Microsoft Whiteboard Reviews – Page 5
4/5 rating based on 50 reviews. Read all reviews for Microsoft Whiteboard for iPhone.
Microsoft Whiteboard is free iOS app published by Microsoft Corporation
Good, but need work
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I like the idea of this software. A bit sluggish to use. Time will solve though.
Very Slow
cats12329
Pen lags as I write, not great for productivity. Way too slow to even use, which is disappointing because they layout of the app looked great.
Awesome!
Mi had Powell.
This app works great for sketching down ideas. • There’s a major bug in the app that I encountered. Once in awhile when I try to draw, the bottom dock menu keeps switching back to where I cannot draw. I tried switching it back so that I could draw, but it keeps switching back to the default menu where the cut & paste is located at. As a result, I cannot draw on the board due to the menu switching.
Worthless
WhiteboardIsTerrible
The ink to shape function works only for elipses, triangles, and parallelagrams. Does not work for boxes at all. The help function does not explain anything, so it’s not worth reading. The amount of people using this tool must be low, because searching for help on functions only brings you back to the terrible microsoft help page. Don’t waste your time downloading and using. I never gave one star to an app before, but this one deserves it.
Despite current limitations, I love it. P.S.—It DOES support Apple Pencil
badkitty_
Microsoft Whiteboard is a truly infinite whiteboard that works with the Apple Pencil. I use it with my Apple Pencil 2 and 2018 iPad Pro 12.9”. The controls are very intuitive and the app is easy to figure out and use so you can hit the ground running. It is a joy to brainstorm on the infinite canvas, move a sticky note, and erase or save or undo. I have not experienced any lag with my pencil. The downside is that if you want to collaborate with anyone on a whiteboard, you currently must either be an Office 365 Business admin or have a commercial account. You cannot share using your personal Microsoft account (like your Skype log-in) nor will it work with Office 365 Home or Personal. —NOTE and ETA added on Aug. 4 2019: The devs left me a note saying I can invite people now using my personal MS account. I only see a web link share option, though, and anyone with access to that web link can view it. It doesn’t allow me to invite an individual as far as I can tell. Since OneNote eventually became free, we can hope that similar features will trickle down and maybe all of us will be able to eventually collaborate using this amazing whiteboard. I also hope for a macOS app, although with a web interface maybe it is not needed. Would be nice if Apple integrated Pencil support into MacBook Pro trackpads, but now I’m just dreaming. You can share the final image via iCloud but only as a png image to a shared album. There are options available to export it to various apps but not back in to Whiteboard (in case you send it to someone and they want to open it in Whiteboard, that is not currently possible, to my knowledge.) It is great for use on your iPad as a brainstorming tool as it is so easy to use! I hope more collaboration options appear for those of us with free, personal Microsoft accounts. NOTE to devs on Aug. 4 2019: I see an option to turn on sharing via a web link, but it states anyone with access to that link can access it. I still do not see a feature to invite individual participants. Am I missing something? ETA: Please add an option to DELETE Whiteboard canvases, not just clear them or leave them. I feel odd clearing a Whiteboard canvas and then leaving it so that it disappears from my list of active Whiteboards and is just floating out there in space somewhere :o Also, please add the option to name the untitled Whiteboard from within the Whiteboard canvas. Once I exit the canvas, it is easy to get it confused with other canvases. Thanks!
Collaboration is restricted to the same organization, bummer!
Foice
Looks better than anything I saw among the many apps that attacked the whiteboard problem, but is very limited in scope as collaboration is only possible within the same organization!
Best app out there but very severe bugs!
Reporter001_
I feel kinda sorry that I have to give it one star, but the current bugs completely prevent me from using this formerly great app. Current bugs on iPad gen. 6: - Will reliably crash after a few minutes of use. This bug was introduced with one of the latest updates. The app is now completely useless on above mentioned iPad! - Severe performance problems making it almost impossible to zoom or move on the board. I hope very much that MS can keep working on this app and make it usable. Once this happens I will update my review accordingly. Thanks for making this app!