Handwritten Idea Notes vs Chart Maker
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.
Chart Maker
Easily generate line, pie, and bar graphs from your data. This tool also functions as a simple spreadsheet creator, making it a versatile option for organizing information and visualizing trends.
- Line graph creation
- Pie chart generation
- Bar graph visualization
- Spreadsheet functionality
- Data organization
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This application allows you to easily create line, pie, and bar graphs. It can also be used for spreadsheets, so we recommend it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chart Maker at none against Handwritten Idea Notes's 1. Chart Maker also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Handwritten Idea Notes's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (71% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Handwritten Idea Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chart Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Handwritten Idea Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 37 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Handwritten Idea Notes's written reviews are positive against 50% of Chart Maker's.
Handwritten Idea Notes ships an update every 3 months, Chart Maker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handwritten Idea Notes | Chart Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (73 ratings) — better | 4.2 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | tadashi atoji | Taro Horiguchi |
Customer experience
Handwritten Idea Notes
Chart Maker
In-app purchases
Handwritten Idea Notes
- Remove Ad$5.99
Chart Maker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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