Comparison

Notake vs Whiteboard

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

Head to head
About

Notake

Features
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Notake: Your unlimited digital notepad. Transform your iPad and iPhone into the ultimate digital notebook. Notake is the essential app for students, professionals, and creatives who want to take notes, sketch, organize ideas, and keep track of everything in one beautiful place. Whether you’re in a lecture, planning a project, or just journaling, Notake provides a smooth, natural, and distraction-free writing experience. Ditch the paper and take your notes to the next level. A NATURAL WRITING EXPERIENCE • Notake’s digital ink is engineered to be highly responsive, precise, and visually stunning. • Full Apple Pencil support: enjoy perfectly smooth drawing and utilize native Double-Tap support to seamlessly switch to your eraser or previous tool. • Customize your toolset: choose between pens and highlighters. Change colors and stroke thickness instantly using our unique, interactive floating toolbar. • Advanced toolbar gestures: swipe horizontally across the toolbar to switch tools, or swipe vertically to adjust your pen's thickness in a flash. CREATE RICH, VISUAL NOTES • Go beyond handwriting: enrich your pages by importing images and photos directly into your notes. Perfect for mood boards, visual note-taking, and diagrams. • Choose the perfect paper: select from blank, lined, or dotted/grid paper templates that stay perfectly crisp at any zoom level. SIMPLE & POWERFUL ORGANIZATION • Create unlimited notebooks and keep them organized your way. • Never lose a thought: our state-of-the-art saving engine captures every stroke in real-time, ensuring maximum data safety and reliability. • Safely manage deleted items with a built-in trash feature to easily recover anything you've accidentally removed. Designed with love for creativity and productivity. Download Notake today and start capturing your next big idea! --- Subscription Information (Notake Pro): Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nicoloclemente.com/privacy

About

Whiteboard

Features
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With Whiteboard, draw freely on an infinite canvas, organize ideas and share visually! • Lesson plan, project board and mind map templates • Draw with Apple Pencil or finger; zoom and pan • Add sticky notes, boxes, circles, arrows, text and images • High-resolution export For teachers and idea-makers. All data stays on your device. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Notake4 screens
Whiteboard2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Notake at every 6 days against Whiteboard's monthly. Whiteboard's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Notake sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Whiteboard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notake ships an update every 6 days, Whiteboard monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Notake versus Whiteboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotakeWhiteboard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicolo ClementeDIJITAL PILOT REKLAM SANAYI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Notake

Subscriptions3
  • Notake Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Notake Pro Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Notake Premium Yearly Downsell3 Days trial$19.991 Year
3 purchases

Whiteboard

Subscriptions3
  • Haftalık Premium$1.997 Days
  • Aylık Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yıllık Premium3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Notake free?
Notake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Whiteboard free?
Whiteboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notake or Whiteboard have ads?
Neither Notake nor Whiteboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notake or Whiteboard?
Notake ships an update every 6 days, and Whiteboard monthly. Most recently, Notake was updated on October 31, 2026 and Whiteboard on October 31, 2026.

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