Scratchnote vs Web Roulette!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scratchnote
This utility app allows for rapid text writing, editing, and copying. It offers smart actions to quickly access links and calendar events, serving as an ideal temporary solution for various writing tasks.
- Quick text writing
- Text editing
- Copy text
- Smart actions for links
- Smart actions for calendar events
- Temporary writing solution
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Scratchnote is the perfect place to quickly write, edit, and copy text. Plus, use our smart actions to access links, calendar events, and more! Scratchnote is the perfect temporary solution for all your writing needs--start creating now!
Web Roulette!
Discover new webpages with a simple shake or swipe through your favorite sites. This app offers a unique browsing experience by eliminating typing and page loading times, making web surfing a fun and convenient game.
- Swipe through favorite sites
- Shake for surprise webpage
- No typing required
- Pre-cached pages for fast loading
- Simplified browsing experience
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Web Roulette is simple and fun to play with like all good toys. Just swipe and shake. 1. Swipe through your favorite sites 2. Shake when bored for a surprise webpage! But it's also your new main mobile browser. NO typing your next page NO page loading times (precached!) NO tab management NO baggage from Netscape Navigator's branch of desktop web browsers Take it out for a spin and we hope you enjoy. “Silly and simple and I kind of love it” - THE VERGE “Simple, addictive, and fun” - TECHCRUNCH “It’s just plain dumb fun” - JOHN GRUBER “Makes surfing your top sites a fun game” - APPADVICE “Browsing websites this way is quick and convenient” - MACRUMORS “Restores… the kind of random nature of “flipping through channels” on the internet.” 9TO5MAC
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Web Roulette! at 4.7 against Scratchnote's 4.5. Web Roulette! also leads on ratings volume (125 vs 11) and review sentiment (75% vs 67%). Scratchnote's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Web Roulette! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Web Roulette! has 125 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Scratchnote's written reviews are positive against 75% of Web Roulette!'s.
Scratchnote ships an update every 11 days, Web Roulette! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scratchnote | Web Roulette! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) | 4.7 (125 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 125 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Magnus Jensen | Impending |
Customer experience
Scratchnote
Web Roulette!
Bugs and requests
Scratchnote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Web Roulette!
Reported bugs
4 issues- App says 'out of shakes'
- Swiping clashes with website gestures
- Stops audio playback on device
- Websites are blank or outdated
Requested features
9 requests- Dedicated iPad app
- Option to disable roulette animation
- Clearer onboarding for 'shake' feature
- Ability to open articles in Apple News
- Separate wheels for different website categories
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- More onboarding guidance
- Option to mute sound effects
- Adjustable swipe sensitivity
- Zone-based swiping for UI navigation
In-app purchases
Scratchnote
No in-app purchases
Web Roulette!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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