Comparison

BoardNotes vs Sanōva Storm

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

Head to head
About

BoardNotes

This app combines whiteboard, notebook, PDF management, mind mapping, and flashcard creation into a single, versatile handwriting note-taking tool. It offers a wide array of pen types, organizational features, and study aids to enhance productivity and learning.

Highlights
  • Handwriting note-taking
  • Integrated whiteboard
  • PDF import and editing
  • Mind mapping functionality
  • Spaced repetition flashcards
  • Multiple pen and brush types
  • Layer management
Features
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Feature Introduction: BoardNotes is a versatile handwriting note-taking app that integrates five major functions—whiteboard, notebook, PDF, mind map, and flashcards—covering most note-taking scenarios. It serves as your All-In-One App. Handwriting Pen: 1. BoardNotes utilizes Apple's native pen technology and has developed additional pens tailored for Chinese writing, including a fountain pen, a laser pointer for presentations, and a tape pen for masking notes. 2. Choose from a variety of brushes (laser pen, tape pen, ballpoint pen, straight-line pen, wavy-line pen, custom fountain pen, quill pen, pencil, marker, watercolor pen, fill pen, single-line pen, crayon, freehand pen) to unleash your creativity. 3. Lasso tool (extremely powerful). 4. Eraser (pixel eraser and object eraser). Whiteboard: 1. The whiteboard is ideal for organizing fragmented knowledge, brainstorming, and boosting creativity. 2. Write and draw freely without worrying about boundaries. 3. Customize background colors and grid templates. 4. Add various card types (text, image, video, audio, webpage, file, handwriting). 5. Multiple auxiliary tools: background board, pins, link navigation (supports bidirectional links), connectors, timer (countdown supported), calculator. 6. Quickly locate notes using the search function. Notebook & PDF: 1. Create notebooks and PDFs with multiple paper templates and cover options. Import images from Photos or PDFs from the Files app as pages or covers. 2. Add text, images, stickers, videos, webpage snapshots, audio recordings, links (bidirectional links supported), timers, calculators, and floating PDF windows. 3. Layer functionality—show or hide layers as needed. 4. Insert new pages via blank sheets, images, scanned documents, or files. 5. Cut, copy, and paste pages into other notebooks or PDFs. 6. Duplicate, rotate, or delete pages. 7. Reorder pages via long-press and drag in thumbnail view. 8. Create outlines and add bookmarks. 9. Search (text, handwritten notes, etc.). 10. Import e-books (epub, mobi, azw, etc.). Mind Map: 1. Mind mapping is a key feature within the whiteboard. 2. Nodes support multiple formats (text, image, handwriting, video, audio, webpage snapshot, file). 3. Offers 3 structures and 18 color schemes. 4. Add summaries (brackets). 5. Handwritten mind maps (using handwritten cards). 6. Long-press and drag selected cards into the mind map. 7. Reorder nodes or adjust hierarchy via long-press and drag. Flashcard: 1. Flashcards use the SuperMemo algorithm to automatically schedule optimal review intervals, reminding you before forgetting to maximize memory efficiency. 2. Flashcards support text, images, and handwriting. 3. Quickly create cards from notes in whiteboards, notebooks, or PDFs using the rectangular lasso tool. Download BoardNotes for free on iPad, iPhone, and Mac. For suggestions, please contact us via the in-app feedback feature.

About

Sanōva Storm

This app streamlines paintless dent repair and collision shop operations for technicians and staff. It allows for digital job management, on-site estimate creation, damage assessment via AI, and on-the-spot payment processing, eliminating the need for paperwork.

Highlights
  • Digital job assignment and status tracking
  • On-site estimate creation with pricing matrix
  • AI-powered damage assessment from photos
  • VIN scanning for vehicle details
  • Before/after photo documentation
  • Invoice generation and payment processing
  • Real-time job notifications
Features
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Sanōva Storm is the field companion for paintless dent repair (PDR) and collision shops running on the Sanōva platform. Technicians and shop staff use it to run their day from the lot — no paperwork, no back-office round trips. Sanōva Storm requires an account provided by your shop. It's a professional tool for Sanōva-customer businesses, not a consumer app. WHAT YOU CAN DO • My Jobs — see the jobs assigned to you, grouped by status, with customer and vehicle details a tap away. • Schedule — view your shop's day and create appointments and walk-ins, in your shop's time zone. • Write estimates at the car — build a full estimate from your shop's pricing matrix: pick the panel, dent size and count, add operations, and it totals automatically. • Damage by photo — snap photos and let Sanōva's vision AI read the damage, identify and count the dents, and turn them into estimate lines you review and adjust. • VIN scan — scan the VIN with the camera to fill in year, make, model and trim automatically. • Photos — capture before/after documentation right on the job. • Invoice and get paid — generate a customer invoice and take a card payment on the spot, send a secure pay link, or log cash and checks. • Job notifications — get a push the moment a job is assigned to you, and tap straight into it. Sanōva Storm works alongside the Sanōva web platform your shop already uses for intake, estimating, and operations. Questions? Contact your shop administrator or visit sanova.ai.

