteboard is free to download; Popplet costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Microsoft Whiteboard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Whiteboard has 12K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Popplet's written reviews are positive against 36% of Microsoft Whiteboard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Popplet ships an update every 5 months, Microsoft Whiteboard every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Popplet versus Microsoft Whiteboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoppletMicrosoft Whiteboard
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (31 ratings)4.6 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews — better36.1% of reviews
Number of ratings3112K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNotionMicrosoft Corporation

Customer experience

Popplet

All ratings31 ratings
Positive58.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative35.5%
Written reviews288 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative34.4%

Microsoft Whiteboard

All ratings11,067 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews352 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral13.1%
Negative50.9%

User reviews

Popplet

From 31 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🎨 Good for brainstorming and mind mapping
  • 💡 Helpful for organizing thoughts and ideas
  • 🔗 Good for collaborative work

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🔍 Limited export options
  • 🔒 Sync and online functionality problems
  • 💻 Not optimized for smaller screens
  • 🖌️ Limited drawing and formatting features

Microsoft Whiteboard

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient collaboration
  • 💡 Versatile canvas
  • 🎨 Good customization options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and unstable
  • 🤯 Poor UI/UX design
  • 🔍 Lack of basic features
  • 🔌 Connectivity issues
  • 💤 Laggy performance

Bugs and requests

Popplet

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when deleting popplets with text
  • Issues with importing and exporting popplets
  • Text formatting problems when exporting
  • Syncing and connectivity problems
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more shape options for nodes
  • Improve text editing and formatting capabilities
  • Implement better sync and collaboration features
  • Provide more export options (e.g., OPML, RTF)
  • Add spell check and proofreading tools
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  • Introduce a presentation mode for sharing popplets

Microsoft Whiteboard

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Unsaved work loss
  • Unreliable sync and loading
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add offline support
  • Improve palm rejection
  • Implement handwriting recognition
  • Allow font and color customization
  • Add locking/anchoring options
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  • Enhance sharing and export capabilities

In-app purchases

None

Popplet

No in-app purchases

None

Microsoft Whiteboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Popplet free?
Popplet costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Microsoft Whiteboard free?
Microsoft Whiteboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Popplet or Microsoft Whiteboard?
Microsoft Whiteboard is rated higher. Popplet averages 3.5 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Microsoft Whiteboard averages 4.6 from 12K ratings.
Do Popplet or Microsoft Whiteboard have ads?
Neither Popplet nor Microsoft Whiteboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Popplet or Microsoft Whiteboard?
Popplet ships an update every 5 months, and Microsoft Whiteboard every 6 weeks. Most recently, Popplet was updated on October 22, 2026 and Microsoft Whiteboard on October 23, 2026.

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