Notepad Sanrio characters vs CharaLife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notepad Sanrio characters
Personalize your home screen with cute Sanrio character widgets. Organize shopping lists, to-do lists, and notes with customizable text and background colors. Express your style with beloved characters like Hello Kitty and Cinnamoroll.
- Sanrio character skins
- Home screen widgets
- Customizable text color
- Customizable background color
- Shopping list organizer
- To-do list organizer
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This is a cute notepad APP of Sanrio characters. You can use the skins of Sanrio Chracters, Hello Kitty (Kitty-chan), Cinnamoroll (Cinnamon), Pompompurin and Little Twin Stars (Kiki & Lala). Let's change skins for your favorite one. Cute Sticky Widgets on the home screen is very convenient. Let's use it for shopping lists, to-do lists, etc. You can change the text color and background color of the widget. Let's customize the home screen cutely and conveniently. Ⓒ 2021 SANRIO CO., LTD. APPROVAL NO. 620037
CharaLife
Manage your daily health with wearable devices like smartwatches and control smart home devices for enhanced convenience. This application integrates seamlessly with your connected technology.
- Health management via smartwatches
- Smart home device operation
- Integrated application
- Convenient device control
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CharaLife is an integrated application for using smart home and wearable devices. Wearable devices such as smartwatches can be used to manage your daily health, and smart home devices can be operated more comfortably and conveniently
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notepad Sanrio characters at 81% against CharaLife's 0%. Notepad Sanrio characters also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months). CharaLife's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Notepad Sanrio characters ships an update every 4 months, CharaLife every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notepad Sanrio characters | CharaLife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ArtsPlanet | GREEN HOUSE CO., LTD. (Japan) |
Customer experience
Notepad Sanrio characters
CharaLife
Bugs and requests
Notepad Sanrio characters
Reported bugs
2 issues- Widget not updating with latest note content
- Capsule gacha sometimes not working as intended
Requested features
4 requests- Add more Sanrio characters like My Melody and Kuromi
- Allow multiple notes/widgets to be saved
- Improve capsule gacha reliability
- Provide option to change widget background color
CharaLife
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notepad Sanrio characters
No in-app purchases
CharaLife
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Notepad Sanrio characters free?
Is CharaLife free?
Do Notepad Sanrio characters or CharaLife have ads?
Which is updated more often, Notepad Sanrio characters or CharaLife?
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