Comparison

Scribble Storm Notes vs LinHand

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

Head to head
About

Scribble Storm Notes

This app provides a boundless digital workspace for creatives to brainstorm and organize ideas through drawing and visual mapping. It offers customizable tools and dynamic navigation to support your creative process from broad sketches to intricate details.

Highlights
  • Maximal Canvas for limitless creativity
  • Dynamic Bookmarks to save idea states
  • Idea Mapping with fluid drawing tools
  • Visual Navigation with a minimap
  • Customizable brushes, colors, and backgrounds
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Scribble Storm is a companion for your creative journey, that combines powerful drawing tools with a simple UI that stays out of your way while you create. Visionary’s aren’t inspired by dry text and dusty flow charts. Whether you’re a designer, artist, or visionary thinker, Scribble Storm offers you the perfect space to scale to your imagination. Key Features: - Maximal Canvas: Zoom, pan, and scroll through an expansive digital workspace that lets your creativity flow without limits. - Dynamic Bookmarks: Drop bookmarks on areas of interest across your canvas. Each bookmark saves your specific window into your vector notes, allowing you to return to your ideas exactly as you left them. - Idea Mapping: Effortlessly organize your thoughts with fluid, intuitive drawing tools. Scribble Storm adapts to the scale of your project—from broad sketches to intricate details. - Visual Navigation: Our minimap ensures you can always find your way back, offering a bird’s-eye view of your entire canvas. - Customizable Tools: Tailor your toolkit with custom brushes, colors, and grids and backgrounds, making each project distinctively yours. Ride the Horizon of Your Mind. Transform the way you brainstorm. Download Scribble Storm today and start a creative revolution right at your fingertips.

About

LinHand

Capture ideas with a fluid writing experience, organize them with outlines, and quickly find information through text search. Share your notes in various formats, including native data for seamless collaboration.

Highlights
  • Fluent writing with various brushes and colors
  • Create outlines for easy navigation
  • Quick text search within notes
  • Export to PDF, PNG, and native format
  • Add pictures and text to notes
  • iCloud automatic data storage
Features
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With LinHand, you can take notes, share notes, and add pictures and text to them at any time. 【1】Fluent writing Writing with LinHand is as smooth and precise as writing in a real notepad. There are a variety of brushes and colors to choose from. [2] Create an outline Add a directory to the file, easy to find and jump to the page. 【3】Quick search text Perform a global search of text to quickly find key annotations. 【4】Support exporting files in various formats Supports exporting files in PDF, PNG, .LinHand formats. Use .LinHand format files to easily share LinHand native data with other users. LinHand uses iCloud to automatically store data, please turn on iCloud to store data in the phone's system settings. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of your order. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Accounts will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by visiting your Account Settings after purchase. Terms of use: https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/530890491 Privacy Policy: https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/141347640

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scribble Storm Notes at 4.5 against LinHand's 3.0. Scribble Storm Notes also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 52 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 2). LinHand's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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. Scribble Storm Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LinHand sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scribble Storm Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scribble Storm Notes has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scribble Storm Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, LinHand every 52 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Scribble Storm Notes versus LinHand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScribble Storm NotesLinHand
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 52 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDamien Bell侠光 邢

Customer experience

Scribble Storm Notes

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

LinHand

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scribble Storm Notes

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything!$4.99
2 purchases

LinHand

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly subscription$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • upgrade Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Scribble Storm Notes free?
Scribble Storm Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LinHand free?
LinHand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scribble Storm Notes or LinHand?
Scribble Storm Notes is rated higher. Scribble Storm Notes averages 4.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while LinHand averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Scribble Storm Notes or LinHand have ads?
Scribble Storm Notes shows ads; LinHand does not.
Which is updated more often, Scribble Storm Notes or LinHand?
Scribble Storm Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, and LinHand every 52 months. Most recently, Scribble Storm Notes was updated on October 29, 2026 and LinHand on November 3, 2026.

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