Comparison

Handwritten Idea Notes vs Ink Brush Free

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

Head to head
About

Handwritten Idea Notes

Quickly capture your thoughts with this handwriting-focused note-taking app. Easily create new pages and organize your notes, with support for Apple Pencil. Export your collected images to cloud services for easy access.

Highlights
  • Quickly jot down ideas
  • Create new pages easily
  • Organize notes in folders
  • Export images to cloud apps
  • Apple Pencil support
Features
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This app is a handwritten note-taking app that lets you capture your ideas the moment they strike. Open the canvas whenever inspiration hits, and create consecutive notes directly from the note screen without interrupting your train of thought. Key Features: • Seamless Note Creation: Create your next note directly from the current screen to capture rapid thoughts. • Optimized for iPad: Features a dedicated Apple Pencil mode for a natural writing experience. • Folder Management: Organize your saved note images with custom folders and move items easily between them. • Quick Sharing: Share your notes instantly via email or social media. • ZIP Export: Select multiple images or folders, compress them into a single ZIP file, and send them to other apps. • Flexible Workflow: Sketch your rough drafts or concepts in this app, transfer them to your computer via cloud storage, and continue your creative work seamlessly. Turn your quick thoughts, sketches, and visual notes into organized ideas effortlessly!

About

Ink Brush Free

This drawing application offers the flexibility of a paintbrush with the ease of a pen. Create varied line widths in a single stroke, ideal for sketching, cartoons, lettering, and calligraphy.

Highlights
  • Versatile line width control
  • Simulates paintbrush and pen
  • Ideal for sketching
  • Suitable for cartoons and lettering
  • Supports Manga art and calligraphy
Features
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Experience a new way of drawing! The versatility of a paintbrush with the convenience of a pen. Create fine to broad lines within a single stroke. A great tool for all kinds of line work, including sketch, line-and-wash, cartoons, lettering, Manga-art and Oriental calligraphy.

Screenshots

Handwritten Idea Notes4 screens
Ink Brush Free2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Handwritten Idea Notes at 73% against Ink Brush Free's 0%. Handwritten Idea Notes also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (73 vs 2). Ink Brush Free's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Handwritten Idea Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ink Brush Free asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Handwritten Idea Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handwritten Idea Notes has 73 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Handwritten Idea Notes's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ink Brush Free's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Handwritten Idea Notes versus Ink Brush Free: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandwritten Idea NotesInk Brush Free
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (73 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings73 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertadashi atojiTOUCHSCREEN LEARNING LTD

Customer experience

Handwritten Idea Notes

All ratings73 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%

Ink Brush Free

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Handwritten Idea Notes

One-time1
  • Remove Ad$5.99
None

Ink Brush Free

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handwritten Idea Notes free?
Handwritten Idea Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ink Brush Free free?
Ink Brush Free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Handwritten Idea Notes or Ink Brush Free?
Handwritten Idea Notes is rated higher. Handwritten Idea Notes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Ink Brush Free averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Handwritten Idea Notes or Ink Brush Free have ads?
Both Handwritten Idea Notes and Ink Brush Free show ads.

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