Whiteboard.chat review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Whiteboard.chat report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for online teaching with a board for each student
Whiteboard.chat gives teachers and students each their own board copy, with interactive widgets and breakout groups. The free plan shows ads on teacher boards, keeps boards for 7 days and limits audio and video to 30 minutes, and engagement metrics aren't on Free or Starter.
Who Whiteboard.chat is for
- 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
Who Whiteboard.chat is not for
- 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
Why Whiteboard.chat gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyStarter 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.
- CFree plan and trialFree for 10 class boards, but boards last 7 days, teacher boards show ads and audio and video stop at 30 minutes.
- CFeaturesStudent boards, widgets, breakout groups, engagement and AI tools. The engagement metrics need a paid plan above Starter.
- CEase of useNo 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.
- BPlatforms and integrationsBrowser only, but it connects to Microsoft Teams and Google Classroom.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Whiteboard.chat'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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Whiteboard.chat's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 43 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 14.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 59 of 98) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $2.50 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 3 of the 69 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 99 whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Whiteboard.chat’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 59 of 98, level with 14
- 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
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 35 of 98, level with 55
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 88 whiteboard and mind map tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Whiteboard.chat, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Whiteboard.chat you would be making video calls. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $30 a year.
What you could not
- Video calls.
- An endless canvas that stays smooth with hundreds of things on it.
- Several people working in it at the same moment.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets and handwriting.
What this rests on. Whiteboard.chat’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 Whiteboard.chat?
Whiteboard.chat is a browser-based whiteboard for online teaching. Teachers and students each get their own copy of the board, and the teacher can watch student work live, join a student's board, and use a library of interactive widgets. Most features are free without registration, with paid plans that remove ads and extend board life.
Worth knowing
- 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
- 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.
Whiteboard.chat pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Whiteboard.chat has a free plan, and paid plans start at $30 per year.
- Starts at
- $30 per year
- Free plan
- Educator Free: 10 class boards, 7-day board life, ads on teacher boards and 30 minutes of audio/video conferencing.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Educator Free | $0 | 10 class boards, ads on teacher boards, 30 minutes of audio/video and boards kept 7 days. |
| Starter | $30per year for 1 educator | No ads, unlimited boards, 60 minutes of audio/video and boards kept 4 weeks. |
| Basic | $70per year for 1 educator | Adds student-engagement metrics and keeps 20 boards indefinitely. |
| Gold | $150per year for 1 educator | Student-engagement metrics and all boards kept indefinitely. |
| Schools/Districts | $150per month and up | Admin controls, 24/7 support, customised training and indefinite board life. Sold through sales. |
Read from whiteboard.chat on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Whiteboard.chat before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Whiteboard.chat have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Whiteboard.chat is listed for Web.
Does Whiteboard.chat have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Whiteboard.chat is listed for Web.
Is Whiteboard.chat open source?
Whiteboard.chat is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
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