Comparison

SCRIBZEE® vs FamilyDrop

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

Head to head
About

SCRIBZEE®

Securely access all your handwritten notes from any device, anytime. This app offers high-quality scans that are automatically enhanced for clarity and readability. Organize, share, and even convert notes to PDF for easy distribution.

Highlights
  • Secure cloud access for notes
  • High-quality automatic scanning
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Note organization by subject/project
  • Share notes via social media/messaging
  • Convert notes to PDF
  • Revision progress tracking
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ACCESS ALL YOUR HANDWRITTEN NOTES SECURELY, WHEN AND WHERE YOU NEED THEM, on your smartphone, tablet or laptop. Already more than a million people are using SCRIBZEE®. ◆ WITH SCRIBZEE® YOUR HANDWRITTEN NOTES ARE ACCESSIBLE EVERYWHERE, EVEN WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE YOUR NOTEBOOK WITH YOU ◆ Whether you’re a student or a professional on a business trip, it’s great to be able to access all your handwritten notes without having to carry your notes or notebooks around with you. With SCRIBZEE®, access your notes anywhere and at any time via the smartphone app, even in flight mode, or alternatively on a tablet, PC or Mac with SCRIBZEE® Online (www.scribzee.com). ◆ A HIGH-QUALITY SCAN EVERY TIME, BETTER THAN USING YOUR SMARTPHONE CAMERA ◆ Capturing your notes with your smartphone camera is a possibility. However, the result doesn’t often come up to expectations. The pages are crooked, slightly blurry and badly framed. Your notes get mixed up with your photos, they take up storage space and are not multipage. With SCRIBZEE® and your compatible HAMELIN product, your scan is automatically enhanced by the app, so you get a high-quality result every time: • Accurate framing of the page content, • Vertical and horizontal re-framing of the image, • Optimisation of the contrast and brightness levels Your scanned notes are always clear and fully readable, shareable, enrichable and printable. ◆ SCRIBZEE® FOR LEARNING ◆ Are you in the habit of forgetting your notebook? Have you ever misplaced study cards or had them torn to pieces by your puppy? SCRIBZEE® protects your notes so you can study wherever and whenever you need to on your smartphone. Do you wake up in the morning with study cards strewn all over your bed? Organise your notes by subject in SCRIBZEE® and study in bed using your smartphone. Fed up of seeing more pics of your notes or study cards on your smartphone than photos of your friends? Store your notes in SCRIBZEE® and free up your photo gallery for more important things. Got a friend in need? With SCRIBZEE® share your class notes or study cards with one click (Twitter, Messenger, What’s App). Have you written out so many study cards you don’t know where to start revising? With SCRIBZEE® assign a status (red, orange, green) to each card and keep track of your revision progress. ◆ SCRIBZEE® FOR BUSINESS ◆ Does your job involve long-term projects? Save and access all your notes in SCRIBZEE®. Do you manage lots of different projects? Archive your notes by subject, client or project name and find everything you need with SCRIBZEE®’s search function. Do you frequently attend meetings then need to send out the meeting notes quickly? With SCRIBZEE® no more typing out handwritten notes, just convert to PDF and share instantly. Do you find your notes or meeting minutes easily get mixed up? Keep your notes under control access them faster by linking them to the appointments in your calendar. ◆ SCRIBZEE® IS ALSO ◆ • A free app. • Exclusively available with your favourite HAMELIN notebook. • Includes dedicated, unlimited free cloud storage space. • Totally secure. Your notes are encrypted and only readable by you. • Allows you to create automatic reminders for your important notes. • Add photos from your smartphone to enrich your handwritten notes. • And much more. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FamilyDrop

Features
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FamilyDrop is the essential app to make family life run smoothly, coordinate everyone's schedules and organize your household's daily routine at a glance. Whether you need to sync the week's events, share chores or never forget an important date again, FamilyDrop brings everything your household needs together in one place. Key features: Shared calendar and planning: Coordinate the schedules of every member of the household in one single calendar. Collaborative household space: Invite your loved ones to join your circle to share information and stay in sync in real time. FooDrop connection: Easily pull in information directly from your FooDrop app to link the running of your home to your overall organization. Take back control of your family organization, save time and simplify your daily life today with FamilyDrop! (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://boostvitrine.fr/conditions-generales-dutilisation-jp/

Screenshots

SCRIBZEE®4 screens
FamilyDrop3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SCRIBZEE® at none against FamilyDrop's 4. FamilyDrop's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support 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

Both are free to download. FamilyDrop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. SCRIBZEE® asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SCRIBZEE® ships an update monthly, FamilyDrop every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SCRIBZEE® versus FamilyDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSCRIBZEE®FamilyDrop
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (180 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings180 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHamelin SASGwenaelle Papin

Bugs and requests

SCRIBZEE®

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App fails to open or get stuck on loading screen
  • Issues with account creation and password reset
  • Scanned notes not saving or disappearing
  • Inconsistent behavior when scanning multiple pages
  • Compatibility problems with certain device models

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add sub-folder support for better organization
  • Improve handwriting recognition accuracy
  • Implement a more user-friendly interface
  • Allow scanning of non-proprietary notebooks
  • Integrate with popular note-taking apps

FamilyDrop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SCRIBZEE®

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

FamilyDrop

Subscriptions4
  • Premium mensuel$2.001 Month
  • Abonnement Duo$11.991 Month
  • premium annuel$18.001 Year
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  • Duo Annuel FamilyDrop et FooDrop$119.991 Year

Questions

Is SCRIBZEE® free?
SCRIBZEE® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FamilyDrop free?
FamilyDrop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SCRIBZEE® or FamilyDrop have ads?
Neither SCRIBZEE® nor FamilyDrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SCRIBZEE® or FamilyDrop?
SCRIBZEE® ships an update monthly, and FamilyDrop every 2 days. Most recently, SCRIBZEE® was updated on October 26, 2026 and FamilyDrop on October 8, 2026.

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