Handwritten Mail vs Writing Board
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Handwritten Mail
Create and send personalized handwritten notes via email. Draw your messages using a variety of colors and an eraser tool. Share your unique thoughts with friends and family through digital correspondence.
- Handwritten note creation
- Email sending
- Drawing tools
- Color options
- Eraser functionality
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Email a handwritten notes to draw with black, red and eraser.
Writing Board
Instantly jot down notes, to-do lists, or quick drawings without any menus. Customize pen color and weight for your writing needs. Keep your screen active with auto-lock disabled.
- Instant writing on launch
- Quick screen deletion
- No storage function
- Customizable pen color (12 options)
- Customizable pen weight (4 options)
- Disable auto-lock
- Maintain settings
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The Writing Board application is an application that you can write immediately as soon as you think. Also, you can delete in a moment. Since there is no extra menu, you can start writing as soon as you launch the application. You can delete the screen immediately by pressing the trash can button in the center. If you delete the screen, the contents you wrote will not remain. Because this app has no storage function. It is best for phone memo writing, ToDo list, communication in writing, drawing etc. Tap the pen icon to choose pen color and pen weight. There are 12 colors of pen. Also, there are four types of pen weight. Tap the setting icon to display the settings of the application. If you turn on "Disable Auto-Lock", you can continue to display the screen. You can disable Auto-Lock of iPhone or iPad only when launching the application. When "Maintain Settings" is checked, settings of pen color, pen weight, Auto-Lock disable setting are saved. When you restart the application, you can start writing with the saved settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Handwritten Mail at 100% against Writing Board's 50%. Handwritten Mail also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Writing Board's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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
Handwritten Mail is free to download; Writing Board costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Handwritten Mail holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Handwritten Mail's written reviews are positive against 50% of Writing Board's.
Handwritten Mail ships an update every 6 months, Writing Board every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handwritten Mail | Writing Board |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 42 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHIGETO TAKAGI | Kei Suefuji |
Customer experience
Handwritten Mail
Writing Board
In-app purchases
Handwritten Mail
No in-app purchases
Writing Board
No in-app purchases
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