# SigNote — Doodle onto Photos — Paper doodles into photo art

> Add custom handwriting, signatures, and graffiti to photos. (iPhone/iPad app by Vincent Lin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/signote-doodle-onto-photos/id427535251 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Vincent Lin](https://appshunter.io/developer/791043832)
- Category: Photo & Video, Graphics & Design
- Price: Free with in-app purchases (on sale, was $1.99)
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 155 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2011-04-19
- Data updated: 2026-08-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/signote-doodle-onto-photos/id427535251/reviews.md

## What is SigNote?

A sheet of paper, a pen, and two fingers — SigNote makes you a hand-drawn photo artist. Three easy steps!

Step 1 — Pick a photo as your "background."
Step 2 — Doodle on paper and snap it. SigNote removes the background and transfers your doodle as a "foreground."
Step 3 — With your fingers: scale, rotate, erase, recolor — and open the coloring editor to paint it by hand.

With SigNote, a photo with your own style is this easy!

—— New in this version ——
• SigNote Plaza: browse, download and like everyone's coloring foregrounds - with category/tag filters, creator pages, and multi-select management of your shares
• Share your creations: add a category and tags, share publicly (shown after review) or keep a private cloud backup; downloaded works stay editable
• New — video signatures: use a video from your library, or record one with the camera, as your "background," and lay hand-drawn signatures over it
• Boiling-line wobble: quick toggle plus a panel for amplitude and speed — your lines come alive
• High-quality video export: frame-by-frame compositing; save to Photos or share anywhere
• Quick line-color palette and dashed selection outline for more intuitive editing
• Edit in portrait or landscape: turn your phone sideways and the editor and camera rotate with it — your photo recenters and fills the screen, just like the built-in Photos app. Exports are always upright and complete, whether you shot in portrait or landscape
• Pinch to zoom and pan: magnify and move around your photo to align and fine-tune with ease
• Shoot in landscape too: capture backgrounds and paper doodles for cutout while holding your phone sideways — what you see is what you get
• Unlimited foreground transfers (the old version capped at 7 layers)
• New coloring editor: paint bucket plus colored-pencil / marker / charcoal / airbrush texture brushes
• Re-edit any foreground anytime: change line color, adjust overall opacity, erase to touch up
• Coloring and line art on separate layers — edit each independently; your edits persist across restarts
• Cutout core rewritten on Apple's native imaging pipeline — faster and more efficient
• High-resolution compositing, one-tap share to Photos or any app
• Privacy first: all editing on your device; your photos are never uploaded. No account, no ads, no tracking

—— About purchases ——
Free to download, unlock what you need — no subscriptions, no monthly fees:
• SigNote Pro — all filters, hi-res & batch export, premium artwork, photo exports without the SigNote logo
• Coloring Pack — the foreground coloring editor and all texture brushes
• SigNote Video Pro — clean video exports (the video features themselves are free to use in full)
If you bought the old paid app, SigNote Pro unlocks automatically after updating, at no charge (tap "Restore Purchases" if needed).

—— For long-time users ——
The old "SigNote Cloud" foreground library is evolving into the new "SigNote Plaza" community, coming in a future update. Your work saved on your device is unaffected.

Made in Taiwan, with care. Questions? signote.app@gmail.com.

## Key features

- Add handwriting and signatures
- Apply graffiti art
- Move, resize, and rotate stamps
- Use built-in doodle stickers
- Support for multiple layers
- Social media integration

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SigNote Pro | $2.99 | one-time |
| SigNote Video Pro | $3.99 | one-time |
| Coloring Pack | $3.99 | one-time |
| Pro + Coloring Bundle | $4.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 155)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/signote-doodle-onto-photos/id427535251/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Ótimo

*2026-07-11*

Não encontrei melhor. Simples e faz o que eu quero.

### 1/5 — No response to touch

*2025-12-10*

👎👎👎👎👎

### 4/5 — 透明背景がほしい

*2024-02-21*

とても便利で長く使わせていただいています。
背景が写真の選択とさらに透明の背景も選択できると使い道が増えるのでいいと思います。

### 2/5 — うーん😓

*2022-10-22*

カメラが起動しません
前はできたんですけど
今日は
何の不具合？？
使えません

### 2/5 — 手軽なのはいいが、、、。

*2022-07-13*

iPhone 13proでは画面が対応していなくとても使い辛い。

### 5/5 — Still love this app!

*2022-04-06*

Have had this app for over a decade.

**Developer response:** Thank you so much. Appreciate it.
So Happy! to know it.

### 3/5 — 写真が取り込めない。

*2021-12-30*

カメラロールの写真に
文字を入れたりしたいのに…
写真を押しても、なんにも反応なし。
改善願います。

### 2/5 — どんどん使いにくくなった

*2021-02-22*

iPhone4から使ってます。当時は神アプリでしたが、iPhone4から縦横比などの仕様が対応されないのでどんどん使いにくくなってます。
iPhoneX系のホームボタンなしモデルにも対応してください。下のバーやノッチに干渉し使いにくいです。背景画像は中央に配置になりませんか？

### 1/5 — 만들고 버렸나요

*2020-09-21*

돈 주고 산 어플인데 전혀 안됩니다. 이게 뭐에요.

