Comparison

Share Handwritten Notes vs Dark Memos

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

Head to head
About

Share Handwritten Notes

Easily create and share handwritten notes with multiple pages and color options. Customize line thickness for your writing style and save your creations to files.

Highlights
  • Handwritten memo creation
  • Multiple page support
  • Four color options
  • Adjustable line thickness
  • Save notes to files
  • Easy sharing functionality
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A simple handwritten memo sharing app that allows you to easily share handwritten memos or save them to files. Switch between 4 pages, 4 colors (black, red, blue and white), line thickness can be changed up to 50.

About

Dark Memos

Create handwritten notes with a dark background. Organize your notes using folders. Ads are present but can be removed with an add-on purchase.

Highlights
  • Handwritten notes
  • Black background theme
  • Folder organization
  • Ad-supported
  • Ad-on to hide ads
Features
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A simple handwritten note app with Black background. You can organize using the folder feature. *Ads are displayed. It can be hidden with Add-on.

Screenshots

Share Handwritten Notes1 screens
Dark Memos3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Share Handwritten Notes at none against Dark Memos's 1. Dark Memos's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Dark Memos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Share Handwritten Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dark Memos holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Share Handwritten Notes ships an update every 31 months, Dark Memos every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Share Handwritten Notes versus Dark Memos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShare Handwritten NotesDark Memos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 31 months — betterEvery 33 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHIGETO TAKAGItadashi atoji

Customer experience

Share Handwritten Notes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dark Memos

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Share Handwritten Notes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dark Memos

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Share Handwritten Notes free?
Share Handwritten Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dark Memos free?
Dark Memos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Share Handwritten Notes or Dark Memos?
Dark Memos is rated higher. Share Handwritten Notes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Dark Memos averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Share Handwritten Notes or Dark Memos have ads?
Both Share Handwritten Notes and Dark Memos show ads.
Which is updated more often, Share Handwritten Notes or Dark Memos?
Share Handwritten Notes ships an update every 31 months, and Dark Memos every 33 months. Most recently, Share Handwritten Notes was updated on November 1, 2026 and Dark Memos on November 3, 2026.

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