Comparison

Pencil Note vs Look

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 - Throw away old or outdated notes using the waste basket icon to keep everything neat and tidy!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

Look

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Look-Alike Maker is a portrait application that creates a "look-alike". (In this application, we call the object created by the application a "look-alike"). You can create a variety of expressions depending on the combinations, so you are sure to be satisfied with the "look-alike" you create! Let's create a variety of "look-alike" of yourself, family, friends, favorite celebrities, cartoon and anime characters, and more! 【 The basic usage of Look-Alike Maker 】 (1) Add a "look-alike" as a base for editing. (2) Select the "look-alike" you have added and go to the editing page. (3) Select parts, adjust placement, color, stacking order, etc. to create a "look-alike". (4) The image of created "look-alike" can be downloaded. You can view the "look-alike" on the viewer page. 【 Features of Look-Alike Makers 】 ■ Various combinations Look-Alike Maker has 500 images. Although this is not a large number, it allows for a variety of expressions because of relatively free arrangement of images, and the high degree of freedom in combining by adding duplicable items and adjusting the stacking order. It may not be "easy" because it is not simply select or automatically generation, but we hope you will enjoy the fun of creating something that gradually become a look-alike. ■ Extensive support functions Look-Alike Maker's support functions are as follows. [ Color dropper ] -- You can select a color directly from a "look-alike". This is useful when you want choose same color. [ Color Synchronization ] -- You can set color synchronization settings for part that is expected to be the same color, such as bangs, sideburns, and back hair. Of course, if you cancel the setting, you can also specify colors independently. [ Redo, Undo ] -- Up to 100 operations. [ Direct Selection of Parts ] -- You can select a part directly from a "look-alike". This is useful when you are not sure which category the part you want to edit is in. [ Tweak Mode ] -- You can make finer adjustments than usual when moving, rotating, or scaling. [ Zoom Mode ] -- You can zoom the display area of the "look-alike". This mode makes it easier to adjust on a small screen device. [ Duplicate Parts ] -- You can make parts with the same settings. [ Duplicate "look-alike" ] -- useful when you want to create a different variation of an existing "look-alike" without breaking it. ■ Time-lapse function (paid function) A time-lapse is a short movie of the process of creating a "look-alike". After editing, you can play the time-lapse on the viewer page. You can also export a GIF image of the time-lapse on the viewer page (it takes some time to generate the GIF image). 【In-app purchases】 The application is basically free of charge, but it has some restrictions as follows. ・You can save up to 2 look-alike. ・The downloaded image has water-mark. ・The time-lapse function is not available. These limitations can be unlocked with the purchase of the Basic Plan(buyout). 【Terms of Use】 https://sokkuri-maker.com/ (Check the bottom of this page) Make a look-alike of your friend, create a SNS icon, enjoy creating various look-alikes!

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Look at Free against Pencil Note's $0.99. Look also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Pencil Note's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

Look is free to download; Pencil Note costs $0.99 up front. Look sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pencil Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pencil Note ships an update every 7 months, Look every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pencil Note versus Look: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPencil NoteLook
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB36 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMagitech CorporationeXTEM Software Japan, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Pencil Note

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Look

One-time1
  • Basic$3.99

Questions

Is Pencil Note free?
Pencil Note costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Look free?
Look is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pencil Note or Look have ads?
Neither Pencil Note nor Look shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pencil Note or Look?
Pencil Note ships an update every 7 months, and Look every 6 weeks. Most recently, Pencil Note was updated on June 1, 2026 and Look on September 13, 2026.

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