Product Review of SyncSpace
SyncSpace is a virtual, zoomable whiteboard for instant collaboration at any time. Allowing simultaneous sketching by multiple collaborators connected via the internet, SyncSpace is great for group work, brainstorming, and note-taking in any class. The unlimited zoomability (both zooming in and zooming out) lets learners zoom in to add tiny details or zoom out to add greater context to their sketches and notes. All SyncSpace files can be shared on Facebook, Twitter, saved to your device’s photo library, or emailed as PDFs.
Website: https://infinitekind.com/syncspace
What Users Love About the App
“My tutor and I use this app for virtual/remote tutoring sessions. The tutor also has the app and we share a collaborate whiteboard while on a phone call with each other!”
“This app does such a great job mimicking use of a whiteboard. I love the colors available and the line sizes, and how user friendly it is.”
“This is pretty much what I was hoping to find – an infinite scrolling zooming rotating canvas with text image and freehand drawing.”
“This is exactly what I have been looking for. A really well done whiteboard-type app that I can use to collaborate with colleagues remotely in real time. The drawing is smooth and the zooming feature is really cool.”
“Simple to use. Works well. Love the infinite zoom/pan. The upgrade is awesome. Usability is well thought out. Can now zoom/pan with 2 fingers. Undo is really handy.”
What Users Dislike About the App
“Everything is really slow. Got the app is not responding every time trying to do something new. Syncing didn’t work for me at all. A big disappointment.”
“Looks good (including a catchy app icon), but lacks attention to functional details and is buggy. For example, text (which is tiny and not sizable) jumps around when editing and Internet sharing is unreliable (works most of the time, but not always).”
“Only half the icons rotate properly and requires too many taps when drawing. It’s not a bad app, and it does produce nice drawings, but for $8 it isn’t reliable and easy-to-use. Best suited for sharing drawings or prototyping by a team, not so much for whiteboarding in meetings or classrooms.”
“Failed to meet basic needs. The eraser didn’t work -it just drew more. I couldn’t use the app.”
“It won’t let me connect my Apple Pencil, so when I write on it, my palm constantly makes marks on my screen that I have to erase. It takes up extra time and I wish that it was fully comparable with apple iPads.”