Comparison

Absolute Board 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

Absolute Board

This free drawing and handwriting app allows users to sketch and take notes with unlimited board size and color options. Save and share your ideas easily, with features like a traceable eraser, photo import, and printing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Unlimited board size
  • Unlimited color choice
  • Path traceable eraser
  • Email snapshot of drawing
  • Zooming and panning
  • Undo/Redo functions
  • Import photos
  • Print snapshot
Features
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* April 2011 - "New & Noteworthy" (Productivity) application on the American App Store * * April 2011 - "What's Hot" (Productivity) application on the American App Store * * April 2011 - "Staff Favorites" (All) application on the Korean App Store * * April 2011 - "No. 1 Free App" (Productivity) application on the Korean App Store * Best quality FREE drawing & handwriting app for iPad It's so simple & convenient - just sketch & take notes about anything in your mind. Save and share your novel ideas in the school, cafeteria, office or even on the bed. ▶ Unlimited board size ▶ Unlimited color choice for pen & background ▶ Path traceable eraser ▶ Ability to email snapshot of your drawing ▶ Zooming in/out & moving with two fingers ▶ Undo/Redo functions ▶ Import a Photo ▶ Print Snapshot (Air Print)

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

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Absolute Board at 90% against Microsoft Whiteboard's 36%. Absolute Board also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). Microsoft Whiteboard's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (12K vs 12). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. 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 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Whiteboard has 12K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Absolute Board'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

Absolute Board ships an update every 2 months, Microsoft Whiteboard every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Absolute Board versus Microsoft Whiteboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbsolute BoardMicrosoft Whiteboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (12 ratings)4.6 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews — better36.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1212K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHyeoseong HwangMicrosoft Corporation

Customer experience

Absolute Board

All ratings12 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.1%

Microsoft Whiteboard

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

Bugs and requests

Absolute Board

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

Absolute Board

No in-app purchases

None

Microsoft Whiteboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Absolute Board free?
Absolute Board is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Microsoft Whiteboard free?
Microsoft Whiteboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Absolute Board or Microsoft Whiteboard?
Microsoft Whiteboard is rated higher. Absolute Board averages 3.6 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Microsoft Whiteboard averages 4.6 from 12K ratings.
Do Absolute Board or Microsoft Whiteboard have ads?
Neither Absolute Board nor Microsoft Whiteboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Absolute Board or Microsoft Whiteboard?
Absolute Board ships an update every 2 months, and Microsoft Whiteboard every 6 weeks. Most recently, Absolute Board was updated on October 15, 2026 and Microsoft Whiteboard on October 22, 2026.

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