Comparison

Pencil Note vs Home Configurator

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

Head to head
About

Pencil Note

Create and organize digital sticky notes on a virtual bulletin board. Supports Apple Pencil for realistic writing and drawing with pressure sensitivity. Offers various paper types and pen colors for personalized notes.

Highlights
  • Digital bulletin board for notes
  • Apple Pencil support with pressure sensitivity
  • Four paper types and two pen colors
  • Finger eraser functionality
  • Organize and move notes freely
  • Split screen support
Features
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Gather your thoughts in a flash using Pencil Note! With support for the new Apple Pencil, you can create sticky notes and save them on a digital bulletin board. Choose from 4 different paper types: pink or yellow sticky notes, graphing, or cardstock paper and two pen colours: red or blue to create notes on the go. Keep track of important dates, lists and other matters in this handy app. Apple Pencil support allows you to jot down notes like you would in reality. Pressure sensitivity gives you the option to not only write, but draw. Applying more pressure with the pen creates thicker lines. Now, once enabled in the Options screen, you can also erase your mistakes using a swipe of your finger! Use Pencil Note to write or draw out ideas and always have them on hand! Features: - Create and keep track of notes using this handy digital bulletin board. - Move around notes to help you organize your thoughts to commit them to memory. - Use red or blue ink and choose from 4 paper types to make differentiation easy. - Make a mistake? Simply trash the note and create a new one or enable the finger eraser in the Options screen to make quick work of your errors with a swipe of your fingertip! - Draw or write! The Apple Pencil support allows you to further enhance your notes, but you can also draw designs with your fingertips. - Simple controls! Tap on a paper to create a new page and tap away from a note when done to minimize and then move it around the bulletin board. - Split screen is supported to let you take notes as you use other apps. - All rotations are now supported for more ease of use. - Throw away old or outdated notes using the waste basket icon to keep everything neat and tidy! - Keep an eye on all of your notes with a quick glance! Organize your day and your thoughts in a snap! **The music used in the App Preview videos are for demonstration purposes only and are not available within the app. The music has been provided by Sound-ideas.com.

About

Home Configurator

Organize and view your HomeKit accessories by type, room, or zone. Easily create, rename, or delete homes, rooms, and zones for a better overview of your smart home devices.

Highlights
  • Organized accessory view by type
  • Group accessories by room and zone
  • Create, rename, and delete homes
  • Filter accessories by room/zone
  • Supports HomeKit-enabled accessories
Features
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Home Configurator lets you see your HomeKit homes, accessories, rooms and zones in a more organised way. The accessories are grouped by type to give you a better overview over lights, outlets, switches and sensors. You can easily edit your homes, rooms and zones – create new ones, rename or delete them. You can also filter your accessories by room and zone. This app requires access to HomeKit and only works with HomeKit-enabled accessories.

Screenshots

Home Configurator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Home Configurator at Free against Pencil Note's $0.99. Home Configurator also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.4) and review sentiment (50% vs 25%). Pencil Note's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Home Configurator is free to download; Pencil Note costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Home Configurator holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Pencil Note's written reviews are positive against 50% of Home Configurator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pencil Note ships an update every 7 months, Home Configurator every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pencil Note versus Home Configurator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPencil NoteHome Configurator
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (5 ratings)3.9 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings513 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagitech CorporationMatthias Hochgatterer

Customer experience

Pencil Note

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

Home Configurator

All ratings13 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

Pencil Note

No in-app purchases

None

Home Configurator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pencil Note free?
Pencil Note costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Home Configurator free?
Home Configurator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pencil Note or Home Configurator?
Home Configurator is rated higher. Pencil Note averages 2.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Home Configurator averages 3.9 from 13 ratings.
Do Pencil Note or Home Configurator have ads?
Neither Pencil Note nor Home Configurator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pencil Note or Home Configurator?
Pencil Note ships an update every 7 months, and Home Configurator every 8 months. Most recently, Pencil Note was updated on November 2, 2026 and Home Configurator on November 3, 2026.

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