Comparison

Handwrittennotes vs ForNote

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

Head to head
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Handwrittennotes

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IPad version of handwritten notes! ! Handwritten notes, handwritten notes is simple. You can also be written using multiple fingers. You can write very smooth. ********************************************** Feature Very simple! ! I can and notes by hand quickly! * Basic functions **************************** ● simple, color four black, red, blue, green. (If you press the "switch" button, color selection button appears.) ● In the slide, adjustable thickness of the line. ● If you press the "consumption" button, you can turn off the line you wrote. (Adjustable thickness to turn off the slide) ● If you press the "CL" button, you can bulk delete. ● If you press the "Save" button, you can save the image. ※ If you can not save image ... Please turn on the "Settings" / Privacy / photo / "handwritten notes".

About

ForNote

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The notebook that turns Apple Pencil strokes into searchable, organized handwritten notes. ForNote is a native iPad and iPhone notes app for handwriting, sketching, and annotating PDFs. Draw with Apple Pencil, organize notebooks in nested folders, drop a photo or PDF as a page background, and find any handwritten word from Spotlight. HAND-DRAWN PAGES • Draw with Apple Pencil on iPad, or with your finger on iPhone • Pen, marker, eraser, and lasso with a full color picker • Native page-curl animation between pages • Pinch to zoom up to 5× • Floating tool palette you can drag anywhere on screen FOLDERS & ORGANIZATION • Nest folders inside folders — Files-style hierarchy • Drag and drop notebooks and folders between locations • Spring-load on the back arrow to navigate while dragging • Select multiple items at once • Bulk export, move, or delete in a single action PAGE BACKGROUNDS • Drop a photo as a background and annotate over it • Import a PDF — every page becomes a notebook page you can write on • Scan a document with the camera and turn it into pages instantly • Annotate every imported page with Apple Pencil SPOTLIGHT SEARCH • Vision OCR runs in the background on every page you draw on • Search for any handwritten word from Spotlight on your device • Tap a result to jump straight to the exact page • Turkish and English recognition out of the box STATISTICS • Track your writing streak across notebooks, pages, and folders • Library overview with item counts • Content breakdown of OCR-indexed and image-backed pages • Everything stays on-device LIQUID GLASS DESIGN Every card, sheet, and toolbar uses iOS 26's stunning Liquid Glass material. The whole app is built with native SwiftUI — no custom chrome, just the system you already know from Notes, Files, and Reminders. FORNOTE PLUS — TRY FREE • Unlimited notebooks • Unlimited PDF imports • Photos, PDF, and document scanner page backgrounds inside the editor • Detailed writing statistics Start a free trial today. Cancel anytime. Built for students, researchers, planners, and anyone who thinks better with a pen. Available in 3 languages: English, Turkish, and Simplified Chinese. ——————————————— Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cagandurgun.com/fornoteprivacy

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ForNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Handwrittennotes at none against ForNote's 2. Handwrittennotes also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ForNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Handwrittennotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handwrittennotes ships an update monthly, ForNote every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Handwrittennotes versus ForNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandwrittennotesForNote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKiyoshi KoikeCAGAN DURGUN

In-app purchases

None

Handwrittennotes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ForNote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Handwrittennotes free?
Handwrittennotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ForNote free?
ForNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Handwrittennotes or ForNote have ads?
Neither Handwrittennotes nor ForNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Handwrittennotes or ForNote?
Handwrittennotes ships an update monthly, and ForNote every 11 months. Most recently, Handwrittennotes was updated on October 18, 2026 and ForNote on October 6, 2026.

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