Comparison

SS Writer vs Tackboard

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

Tackboard

Features
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Tackboard turns your ideas into colorful sticky notes on a huge, zoomable canvas. • Quick Capture — jot text, photos, and voice memos onto notes in seconds • Organize Your Way — group notes into boards, duplicate notes across boards, add tags, and pin your favorites • Never Miss a Thing — set a time alarm (one-time on any date, or repeating weekly, monthly, or yearly) or a location reminder so nothing slips by • Rich Formatting — bulleted, numbered, and checklist lists, with Undo & Redo for every change • Links & Paste — add links as rich preview cards, and paste from the web with fonts, colors, and links kept • Sketch & Draw — freehand drawings plus clean lines, rectangles, circles, and arrows right on any note • Personalize — choose a solid color or a background photo/illustration for every note • Stay in Sync — notes, boards, tags, and settings sync automatically across iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud • Full History — every edit is saved, so you can always look back and restore an earlier version • Backup & Restore — export all your notes and boards to one file and restore them anytime • Search Instantly — find any note by content, tag, or board — even text inside your photos • Attach Anything — add photos, documents, and voice memos, and merge voice clips into one • Lock Private Notes — protect sensitive notes with Face ID or a passcode Tackboard is free to use on iPhone and iPad, with an optional ad-free upgrade. One purchase removes ads everywhere, including Mac. Terms of Use: https://vincentchiu.com/tackboard/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://vincentchiu.com/tackboard/privacy.html

Screenshots

SS Writer3 screens
Tackboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tackboard at every 2 weeks against SS Writer's every 3 months. On price, ads, 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. SS Writer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tackboard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SS Writer ships an update every 3 months, Tackboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SS Writer versus Tackboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSS WriterTackboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShigenori KumagaiVincent Chiu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SS Writer

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

Tackboard

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is SS Writer free?
SS Writer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tackboard free?
Tackboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SS Writer or Tackboard have ads?
Both SS Writer and Tackboard show ads.
Which is updated more often, SS Writer or Tackboard?
SS Writer ships an update every 3 months, and Tackboard every 2 weeks. Most recently, SS Writer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tackboard on November 6, 2026.

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