Comparison

Draft Note vs Shaka!

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

Head to head
About

Draft Note

This app is a free notepad designed for social media users. It helps you draft posts, manage hashtags, and count characters, with convenient widgets for quick access. Enjoy a simple writing experience with customizable fonts and dark mode.

Highlights
  • Social media post drafting
  • Character count
  • Hashtag management
  • Home & lock screen widgets
  • Font customization
  • Dark mode
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Draft notepad app for Instagram and Twitter. As a character count, hashtag management, idea book, etc. All features are completely free to use. - A simple notepad app that writes and erases immediately - Share your notes on SNS - Character count - Customize font - Manage hashtags with templates - Easy to use as an idea notepad - Home & lock screen widget - dark mode URL scheme: draftnote://

About

Shaka!

Features
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‘Shaka! share your notes’ is a shared journal for you and your closest people. Create/Join a group, write a note, and let it stay — forever. Once posted, a note can't be deleted or edited. It's yours, and it's real. No second thoughts, no takebacks. Just honest writing, captured in the moment. Your group members can highlight lines that resonate and leave comments in the margins. Over time, your shared journal becomes a living conversation — layered with reactions, memories, and inside jokes that only your group understands. How it works: Start or join a group. Write a note whenever something's on your mind. Your group reads it, highlights the parts that stand out, and drops comments. That's it. No feeds, no likes, no noise. Why notes are permanent: We made a deliberate choice. When you can't delete or edit, you write differently. More honestly. The result is a journal that actually means something when you look back on it months or years later. Built to be minimal. No clutter. No distractions. Just writing, reading, and the people who matter.

Screenshots

Draft Note4 screens
Shaka!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shaka! at none against Draft Note's shown. Shaka! also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Draft Note ships an update every 5 months, Shaka! daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Draft Note versus Shaka!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraft NoteShaka!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFugaPiyo Inc.Daeun Lee

In-app purchases

None

Draft Note

No in-app purchases

None

Shaka!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Draft Note free?
Draft Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shaka! free?
Shaka! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Draft Note or Shaka! have ads?
Draft Note shows ads; Shaka! does not.
Which is updated more often, Draft Note or Shaka!?
Draft Note ships an update every 5 months, and Shaka! daily. Most recently, Draft Note was updated on November 3, 2026 and Shaka! on November 9, 2026.

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