Metapen vs Intiface Central
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Intiface Central
Connect and control over 750 different haptic and sensor hardware devices for more immersive experiences. This application is designed to work with compatible desktop or mobile applications and games.
- Connects to haptic and sensor hardware
- Controls over 750 hardware pieces
- Enhances immersive experiences
- Compatible with desktop and mobile apps
- Works with Intiface Compatible Applications
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Intiface® Central allows access to a wide range of haptics and sensor hardware to create more immersive experiences for users. The application is made to be used with Intiface® Compatible Applications and Games, on either desktop or mobile. Connect to and control over 750 different pieces of hardware!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Intiface Central at 100% against Metapen's 7%. Intiface Central also leads on rating (3.4 vs 2.1) and device support. Metapen's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Intiface Central holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Metapen's written reviews are positive against 100% of Intiface Central's.
| Parameter | Metapen | Intiface Central |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (38 ratings) | 3.4 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Metapen Limited | Nonpolynomial Labs |
Customer experience
Metapen
Intiface Central
In-app purchases
Metapen
No in-app purchases
Intiface Central
No in-app purchases
