Handwritten Notes Widget, Draw vs Photo Collage Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Handwritten Notes Widget, Draw
Create and display handwritten notes, drawings, and sketches directly on your iOS home screen. This app offers a suite of free drawing tools, including customizable pens, an eraser, and undo/redo functionality. Save unlimited notes, organize them into folders, and share your creations easily.
- iOS 14 home screen widgets
- Free drawing and sketching tools
- Apple Pencil compatibility
- Customizable pen types and colors
- Undo, redo, and eraser
- Unlimited note saving
- Folder organization
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It's a handwritten notes app compatible with iOS14 home screen widgets. All features are completely free to use. - Quick start - Easy to draw handwritten notes - Compatible with Apple Pencil - You can choose the type and color of the pen - Undo, Redo, with eraser function - You can share your notes on SNS - Unlimited notes can be saved - Can be divided into folders - Supports iOS14 home screen widget - Dark mode support - Completely free, no additional charge Want to put handwritten notes, scribbles, illustrations and sketches on your home screen? URL scheme: handwritten://
Photo Collage Studio
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Create polished photo collages from templates, grids, 9-grid slices, long images, and color-inspired layouts in a few taps. Photo Collage Maker is a lightweight collage studio for turning everyday photos into clean social posts, travel journals, moodboards, product boards, and share-ready layouts. Start from a template or choose your own mode: Grid Collage, Freeform Collage, Long Image, 9-Grid Slice, Color Walk, Subject Sticker, Photo Calendar, Travel Ticket, Travel Stamp, Color Beads, or Palette Overlay. New in this update: more scene templates, smoother selection and editing interactions, and a rebuilt creation page that makes the next step clearer. What you can make: - Photo collages for daily posts, albums, products, and memories - Grid layouts with custom ratios, spacing, borders, and backgrounds - 9-grid cuts for profile feeds and social reveals - Long images for stories, tutorials, recaps, and visual notes - Freeform collages with layers, rotation, flipping, and flexible placement - Color Walk and palette templates that turn photo colors into designed layouts - Travel, calendar, ticket, stamp, sticker, and portfolio-style templates Why it feels fast: - Start from recommended templates instead of a blank canvas - Fine-tune layout details without heavy editing menus - Save high-quality exports directly to Photos - Keep photo processing local on your device Make a clean collage, a 9-grid post, a long image, or a template-based visual story whenever your photos need a better layout. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Handwritten Notes Widget, Draw at none against Photo Collage Studio's 1. Photo Collage Studio's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Photo Collage Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Handwritten Notes Widget, Draw asks for nothing beyond the download.
Handwritten Notes Widget, Draw ships an update every 6 weeks, Photo Collage Studio every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handwritten Notes Widget, Draw | Photo Collage Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (58 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FugaPiyo Inc. | YunLong Zhang |
In-app purchases
Handwritten Notes Widget, Draw
No in-app purchases
Photo Collage Studio
- PhotoCollagePro$3.99
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