BigPaper vs Charactiverse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BigPaper
This app offers an infinite canvas for note-taking, PDF annotation, and mind mapping. Import various document formats and add text, handwriting, tables, and more. Efficiently organize and edit content without page limitations.
- Infinite canvas for freeform note-taking
- Import and annotate PDFs and other documents
- Mind mapping with element connections
- Handwriting and drawing tools with Smart Shapes
- Table creation and linking
- Multi-format document import and export
- Screenshot mode for quick content capture
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BigPaper is a borderless note taking application. You can import and expand PDFs and other formats in BigPaper and freely take notes in an infinite canvas without being limited by the edges of the document. You can use BigPaper on both iPhone and iPad for efficient editing with iCloud data sync. Whether it's annotating PDFs, making handbooks, or creating mind maps, BigPaper is ready to go. BigPaper's features include multi-format document import, text input, handwriting, mind mapping, tables, scanned documents, free edge screenshots, containers, folder management, search for handwriting and text, etc. We welcome every rating, and we will read every piece of feedback and take notes to incorporate it in future updates. Your 5-star review will encourage us to continue to upgrade BigPaper and introduce new features. —— Introduction of functions —— 「Infinite canvas, freeform add elements」 Canvas can be zoomed and moved for editing. Add documents in multiple formats such as PDF, as well as multiple types of elements such as tables, text, drawings, handwriting, pictures, stickers, paper, scanned documents, and more. These elements can be scaled and rotated. 「Mind Mapping - Easily connect ideas」 Innovative mind mapping mode. Connect elements on the page (text, pictures, tables, etc.) to quickly generate mind maps from inspiration. Also support the step-by-step enlargement of the idea by expanding the mind map. 「Type anywhere」 Customize the font, size and color of the text. To-do list, bullets can be added to the text. 「Brush Tool - Handwritten and Drawings」 Customize brush presets including color, transparency, tip size. Full-screen drawing, freely annotated documents that are not limited by the edges of the document. Smart Shapes: Hold a stylus or fingertip after drawing a graphic on the screen, intelligently recognize and generate the perfect shape. 「Create Table」 Easy create forms. Add row, add column, move row, move column. Tables can be linked to mind maps. 「Import and Export」 Imported document formats: PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, etc. Expand all pages of the document to easily read and highlight all the content. Select text in the document to copy. Export PDF, export image, and BigPaper format. WYSIWYG, everything can be displayed in the exported document. 「Reading Mode」 Customize the "scrolling direction" to realize the classic reading mode. 「Screenshot Mode - Quickly capture key points」 In screenshot mode, you can continuously select areas to take screenshots, these screenshots will be added to the canvas immediately, and can continue to be edited and added to the mind map. 「Stickers, Paper Templates」 The themes of stickers include weather, three-dimensional geometry, music, etc., saving creation time and improving note-taking efficiency. Use stickers and paper stencils in combination to create beautiful manuscripts. 「Multiple Selection Tool - Efficient Editing」 You can freely select an area on the canvas using the multi-selection tool. The selected content as a whole can be resized, rotated, moved, deleted, and exported.Draw borders to take screenshots freely. 「Manage files with folders」 You can create folders to manage files. Easy personalization includes folder editing, file moving, sticking to the top, and more. 「iCloud Sync」 Continue to create notes on different devices and capture inspiration anytime, anywhere. 「Scan」 Scan documents, OCR text recognition(Available in English, Chinese, French, Italian, German, Portuguese and Spanish.) 「Search and Jump Locations」 Search for handwriting, text, text in documents. Also: OCR text recognition results of scanned documents and recognition of text in pictures. Contact us and send feedback: bp_10happy@hotmail.com
Charactiverse
This app helps writers and tabletop role-players brainstorm, organize, and develop characters. It offers flexible fields for notes and details, allowing for organic idea evolution. Track life events, backstories, and custom traits to build rich, consistent characters for any story or game.
- Character creation and management
- Organize backstories and life events
- Customizable fields for unique details
- Ideal for novels, screenplays, and D&D
- Track character arcs and motivations
- Adaptable to any story system
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Create your world with Charactiverse. Charactiverse is a character-building app for writers, storytellers, and tabletop role-players who need a place to brainstorm, explore, and organise ideas. It’s built for messy thinking — the way writers and D&D players actually think. Add, edit, and delete information as your ideas evolve, in whatever order they arrive. Charactiverse is designed for flexibility. Open fields let you write full paragraphs or jot down quick notes. No forced formatting. No mandatory fields. You decide what details matter. Keep continuity tight with Life Events. Never again forget that Bob was bitten by a rattlesnake at age six… right before you give him a pet snake in his new apartment. Perfect for writers - Build and manage characters for novels, short stories, or screenplays - Track backstories, character arcs, and key life events - Add custom fields for traits, themes, secrets, and anything unique to your world - Ideal for D&D players and Dungeon Masters - Organise PCs, NPCs, and recurring characters - Track motivations, histories, and major campaign events - Adapt the app to any system or homebrew world Terms of use: iron-manuscript-b12.notion.site/Charactiverse-Terms-of-Use-3020627b767380afb538e267db0b9f50
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Charactiverse at 4.5 against BigPaper's 4.0. BigPaper's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. BigPaper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Charactiverse sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Charactiverse holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BigPaper has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BigPaper ships an update every 5 days, Charactiverse every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BigPaper | Charactiverse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (20 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 10happy Technology Development(Dalian) Co.,Ltd. | CATHERINE O'NEILL |
In-app purchases
BigPaper
- BigPaper - Full Version Unlock$8.99
Charactiverse
- Charactiverse Full Access$2.991 Month









