CherrypieBLE vs Metapen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CherrypieBLE
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The Cherrypie is a board equipped with a Nordic CPU and was made by Sekitani Lab. In Osaka University to control various sensors and acquire various data. This application, Cherrypie BLE, communicates with the Cherrypie board using BLE. You can control sensors and collect the data acquired by the sensor, mainly for research purposes.
Metapen
This app enhances the functionality of a stylus, offering tools to customize shortcuts for various note-taking and drawing software. It also allows for signal adjustment to adapt to different stylus tips, improving productivity and user experience.
- Customize shortcuts for note-taking and drawing software
- Adapt stylus to different tips via signal adjustment
- Bluetooth connectivity for stylus management
- Last used location tracking for stylus
- Productivity enhancement tools
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Metapen is an app for managing the Pencil. It provides users with superior productivity tools; the Pencil can adapt to various notetaking and drawing software by customizing shortcuts and adapt to different tips through signal adjustment. Permission Description: 1. Bluetooth Permission: Metapen needs to connect to the Pencil via Bluetooth. 2. Positioning Permission: Metapen needs to record the position where the Pencil is used for the last time through positioning, in order to find the Pencil.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: CherrypieBLE at 3 against Metapen's —. CherrypieBLE also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price and in-app purchases 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.
| Parameter | CherrypieBLE | Metapen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.8 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 6.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hiroshi Ohta | Metapen Limited |
In-app purchases
CherrypieBLE
No in-app purchases
Metapen
No in-app purchases
