Comparison

Write notes on the screen vs HandwrittenNote Chan

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

HandwrittenNote Chan

This app functions as a digital notepad for handwritten notes, drawings, and scribbles. It offers multiple pen colors and thickness options, allowing for easy creation and management of various pages. Users can save and load their creations, making it a versatile tool for communication and note-taking.

Highlights
  • Handwritten memo and drawing
  • Multiple pen colors
  • Adjustable pen thickness
  • Create and view multiple pages
  • Save and load drawings
Features
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It is a simple notepad app. You can easily use it as a handwritten memo, drawing, scribbling, writing communication, as a substitute for a notebook, etc. 16 kinds of colors Create and view multiple pages It is also possible to change the thickness of the pen You can also save and load the drawn image

Screenshots

HandwrittenNote Chan3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Write notes on the screen at 4.6 against HandwrittenNote Chan's 4.0. Write notes on the screen also leads on ratings volume (27 vs 1). HandwrittenNote Chan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 27 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. HandwrittenNote Chan asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Write notes on the screen holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Write notes on the screen has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Write notes on the screen ships an update every 27 months, HandwrittenNote Chan every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and July 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Write notes on the screen versus HandwrittenNote Chan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWrite notes on the screenHandwrittenNote Chan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (27 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlejandro Melero ZaballosRyouhei Azuma

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%

HandwrittenNote Chan

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
None

HandwrittenNote Chan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Write notes on the screen free?
Write notes on the screen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HandwrittenNote Chan free?
HandwrittenNote Chan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Write notes on the screen or HandwrittenNote Chan?
Write notes on the screen is rated higher. Write notes on the screen averages 4.6 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while HandwrittenNote Chan averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Write notes on the screen or HandwrittenNote Chan have ads?
Both Write notes on the screen and HandwrittenNote Chan show ads.
Which is updated more often, Write notes on the screen or HandwrittenNote Chan?
Write notes on the screen ships an update every 27 months, and HandwrittenNote Chan every 3 months. Most recently, Write notes on the screen was updated on September 13, 2026 and HandwrittenNote Chan on July 25, 2026.

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