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What it is

Scribble Together is an online whiteboard for handwriting equations, drawing diagrams and annotating PDFs. Users can import PDF files, add marks and export the annotated documents. Boards provide an infinite canvas, and users can create unlimited whiteboards. Owners can allow guests to scribble and navigate on a shared board; guests join by link or temporary four-digit code without registration or passwords. Background choices include graph, lined, dot-grid and music staff paper. A Zoom app gives meeting participants access to whiteboards created in the meeting. The help guide describes PDF import and export through Google Drive using the iOS file picker and PDF export feature. Its Free plan provides an offline personal notebook for iOS, unlimited whiteboards and guest joining. The Member plan costs $4.16 a month and includes web board creation, access across devices and unlimited guests. First-time web sign-ins receive a three-day trial; memberships include 14 or 30 free days depending on monthly or annual membership. The project began in 2017.

Spec sheet

What it does
Scribble Together is a fast-sharing online whiteboard for handwriting equations, diagrams and PDF markups.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Audience
The maker describes use by teachers, tutors, architects, project managers, coders, students, designers, and artists.Read 10 Oct 2026 · help.scribbletogether.com
Platforms
The maker says its web app runs on Mac, Windows, Chromebook, and Android, and it offers a native iOS app.Read 10 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Trial
The web guide says first-time web sign-ins get a three-day trial and memberships include 14 or 30 free days depending on monthly or annual membership.Read 10 Oct 2026 · help.scribbletogether.com
Security
The maker describes the 4-digit join code as its most secure sharing option and says it lasts two hours.Read 10 Oct 2026 · help.scribbletogether.com
Support
The terms list website and [email protected] support and say Scribble aims to respond within 48 hours.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Founded
2017Read 28 Sep 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Company
The site identifies the provider as Scribble LLC and says the project began in 2017.Read 10 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
API and extensibility
The terms require access through Scribble's provided interface and prohibit attempts to discover source code; no supported public API or SDK is documented on the official help pages.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
App requirements
The App Store listing requires iOS or iPadOS 14.0 or later and lists a 14.8 MB app size.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Auto-save
Online web boards save automatically, so returning to the site preserves the board without a save button.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.scribbletogether.com
Canvas
The whiteboard has an infinite canvas and supports unlimited whiteboards.Read 10 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Collaboration
Board owners can let guests scribble and navigate together on a shared board.Read 10 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Company legal name
The terms identify the service provider as Scribble LLC.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Company profile
LinkedIn lists Scribble Together as a privately held software-development company founded in 2017 with 2–10 employees and Brooklyn, New York headquarters.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Cross-platform use
The web app runs on Mac, Windows, Chromebook and Android, while the native app targets iOS and Apple Pencil.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Founders
The company says May-Li Khoe and Bridger Maxwell joined forces in 2017 after separately seeking a better shared whiteboard.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Google Drive
On iOS, PDFs can be imported from Google Drive through the standard file picker and exported back to Drive.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.scribbletogether.com
Google Meet use
The help guide recommends running Google Meet and Scribble Together in separate windows and sharing a code or link in chat.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.scribbletogether.com
Guest access
Guests can join by share link or temporary four-digit code without registration or passwords.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Guest permissions
Board owners can admit people one by one and toggle whether guests may draw or upload files.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.scribbletogether.com
Independent directory pricing
SourceForge lists a $4.99 monthly membership and a 30-day trial, with guests able to join without accounts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sourceforge.net
Independent education review
A Washington State University review describes free downloading, iOS use, PDF/image drawing and a subscription requirement for collaboration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · s3.wp.wsu.edu
Infinite canvas
Boards provide an unlimited drawing space that users can keep scrolling through.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Laser pointer
A disappearing bright-ink laser pointer lets collaborators circle, underline and point during discussion.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Licence
The terms grant only a personal, non-transferable, non-exclusive right to use the proprietary app and prohibit copying, modification and reverse engineering.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Limit: audio/video
Common Sense Media says the product has no built-in audio or video calling, so users need another communication app.Read 15 Oct 2026 · commonsensemedia.org
Limit: missing tools
Reviewers mention limited brush colors and sizes, missing typing or ink-to-text, no page reordering and limited background choices.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Limit: PDF export
A reviewer reported blank or white PDF exports and pixelated handwriting in exported documents.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Limit: subscription value
App Store reviewers complain that recurring pricing is excessive for occasional sharing and request a one-time option.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Paper backgrounds
The service offers graph, lined, dot-grid and music-staff backgrounds with paper-size and page-break controls.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Paper styles
Available backgrounds include graph, lined, dot-grid, and music staff paper.Read 10 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
PDF annotation
Users can import PDFs, write on them collaboratively and export annotated PDFs from supported apps.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
PDFs
Users can import PDFs, mark them up, and export them with the marks included.Read 10 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Perfect shapes limit
Automatic shape correction requires iOS 11 or later and works only in the iPhone/iPad app, not on the web.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.scribbletogether.com
Praise: ease of use
Common Sense Media describes cross-device sharing and browser joining as the product's main strength and says it is user-friendly for collaboration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · commonsensemedia.org
Praise: reliability
An Australian App Store reviewer described classroom use as smooth and without lag.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Praise: tutoring
App Store reviewers repeatedly praise real-time math and science tutoring, PDF worksheets and the laser pointer.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Privacy vendors
The published privacy policy identifies AWS hosting, Crashlytics monitoring, SendGrid email, Stripe and Apple payments, and analytics services.Read 15 Oct 2026 · iubenda.com
Rating on Apple App Store UK
4.7 out of 5 from 259 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Rating on Apple App Store US
4.6 out of 5 from 2.3K ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Release news
App Store version history lists version 3.6 released January 26, 2025.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Security statement
Scribble says it uses reasonable security measures but does not guarantee absolute protection against unauthorized access.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Service warranty
The terms provide the service as-is or as-available and cap total liability at the amount paid.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Sharing
Guests can join through a link or a temporary 4-digit code and do not need registration or passwords.Read 10 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Trial terms
The web guide describes a three-day first-use trial and says membership signups may provide 14- or 30-day free periods.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.scribbletogether.com
Web PDF limit
The web app can upload PDFs but the help documentation says web users cannot yet export them to PDF.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.scribbletogether.com
Zoom
Scribble Together has a Zoom app that lets meeting participants access whiteboards created in the meeting.Read 10 Oct 2026 · help.scribbletogether.com
Zoom integration
A Scribble Together app is available in Zoom; boards created in Zoom are automatically available to meeting guests.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.scribbletogether.com

Plans and prices

Free Free per year personal notebook for iOS, offline only · unlimited whiteboards · join as a guest Read 10 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Free Free personal iOS notebook · offline only · unlimited whiteboards · PDFs · infinite canvas · guest joining Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com
Member $4.16 a month cross-device sync · sharing and collaboration · unlimited guests · web board creation · access boards across devices Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbletogether.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Infinite canvas and unlimited whiteboards
  • Guests can join without registration
  • Supports PDF import, markup and export
  • Offers graph, lined, dot-grid and music paper
  • Zoom app provides access to meeting boards

Limits

  • Free plan is offline and iOS-only
  • Member costs $4.16 a month
  • Free web sign-in trial lasts three days

Who it suits

Scribble Together may suit teachers, tutors, students, designers, artists and others who need a shared drawing or PDF-markup space. The free plan is limited to an offline personal notebook for iOS.

Verdict

Scribble Together combines a flexible whiteboard with PDF annotation and guest collaboration. The free option is narrowly scoped, while Member adds web creation and cross-device access for $4.16 a month.

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