Goodnotes records 3,227,341 monthly visits with +10.8% month-over-month growth and Freemium, Free Trial pricing. Whimsical records 966,895 monthly visits with -18.7% growth and Freemium pricing.
Handwritten notes, PDF markup, and AI study tools on one canvas
The collaborative whiteboard built for product builders
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | goodnotes.com | whimsical.com |
| Pricing Model | Freemium, Free Trial | Freemium |
| Monthly Visits | 3.23M (3,227,341) | 966.9K (966,895) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +314.75K (+10.8%) | -222.85K (-18.7%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (33.8%) | 🇮🇳 India (19%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 1.64M | 602.36K |
| User Rating | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |
Handwritten notes, PDF markup, and AI study tools on one canvas
Low-latency ink with palm rejection, cross-out to erase, and handwriting-to-text conversion keeps writing close to pen on paper.
Import contracts, papers, or textbooks and mark them up by hand, with searchable annotations and clean exports.
Search across typed text, handwriting, and sketches, and turn notes into summaries, mind maps, or structured plans.
Work together in shared notebooks, documents, and whiteboards simultaneously, without version conflicts or file ping-pong.
The collaborative whiteboard built for product builders
AI Flowcharts, AI Mind Maps and AI Wireframes convert a short text prompt into structured, fully editable diagrams, branched mind maps, or web and mobile wireflows — no manual drawing required.
Boards host diagrams, flowcharts, mind maps, wireframes, embedded media and documents side by side, so a whole product narrative lives in a single shareable file.
Multiple teammates edit the same board simultaneously with live cursors, thread comments attached to specific objects, and mention-based notifications.
Drag-and-drop UI components let teams sketch screens, link them into clickable flows and iterate on product ideas before engineering commits to a build.
Industry standard collaborative whiteboarding with massive template libraries, but less streamlined for rapid AI diagram generation.
Industry standard collaborative whiteboarding with massive template libraries, but less streamlined for rapid AI diagram generation.
SpecialistExcels at automatically generating flashcards and practice quizzes from study notes, but lacks freehand drawing features.
SpecialistExcels at automatically generating flashcards and practice quizzes from study notes, but lacks freehand drawing features.
SpecialistTurns course materials into interactive AI study tools, but focuses less on handwritten digital notebooks.
SpecialistTurns course materials into interactive AI study tools, but focuses less on handwritten digital notebooks.
SpecialistStronger online PDF editing and AI chat capabilities, but lacks tablet-optimized handwritten note-taking workflows.
SpecialistStronger online PDF editing and AI chat capabilities, but lacks tablet-optimized handwritten note-taking workflows.
SpecialistConverts notes and PDFs into quizzes and flashcards, but lacks stylus-based handwriting and sketching tools.
SpecialistConverts notes and PDFs into quizzes and flashcards, but lacks stylus-based handwriting and sketching tools.
Provides gorgeous structured block-based document editing, but is built for typed text rather than handwritten notes.
Provides gorgeous structured block-based document editing, but is built for typed text rather than handwritten notes.
Free / Open-sourceCombines mind mapping and project workflows with AI agents, but less focused on pure visual diagramming and wireframes.
Robust collaborative whiteboard with strong AI diagramming tools, but less polished UI wireframing capabilities than Whimsical.
Robust collaborative whiteboard with strong AI diagramming tools, but less polished UI wireframing capabilities than Whimsical.
Organizes notes into interconnected typed objects rather than traditional notebooks, but lacks handwritten ink support.
Organizes notes into interconnected typed objects rather than traditional notebooks, but lacks handwritten ink support.
SpecialistUses an infinite visual canvas for note organization, but lacks Goodnotes' paper templates and PDF annotation polish.
SpecialistUses an infinite visual canvas for note organization, but lacks Goodnotes' paper templates and PDF annotation polish.
Dedicated diagramming platform with strong AI chart generation, but less focus on freeform collaborative brainstorming whiteboards.
Dedicated diagramming platform with strong AI chart generation, but less focus on freeform collaborative brainstorming whiteboards.
SpecialistInstantly turns natural language prompts into mind maps and flowcharts, but offers less freeform canvas drawing flexibility.
SpecialistInstantly turns natural language prompts into mind maps and flowcharts, but offers less freeform canvas drawing flexibility.