**Developer response:** Sorry for app crashes, you could refund it in App Store, for refunding, please using purchases history in your Apple ID account.

### 1/5 — 解約方法がわからない。

*2020-04-25*

解約方法がわからないまま、ずっと課金が続いています。全く使わないため解約したいのに、やり方がわからず困っています。

**Developer response:** Sorry for App crashes, please upgrade SigNote app to version 1.5.6 will help the problem. Thank you.

## Frequently asked questions about SigNote

### What does SigNote do?

SigNote allows you to personalize your photos by adding your own handwriting, signatures, or graffiti art. You can import your creations from paper or directly within the app and then manipulate them on your photos.

### How do I add my signature or handwriting?

You can write your signature or draw graffiti on a piece of paper, then take a picture of it or upload it through SigNote. The app then lets you use these as foreground images to stamp onto your photos.

### Is SigNote free to use?

Yes, SigNote is available for free. The provided information indicates no in-app purchases or advertisements, suggesting a completely free experience.

### What devices is SigNote compatible with?

While specific operating system versions are not mentioned, the app's description implies it is a mobile application designed for smartphones and tablets, supporting both landscape and portrait orientations.

### Can I share my creations?

Yes, SigNote offers integration with popular social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, allowing you to easily share your personalized photo masterpieces with friends and followers.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.4.0 — 2026-07-13

Introducing SigNote Plaza! Share your coloring foregrounds with everyone, and bring others' creations into your own photos.

• SigNote Plaza: browse, download and like coloring foregrounds - no sign-in needed to browse
• Share your work: pick from "My Coloring Stickers," choose a category, add tags, share publicly or keep a private cloud backup
• Editable after download: keep recoloring lines and painting even after placing someone's work into your photo
• Categories & tags: filter by animals, people, plants, holidays and more in a tap; tags lead you to similar works
• Creator pages: love someone's style? See all their works in one tap
• Custom creator names: share under a nickname you choose - your real Apple/Google name is never shown
• Manage my shares: multi-select batch delete for both public and private uploads

Community safety: public content appears after review, with reporting and blocking built in. The Plaza is open to everyone; existing purchases and all photo/video features are unaffected.

### 2.3.1 — 2026-07-13

Fixes & a classic touch, back again —

Fixes issues in the Coloring Pack when editing very tall photos (such as phone screenshots) in the foreground line editor:
• The eraser couldn't reach the bottom of the image
• The opacity slider couldn't be dragged

New: erase foreground lines right on your photo — select a foreground, tap the line shortcut, and drag on it to erase lines in place (bringing back the classic 1.0 direct-editing feel).

Thanks to our long-time users for reporting these.

### 2.3.0 — 2026-07-09

Introducing video signatures! Everything you know — and everything you've purchased — stays the same, and the new video features are free to use in full.

• Video backgrounds: pick a video from your library, or record one right in the app
• Foregrounds over video: drag, scale and rotate your hand-drawn signatures and doodles, as always
• Boiling-line wobble: one tap to bring your lines alive, with adjustable amplitude and speed
• Quick line-color palette: switch colors in a tap
• Dashed selection outline: see at a glance which foreground is selected
• High-quality export: frame-by-frame compositing; save to Photos or share anywhere

Free video exports include a small tiled SigNote logo. "SigNote Video Pro" — a one-time purchase, no subscriptions — unlocks clean exports. Photo features and existing purchases are unaffected.

### 2.2.0 — 2026-07-04

SigNote 2.2 — the hand-drawn transfer you love, evolved!

• For long-time users: if you bought the paid app, Pro unlocks automatically — never charged again (tap "Restore Purchases").
• Edit in portrait or landscape: turn your phone sideways and the editor and camera rotate with it — your photo recenters and fills the screen, just like the built-in Photos app. Exports stay upright and complete.
• Pinch to zoom and pan: magnify and move around your photo to inspect detail and fine-tune.
• Shoot in landscape too: capture backgrounds and paper doodles for cutout while holding your phone sideways — what you see is what you get.
• Unlimited foreground transfers (no more 7-layer cap).
• New coloring editor: colored pencil, marker, charcoal, airbrush texture brushes.
• Re-edit any foreground: change line color, adjust opacity, erase to touch up — anytime.
• Coloring and line art on separate layers, edited independently; your edits persist across restarts.
• Cutout core rewritten on Apple's native pipeline — faster and more efficient. Refreshed UI and app icon.
• The old "SigNote Cloud" library is becoming the new "SigNote Plaza" community, coming soon. Your on-device work is unaffected.

### 1.6 — 2022-05-30

iOS 15.4 compatible.
Image loading bug fixes.

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