Limnu vs Scribblar (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Limnu grades higher than Scribblar: 2.6 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Limnu grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Limnu
Freehand online whiteboard for quick sketching with others
Scribblar
Online classroom with a shared whiteboard for tutors
Which one is for you
Pick Limnu if
- Fits if you sketch with a stylus or marker and share the board live
- Works for tutors who lead students around a board
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Android or want a desktop app, as none is listed
- Watch out: exports are of the visible area, not the whole board
- Watch out: team security and admin controls are on the Team plan only
- Watch out: the Slack integration is not currently available
- Tight if you need video calls: the free plan has 30 minutes
Pick Scribblar if
- Fits if you tutor one to one or in small groups online
- Works for teachers who want to turn existing slides and PDFs into lesson pages
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, because there's only a 7-day trial
- Tight if you grow: 3, 10 or 30 rooms, and 3, 5 or 15 users per room
- Tight if you have long files: conversion stops at 25, 50 or 100 pages per file
- Watch out: Enterprise has no published price
How we grade them
| 2.6GPALimnuGood | 1.8GPAScribblarWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPro is $5 a month billed monthly or $50 a year, at the edge of the cheaper quarter ($5.00). Team is $8 a seat. | C$19 a month for 3 rooms, $32 for 10 and $59 for 30. The category's dearer quarter starts at $10.95, but it's a teaching room, not just a board. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe free plan has unlimited collaborators and boards with no cap on the page, limited admin controls and 30 minutes of video. A 14-day test drive of paid features comes first. | DA 7-day trial with 3 rooms and up to 3 users, and the page doesn't say whether a card is needed. Nothing free after that. |
| Features | CFreehand drawing, leading mode, file markup and an API. Gap the listing shows: export is the visible area only, like a screenshot, not the whole board. | CWhiteboard, audio, video, chat and document conversion. Rooms, users per room and pages per file are all capped by plan. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You draw everything yourself and decide how to lay out the board. | CNo store rating on record. You set up rooms and upload lesson files first. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and iOS. The Slack integration is described as being upgraded and unavailable, and there is no Android or desktop app. | CBrowser only, and no integrations are listed. |
| Best for | freehand sketching with other people | online tutoring rooms with a whiteboard |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Limnu and Scribblar. How we grade
Price against what you get
Limnu starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Scribblar starts at $19 a month and scores 2.0.
Limnu scores higher and starts $14 a month lower. Of the other whiteboard and mind map tools on the chart, 8 score higher than Limnu for less, and 59 score higher than Scribblar for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Scribblar also covers presentations and video calls.
At a glance
| Limnu | Scribblar | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $5 per month, billed monthly ($50 billed yearly) | $19 per month for 3 rooms |
| Free plan | Free plan with unlimited collaborators, limited admin and security controls and 30 minutes of video conference time. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day test drive of Pro or Team features, then the Free plan | 7-day free trial with 3 rooms for up to 3 concurrent users |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Limnu | Scribblar |
| Price read from | limnu.com | scribblar.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Limnu
- Exports are of the area visible in the viewport, like a screenshot, not the whole board.
- Team security controls and admin controls are on the Team plan; the Free plan has limited ones.
- Limnu lists a browser and an iOS app; no Android or desktop app appears on the pages we read.
- The Slack integration is described as being upgraded and not currently available.
Scribblar
- There is no free plan, only a 7-day trial.
- Capacity is capped per plan: 3, 10 or 30 rooms, and 3, 5 or 15 users in each room.
- Document conversion is limited to 25, 50 or 100 pages per file depending on the plan.
- The pricing page names a wire-transfer option for Enterprise customers but publishes no Enterprise price.
Key features
Limnu
- Freehand drawing
- Boards have no edge boundaries and support markers, shapes, text, sticky notes and stylus or Wacom tablet input.
- Leading mode
- A board admin can lead, so that everyone on the board sees the same area. Leading works in solo-draw and collaboration modes.
- File and image markup
- PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPEG, PNG, GIF and SVG files can be added. They upload as images, one per page, and can be marked up.
- Team controls
- Team plans add admin controls over who can share and invite, and security settings that can restrict boards to an organization.
- Whiteboard API
- A separate API product lets a company embed whiteboards in its own app or website, priced through sales.
Scribblar
- Real-time whiteboard
- A shared whiteboard that tutor and students draw on at the same time, inside a persistent room.
- Audio, video and chat
- Live audio, video and text chat are included on every plan, with unlimited lessons.
- Document conversion
- PDF, Word and PowerPoint files are converted into whiteboard pages, with a per-document page cap of 25, 50 or 100 by plan.
- Collaboration rooms
- Each plan includes a set number of rooms and a cap on users per room, so one tutor can keep separate rooms for different students.
- Selling lessons
- The pricing page says tutors can earn commissions, sell courses and sell subscriptions through the platform.
Plans
Limnu
Free$0
Unlimited collaborators, collaborative or solo-draw boards, limited admin controls and 30 minutes of video conference time.
Pro$5
per month, billed monthly ($50 billed yearly)
For individuals: unlimited boards and collaborators, private and collaborative boards, unlimited video conference time.
Team$8
per team member / month, billed monthly ($80 billed yearly)
Unlimited boards, team or private boards, team security controls and unlimited video conference time.
EnterpriseCustom
Team features plus a customer success manager and a training and onboarding program; sold through sales.
Scribblar
Starter$19
per month for 3 rooms
Up to 3 users per room, document conversion up to 25 pages and email support.
Standard$32
per month for 10 rooms
Up to 5 users per room, document conversion up to 50 pages and priority support.
Premium$59
per month for 30 rooms
Up to 15 users per room, document conversion up to 100 pages and priority support.
Ways to pay less
Limnu
- Annual discount
Yearly billing saves $10 (Pro) or $16 (Team)
The pricing page shows Pro at $50 a year (save $10) and Team at $80 a year per team member (save $16).
Scribblar
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Limnu or Scribblar?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Limnu is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against $19 a month for Scribblar. Limnu starts at $5 per month, billed monthly ($50 billed yearly), and Scribblar starts at $19 per month for 3 rooms.
Which has a free plan, Limnu or Scribblar?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Limnu has a free plan. Scribblar does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Limnu and Scribblar run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Limnu lists an iOS app. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.