Comparison

FlooPen vs Metapen

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FlooPen

This app enables the use of Apple Pencil and finger touch input on Windows devices. It supports advanced Apple Pencil features like altitude and azimuth, with low-latency Bluetooth connectivity for a seamless drawing experience. Inputs remain offline for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Use Apple Pencil on Windows
  • Finger touch as pen/mouse input
  • Supports altitude and azimuth
  • Low-latency Bluetooth connection
  • Offline input for privacy
  • Firmware update guidance
Features
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Experience the Ultimate Drawing Freedom on Windows with FlooGoo FMA100 Bluetooth Dongle! Our unique FlooGoo FMA100 Bluetooth Dongle empowers you to use Apple Pencil or finger touches seamlessly with a variety of drawing apps on Windows. All Apple Pencil sensor data, including altitude and azimuth, seamlessly transfer to Windows without the need for any additional drivers on Windows 10/11. Simply plug in the dongle, connect with your preferred app, and start creating. Thanks to its low-latency Bluetooth connection, you won't even notice any lag. Plus, it supports finger touch as a pen or mouse input for your Windows device, with the option to simulate pen pressure using a second finger swipe. Unlike some network-based solutions, your inputs remain offline, ensuring the utmost privacy. If a firmware update is required for your FlooGoo FMA100 dongle, our app will guide you through the process effortlessly. It typically takes about 2 minutes and involves a few brief disconnections and reconnections. The OpenTablet driver can be used to seamlessly map the drawing area to a specified region on your desktop. Download the app and explore our user guide for comprehensive details.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FlooPen at 100% against Metapen's 7%. FlooPen also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.8). Metapen's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlooPen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metapen has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FlooPen's written reviews are positive against 7% of Metapen's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FlooPen versus Metapen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlooPenMetapen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better1.8 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better6.7% of reviews
Number of ratings218 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPad — better—
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRADIOWORKS MICROELECTRONICS PTY LTDMetapen Limited

Customer experience

FlooPen

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Metapen

Written reviews15 reviews
Positive6.7%
Neutral26.7%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

FlooPen

No in-app purchases

None

Metapen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlooPen free?
FlooPen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Metapen free?
Metapen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FlooPen or Metapen?
FlooPen is rated higher. FlooPen averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Metapen averages 1.8 from 18 ratings.

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