Boogie Board Sync vs BlackBoard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boogie Board Sync
This app connects to a specialized writing tablet via Bluetooth to help you organize, edit, and share your notes and drawings. It allows for real-time sharing and synchronization with cloud services, and you can even create content directly within the app.
- Automatic page download
- Page organization and search
- In-app page markup
- Create pages from scratch
- Share as image, PDF, or video
- Cloud synchronization (Dropbox, Evernote)
- Real-time drawing sharing
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The official Boogie Board Sync app. Connect the Boogie Board Sync to your iOS device over Bluetooth and watch yourself become more productive and creative. Stay organized: • Automatically download new pages from the Boogie Board Sync. • View or delete pages saved to the app. • Put pages into notebooks for quick access. • Find pages easily using search. • Quick Add: Organize a page by drawing an edge down the side of the Boogie Board Sync. The page will then be automatically moved to a notebook you have selected. Stay creative: • Use your finger to markup pages that were previously created on the Boogie Board Sync. • Choose between a pen or highlighter for editing. • Create pages from scratch, no Boogie Board Sync required. Stay connected: • Share any page as a image, PDF or video. • Exported videos will animate the page exactly as it was draw. • Seamlessly synchronize your pages to Dropbox or Evernote. Boogie Board Live: • Share, in real-time, what is being drawn on your Boogie Board Sync with anyone just by sending a link. • More information can be found at www.boogieboardlive.com.
BlackBoard
This app provides a simple digital canvas for quick handwritten notes and drawings. It allows for smooth multi-finger input, adjustable line thickness, and a basic color palette. Save your creations or erase them easily.
- Multi-finger writing
- Adjustable line thickness
- Five color options
- Eraser tool
- Save to image
- Bulk delete
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BlackBoard is a simple, fun drawing app that lets you doodle on a chalkboard using your finger — just like real chalk. Features: • Draw with 4 chalk colors: pink, red, green, and blue • Eraser tool to wipe away your drawing • Adjustable line width with an easy slider • Clear the whole board with a single tap • Save your artwork to Photos with one tap Great for quick doodles, kids' drawing fun, note sketches, and idea sketching — anytime, anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Boogie Board Sync at none against BlackBoard's shown. Boogie Board Sync also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (111 vs 4). BlackBoard's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 3.1) and review sentiment (67% vs 43%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BlackBoard holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boogie Board Sync has 111 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Boogie Board Sync's written reviews are positive against 67% of BlackBoard's.
Boogie Board Sync ships an update every 2 months, BlackBoard every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boogie Board Sync | BlackBoard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (111 ratings) | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 111 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kent Displays, Inc. | Kiyoshi Koike |
Customer experience
Boogie Board Sync
BlackBoard
In-app purchases
Boogie Board Sync
No in-app purchases
BlackBoard
No in-app purchases
Questions
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