Metapen vs SharpKnife Pro
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.
SharpKnife Pro
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SharpKnife is a utility that lets you define knife sharpening systems, creating a list of parameters that can be set for each sharpening session. You then add knife records, which support pictures of your knife. Once you have at least one knife and one sharpening system, you can begin keep track of when and how you sharpened each knife. This version allows backing up your data to iCloud, plus data export in JSON and CSV as well as an improved UI.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Metapen at Free against SharpKnife Pro's $0.99. Metapen also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.5). SharpKnife Pro's advantage is device support. On 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
Metapen is free to download; SharpKnife Pro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Metapen | SharpKnife Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 1.8 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 6.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Metapen Limited | ANNULET CONSULTING, LLC |
In-app purchases
Metapen
No in-app purchases
SharpKnife Pro
No in-app purchases
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