# Hand Letters — Joyful Writing

> Joyful Writing (iPhone/iPad app by Hand Letters Gesellschaft fur digitale Schreibsysteme UG.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hand-letters/id1673090846 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Hand Letters Gesellschaft fur digitale Schreibsysteme UG](https://appshunter.io/developer/1734298419)
- Category: Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 11 MB
- Languages: English, German
- Released: 2024-03-04
- Data updated: 2026-05-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hand-letters/id1673090846/reviews.md

## What is Hand Letters?

With Hand Letters you write beautiful cards and letters on the iPad with the Apple Pencil – and joy! Receiving, reading and archiving is also possible with an iPhone or a Macbook with an Apple processor.
In a world where emails and text messages have become the standard, Hand Letters gives your messages a personal touch that attracts attention, stays in the memory and leaves an unforgettable impression. Because when something is really important, it deserves to be carefully worded – in your own handwriting.
With Hand Letters, you can express your thoughts, feelings and messages just as you would in a real letter or a real card. Experience the joy and authenticity of handwritten expression when writing with the Apple Pencil on the iPad. Whether it’s messages, love letters, thank you notes, personal notes or formal messages, Hand Letters gives you the tools to convey your messages with style and elegance.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hand Letters Royal | $6.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.21 — 2024-07-26

– If you accidentally delete a hand letter using “New”, you can use “Undo” to restore what you have written.
– Bug fixing

### 1.20 — 2024-05-26

– Bug fixing

### 1.19 — 2024-05-26

– Bug fixing

### 1.18 — 2024-05-22

– In the settings, there is a button with an eyedropper next to the color wheel, with which you can “pick up” any color, e.g. from a photo, and then use it as an ink color.
– The camera button in the same place works in a similar way – you can use it to “record” a color from the real world.
– The five standard colors (and also “captured” colors) can now also be saved as favorites, which can then be quickly selected with a simple finger tap on the paper. Ideal if you want to use different colors in the text and change them quickly without having to open the settings.
– In response to frequent requests, there is a new switch that can be used to hide the info line. Previously, this was only possible by pressing a finger for 3 seconds – hidden as a kind of “Easter egg”.

### 1.17 — 2024-05-19

– You can now write on inserted images: The “paper” is a separate layer, above which the images are located on a middle layer and above that – at the very top – there is the layer with the handwritten text.
– The order in which overlapping images are covered can be changed.
– Images can also be moved with the pencil. This is particularly useful for small images.
– The size and rotation of images can be changed not only using gestures, but now also using the -/+ buttons.

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