Comparison

Handwritten Idea Notes vs MonoFlick

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

MonoFlick

Features
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MonoFlick lets you send text, keyboard shortcuts and pointer movements to your Mac from the iPhone in your left hand, while your right hand stays on a mouse, a pen tablet or a game controller. It needs the free Mac companion app "MonoFlick Companion": "MonoFlick Companion lite" on the Mac App Store, or the DMG version from our website. [Type on your Mac from your iPhone] Text you type with the flick keyboard, designed for the left hand, is entered into the frontmost app on your Mac. Text being converted is also shown on the Mac screen. A numeric keypad is included. [Shortcuts with one hand] Send copy, paste, undo and other shortcuts or function keys with a single tap. Save the combinations you use often as key bindings and group them into tabs. [Use your iPhone as a trackpad] Move the Mac pointer, click, scroll and select ranges. Buttons can jump the pointer to fixed positions, and a mode moves it along a circle or a line. [Launch apps] Open registered Mac apps with one tap, or switch between the apps running on your Mac. [Minecraft card] A card that gathers the keys and mouse actions for playing Minecraft with one hand. [Pairing] Scan the QR code shown in the Mac menu bar. A PIN is available if the QR code can't be scanned. Connects over Wi-Fi or your local network, and you can set the order in which connections are tried. [In-app purchases (one-time)] - BLE Connection: connect over Bluetooth where there is no Wi-Fi - Phrase Palette: insert saved phrases with one tap - Dock Import: add the apps in your Mac Dock to the launcher at once (requires the DMG version of the Mac app) - Auto Click: repeat left clicks at a set interval (requires the DMG version of the Mac app) - Minecraft Left Click (Latch): keep the left button held after you lift your finger [About the Mac App Store edition] MonoFlick Companion lite runs in the macOS App Sandbox, so Dock Import, Auto Click, orbit numbering and launching apps by path are not available with it. While connected to lite, the app hides these features or shows that they are not available. [Privacy] Communication between the iPhone and the Mac is encrypted, and nothing is sent to the developer's servers. No analytics, no ads. Please do not use the app while walking or driving. Privacy Policy: https://foo-tec.com/monoflick/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Handwritten Idea Notes4 screens
MonoFlick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MonoFlick at none against Handwritten Idea Notes's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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 and MonoFlick sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Handwritten Idea Notes versus MonoFlick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandwritten Idea NotesMonoFlick
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (73 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings73 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertadashi atojiyoshihito nagai

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Handwritten Idea Notes

One-time1
  • Remove Ad$5.99
3 purchases

MonoFlick

One-time3
  • Dock から取り込み$0.99
  • Minecraft Left Click (Latch)$0.99
  • BLE Connection$1.99

Questions

Is Handwritten Idea Notes free?
Handwritten Idea Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MonoFlick free?
MonoFlick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Handwritten Idea Notes or MonoFlick have ads?
Handwritten Idea Notes shows ads; MonoFlick does not.
Which is updated more often, Handwritten Idea Notes or MonoFlick?
Handwritten Idea Notes ships an update every 2 months, and MonoFlick every 2 months. Most recently, Handwritten Idea Notes was updated on October 24, 2026 and MonoFlick on October 25, 2026.

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