Handwritten Idea Notes vs Drawing Memo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Quickly jot down ideas
- Create new pages easily
- Organize notes in folders
- Export images to cloud apps
- Apple Pencil support
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It is a handwritten notes app. Once you come up with something soon to write ! From the page view can create the following page, are continuously quick write ! Collected image to a folder, you can export to iTunes shared folder and other Cloud apps. Support the Apple Pencil.
Drawing Memo
Quickly jot down notes and sketches with a variety of pen colors. Save and share your creations easily via email or social media. A paid plan offers a trash can function for restoring deleted memos.
- Handwritten memo creation
- Variety of pen colors
- Drawing capabilities
- Save to camera roll
- Share to SNS and email
- Trash can function (paid)
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- Quick and easy memo by handwriting Simple design for quick memos. A wide variety of pen colors! You can also draw a little. - Save to Camera Roll and Share to SNS Easy to save and share from within the app. You can easily save and share your work from within the app, or attach it to an email. - Equipped with a trash can function You can restore memos that have been accidentally deleted (paid plan). Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) If you have any questions, comments, or requests If you have any problems, comments, or requests, please contact us via App > Settings > Contact Us. We are planning to update the app with new features and additions, so we will keep you updated. >Terms of use https://www.stellaxia.com/userpolicy >Privacy policy https://www.stellaxia.com/privacypolicy
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Verdict
Handwritten Idea Notes and Drawing Memo both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Drawing Memo's written reviews are positive against 71% of Handwritten Idea Notes's. Drawing Memo also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Handwritten Idea Notes's advantage is ratings volume (73 vs 7). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Handwritten Idea Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drawing Memo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Handwritten Idea Notes against 4.7 for Drawing Memo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handwritten Idea Notes has 73 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Handwritten Idea Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drawing Memo's.
Handwritten Idea Notes ships an update every 3 months, Drawing Memo monthly. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Handwritten Idea Notes | Drawing Memo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (73 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | tadashi atoji | Shiho Sadamizu |
Customer experience
Handwritten Idea Notes
Drawing Memo
In-app purchases
Handwritten Idea Notes
- Remove Ad$5.99
Drawing Memo
- Pro Version$4.99
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