Comparison

MarkSheet vs Tangent Whiteboard

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

Head to head
About

MarkSheet

Create and grade custom bubble sheet exams for any test format. Supports multiple answers, sub-questions, and descriptive questions with customizable scoring and timers. Easily manage and duplicate sheets for practice and review.

Highlights
  • Customizable bubble sheet creation
  • Easy scoring with partial credit
  • Supports multiple, sub, and descriptive questions
  • Configurable timers and time limits
  • Duplicate sheets for practice
  • Dark Mode and theme customization
Features
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Answer sheet app for bubble sheet (OMR) exams. Easy scoring, supports multiple answers, sub-questions, and descriptive questions. Since you can freely customize the number of questions and choices, you can create tailor-made answer sheets for any test format, from daily school quizzes and midterms to major exams like the SAT, ACT, AP Exams, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, TOEIC, and IELTS, as well as professional licensing exams like the Bar Exam, NCLEX, CPA, and civil service exams. Furthermore, once an answer sheet is created, you can use the "Duplicate" feature to reuse it as a template endlessly, making it perfect for practicing past papers by year or doing multiple passes of the same workbook or exam for repetitive learning. Creating Answer Sheets - Create bubble sheet style answer sheets. - Configure the number of questions and choices. Choices are customizable, and bubble size (width, height, font size) can be adjusted. You can also save configured choices as presets. - Supports multiple answers, sub-questions, and descriptive questions. For descriptive questions, you can set character limits and model answers. - Set timers and time limits. - Pre-enter correct answers (you can also enter correct answers during scoring after answering). - Set point allocation. You can input the total score and distribute points evenly across questions. - Configure question numbers. You can renumber all questions based on the first question number. Answering - When using a timer, the time taken for each question is recorded and can be viewed in a graph after scoring. - After finishing the test, it enters scoring mode where you can easily grade by just tapping the correct answer choices. - Supports partial credit for multiple-choice and descriptive questions. - After scoring, view percentage, score, and number of correct answers. - Tap a main question number to see the total score and total time for sub-questions within that main question. - Highlight rows (long press or checkbox). Sharing Answer Sheets - Share answer sheets to other devices using URL links, JSON text, dedicated files (.marksheet), and 2D barcodes. - Simply open a shared URL link to automatically launch the app and import the data. - Scan a 2D barcode with your device's standard camera app to quickly launch the app and import the data. - We also publish the specifications of the data structure used for this sharing feature. By utilizing this, you can even use generative AI to automatically create custom answer sheets based on your study materials. Mark Sheet Management - Add labels to sheets for easy filtering. You can filter by multiple labels. - Filter by status: answering, scoring, or scoring completed. - Tap the search bar to search sheets by title. - Sort sheets by title, creation date, or last viewed. - Edit labels or duplicate sheets from the menu on the right of each sheet. - Long press to select multiple sheets for bulk deletion or labeling. - Supports backup and restore of app data via ZIP files. Mark Sheet Settings - Manage choice presets. You can also save bubble sizes. - Set the default number of questions, choices, and timer for new sheets. Defaults to the previously used settings. - Configure row highlighting behavior: long press, checkbox, or off. Opacity of the highlight can be changed. - Change the opacity of the mark fill. - Change the default bubble size (width, height, font size). - Keep the screen on while answering. Customization - Supports Dark Mode. - Change theme colors. - Simple design compliant with Material Design.

About

Tangent Whiteboard

Features
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Tangent is a shared whiteboard built for teaching and tutoring. Open a board, share its room ID, and your students see every stroke as you write. Decide who can draw, and work through worksheets together in real time. MADE FOR APPLE PENCIL • Natural handwriting with palm rejection • Hold at the end of a stroke to straighten a line • Double-tap your Pencil to switch to the eraser and back • Pinch to zoom, two fingers to scroll TEACH TOGETHER • Students join with a short room ID or an invite link • You choose who can draw; everyone else watches live • Raise hand and board chat • Several pages per board, with extra writing space when you need it BRING YOUR MATERIALS • Attach images and PDFs, then write on top of them • Shared graphing and scientific calculators on the board TANGENT PRO • Built-in video call on every board you own, with a monthly allowance of video minutes • Up to 50 boards instead of 3 • Students join your boards and calls for free Tangent is free to use with up to 3 boards. Tangent Pro is an optional auto-renewing monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://tangent.dcmath.sg/terms Privacy Policy: https://tangent.dcmath.sg/privacy

Screenshots

MarkSheet4 screens
Tangent Whiteboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tangent Whiteboard at none against MarkSheet's shown. Tangent Whiteboard also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. MarkSheet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tangent Whiteboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MarkSheet ships an update monthly, Tangent Whiteboard every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MarkSheet versus Tangent Whiteboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkSheetTangent Whiteboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperenoiuDennis Chia

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MarkSheet

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro version$2.99
2 purchases

Tangent Whiteboard

Subscriptions2
  • Tangent Pro$19.991 Month
  • Tangent Class$59.991 Month

Questions

Is MarkSheet free?
MarkSheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tangent Whiteboard free?
Tangent Whiteboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MarkSheet or Tangent Whiteboard have ads?
MarkSheet shows ads; Tangent Whiteboard does not.
Which is updated more often, MarkSheet or Tangent Whiteboard?
MarkSheet ships an update monthly, and Tangent Whiteboard every 3 days. Most recently, MarkSheet was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tangent Whiteboard on November 6, 2026.

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