Comparison

YouTube Create vs Whiteboard

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

Head to head
About

YouTube Create

Easily create engaging videos with this official YouTube editing app. Add music, effects, auto-captions, and AI-powered tools to enhance your footage. Perfect for social media sharing and direct upload to your channel.

Highlights
  • AI-powered editing tools
  • Auto-captions and subtitles
  • Royalty-free music and sound effects
  • Beat matching for music sync
  • Audio cleanup tool
  • AI video and image generation
  • Customizable filters and effects
  • Multi-format aspect ratio resizing
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Take your videos to the next level with YouTube Create, the official editing and creation app from YouTube. Add filters and effects, music, voiceover, auto-captions and more to easily make amazing videos that will captivate your audience – all without the need for complicated editing tools. EDIT WITH ALL THE ESSENTIALS ● Easily combine videos, photos and audio all in one place ● Trim, clip and crop video clips ● Choose from 40+ transitions to seamlessly blend your clips together ● Speed up or slow down your video SIMPLIFY YOUR PROCESS WITH POWERFUL TOOLS ● Turn your footage into a high-quality first draft using the Edit with AI tool* ● Automatically add captions or subtitles to your videos with just one tap (available in selected languages) ● Arrange your footage with one of our built-in, customisable templates ● Remove your video's background with the cut out or chroma key features ENHANCE VIDEOS WITH MUSIC AND QUALITY AUDIO ● Bring your video to life with thousands of trending and royalty-free songs available through the YouTube Shorts music library, as well as sound effects ● Find the beat of your soundtrack and easily sync your video clips to the music with beat matching ● Narrate your videos by recording a voiceover directly in the app ● Easily remove distracting background noise with the audio cleanup tool CREATE BEYOND YOUR CAMERA WITH AI ● Generate new videos with prompts and reference images* ● Also generate new images with prompts and reference images* ● Remix AI videos and put your own spin on them* STAND OUT WITH FILTERS AND EFFECTS ● Enhance the colour by adjusting saturation, brightness, exposure, hue and more ● Set the mood with customisable filters ● Choose from 60+ effects to make your videos pop GET CREATIVE WITH UNIQUE STICKERS AND FONTS ● Add your creative touch with hundreds of fonts and animated text effects ● Choose from a library of stickers, GIFs and emojis to match your style MADE TO SHARE ACROSS FORMATS ● Resize your videos to different aspect ratios, including portrait, landscape and square, for sharing across different formats ● Export videos in up to 4K resolution, with frame rates of up to 60 fps supported ● Easily upload your video directly to your YouTube channel and share your creation with your audience *Feature is available in selected countries

About

Whiteboard

Create professional whiteboard animation, doodle, and sketch videos with ease. This app offers a wide range of tools and assets to produce engaging visual stories for various platforms like YouTube, social media, and marketing.

Highlights
  • Whiteboard animation creation
  • Doodle video maker
  • Handwriting animation effects
  • Sketch animation tools
  • Intro maker and animation creator
  • Built-in creative assets and templates
Features
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Whiteboard: Video Maker Create stunning whiteboard animation videos, doodle videos, sketch animations, and animated intros directly from your iPhone or iPad. Whiteboard: Video Maker is a powerful whiteboard animation maker and doodle video maker designed for creators, marketers, teachers, designers, and businesses who want to create professional videos quickly. With easy-to-use tools and built-in creative assets, you can produce handwriting animation, sketch animation, explainer videos, and presentation videos without any design experience. Turn your ideas into engaging visual stories and create eye-catching animations in just minutes. Whether you are making YouTube intros, marketing content, educational videos, or social media animations, this app gives you everything you need to create high-quality animated videos. >> Powerful Whiteboard Animation Tools Whiteboard Animation Maker: Create smooth and engaging whiteboard animation videos with realistic drawing effects. The built-in whiteboard tools allow you to animate drawings and text just like a real whiteboard presentation. Doodle Video Maker: Design creative doodle videos and animated sketch videos using a large collection of built-in shapes, icons, and drawings. Quickly transform simple ideas into beautiful animated stories. Handwriting Animation: Add natural handwriting animation to your text and graphics. Multiple hand styles simulate real drawing and writing to make your videos look authentic and professional. Sketch Animation Maker: Bring your drawings to life with powerful sketch animation tools. Create smooth animated sketches, storytelling animations, and explainer videos. Intro Maker & Animation Creator: Create professional animated intros, logo reveals, and promotional videos. Perfect for YouTube creators, businesses, and social media content. SketchMotion Animation Tools: Advanced editing tools help you design smooth animations with full creative control. Build scenes, adjust timing, and create dynamic video presentations easily. Built-in Creative Assets • Thousands of doodle drawings and animation elements • Professional icons, shapes, and sketch illustrations • Whiteboard animation effects • Ready-to-use creative templates • Customizable animation timing These built-in assets help you create professional whiteboard animation videos and doodle explainer videos faster than ever. Perfect For This app is ideal for anyone who wants to create animated videos and whiteboard presentations, including: • YouTube creators • Social media content creators • Teachers and educators • Digital marketers • Small businesses and startups • Designers and artists • Presentation creators Create Amazing Videos Like • Whiteboard animation videos • Doodle explainer videos • Handwriting animation videos • Sketch animation stories • Animated intro videos • Marketing and presentation videos Create videos for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, presentations, and marketing campaigns easily with professional animation tools. Why Choose Whiteboard: Video Maker • Easy-to-use interface designed for mobile creators • Professional whiteboard animation maker tools • Powerful doodle video maker and sketch animation creator • Realistic handwriting animation effects • Fast and smooth video creation • Built-in creative assets and animations • Unlimited creative possibilities Bring your ideas to life with Whiteboard: Video Maker and start creating engaging whiteboard animations, doodle videos, handwriting animations, and sketch animation videos today. Turn simple sketches into powerful stories and create professional animated videos in minutes.

Screenshots

YouTube Create4 screens
Whiteboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: YouTube Create at 4.6 against Whiteboard's 4.0. YouTube Create also leads on ratings volume (4.1K vs 3) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). Whiteboard's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

YouTube Create holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YouTube Create has 4.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of YouTube Create's written reviews are positive against 50% of Whiteboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YouTube Create ships an update weekly, Whiteboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
YouTube Create versus Whiteboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYouTube CreateWhiteboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.1K ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews67.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.1K — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#118 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size247 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoogle LLCDhruv Kathiriya

Customer experience

YouTube Create

All ratings4,028 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews754 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral8.0%
Negative24.9%

Whiteboard

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

YouTube Create

No in-app purchases

None

Whiteboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is YouTube Create free?
YouTube Create is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Whiteboard free?
Whiteboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, YouTube Create or Whiteboard?
YouTube Create is rated higher. YouTube Create averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Whiteboard averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do YouTube Create or Whiteboard have ads?
YouTube Create shows ads; Whiteboard does not.
Which is updated more often, YouTube Create or Whiteboard?
YouTube Create ships an update weekly, and Whiteboard every 2 weeks. Most recently, YouTube Create was updated on November 1, 2026 and Whiteboard on October 28, 2026.

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