Comparison

SS Writer vs SNS Style Notes

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

Head to head
About

SS Writer

This app simplifies writing dialogue-focused creative works by allowing you to select character names from a list for easy input. It also offers a chat-style bubble display to enhance the immersive reading experience of your creations.

Highlights
  • Name list for easy dialogue input
  • Chat-style bubble display
  • Focus on creative writing
  • Streamlined text input
  • Immersive reading experience
Features
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会話主体の創作に特化したメモアプリです。 ■名前リストでらくらく会話入力 名前リストから名前を選択するとそのまま続けて会話文が入力できます。通常のメモのように一行毎に名前、カギカッコ、改行などを逐一入力したりカーソル位置を合わせる手間が省けるので、創作そのものに集中しやすくなります。 ■チャット風吹き出し表示で臨場感アップ 作成したテキストからチャット風の吹き出し表示を自動生成して閲覧することができます。テキストのみの表示より読みやすく臨場感もアップします。 その他にも創作に便利な機能がいろいろありますのでぜひお試しください!

About

SNS Style Notes

This note-taking app mimics a social network interface, allowing users to create posts with text, photos, videos, and audio. It offers advanced features like hashtags, replies, push notifications, and robust search, with security options and cloud backup.

Highlights
  • Social network-style interface
  • Multimedia notes (photos, videos, audio)
  • Advanced hashtags and replies
  • Push notifications
  • Passcode and biometric lock
  • Advanced search (AND/OR/NOT)
  • iCloud Drive backup
Features
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The note app like social network! You can use it like a familiar social network and leave notes as if you were tweeting. Of course you can use advanced hashtags and pin! You can even use Reply associated with your notes! Push notifications that can be set with two taps from the notes! Passcode lock that can also be used with FaceID and TouchID! (supported models only) Character counter that shows the number of characters while you are writing a note! Search feature that allows you to easily use AND/OR/NOT! iCloudDrive back-up to prevent lost notes! we're not just with the main feature. If you don't want to show icons or headers, you can hide them. The edit date and time is automatically updated like a normal note app, but you can also turn it off. The memo is displayed in the latest order, so you can fixed its position in the timeline by turning it off. The date and time format is displayed as "1s" like Twitter, but it can also be displayed as "1976/4/1 9:41". In addition to the features introduced above, we have received highly rated for our user-friendly features and UI/UX, so please install it!

Screenshots

SS Writer3 screens
SNS Style Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SNS Style Notes at fortnightly against SS Writer's every 3 months. SNS Style Notes also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). SS Writer's advantage is review sentiment (77% vs 67%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. SS Writer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SNS Style Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SS Writer ships an update every 3 months, SNS Style Notes fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SS Writer versus SNS Style Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSS WriterSNS Style Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShigenori KumagaiTadasuke Uema

Customer experience

SS Writer

Written reviews52 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative7.7%

SNS Style Notes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SS Writer

One-time1
  • アップグレード$3.99
3 purchases

SNS Style Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Plan (One Month)3 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Premium Plan (One Year)3 Days trial$14.901 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is SS Writer free?
SS Writer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SNS Style Notes free?
SNS Style Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SS Writer or SNS Style Notes have ads?
Both SS Writer and SNS Style Notes show ads.
Which is updated more often, SS Writer or SNS Style Notes?
SS Writer ships an update every 3 months, and SNS Style Notes fortnightly. Most recently, SS Writer was updated on November 3, 2026 and SNS Style Notes on November 3, 2026.

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