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Name
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Platform
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Cost
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Free
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Guest collaborators
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Cursors
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Cursor messages
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Stickers
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Emoji Reactions
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In-App Calls
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Flowcharts
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Comments
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Freehand Drawing
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Apple Pencil
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Voting
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Timer
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Bulk stickies
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Auto Sorting
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Auto Cluster
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Smart Layout
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Document Agenda
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Presentation Mode
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Miro
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$ 96 | |
Guests can view, comment, or edit |
See live cursors as they move and edit. |
Can't add messages to cursor. |
Use the emoji app to add stickers to the canvas. |
Emoji reactions attach to shapes. |
Start video calls in the app. |
Diagramming and flowcharting capabilities built in. |
Comments are pins anywhere on the canvas. Comments are pins anywhere on the canvas. |
Freehand draw using the Pen tool. |
Works in the web browser on iPad OS. |
Collaborative voting sessions. |
Timer visible for all participants (even with music) |
Use 'bulk mode' or paste from a list or spreadsheet onto the canvas. |
Use tags to find related stickies, but can't automatically sort or group them. |
Some clustering possible through plugins. |
Enable grid layout within a frame. |
Formatted text notes within the document. |
Frames can be used as presentation slides. |
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FigJam
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Anyone with the link can see but not edit. |
See live cursors as they move and edit. |
Add message to your cursor using the 'Emote' function. |
Add stickers with the 'Stamp' function. |
Lots of emotes and stickers, but not connected to shapes. |
Start audio calls in the app (coming soon). |
Diagramming and flowcharting capabilities built in. |
Comments are pins anywhere on the canvas. Comments are pins anywhere on the canvas. |
Freehand draw using the 'Marker' tool. |
Tons of bugs and issues on iPad. Not ready for use. |
No voting functionality. |
Timer visible for all participants. |
Copy and paste from a spreadsheet or import CSV |
Can't sort items by a specific property. |
Automatically 'Gather' by tag, name, color, reaction, or person who reacted. |
Auto Layout grids can be pasted from Figma. |
Template auto-layout agendas available as an inserted element. |
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Mural
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$ 144 | |
'Visitors' can view, comment, and edit. |
See live cursors as they move and edit. |
Can't add messages to cursor. |
No sticker packs. |
Emojis float up from your avatar, not connected to the canvas. |
No audio or video calls in app. |
Comments are separate shapes that can be placed anywhere. |
Possible through the iOS app. |
Collaborative voting sessions. |
Timer visible for all participants. |
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Can't sort items by a specific property. |
Can't cluster shapes based on properties. |
No smart layout capabilities. |
No collaborative notes within a document. |
Create slides using the 'Outline' mode |
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Whimsical
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$ 120 | |
Guests can view, comment, and edit. |
See live cursors as they move and edit. |
Can't add messages to cursor. |
Icon search works somewhat like stickers. |
No emoji reactions. |
No audio or video calls in app. |
Using the 'flowchart' document type. |
Start a comment thread on any shape. |
No pencil tool or hand drawing. |
No drawing tools available. |
No voting functionality. |
No timer functionality. |
Paste text or bulleted lists into a sticky note or mind map board |
Can't sort items by a specific property. |
Can't cluster shapes based on properties. |
Using the 'sticky notes' document type. |
No collaborative notes within a document. |
No way to present frame by frame. |
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InVision Freehand
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Guests can view, comment, or edit |
See live cursors as they move and edit. |
Can't add messages to cursor. |
No sticker packs. |
No emoji reactions. |
No audio or video calls in app. |
Only squares and circles available, everything else has to be drawn. |
Comments are pins anywhere on the canvas. Comments are pins anywhere on the canvas. |
Freehand draw using the Pen tool. |
Works in the web browser on iPad OS. |
No voting functionality. |
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