Lino review (2026): is it worth it?
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Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for shared sticky-note canvases
Lino is a web service for posting sticky notes, photos and videos on shared canvases, with email reminders on due dates. The homepage calls it free, but its Premium page wouldn't load, so we can't say what it limits or costs, and it's a sticky-note canvas rather than a drawing whiteboard.
Who Lino is for
- Fits if a class or small group wants a shared board of sticky notes
- Works for people who want an email reminder on a note's due date
Who Lino is not for
- Skip it if you want freehand drawing, as it's a sticky-note canvas
- Watch out: the Premium page couldn't be loaded, so paid prices and free limits are unverified
- Watch out: public canvases appear on the homepage, and the site asks users to check their public settings
- Watch out: no desktop apps or native phone apps are named
Why Lino gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyThe homepage calls it a free service, but the Premium page didn't load, so paid prices aren't on record.
- CFree plan and trialDescribed as free on the homepage, but its free limits couldn't be read.
- CFeaturesSticky notes, photos, videos, files, groups and due-date emails. It does that job, but it's a note canvas with no drawing.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You sign up and build your canvases and groups.
- CPlatforms and integrationsBrowser only, with smartphone use described on the homepage and no desktop apps or integrations.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Asteria Corporation's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Lino's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 8 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 14.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 99 whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Lino’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 11 of 98, level with 47
- CFree plan and trialAbove 10 of 98, level with 60
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 98, level with 76
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 98, level with 77
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 98, level with 34
Keep Lino, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Lino you could make: notes. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 76 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools grade higher.
What you could make
- Notes: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Storing and serving files for other people.
- Several people working in it at the same moment.
What this rests on. Lino’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Lino?
Lino is a web service for posting sticky notes, photos and videos on shared canvases. Notes can carry due dates that trigger an email reminder, files can be attached to stickies, and canvases can be shared with groups or made public. It runs in a browser, with smartphone use described on the homepage.
Worth knowing
- The Premium page could not be loaded when checked, so paid-plan prices and free limits are unverified.
- Public canvases appear on the homepage, and the site's news asks users to verify the settings of their public canvases.
- It is a sticky-note canvas, not a freehand drawing whiteboard.
- The pages read list no desktop apps and name no native mobile apps.
Key features
- Sticky notes on canvases
- Notes are posted on a canvas that can be reached from home, an office or a phone, with free layout of the items on it.
- Due-date reminders
- A sticky can carry a due date, and the homepage says an email reminder is sent on the morning of that date.
- Pictures and videos
- Pictures and videos can be placed anywhere on a canvas and arranged freely, then shared with others.
- Groups
- Creating a group lets members share ideas on common canvases, and files can be attached to stickies for sharing.
- Smartphone use
- Notes and photos can be posted from a smartphone, with pinch gestures to zoom in and out.
Lino pricing
We could not confirm Lino’s current pricing from its own site, so we are not listing plans here. See en.linoit.com for current prices.
Lino alternatives
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- Lino vs Ideaflip
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Common questions
Does Lino have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Lino is listed for Web.
Does Lino have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Lino is listed for Web.
Is Lino open source?
Lino is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.