Comparison

Chalkboard app vs PBS Charlotte

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

Head to head
About

Chalkboard app

This app simulates a classic chalkboard experience, allowing users to draw and doodle with realistic chalk textures. It offers various chalk colors and sizes, an eraser, and undo/redo functionality. The app works offline and is perfect for creative expression, practice, or casual games.

Highlights
  • Realistic chalk drawing with dusty texture
  • 8 chalk colors and 4 sizes
  • Felt eraser in 4 sizes
  • Undo and redo strokes
  • Save drawings to photo library
  • Works 100% offline
Features
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Free Chalk Board brings the classic classroom chalkboard to your phone or tablet. Pick a stick of chalk, draw on the slate-green board, and watch every stroke go down with real chalk texture — dusty edges and all. No accounts. No internet required. Just a chalkboard, a tray of chalk, and a felt eraser. WHY YOU WILL LOVE IT • Realistic chalk strokes with authentic dusty texture • Classic slate-green board with a subtle, natural surface • 8 chalk colors — white, yellow, pink, blue, green, orange, purple and peach • 4 chalk sizes, from thin lines to thick sidewalk-style strokes • Felt eraser in 4 sizes, just like the one on the chalk rail • Undo and redo any stroke • Save your drawing straight to your photo library • One-tap clear, with confirmation so you never wipe the board by accident • Works 100% offline — draw anywhere, anytime PERFECT FOR • Kids who love to draw and doodle • Menu boards, signs and hand-lettering practice • Classic games — tic-tac-toe, hangman, Pictionary • Teaching, tutoring and practicing letters or math • Relaxing, nostalgic sketching DESIGNED FOR EVERY SCREEN A mobile-first design that feels great on phones and scales beautifully to large tablets, in portrait or landscape. Your drawing is preserved when you rotate the screen. Download Free Chalk Board today — the chalk is already out of the box.

About

PBS Charlotte

Access high-quality, noncommercial educational programming and locally produced content. This station serves over 1.1 million households with award-winning children's shows, documentaries, and original performances.

Highlights
  • Award-winning children's programming
  • Ground-breaking documentaries
  • Original performances
  • Locally produced programs
  • Educational content
Features
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WTVI PBS Charlotte has served citizens in the Carolinas for over fifty years. On August 27, 1965, WTVI began broadcasting “Your Stories” about “Your Community” on “Your PBS Charlotte”. PBS Charlotte is licensed by Central Piedmont Community College and offers high quality, noncommercial, educational programs. PBS broadcasts include award-winning children’s programming, ground-breaking documentaries and original performances. PBS Charlotte features locally produced programs that tell “Your Stories” about “Your Community”. “Your PBS Charlotte” station reaches over 1.1 million households across 13 counties in the central Piedmont region. PBS Charlotte actively supports local education, highlights local cultural events and promotes citizenship across all electronic media platforms to serve the public interest and further the mission of its parent institution, Central Piedmont Community College.

Screenshots

Chalkboard app4 screens
PBS Charlotte4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PBS Charlotte at 5.0 against Chalkboard app's 3.2. PBS Charlotte also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 91 months). Chalkboard app's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PBS Charlotte holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chalkboard app has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chalkboard app ships an update every 91 months, PBS Charlotte every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chalkboard app versus PBS Charlotte: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChalkboard appPBS Charlotte
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (32 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 91 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB47 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJohn RoudaPBS Charlotte

Customer experience

Chalkboard app

All ratings32 ratings
Positive56.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative43.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

PBS Charlotte

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chalkboard app

No in-app purchases

None

PBS Charlotte

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chalkboard app free?
Chalkboard app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PBS Charlotte free?
PBS Charlotte is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chalkboard app or PBS Charlotte?
PBS Charlotte is rated higher. Chalkboard app averages 3.2 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while PBS Charlotte averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Chalkboard app or PBS Charlotte have ads?
Chalkboard app shows ads; PBS Charlotte does not.
Which is updated more often, Chalkboard app or PBS Charlotte?
Chalkboard app ships an update every 91 months, and PBS Charlotte every 6 weeks. Most recently, Chalkboard app was updated on November 1, 2026 and PBS Charlotte on November 8, 2026.

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