Whiteboard vs Whiteboard
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
Whiteboard
This simple notepad app allows users to write notes horizontally with customizable colors and sizes. Save your notes as images and easily access them later. Optimized for quick jotting and visual organization.
- Horizontal writing
- Color selection
- Adjustable text size
- Save notes as images
- Simple interface
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Simple notepad sideways! ◆ Write to choose a color. ◆ you can change the size of the slider. ◆ you will be able to save the image. ※ (later iOS6) · · · If I can not save image / Privacy "Settings" / Please turn on the "Notes" horizontal / photo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Whiteboard at 4.7 against Whiteboard's 2.4. Whiteboard also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 21%). Whiteboard's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (47 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Whiteboard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whiteboard has 47 ratings behind it against 3, 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 30% of Whiteboard's.
Whiteboard ships an update every 6 weeks, Whiteboard every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Whiteboard | Whiteboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (47 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.8% of reviews | 30.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shun Sato | Kiyoshi Koike |
Customer experience
Whiteboard
Whiteboard
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
Whiteboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Whiteboard
No in-app purchases
Whiteboard
No in-app purchases
Questions
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