Comparison

Co vs Handwriting Scan

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

Head to head
About

Co

This app facilitates music production collaboration by allowing users to record all interactions, share files, discuss revisions, and upload demos. It offers folder management for files, pin functionality for important comments, and private groups for member-exclusive sharing.

Highlights
  • Record all music production interactions
  • Share production files
  • Discuss revision points
  • Upload and review demos
  • Folder management for files
  • Pin important comments
  • Private group sharing
Features
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■ 音楽制作のすべてのやり取りを、コーライティングスタジオで記録 ・音楽制作のアイデア出し ・制作過程のファイルの共有 ・修正ポイントのディスカッション ・デモが完成したらアップロードしてみんなで確認 すべてのやりとりをコーライティングスタジオ上で行うことができます。 ■ 制作過程にあわせてファイルを「フォルダ管理」 アップロードするファイルをフォルダ分けして管理できます。 バージョンや制作過程に合わせてフォルダを作ることで、ファイルが混ざり「あのファイルどこだっけ?」と探す手間が省けます。 ■ 大切なコメントは「ピンどめ」で保存 たくさんの議論をすると、「あの時のコメントってどこだっけ?」と過去のコメントを見失うことがありませんか。 重要なコメントを「ピン留め」することで、いつでも目的のコメントにたどりつく事ができます。 ■ 非公開のグループで「メンバー限定の共有」 アップロードしたファイルやコメントは、参加しているメンバー内でのみ共有されます。 公開されたくない作品も、安全に管理することができます。

About

Handwriting Scan

Digitize handwritten notes and paper memos, converting them into searchable text. Organize, review, and share your captured information easily. Extract to-do lists and sync them with your reminders.

Highlights
  • OCR for handwritten notes
  • Searchable text notes
  • Markdown export
  • iCloud support
  • Task extraction and management
  • Sync with Apple Reminders
Features
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WriteScan helps you capture handwritten notes and paper memos, turn them into searchable text, and keep them organized. It keeps the freedom of writing on paper while making your notes easier to find, review, and share later. Main Features - Capture notebooks and journals with your camera and convert them to text with OCR - Save each page with both the original image and recognized text - Search past notes by keyword - Copy and share notes in Markdown format - iCloud support: data is stored on your device and in iCloud - Scan multiple pages in a single flow - Extract handwritten TODO lists and manage them as tasks - Organize detected tasks by parent groups - Sync tasks with Apple Reminders - Optionally save captured images to your photo library Perfect for - Digitally managing notebooks and journals - Quickly capturing shopping lists and ideas - Reviewing meeting notes or study notes later - Turning paper TODO lists into a task list - Archiving past notebooks for future reference Privacy & Security Your data is stored on your device and in iCloud. Text recognition uses an external AI service, but submitted data is never used for training. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy Terms of Use: https://writescan.app/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://writescan.app/en/privacy/

Screenshots

Co2 screens
Handwriting Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Handwriting Scan at 100% against Co's 33%. Handwriting Scan also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). Co's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Handwriting Scan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Co asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Co ships an update every 5 months, Handwriting Scan every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Co versus Handwriting Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoHandwriting Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB71 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer株式会社CWFKodai Hiradate

Customer experience

Co

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Handwriting Scan

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Co

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Handwriting Scan

Subscriptions2
  • Pro plan(monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Pro plan (Annual)1 Year trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • 20-Scan Add-on Pack$0.49

Questions

Is Co free?
Co is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Handwriting Scan free?
Handwriting Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Co or Handwriting Scan have ads?
Neither Co nor Handwriting Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Co or Handwriting Scan?
Co ships an update every 5 months, and Handwriting Scan every 3 days. Most recently, Co was updated on October 15, 2026 and Handwriting Scan on October 25, 2026.

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