Scribblar vs Whiteboard.chat (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Whiteboard.chat grades higher than Scribblar: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Whiteboard.chat 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.
Scribblar
Online classroom with a shared whiteboard for tutors
Whiteboard.chat
Free classroom whiteboard where each student has a copy
Which one is for you
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
Pick Whiteboard.chat if
- Fits if you're a teacher who wants a board for each student without registration
- Works for classes of up to 100 students that each need their own board
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: ads on teacher boards, 7-day board life and 30 minutes of audio and video
- Skip it if you need engagement metrics, which aren't in Free or Starter
- Skip it if you want apps, because only the browser version is listed
- Watch out: prices are shown annually and the monthly prices weren't displayed
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAScribblarWeak | 2.4GPAWhiteboard.chatFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | BStarter is $30 a year and Basic $70, about $5.83 a month, which is inside the category's cheaper quarter. Schools start at $150 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CFree for 10 class boards, but boards last 7 days, teacher boards show ads and audio and video stop at 30 minutes. |
| Features | CWhiteboard, audio, video, chat and document conversion. Rooms, users per room and pages per file are all capped by plan. | CStudent boards, widgets, breakout groups, engagement and AI tools. The engagement metrics need a paid plan above Starter. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You set up rooms and upload lesson files first. | CNo store rating on record. The vendor says no app or registration is needed for the free tools, but the teacher still sets up the boards. |
| Platforms and integrations | CBrowser only, and no integrations are listed. | BBrowser only, but it connects to Microsoft Teams and Google Classroom. |
| Best for | online tutoring rooms with a whiteboard | online teaching with a board for each student |
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: Scribblar and Whiteboard.chat. How we grade
Price against what you get
Scribblar starts at $19 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Whiteboard.chat starts at $2.50 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.
Whiteboard.chat scores higher and starts $16.50 a month lower. Of the other whiteboard and mind map tools on the chart, 59 score higher than Scribblar for less, and 3 score higher than Whiteboard.chat 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.
At a glance
| Scribblar | Whiteboard.chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $19 per month for 3 rooms | $30 per year |
| Free plan | None | Educator Free: 10 class boards, 7-day board life, ads on teacher boards and 30 minutes of audio/video conferencing. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial with 3 rooms for up to 3 concurrent users | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Scribblar | Whiteboard.chat |
| Price read from | scribblar.com | whiteboard.chat |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Whiteboard.chat
- The free plan shows ads on teacher boards, keeps boards for 7 days and caps audio/video at 30 minutes.
- Student-engagement metrics are not in the free or Starter plans.
- Prices are shown on an annual view; the monthly-billing prices were not displayed in the page text read.
- Whiteboard.chat runs in a browser; the vendor says no app is needed and lists none.
Key features
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.
Whiteboard.chat
- Individual student boards
- Teachers and students each get their own copy of the board; students cannot see each other's work and the teacher sees all of it live.
- Interactive widgets
- A large library of digital manipulatives, gizmos and widgets for building interactive lessons and games.
- Breakout groups
- Students can be auto-assigned to groups before or after joining, and the class can switch between individual and group boards.
- Engagement and AI tools
- AI-powered engagement measurement and nudges, with student boards downloadable as reports; engagement metrics need the Basic plan or higher.
- Accessibility tools
- Hotkey navigation, read-aloud through Microsoft Immersive Reader, real-time speech-to-text and translation, and handwriting recognition.
Plans
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.
Whiteboard.chat
Educator Free$0
10 class boards, ads on teacher boards, 30 minutes of audio/video and boards kept 7 days.
Starter$30
per year for 1 educator
No ads, unlimited boards, 60 minutes of audio/video and boards kept 4 weeks.
Basic$70
per year for 1 educator
Adds student-engagement metrics and keeps 20 boards indefinitely.
Gold$150
per year for 1 educator
Student-engagement metrics and all boards kept indefinitely.
Schools/Districts$150
per month and up
Admin controls, 24/7 support, customised training and indefinite board life. Sold through sales.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Scribblar or Whiteboard.chat?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Whiteboard.chat is cheaper to start with: $2.50 a month when paid by the year, against $19 a month for Scribblar. Scribblar starts at $19 per month for 3 rooms, and Whiteboard.chat starts at $30 per year.
Which has a free plan, Scribblar or Whiteboard.chat?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Whiteboard.chat has a free plan. Scribblar does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.