Freeform review

Freeform is the easiest free whiteboard if everyone involved uses Apple hardware. Apple states that creating, viewing and editing boards and collaborating in real time do not require a subscription, and boards stay in sync through iCloud across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. Up to 100 people can brainstorm on one board, and you can invite them by email, link or Messages, then start a FaceTime call from the board. The canvas accepts photos, video, audio, documents, PDFs, web links and stickies, and a library of over 700 shapes with alignment guides covers diagrams. Recent additions include Tables and Scenes, which let you save and jump to parts of a board for presenting, and iPhone and iPad users can scan paper documents onto the board. The limits are platform and polish. There is no Windows or Android app, so mixed classrooms are left out, and premium content and AI image features sit behind an Apple Creator Studio subscription.

Who it is for

Students, teachers and teams who all use Apple devices.

Price

Free; optional Apple Creator Studio subscription adds premium content and intelligence features.

Creating, viewing, and editing boards in Freeform, as well as collaborating in real time, does not require a subscription.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• Real-time collaboration with up to 100 collaborators on a board
• Photos, video, audio, documents, PDFs, web links and stickies anywhere on the canvas
• Library of over 700 shapes with alignment guides
• Tables and Scenes for organizing and presenting a board
• Document scanning on iPhone and iPad straight onto the board

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Creating, editing and collaborating need no subscription
• Strength: Boards sync across Apple devices with iCloud
• Strength: Jump into Messages or FaceTime with collaborators from the board
• Weakness: No app for Windows or Android
• Weakness: Content Hub and AI image tools need an Apple Creator Studio subscription
• Weakness: No meeting facilitation tools such as voting or timers

Key facts

• Price: Free
• Collaborators: Up to 100 per board
• Shapes: Over 700
• Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision Pro

Where it ranks

Freeform is No. 3 in our Best Free Whiteboard Apps verdict.