# Blackboard by Boogie Board

> Productivity

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1286819864](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1286819864)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1286819864`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Buffalo Games, LLC
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 3.40 / 5 (53 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-26
- **First published:** 2017-09-20
- **Size:** 84 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blackboard-by-boogie-board/id1286819864)
- **Website:** [https://buffalogames.com](https://buffalogames.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://buffalogames.com/blackboard-by-boogie-board-privacy-policy/](https://buffalogames.com/blackboard-by-boogie-board-privacy-policy/)

## Description

Blackboard by Boogie Board is a reusable smart notebook and the free Blackboard app that turns handwritten notes or drawings into digital files. It supports cross-device use with the Blackboard 2.0 (new for 2024) and the original Blackboard models, Smart Scan capture via phone camera, and cloud backups to OneNote, Evernote, Dropbox, and Google Drive.

Edit and enhance with drawing and highlighting tools, archive and tag notes for fast search, and share as images or PDFs via email, messages, and cloud apps. It supports Letter and Note sizes and helps save, organize, and retrieve your work efficiently.

## Rankings

- #192,118 — Overall
- #71 — smartbook

## Review summary

Users praise the Carbon Copy Pen integration, note saving, and folder organization, and note cross-device use on iPhone/iPad. Major drawbacks are lack of cloud syncing/backups, degraded Smart Pen support after updates, and reliability issues like freezing or long save times that force restarts. Some want better export/sharing and clearer out-of-box guidance. Overall it’s a solid MVP when the pen works, but cloud syncing and stability need improvement.

### Pros

- Smooth Carbon Copy Pen pairing and syncing; works great.
- Saves notes as a sustainable alternative to paper.
- Folder-based organization and tagging are handy for managing notes.
- Works on iPhone and iPad and supports saving multiple pages in one document.
- Relatively solid baseline app for a minimum viable product.

### Cons

- No cloud sync or cloud backup across devices, hindering cross-device access.
- Smart Pen functionality has been degraded by updates (Smart Pen Settings removed and pairing can fail).
- App frequently freezes or locks up when saving or processing scans.
- Saves can be slow or fail, sometimes requiring a restart.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1286819864)