Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

WhitePad is a portable whiteboard roughly the size of an iPhone, designed for quick sketching and note-taking on the go. It was created after the maker's fiancée observed app designers sketching UI mockups on… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. WhitePad - iPhone-sized whiteboard - our first physical product launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Microsoft Whiteboard for iOS & Web▲127

   The canvas where ideas, content, & people come together.

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Whiteboard▲187

   Simple whiteboard app to make sketching quick & easy

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Mobile Sketchpad▲99

   Draw out your wireframes by hand

   2018 · its alternatives →

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   UX Whiteboards▲205

   Really really big whiteboards in the shape of phones

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Think Kit by FiftyThree▲467

   Mobile whiteboarding at the speed of thought

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Microsoft Whiteboard▲248

   The canvas where ideas, content, & people come together.

   2018 · its alternatives →

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   Whiteboard (YC W26) – an open-source IDE for thoughtful software design▲423

   open-source IDE for thoughtful software design. Contribute to devdotfast/whiteboard development by creating an account on GitHub.

   30d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Witeboard▲1,017

   A real-time whiteboard for your team. No signups required.

   2018 · witeboard.com · its alternatives →

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   Napkin▲447

   Design quick mocks, directly on your phone

   2015 · its alternatives →

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    Whiteborb▲218

    A free mobile-friendly shared whiteboard

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Visme Whiteboards▲266

    Bring big ideas to life and brainstorm in style

    2022 · visme.co · its alternatives →

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    iPad 9.7"▲267

    The new $329 entry-level iPad for students

    2018 · apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Sketchcase▲289

    Whiteboard cover for your laptop

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Inko 2▲130

    Collaborative whiteboard for iPad, iPhone, Apple TV

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Scratchpad▲382

    Quick notes, always available

    2024 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →

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    Paper Prototype▲174

    iPhone sticky notes for quick prototypes

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Animaker Whiteboard▲173

    A whiteboard video making tool with 10,000+ drawings 🖊

    2017 · animaker.com · its alternatives →

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    Sketchboard for Slack▲156

    Digital team whiteboard for visual communication on Slack

    2015 · sketchboard.io · its alternatives →

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    White▲171

    Real-time interactive whiteboard

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Reference Board▲84

    Infinite Canvas for your ideas

    Apr 2026 · referenceboard.app · its alternatives →

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    Pixelboard▲11

    Collaborative whiteboarding for iPad.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Scribble Online Whiteboard▲91

    Instant shared whiteboard. Draw on PDFs or images

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    iOS 11 UI Kit for Sketch▲301

    The most comprehensive iOS 11 GUI for Sketch app

    2018 · designcode.io · its alternatives →

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    Canvas for iOS▲307

    Write with your team, in realtime, using markdown

    2016 · its alternatives →

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