Comparison

Write notes on the screen vs Note Widget +

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Write notes on the screen

Capture your thoughts and ideas with a digital notepad. Quickly jot down notes, create sketches, or make to-do lists using various drawing tools and backgrounds. Easily share your creations or save them for later.

Highlights
  • Choose color and typography
  • Various background options
  • Clear, undo, and save notes
  • Insert images or take photos
  • Share notes instantly
Features
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Quick notepad to write all your ideas, take notes, make sketches or doodles, the shopping list and draw everything that comes to your mind in this post it notebook. Very useful, practical and easy to use. Share this app to record notes and stickies via any program you have on your phone. If you liked the app, Vote for us and help us improve. Thanks! Features: • Choose the color and typography you want. Choose from pencil, pen or brush • Different background colors: textures, staff, grid or lines • Clear, undo or save the note • Insert images from the gallery, take a photo or choose a slate background • Share the note stickers at the moment or save it and continue at another time. If you want you can buy a version without ads. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Note Widget +

Create handwritten notes, dictate voice memos, and write over images. Transform speech into text and schedule reminders. Secure your notes with biometric locks and display them directly on your widget screen.

Highlights
  • Handwritten and text notes
  • Write over images
  • Dictate notes and record speech
  • Transform voice to text
  • Schedule reminders
  • Password/biometric protection
  • Display notes on widget
Features
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HANDWRITTEN AND TEXT NOTES. WRITE OVER AN IMAGE. WRITE WITH YOUR FINGER IN THE MESSENGER. DICTATE NOTES, RECORD SPEECH. TRANSFORM VOICE RECORDINGS INTO PLAIN TEXT. SCHEDULE REMINDERS PROTECT NOTES WITH A PASSWORD, FACE ID, OR TOUCH ID. SHOW NOTES ON THE WIDGET SCREEN. Terms Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Note Widget +4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Note Widget + at 78% against Write notes on the screen's 25%. Note Widget + also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (445 vs 29). Write notes on the screen's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Write notes on the screen sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Note Widget + sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Write notes on the screen holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Note Widget + has 445 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Write notes on the screen's written reviews are positive against 78% of Note Widget +'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Write notes on the screen ships an update every 27 months, Note Widget + monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Write notes on the screen versus Note Widget +: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWrite notes on the screenNote Widget +
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (29 ratings) — better4.4 (445 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews78.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29445 — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.8
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlejandro Melero ZaballosYuri Nesh

Customer experience

Write notes on the screen

All ratings20 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Note Widget +

All ratings438 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral7.3%
Negative14.6%

Bugs and requests

Write notes on the screen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Note Widget +

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App won't let me delete a note
  • App will not reload subscription
  • App won't stay open
  • Blank yellow page issue
  • Scrolls back to the top of a note

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add folder organization
  • More than nine categories
  • Ability to add tags
  • Password protection for notes
  • Show full widgets on home screen

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Write notes on the screen

Subscriptions2
  • weekly plan$7.997 Days
  • Annual plan$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • REMOVE ADS$5.99
  • Full forever purchase$34.99
3 purchases

Note Widget +

Subscriptions3
  • Happy Club, monthly$2.991 Month
  • Happy Club, 6 month$14.996 Months
  • Happy Club, Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Write notes on the screen free?
Write notes on the screen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Note Widget + free?
Note Widget + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Write notes on the screen or Note Widget +?
Write notes on the screen is rated higher. Write notes on the screen averages 4.6 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Note Widget + averages 4.4 from 445 ratings.
Do Write notes on the screen or Note Widget + have ads?
Both Write notes on the screen and Note Widget + show ads.
Which is updated more often, Write notes on the screen or Note Widget +?
Write notes on the screen ships an update every 27 months, and Note Widget + monthly. Most recently, Write notes on the screen was updated on November 2, 2026 and Note Widget + on November 3, 2026.

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