Screenshots

BoardNotes4 screens
Sanōva Storm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sanōva Storm at none against BoardNotes's 25. Sanōva Storm also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). BoardNotes's advantage is ratings volume (115 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence 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. BoardNotes sells 23 one-off in-app purchases. Sanōva Storm asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sanōva Storm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BoardNotes has 115 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoardNotes ships an update every 10 days, Sanōva Storm every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BoardNotes versus Sanōva Storm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoardNotesSanōva Storm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (115 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings115 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size342 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChongqing Ouluowa Technology Co., Ltd.Jeff Webber

Customer experience

BoardNotes

All ratings115 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%

Sanōva Storm

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BoardNotes

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Whiteboards erasing automatically
  • No automatic backup leading to data loss
  • Syncing issues between iPad and Mac
  • Pencil tip not appearing on PDF annotations
  • App crashes frequently
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  • Recording data is lost
  • Cannot create new notebooks
  • Gear icon for settings missing in dark mode
  • Issue with eraser and color selection logic
  • Lasso tool missing cut button after cropping
  • PDF embeds appear blurry
  • Handwriting search not implemented
  • Accidental touches/palm rejection issues
  • Chinese font display issues in markdown
  • App freezes when using search function
  • Software flashes back (crashes)

Requested features

24 requests
  • Sync to Google Drive/other cloud services
  • Faster 'add to cards' function
  • View carded items in sidebar
  • Color coding for pins
  • Image opacity adjustment
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  • Faster image copy from whiteboard
  • Android app version
  • WebDAV function
  • Markdown editing/viewing function
  • Handwriting recognition and search
  • Improve palm rejection/anti-touch
  • Add more brush types (with stroke variation)
  • Search for handwritten text
  • Dark Mode UI
  • More calculator functions (square root, trig identities)
  • In-app browser (ChatGPT, YouTube integration)
  • Easier UI navigation of notebook pages
  • Ability to change existing page formats
  • More in-depth pen fine-tuning
  • Optimize UI, move undo/redo to top right
  • Adjust pressure sensitivity
  • Customizable top toolbar icons
  • Add college rule paper
  • Translate function for papers

Sanōva Storm

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

23 purchases

BoardNotes

One-time23
  • 7 days membership$0.99
  • 5 days membership$0.99
  • Math Formula Recognition$1.99
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  • 1 month membership$1.99
  • Annual Membership$3.99
  • Permanent Unlock All$3.99
  • 6 months membership$3.99
  • 6 months membership (discount)$3.99
  • Permanent Unlock All$4.99
  • Annual Membership$4.99
  • 6 months membership2 variants$4.99
  • Full version Unlock$5.99
  • Annual Membership (discount)$5.99
  • 6 months membership$6.99
  • Permanent Unlock All$6.99
  • Annual Membership2 variants$6.99
  • Spring Festival Discount$6.99
  • Annual Membership$7.99
  • Permanent Unlock All$7.99
  • Permanent Unlock All(discount)$7.99
  • Permanent Unlock All$8.99
  • Permanent Unlock All$9.99
  • Permanent Unlock All$19.99
None

Sanōva Storm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BoardNotes free?
BoardNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sanōva Storm free?
Sanōva Storm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BoardNotes or Sanōva Storm?
Sanōva Storm is rated higher. BoardNotes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 115 ratings, while Sanōva Storm averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BoardNotes or Sanōva Storm have ads?
BoardNotes shows ads; Sanōva Storm does not.
Which is updated more often, BoardNotes or Sanōva Storm?
BoardNotes ships an update every 10 days, and Sanōva Storm every 9 days. Most recently, BoardNotes was updated on October 17, 2026 and Sanōva Storm on October 9, 2026.

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