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 is a straightforward digital drawing tool for quick note-taking and sketching. It allows for multi-finger input, adjustable line thickness, and basic color options. Save your creations as images or clear the canvas with ease.
- Multi-finger drawing
- Adjustable line thickness
- Basic color palette
- Eraser tool
- Bulk delete function
- Save drawings as images
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Can also be written using multiple fingers. You can write very smooth. ********************************************** Very simple feature! ! I can and notes by hand quickly! * Basic functions **************************** ▼ When you tap the button at the bottom of the screen, such as a bar of color selection and storage will come out. ▼ You can write using multiple fingers at the same time. ▼ simple, color five black, red, blue, green, pink. ▼ the slide, adjustable thickness of the line. ▼ Press the "eraser" button, line you wrote You can turn off the. (Adjustable thickness to turn off the slide) ▼ Press the "Trash" button, you can bulk delete. ▼ Press the "Disk" button, you can save the image. ※ If you can not save image ... Please turn on the "Settings" / Privacy / photo / "WHITEBOARD".
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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It is a handwritten notes app. Once you come up with something soon to write ! From the page view can create the following page, are continuously quick write ! Collected image to a folder, you can export to iTunes shared folder and other Cloud apps. Support the Apple Pencil.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Handwritten Idea Notes at 71% against WHITEBOARD's 22%. Handwritten Idea Notes also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (73 vs 5). WHITEBOARD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Handwritten Idea Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WHITEBOARD asks for nothing beyond the download.
Handwritten Idea Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handwritten Idea Notes has 73 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of WHITEBOARD's written reviews are positive against 71% of Handwritten Idea Notes's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 17, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WHITEBOARD | Handwritten Idea Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (73 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 73 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 19 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
Questions
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