Share Handwritten Notes vs CalBasic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
CalBasic
A straightforward calculator app designed for simplicity. It features color-coded buttons for easy identification and a clean interface. Ideal for quick calculations on your mobile device.
- Basic calculator functionality
- Color-coded buttons
- Simple and clean interface
- Designed for quick calculations
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A basic calculator with color coded buttons.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CalBasic at none against Share Handwritten Notes's shown. CalBasic also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Share Handwritten Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Share Handwritten Notes against 5.0 for CalBasic. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
Share Handwritten Notes ships an update every 31 months, CalBasic every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Share Handwritten Notes | CalBasic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Every 22 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHIGETO TAKAGI | Arun Mahasenan |
Customer experience
Share Handwritten Notes
CalBasic
In-app purchases
Share Handwritten Notes
No in-app purchases
CalBasic
No in-app purchases
