Comparison

Whiteboard vs SMART InkScan

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

Head to head
About

Whiteboard

This digital whiteboard offers an infinitely expanding canvas for creative projects, note-taking, and presentations. It supports PDF imports and provides various tools and templates for seamless collaboration and learning.

Highlights
  • Infinite canvas
  • PDF import
  • Multiple file types (pages/free form)
  • Variety of templates and objects
  • Geometric shape drawing
  • Simple and clean interface
Features
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The Whiteboard App always adheres to the concept of "simplicity to the extreme" and "Nothing more Nothing less". Despite offering many small tools, its interface remains simple and user-friendly. This app is suitable for various scenarios, including teaching, creativity, meeting presentations, prototype design, and learning drafts, among others. It provides users with a variety of universally applicable paper formats, objects, and prototype designs to choose from. It also offers instant drawing of geometric shapes, making teaching, creativity, and on-site communication more convenient. Additionally, it can be used for students' homework drafts, doodling, note-taking, temporary notepads, word dictation, and math problems, among other purposes. Users highly praise its simple and easy-to-use button layout and tool exit mechanism. The app offers two forms of creating new files, allowing users to choose the one that suits them best: - The first form is a multi-page file (Pages), where each page serves as a canvas with size limitations, similar to a PDF file. This makes it easy to organize knowledge. - The second form is a free-form file (Free Form), where a file consists of one infinitely large canvas without boundaries. This allows for unlimited creativity. The app also supports direct import of PDF files, even large files with hundreds or thousands of pages, without crashing. It opens instantly. Features: - Small storage space - Simple operation - Clean interface - Quick startup - Rich functionality Welcome to download and experience the Whiteboard App as soon as possible! Contact information: - Twitter: chenlidongorg - Threads: chenlidongorg - WeChat: ichenlidong - Email: chenlidong@gmail.com - Official website: whiteboardapp.org End-User License Agreement (EULA): http://whiteboardapp.org/TermsofUse Privacy Policy: http://whiteboardapp.org/fsaf-88bdbc6b

About

SMART InkScan

Transform handwritten notes and sketches into digital ink. Seamlessly bridge the physical and digital worlds by scanning whiteboards, documents, and more. Offers features like perspective correction, multi-image capture, and annotation for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Converts handwritten notes to digital ink
  • Perspective correction
  • Multi-image capture
  • Annotation tools
  • Export as image or PDF
  • Direct integration with SMART Board with iQ
Features
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For those who love the immediacy and expression of pen and paper, SMART InkScan converts handwritten artifacts into digital SMART ink™. Users can begin brainstorming on the back of a napkin and seamlessly continue working from their mobile device, bridging the gap between the physical and digital domains. InkScan also offers the most useful features of other mobile scanner apps such as perspective correction, multi-image capture, numerous annotation options, and export as image or pdf. For users with access to a SMART Board with iQ, SMART InkScan offers a smooth transition from dry-erase whiteboards to SMART Ink with just a snap. InkScan converts your photos into digital ink and sends them directly to a SMART Board with iQ allowing teachers and students to continue working interactively with content. Here are some delightful examples of how SMART InkScan can improve your workflow: - Snap a pic of your next great concept sketch and convert it to digital ink. Continue fine-tuning your work within the app or use the large canvas on a SMART Board with iQ - Use the new Files app in iOS to import PDFs. Add a signature to important documents and share via email. You can even save your signature for next time - Enhance the quality of those whiteboard pics on your camera roll. Use the inking tools to markup and distribute to your team as a PDF or image - Combine notes taken from multiple team members, highlight the important items share them with your study group - Compile receipts for your next expense report, add notes and export as a multi-page PDF

Screenshots

Whiteboard4 screens
SMART InkScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

Whiteboard and SMART InkScan both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SMART InkScan's written reviews are positive against 75% of Whiteboard's. SMART InkScan also leads on iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.0). Whiteboard's advantage is ratings volume (954 vs 5). On price, rating, 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. Whiteboard sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and SMART InkScan sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Whiteboard against 4.2 for SMART InkScan. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whiteboard has 954 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Whiteboard's written reviews are positive against 100% of SMART InkScan's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Whiteboard versus SMART InkScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhiteboardSMART InkScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (954 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings954 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEndless AI LLCSMART Technologies ULC

Customer experience

Whiteboard

All ratings954 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews232 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative16.8%

SMART InkScan

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Whiteboard

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Eraser automatically switches to marker
  • Drawing sometimes gets blurry or distorted
  • App crashes or freezes after prolonged use
  • Inability to delete or clear the canvas

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add undo/redo functionality
  • Improve palm rejection and eraser usability
  • Allow customizing pen size and color presets
  • Implement text editing and formatting options
  • Add ability to save/load drawings and annotate PDFs

SMART InkScan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Whiteboard

Subscriptions2
  • Whiteboard Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Whiteboard Pro7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time5
  • Recharge 100 Points - Attempt$3.99
  • Sponsorship to unlock I$14.99
  • Sponsorship to unlock II$17.99
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  • Sponsorship to unlock III$24.99
  • Recharge 1000 Points$39.99
4 purchases

SMART InkScan

One-time4
  • Remove Watermarks$0.99
  • Import PDFs$0.99
  • Get New Pens$0.99
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  • Get All the Upgrades$1.99

Questions

Is Whiteboard free?
Whiteboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SMART InkScan free?
SMART InkScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Whiteboard or SMART InkScan?
Whiteboard is rated higher. Whiteboard averages 4.3 out of 5 from 954 ratings, while SMART InkScan averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Whiteboard or SMART InkScan have ads?
Neither Whiteboard nor SMART InkScan shows ads.

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