MetaMoJi Share Lite vs BoardNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MetaMoJi Share Lite
Facilitate real-time group collaboration on interactive whiteboards. Share notes, sketch ideas, and conduct live meetings with numerous participants. Offers audio playback and chat for seamless communication.
- Real-time co-editing
- Interactive whiteboard
- Live meeting participation
- Note sharing
- Audio playback
- Chat feature
- Import photos and graphics
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MetaMoJi Share allows groups to co-edit a document together in real time over an interactive whiteboard. MetaMoJi Share is a group collaboration tool for dozens of participants to share notes and to visually express their ideas in live interactive meetings online. With MetaMoJi Share, team managers can conduct project collaboration either in real time or as users “check in” to virtual meeting sessions. Participants can join the meeting whenever they open the delivered “share note”, and their contributions will be displayed in real time. New audio recording features in the paid version ensure an accurate record of meeting minutes and offer an added boost to group productivity. Audio playback is freely available to every meeting participant with MetaMoJi Share Lite. A handy chat feature makes it easy for sidebar conversations to take place without interrupting the meeting presenter. MetaMoJi Share allows meeting owners to distribute a “Share Note” to start a meeting. Anyone with the free version can open and participate in limitless Share sessions, but must upgrade to the paid version after conducting or leading more than 10 meetings in the trial version. Meeting participants can write comments, sketch drawings or import photos and graphics to illustrate their ideas. Group presentation in MetaMoJi Share is lively and interactive: participants can even “Take Chair” to jump into the discussion when they are inspired to contribute their idea. Auto synchronization features within the in-app cloud storage (MetaMoJi Cloud and the new Media Server for voice recording) will always ensure there is an accurate record of group interaction. With MetaMoJi Share, meeting participants can discuss without paper, using their tablets or phones to write comments, remarks or corrections on a note together. In a school setting, MetaMoJi Share is a very effective tool for teachers to distribute lesson plans and oversee homework with their students. While the students work with the material, the teachers can confirm their work and give them any feedback in real time. MetaMoJi Share is based on MetaMoJi’s award-winning note taking app “MetaMoJi Note”. MetaMoJi Note is a personal productivity tool for PDF annotation, note taking and & vector graphic sketching on any platform. MetaMoJi Share is a group productivity app to enhance conference calls with highly visual notes, sketches, and group compositions. There are several add-ons to organize meetings with MetaMoJi Share. When you purchase access to “Gold Service”, you will be an owner and able to create and distribute share notes to participants. You can choose an appropriate volume option according to your desired amount of meetings per month or per year. Key Uses Business Managers use MetaMoJi Share for managing group meetings, tracking group collaborative work, strategizing sales meetings or providing training and instructional environments for teams Community Leaders use MetaMoJi Share to send messages to the community, support online meetings, monitor resource management and manage public hearings Teachers use MetaMoJi Share to present new material, to monitor and tutor student activities, to create an interactive teaching environment and to run a linked classroom We’d love to hear your feedback and feature requests. Email us at: support_anytime@metamoji.com or join our community at http://shareanytime.uservoice.com/
BoardNotes
This app combines note-taking, whiteboarding, PDF management, mind mapping, and flashcards into a single, versatile tool. It offers a rich set of handwriting and drawing features, supports various media types, and includes an intelligent flashcard system for efficient learning.
