Comparison

ExcalidrawZ vs Decision Analyzer

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

Head to head
About

ExcalidrawZ

This app enhances a popular web-based drawing tool by adding essential file management features. It offers automatic saving, file grouping, and cloud synchronization to ensure your creations are always accessible and secure across devices.

Highlights
  • Automatic file saving
  • File grouping
  • iCloud backup
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Enhanced security for drawings
Features
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ExcalidrawZ is a native Excalidraw client for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, designed for hand-drawn whiteboards, diagrams, sketches, visual notes, and technical explanations. It keeps the familiar Excalidraw canvas experience, then adds native file management, iCloud sync, history, import and export tools, and Apple-platform interactions around it. Hand-drawn whiteboards and diagrams - Create flowcharts, architecture diagrams, wireframes, study notes, and visual sketches - Work with the familiar hand-drawn Excalidraw style - Use Apple Pencil, keyboard shortcuts, mouse, and trackpad controls - Continue editing across Mac, iPad, and iPhone Manage Excalidraw files - Autosave drawings managed inside the app - Organize work with groups, sorting, and local folders - Sync app-managed files across devices with iCloud - Review file history and restore important versions - Open and edit .excalidraw, .excalidraw.png, and .excalidraw.svg files Import, export, and share - Import PDFs and organize them on the canvas - Convert Mermaid diagrams into editable Excalidraw content - Insert LaTeX formulas and function graphs - Export images, PDFs, Excalidraw files, and editable PNG/SVG files - Share through the clipboard, system share sheet, and backup archives More advanced tools - Use Excalidraw collaboration when drawing with others - Ask AI to understand, create, and revise canvas content - Preview AI-generated proposals before applying them to your real canvas - Lock sensitive files and control which content is visible to AI - Expose MCP services for compatible AI clients ExcalidrawZ is useful for product design, engineering notes, study diagrams, teaching, documentation, brainstorming, and everyday whiteboard work. Privacy Policy https://excalidrawz.chocoford.com/privacy/ Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Decision Analyzer

This app guides you through a structured decision-making process to weigh options and choose clearly. It uses a proven analytical method to help you compare choices based on your defined criteria and see a ranked result with explanations.

Highlights
  • Guided, step-by-step decision process
  • Pairwise attribute weighting
  • Results chart with option performance
  • On-device AI for attribute suggestions
  • Save and revisit past decisions
  • Exportable decision summaries (Pro)
Features
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Make better decisions with a clear, structured method instead of gut feel. Decision Analyzer walks you through a proven approach used by analysts — the Analytic Hierarchy Process — in five simple steps: 1. List your options (job offers, cars, apartments, side hustles — anything). 2. Choose the attributes that matter. 3. Compare attributes two at a time so the app learns their true weight. 4. Score each option. 5. See a clear, ranked result with a breakdown of why. FEATURES • Guided, one-question-at-a-time flow — no spreadsheets • Pairwise weighting that turns gut feel into real percentages • A results chart showing exactly how each option performed • On-device AI (Apple Intelligence) that suggests attributes and a first-draft score — private, nothing leaves your device • Save decisions and revisit them anytime DECISION ANALYZER PRO • Unlimited saved decisions (free plan keeps 3) • Share & export a summary of your results Auto-renewing subscription; cancel anytime in the App Store. Your data stays on your device. No account, no tracking. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jjruby8.github.io/decision-analyzer/privacy.html

Screenshots

ExcalidrawZ4 screens
Decision Analyzer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Decision Analyzer at 5.0 against ExcalidrawZ's 4.2. Decision Analyzer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%). ExcalidrawZ's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 3) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. ExcalidrawZ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Decision Analyzer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Decision Analyzer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of ExcalidrawZ's written reviews are positive against 100% of Decision Analyzer's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ExcalidrawZ versus Decision Analyzer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExcalidrawZDecision Analyzer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (12 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better3
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChocoford TechJordan Ruby

Customer experience

ExcalidrawZ

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive73.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative23.5%

Decision Analyzer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ExcalidrawZ

Subscriptions8
  • Starter$2.991 Month
  • Pro$9.991 Month
  • Max 3×$29.991 Month
Show 5 more
  • Starter$29.991 Year
  • Max 10×$99.991 Month
  • Pro$99.991 Year
  • Max 3× (Yearly)$299.991 Year
  • Max 10× (Yearly)$999.991 Year
One-time2
  • Buy me a coffee$2.99
  • Buy me two coffee$4.99
2 purchases

Decision Analyzer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is ExcalidrawZ free?
ExcalidrawZ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Decision Analyzer free?
Decision Analyzer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ExcalidrawZ or Decision Analyzer?
Decision Analyzer is rated higher. ExcalidrawZ averages 4.2 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Decision Analyzer averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do ExcalidrawZ or Decision Analyzer have ads?
Neither ExcalidrawZ nor Decision Analyzer shows ads.

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