Whiteboard vs Handwritten Idea Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
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.
- Quickly jot down ideas
- Create new pages easily
- Organize notes in folders
- Export images to cloud apps
- Apple Pencil support
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This app is a handwritten note-taking app that lets you capture your ideas the moment they strike. Open the canvas whenever inspiration hits, and create consecutive notes directly from the note screen without interrupting your train of thought. Key Features: • Seamless Note Creation: Create your next note directly from the current screen to capture rapid thoughts. • Optimized for iPad: Features a dedicated Apple Pencil mode for a natural writing experience. • Folder Management: Organize your saved note images with custom folders and move items easily between them. • Quick Sharing: Share your notes instantly via email or social media. • ZIP Export: Select multiple images or folders, compress them into a single ZIP file, and send them to other apps. • Flexible Workflow: Sketch your rough drafts or concepts in this app, transfer them to your computer via cloud storage, and continue your creative work seamlessly. Turn your quick thoughts, sketches, and visual notes into organized ideas effortlessly!
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Verdict
Whiteboard and Handwritten Idea Notes both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 73% of Handwritten Idea Notes's written reviews are positive against 30% of Whiteboard's. Handwritten Idea Notes also leads on ratings volume (73 vs 3). Whiteboard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Handwritten Idea Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whiteboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Whiteboard against 4.6 for Handwritten Idea Notes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handwritten Idea Notes has 73 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of Whiteboard's written reviews are positive against 73% of Handwritten Idea Notes's.
Whiteboard ships an update every 4 months, Handwritten Idea Notes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Whiteboard | Handwritten Idea Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.6 (73 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 73 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kiyoshi Koike | tadashi atoji |
Customer experience
Whiteboard
Handwritten Idea Notes
In-app purchases
Whiteboard
No in-app purchases
Handwritten Idea Notes
- Remove Ad$5.99
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