Comparison

LaTeXBoard vs Formula Canvas

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

Head to head
About

LaTeXBoard

Features
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Stop struggling with math on mobile. LaTeXBoard is the ultimate custom keyboard extension designed for students, engineers, and researchers who need to communicate complex mathematical formulas on the go. Unlike other solutions that rely on slow, memory-hungry WebViews, LaTeXBoard features a custom-built, 100% native rendering engine. Key Features: Instant PNG Export: Type your formula, preview it, and copy it to your clipboard as a high-quality, transparent PNG image. Perfect for WhatsApp, Slack, iMessage, and Discord. Professional Math Suite: Full support for matrices, fractions, integrals, square roots, and complex limit notations. Pure Native Performance: Built from the ground up using CoreGraphics and Swift. No WebViews, no MathJax, no latency. Memory Efficient: Optimized to run within the strict iOS keyboard memory limits (Jetsam), ensuring a stable and crash-free experience.

About

Formula Canvas

Features
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Formula Canvas is a native math workspace for writing formulas, building study notes, and preparing clean LaTeX without fighting plain text syntax. Create expressions visually with a structured math keyboard. Add fractions, radicals, superscripts, subscripts, sums, products, integrals, scalable brackets, matrices, equation systems, accents, Greek letters, arrows, relations, set symbols, and common functions. Tap to place the cursor, move through formula structures with direction controls, and undo or redo edits as you work. The live LaTeX preview keeps your source visible while you edit. Copy LaTeX instantly, or unlock advanced export and sharing with Formula Canvas Pro. Formula Canvas also includes a document workspace for longer notes. Combine text blocks, formula blocks, and handwriting blocks in the same document, then keep everything organized in a local document list. Use the drawing canvas for quick geometry sketches, annotations, diagrams, and handwritten ideas. Apple Pencil is supported through PencilKit, and built-in shape stamps help you insert lines, arrows, rectangles, and ellipses quickly. Built fully native with Swift and Core Graphics, Formula Canvas is designed for responsive formula editing on iPhone and iPad. Key features: - Visual WYSIWYG math formula editing - Structured keyboard for symbols, functions, calculus, matrices, and formulas - Fractions, roots, scripts, limits, integrals, matrices, delimiters, and accents - Tap-based cursor placement and structural navigation controls - Live LaTeX preview with copy support - Multi-block documents with text, formulas, and handwriting - PencilKit drawing with Apple Pencil support - Shape stamps for lines, arrows, rectangles, and ellipses - Local document storage on your device - Optional one-time Pro upgrade, no subscription Formula Canvas Pro unlocks unlimited formula documents, advanced LaTeX export and sharing, and handwriting and drawing tools.

Screenshots

LaTeXBoard3 screens
Formula Canvas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LaTeXBoard at none against Formula Canvas's 1. On price, ads, device support 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. Formula Canvas sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LaTeXBoard asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 6 level
LaTeXBoard versus Formula Canvas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLaTeXBoardFormula Canvas
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBugra Acemoglu杏娣 吴

In-app purchases

None

LaTeXBoard

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Formula Canvas

One-time1
  • Formula Canvas Pro$4.99

Questions

Is LaTeXBoard free?
LaTeXBoard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Formula Canvas free?
Formula Canvas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LaTeXBoard or Formula Canvas have ads?
Neither LaTeXBoard nor Formula Canvas shows ads.

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