SkIN DP vs Metapen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SkIN DP
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SkiN DP is a tool to be used by patients and clinicians for recording photographs of skin lesions on clinical visits. Patients can enter the link code generated when they enrolled on the study to connect their photographs to their profile. Clinicians can add photograph descriptions and diagnosis information as well as feedback on their experience of using the app so we can improve the tool as the project expands.
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: SkIN DP at 3 against Metapen's —. On price, in-app purchases 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.
| Parameter | SkIN DP | Metapen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.1 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 6.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The University of Manchester | Metapen Limited |
In-app purchases
SkIN DP
No in-app purchases
Metapen
No in-app purchases