- Integrated whiteboard, notebook, PDF, mind map, and flashcards
- Extensive handwriting pen and brush options
- Lasso tool and pixel/object eraser
- Whiteboard with media cards and auxiliary tools
- Notebooks and PDFs with import/export and page management
- Mind mapping with customizable nodes and structures
- Spaced repetition flashcards with SuperMemo algorithm
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Feature Introduction: BoardNotes is a versatile handwriting note-taking app that integrates five major functions—whiteboard, notebook, PDF, mind map, and flashcards—covering most note-taking scenarios. It serves as your All-In-One App. Handwriting Pen: 1. BoardNotes utilizes Apple's native pen technology and has developed additional pens tailored for Chinese writing, including a fountain pen, a laser pointer for presentations, and a tape pen for masking notes. 2. Choose from a variety of brushes (laser pen, tape pen, ballpoint pen, straight-line pen, wavy-line pen, custom fountain pen, quill pen, pencil, marker, watercolor pen, fill pen, single-line pen, crayon, freehand pen) to unleash your creativity. 3. Lasso tool (extremely powerful). 4. Eraser (pixel eraser and object eraser). Whiteboard: 1. The whiteboard is ideal for organizing fragmented knowledge, brainstorming, and boosting creativity. 2. Write and draw freely without worrying about boundaries. 3. Customize background colors and grid templates. 4. Add various card types (text, image, video, audio, webpage, file, handwriting). 5. Multiple auxiliary tools: background board, pins, link navigation (supports bidirectional links), connectors, timer (countdown supported), calculator. 6. Quickly locate notes using the search function. Notebook & PDF: 1. Create notebooks and PDFs with multiple paper templates and cover options. Import images from Photos or PDFs from the Files app as pages or covers. 2. Add text, images, stickers, videos, webpage snapshots, audio recordings, links (bidirectional links supported), timers, calculators, and floating PDF windows. 3. Layer functionality—show or hide layers as needed. 4. Insert new pages via blank sheets, images, scanned documents, or files. 5. Cut, copy, and paste pages into other notebooks or PDFs. 6. Duplicate, rotate, or delete pages. 7. Reorder pages via long-press and drag in thumbnail view. 8. Create outlines and add bookmarks. 9. Search (text, handwritten notes, etc.). 10. Import e-books (epub, mobi, azw, etc.). Mind Map: 1. Mind mapping is a key feature within the whiteboard. 2. Nodes support multiple formats (text, image, handwriting, video, audio, webpage snapshot, file). 3. Offers 3 structures and 18 color schemes. 4. Add summaries (brackets). 5. Handwritten mind maps (using handwritten cards). 6. Long-press and drag selected cards into the mind map. 7. Reorder nodes or adjust hierarchy via long-press and drag. Flashcard: 1. Flashcards use the SuperMemo algorithm to automatically schedule optimal review intervals, reminding you before forgetting to maximize memory efficiency. 2. Flashcards support text, images, and handwriting. 3. Quickly create cards from notes in whiteboards, notebooks, or PDFs using the rectangular lasso tool. Download BoardNotes for free on iPad, iPhone, and Mac. For suggestions, please contact us via the in-app feedback feature.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BoardNotes at 4.7 against MetaMoJi Share Lite's 3.5. BoardNotes also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). MetaMoJi Share Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. BoardNotes sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. MetaMoJi Share Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
BoardNotes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BoardNotes has 116 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of MetaMoJi Share Lite's written reviews are positive against 80% of BoardNotes's.
MetaMoJi Share Lite ships an update every 2 months, BoardNotes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MetaMoJi Share Lite | BoardNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (116 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 116 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 342 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MetaMoJi Corporation | Chongqing Ouluowa Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
MetaMoJi Share Lite
BoardNotes
Bugs and requests
MetaMoJi Share Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BoardNotes
Reported bugs
16 issues- Whiteboards erasing automatically
- No automatic backup leading to data loss
- Syncing issues between iPad and Mac
- Pencil tip not appearing on PDF annotations
- App crashes frequently
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- Recording data is lost
- Cannot create new notebooks
- Gear icon for settings missing in dark mode
- Issue with eraser and color selection logic
- Lasso tool missing cut button after cropping
- PDF embeds appear blurry
- Handwriting search not implemented
- Accidental touches/palm rejection issues
- Chinese font display issues in markdown
- App freezes when using search function
- Software flashes back (crashes)
Requested features
24 requests- Sync to Google Drive/other cloud services
- Faster 'add to cards' function
- View carded items in sidebar
- Color coding for pins
- Image opacity adjustment
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- Faster image copy from whiteboard
- Android app version
- WebDAV function
- Markdown editing/viewing function
- Handwriting recognition and search
- Improve palm rejection/anti-touch
- Add more brush types (with stroke variation)
- Search for handwritten text
- Dark Mode UI
- More calculator functions (square root, trig identities)
- In-app browser (ChatGPT, YouTube integration)
- Easier UI navigation of notebook pages
- Ability to change existing page formats
- More in-depth pen fine-tuning
- Optimize UI, move undo/redo to top right
- Adjust pressure sensitivity
- Customizable top toolbar icons
- Add college rule paper
- Translate function for papers
In-app purchases
MetaMoJi Share Lite
No in-app purchases
BoardNotes
- 5 days membership$0.99
- Math Formula Recognition$1.99
- 1 month membership$1.99
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- Permanent Unlock All$4.99
- 6 months membership$4.99
- 6 months membership$6.99
- Permanent Unlock All$6.99
- Annual Membership$7.99
- Permanent Unlock All$7.99
- Permanent Unlock All$9.99









