Comparison

Whiteboard vs Handwritten Idea Notes

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

Head to head
About

Whiteboard

This simple app allows for quick, handwritten notes and drawings with smooth multi-finger input. Customize line thickness and choose from five basic colors. Save your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Multi-finger input
  • Adjustable line thickness
  • Five color options
  • Eraser tool
  • Save drawings as images
  • Bulk delete
Features
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White board is a simple app. You can also write with multiple fingers. You can write very smoothly. ********************************************** Feature very simple! ! You can quickly and notes by hand! * Basic functions **************************** ▼ When you tap the button at the bottom of the screen, such as bar and save color selection will come out. ▼ can be written using multiple fingers simultaneously. ▼ color is simple, five black, red, blue, green, and pink. ▼ on the slide, the thickness of the line can be adjusted. ▼ Press the button "eraser", you can erase the line wrote. (Adjustable in thickness delete slides) ▼ When you press the "Trash" button, you can remove the bulk. ▼ When you press the "disk" button, you can save the image.

About

Handwritten Idea Notes

Quickly capture your thoughts with this handwriting-focused note-taking app. Easily create new pages and organize your notes, with support for Apple Pencil. Export your collected images to cloud services for easy access.

Highlights
  • Quickly jot down ideas
  • Create new pages easily
  • Organize notes in folders
  • Export images to cloud apps
  • Apple Pencil support
Features
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It is a handwritten notes app. Once you come up with something soon to write ! From the page view can create the following page, are continuously quick write ! Collected image to a folder, you can export to iTunes shared folder and other Cloud apps. Support the Apple Pencil.

Screenshots

Whiteboard1 screens
Handwritten Idea Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Handwritten Idea Notes at 4.6 against Whiteboard's 2.5. Handwritten Idea Notes also leads on ratings volume (73 vs 2) and review sentiment (71% vs 60%). Whiteboard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Handwritten Idea Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whiteboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Handwritten Idea Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handwritten Idea Notes has 73 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Whiteboard's written reviews are positive against 71% of Handwritten Idea Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whiteboard ships an update every 4 months, Handwritten Idea Notes every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Whiteboard versus Handwritten Idea Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhiteboardHandwritten Idea Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)4.6 (73 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings273 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKiyoshi Koiketadashi atoji

Customer experience

Whiteboard

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Handwritten Idea Notes

All ratings73 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%

In-app purchases

None

Whiteboard

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Handwritten Idea Notes

One-time1
  • Remove Ad$5.99

Questions

Is Whiteboard free?
Whiteboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Handwritten Idea Notes free?
Handwritten Idea Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Whiteboard or Handwritten Idea Notes?
Handwritten Idea Notes is rated higher. Whiteboard averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Handwritten Idea Notes averages 4.6 from 73 ratings.
Do Whiteboard or Handwritten Idea Notes have ads?
Both Whiteboard and Handwritten Idea Notes show ads.
Which is updated more often, Whiteboard or Handwritten Idea Notes?
Whiteboard ships an update every 4 months, and Handwritten Idea Notes every 3 months. Most recently, Whiteboard was updated on September 14, 2026 and Handwritten Idea Notes on September 23, 2026.

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