Drawboard Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

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Considering 46 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the exceptional customer service, highlighting the staff's helpfulness, empathy, and genuine willingness to resolve issues. Many people appreciate the prompt response times, with support often provided the same day or within hours. The application itself is also highly valued for its user-friendliness and suitability as an educational tool. However, some people mentioned that while overall support is fast, the initial message might take a while to receive a response, or that replies could be slower in specific situations.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great customer service very helpful, straight to the point, and always responding on time. Most of my issues were solved exactly as I wanted without any delay. Only a few minor problems remained unre... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love using Drawboard! For me, it is superior to all other apps that I have used for education. I recently encountered an issue while trying to renew my subscription, and I’m so grateful to the am... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super quick support! At first, I was a bit worried that I wouldn’t get a response in a reasonable time since premium members are prioritized and I’m on a basic plan. However, I received a fast and... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been using the free version of this app for quite sometime and now upgraded to a paid subscription. Every penny is worth the experience. Shout out to the drawboard support team for a qui... See more



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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Immediate response to log in issue

I got an immediate solution to a sign in problem. The explanation was very clear and concise and worked straight away. The service was fantastic and shows that technical support is well resourced for this program.

October 16, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love using Drawboard, and the support team is amazing!

I love using Drawboard! For me, it is superior to all other apps that I have used for education. I recently encountered an issue while trying to renew my subscription, and I’m so grateful to the amazing help offered by the support team at Drawboard! Mei guided me to solve my issue quickly and precisely! Mei went above and beyond by helping me even after I had it working well. Specifically, Mei helped by making me aware of—-and also helping me implement—-a new educational discount for my needs. I’m so grateful for the amazing help provided!!! Thank you so much!

October 6, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Consistently Excellent Support

I had trouble logging into my DrawboardPDF app and emailed the support team. Christian and the team responded the same day with clarifying questions, step-by-step suggestions, and a helpful screenshot. Their quick and thorough response made me feel truly cared for. This is the second time I’ve received speedy, excellent service from the Drawboard team. Keep it up, Drawboard. I appreciate your outstanding support!

August 14, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I paid for the Premium Plus annual…

I paid for the Premium Plus annual subscription and yet I can not access that plan. Through my desktop the account states basic plan. When I downloaded the app onto my tablet, I have to pay for the subscription to even open the app. I have contacted Drawboard through various emails, included my subscription order information and no one has contacted me back.

May 14, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid

Stutters constantly even on very high end hardware. Crashes perhaps once or twice a week. Frequently misses inputs.OCR generally doesn't work. Unintelligent snapping. Ridiculously high ram usage. Cumbersome text input. Avoid this horrid software.

February 13, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Keep away

Very bad software, not working well in full updated software. They give no receipts as proof of cancellation and try to continue charging money.

January 9, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I really want to like Drawboard, but it's holding me back

I'm not a Drawboard stalwart that got their perpetual license revoked. I'm a student and IT dude that uses it for engineering work. I'd be happy to pay for their subscription if I were more impressed with their quality of service.

1. Drawboard constantly asks to be my main pdf viewer even though I repeatedly tell it not to, since this is only one of several PDF tools I use. I asked support about this and they linked me to a UWP installer with a newer version that should fix it, even though the first was auto-updated in the Windows Store. Now I have two instances of the program. I'm logged in to the same account on both, but the preferences didn't sync. I asked support and they asked me to find the settings.dat file but didn't say where to put it. I tried copying the settings.dat file to the new instance, but it didn't sync my toolbar and didn't solve the default program popup.
2. Applying the 50% student benefit is really hard and sends me on a link loop. I haven't bought premium because of this.
3. There is no hotkey for the hand and select tools (besides spacebar for temporary hand tool)
4. Hotkeys aren't labeled in the app
5. Pasting in images is worse than Adobe and becomes super sluggish, even on my new Asus H7604 with ample resources. App generally seems unoptimized and unfit for medium and heavy tasks.

I want to like this app because they have good drawing features. After these issues, I'm starting to use Bluebeam for engineering drawing instead since it's more robust, I use Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 2019 for large documents and pdf editing, and my browser for simple viewing and markups.

November 8, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Moved to paid subscription

I purchased the Drawboard PDF app in 2019 with a one-time fee, now its moved to paid subscription.
The market is saturated with subscriptions. Will be deleting the program.

March 18, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They removed my paid version of the product.

I paid for the full version of this product. Now they have removed that version, so I am no longer able to use it, so now I am forced to use a subscription version of the product. Thats a really bad way to treat your old/existing costumers.

What could they have done?
They could:
- Give a lifetime subscription to the customers who bought the "old program".
- Make a different version of the program, only available for the old customers, who paid for it.

March 15, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

be aware

as many people have said the company business model looks like a scam. I paid for the full license and lost all features because they turned everyone into subscription model

October 11, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Drawboard PDF is great, past reviewers don't get it

Drawboard PDF is a fantastic PDF program that is getting better and better.

The recent reviews are misleading. These reviewers paid $10 many years ago and expect the the app to be the same as when they purchased it.

Drawboard PDF isn't old school software. They don't sell a version of the app and let users have that version forever. They only maintain one version, and it's to everyone's benefit. If they had kept the same version from when they purchased it, then it wouldn't have the updates and maintenance meaning they wouldn't have a functioning app today. It's ridiculous to expect that the app they paid $10 for more than a few years ago to receive all the bugfixes and OS update patches whilst also getting all the feature upgrades. Unbelievable.

October 2, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Drawboard PDF is a scam!

I purchased the Drawboard PDF app in 2019 with a one-time fee. When I tried to use it recently, I was shocked to see that my purchase had disappeared and that the app was now asking me to subscribe to a monthly plan.

Many Pepole contacted Drawboard support, and they told us that our purchase was no longer valid. This is ridiculous! I paid for a one-time fee, and I should be able to use the app whenever I want.

I am so disappointed with Drawboard. They are clearly scamming their customers. I would never recommend this app to anyone.

September 30, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Game Changer

Drawboard PDF is a game-changer for anyone working with PDFs. Its inking technology is incredibly precise and intuitive, making annotating PDFs a breeze. The user interface is user-friendly, the collaboration features are seamless, and it works across all your devices. Plus, their customer support is outstanding.

September 15, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rip off

Rip off. I paid some years ago to use this as a one off payment. Now they change their minds and want a monthly payment. Get stuffed

April 26, 2023
Unprompted review

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