Penultimate vs Storyboarder

Penultimate — Penultimate is a digital handwriting app for iPad that allows users to take notes by hand using an Apple Pencil or their finger. It features a realistic pen-on-paper feel and multiple pen and paper st

Storyboarder — Storyboarder is an open source and free storyboarding application designed for filmmakers, animators, game designers, and artists to visualize a story as fast as possible. It allows quickly sketching

Penultimate offers Realistic pen-on-paper writing experience, Support for Apple Pencil and finger input, Multiple pen styles and colors, Multiple paper styles and backgrounds, Create notebooks to organize notes, while Storyboarder provides Digital storyboarding, Drawing tools, Onion skinning, Camera visualization, Audio playback.

Penultimate stands out for Very natural writing feel, Extensive customization options, Integrates well with Evernote for syncing; Storyboarder is known for Free and open source, Intuitive interface, Great for quick ideation.

Feature	Penultimate	Storyboarder
Overall Score	N/A	N/A
Primary Category	Office & Productivity	Video & Movies
Pricing	N/A	Open Source

Product Overview

Penultimate

Description: Penultimate is a digital handwriting app for iPad that allows users to take notes by hand using an Apple Pencil or their finger. It features a realistic pen-on-paper feel and multiple pen and paper styles to choose from.

Storyboarder

Description: Storyboarder is an open source and free storyboarding application designed for filmmakers, animators, game designers, and artists to visualize a story as fast as possible. It allows quickly sketching story ideas, cameras, characters, and shot sequences with useful tools to iterate quickly.

Key Features Comparison

Penultimate Features

• Realistic pen-on-paper writing experience
• Support for Apple Pencil and finger input
• Multiple pen styles and colors
• Multiple paper styles and backgrounds
• Create notebooks to organize notes
• Share and export notes as PDFs
• Sync notes across devices via Evernote

Storyboarder Features

• Digital storyboarding
• Drawing tools
• Onion skinning
• Camera visualization
• Audio playback
• Shot templates
• Export to video

Pros & Cons Analysis

Penultimate

Pros

• Very natural writing feel
• Extensive customization options
• Integrates well with Evernote for syncing
• Works great with Apple Pencil

Cons

• No Windows or Android version
• Limited organization features compared to full note-taking apps
• Requires subscription for full Evernote integration
• No OCR or text conversion

Storyboarder

Pros

• Free and open source
• Intuitive interface
• Great for quick ideation
• Good drawing and animation tools
• Active developer community

Cons

• Limited features compared to paid options
• Can be slow on lower-end machines
• No collaboration features
• Lacks advanced animation tools
• Windows only

Pricing Comparison

Penultimate

• Not listed

Storyboarder

• Open Source