Whiteboard vs Prodrafts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Whiteboard
This app offers a minimalist digital whiteboard experience, focusing on smooth touch input. It provides essential tools for drawing and erasing, allowing for quick and efficient visual note-taking.
- Minimalist design
- Smooth touch input
- 3 marker types
- Adjustable marker thickness
- Eraser with adjustable thickness
- All-clear trash can function
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「いいものは、シンプルだ。」 無駄な機能を極力省いたホワイトボードアプリです。 滑らかなタッチを再現しました。 基本性能 ■3種類のマーカー選択(太さ調整可能) ■消しゴム機能は消したい部分をなぞって消去(太さ調整可能) ■ごみ箱機能でオールクリア
Prodrafts
This app offers an infinite canvas for note-taking and mind mapping, supporting various file formats and multimedia attachments. Experience natural handwriting and organize all your thoughts and documents in one place for efficient learning and work.
- Infinite expandable canvas
- Realistic pen strokes
- Supports all file formats
- Multimedia attachments
- Mind mapping tools
- PDF annotation
- Customizable paper backgrounds
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Write by hand, annotate PDFs and connect your ideas with Prodrafts. Move freely across an infinite canvas, use paged notebooks for structured work, or organize ideas in a mind map. Keep words, drawings and study materials together. NOTES THAT FIT THE WAY YOU THINK Capture lecture notes, sketch concepts and work through diagrams without running out of room. Use natural pen tools, shapes, a ruler and a compass for handwritten explanations and geometry notes. READ, ANNOTATE AND REVISIT Import PDFs, highlight key passages and add handwritten notes. Bring course slides, reading materials and PDF planners into your notebook. Search PDF text and make supported scanned PDFs searchable with OCR. SEE CONNECTIONS Build mind maps with text, handwriting and attachments. Move ideas, fold branches and connect related topics to make a clearer study outline or brainstorm board. FROM QUICK NOTES TO DOCUMENTS Write with headings, lists, tasks, tables, links and equations. Import and export Markdown, and export text documents to Word/DOCX. Add images and recordings to your notes. Place web link cards and video on your canvas to keep related material together. PAPER FOR YOUR NEXT PROJECT Choose lined, grid and dot paper, Cornell layouts, weekly and monthly planner pages, music staff and guitar tablature paper, or guides for handwriting practice. Use them for a reading journal, study sheets or handwritten planning. RECORD AND PRESENT Record classes, meetings and ideas. On supported systems and languages, turn recordings into text. Present your canvas on an external display and guide attention with the laser pointer. KEEP YOUR WORK CLOSE Organize documents in folders, enable iCloud sync across your devices, and share notes as PDFs or images. Some tools, templates and document limits require an in-app purchase. Availability varies by device, system version and language. Audio transcription requires iOS, iPadOS or macOS 26 or later and a supported system language. The subscription will automatically renew unless canceled, and will be charged through your Apple iTunes account. The price may vary depending on your location. Prodrafts is a product registered and developed by EMMO Corp. Support: prodrafts@163.com Privacy Policy: https://www.prodrafts.cn/privacyPolicy Terms of Service: https://www.prodrafts.cn/termsOfService
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prodrafts at 70% against Whiteboard's 21%. Prodrafts also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.4) and ads (none vs shown). Whiteboard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Prodrafts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Whiteboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prodrafts holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prodrafts has 3.9K ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Whiteboard's written reviews are positive against 70% of Prodrafts's.
Whiteboard ships an update every 6 weeks, Prodrafts every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Whiteboard | Prodrafts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (47 ratings) | 4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.8% of reviews | 69.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 | 3.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 227 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shun Sato | EMMO Corp. |
Customer experience
Whiteboard
Prodrafts
User reviews
Whiteboard
From 47 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy-to-use interface
- ✏️ Basic whiteboard functionality works well
- 💾 Auto-saves work when app closes
- 🎨 Good marker size and color customization
- 📱 Smooth drawing experience
Room to improve
- 📢 Excessive and intrusive ads throughout app
- 🚫 Ads pop up during critical actions (save, delete, erase)
- 📵 Ads cover significant portion of drawing canvas
- 🌐 Language settings default to Japanese despite English device settings
- ⚠️ Misleading app description/thumbnail hides ad presence
Prodrafts
From 3.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Syncing works great
- 👍 Infinite canvas
- 👍 Customizable paper backgrounds
- 👍 Supports Apple Pencil
- 👍 Versatile note-taking features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sync issues between devices
- 🐛 Occasional data loss
- 🐛 Buggy performance with large files
- 🔧 Limited English support and documentation
- 🔧 Lack of collaboration features
Bugs and requests
Whiteboard
Reported bugs
10 issues- App displays 'I will move to a new application' message on startup and kicks user out
- App crashes frequently after updates
- Drawing doesn't persist when switching to other apps
- Camera/photo button doesn't function properly
- Eraser tool doesn't work correctly
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- Saved files appear in Chinese/Japanese instead of English
- Saved images not appearing in camera roll
- Drawing produces dots instead of continuous lines
- App won't open or download properly
- Ads redirect to App Store when accidentally tapped during drawing
Requested features
12 requests- Remove or significantly reduce ads
- Paid ad-free version option
- Expand color palette beyond 5 colors
- Add canvas rotation feature
- Add zoom functionality for detail work
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- Add eraser tool in portrait orientation
- Increase drawing canvas space
- Add whiteboard stickers
- Add photo upload and editing capabilities
- Add AirPlay feature for TV display
- Improve English language support
- Add collaborative/shared whiteboard feature
Prodrafts
Reported bugs
5 issues- Notes disappearing without warning
- Inability to create new drafts
- Eraser tool not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with newer Apple Drawing Format
- Inconsistent translations in the UI
Requested features
7 requests- Bulk export of notes as PDFs
- Ability to link notes to source content
- Flashcard or spaced repetition feature
- Improved organization with folders and tags
- Dark mode option
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- Better mouse/keyboard support on desktop
- Handwriting recognition and conversion to text
In-app purchases
Whiteboard
No in-app purchases
Prodrafts
- Prodrafts Pro3 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Unlock All$12.99
