BlackBoard vs Boogie Board Jot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Boogie Board Jot
Digitally capture and save your handwritten notes and drawings from a compatible device. Easily edit your creations with pen or highlighter tools and share them to various services.
- Automatic scanning of drawings
- Manual crop adjustment
- Save pages for later viewing
- Share to favorite services
- Edit with finger
- Pen and highlighter tools
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The official Boogie Board™ Jot app. The Boogie Board Jot app scans anything you draw on your Jot and saves it for whenever you need it most. SCAN • Automatically scan the drawing off your Jot • Manually adjust the crop area to fine tune the scan SAVE & SHARE • Save all your pages to view later • Share pages to your favorite services EDIT • Use your finger to make edits to your pages • Choose from either a pen or highlighter
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BlackBoard at 3.5 against Boogie Board Jot's 2.3. BlackBoard also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 25%). Boogie Board Jot's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 21 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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
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 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boogie Board Jot has 445 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of BlackBoard's written reviews are positive against 25% of Boogie Board Jot's.
BlackBoard ships an update every 21 months, Boogie Board Jot every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | BlackBoard | Boogie Board Jot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better | 2.3 (445 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 24.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 445 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kiyoshi Koike | Buffalo Games, LLC |
Customer experience
BlackBoard
Boogie Board Jot
Bugs and requests
BlackBoard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Boogie Board Jot
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scanning not working in auto mode, requires specific background
- App crashes frequently
- Saved scans not loading properly
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to save and edit scanned notes
- Bluetooth or SD card connectivity to transfer notes
- More color options for highlighting and editing
In-app purchases
BlackBoard
No in-app purchases
Boogie Board Jot
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BlackBoard free?
Is Boogie Board Jot free?
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Do BlackBoard or Boogie Board Jot have ads?
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