Comparison

CharacterHub vs Moving Notes

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

Head to head
About

CharacterHub

Organize, build, and showcase your original characters with detailed profiles, custom themes, and creative tools. Engage in community events, quizzes, and games designed for artists and writers.

Highlights
  • Customizable character profiles
  • Character trait and quiz system
  • Community events and challenges
  • Organized character and art galleries
  • Private and unlisted character options
  • Creator-first ownership protection
Features
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Give your original characters the home they deserve with CharacterHub! Stop losing your original characters in messy notes apps or random documents. Join thousands of artists, writers, and role-players who trust CharacterHub to keep their stories safe. It is the ultimate place to build, sort, and play with your fictional characters. Build amazing profiles, sort your art, and join a world full of fun events designed for OC creators just like you. CUSTOMIZE EVERYTHING - Make a profile that matches your character’s vibe perfectly - Choose from tons of custom themes, colors, and backgrounds - Decorate your OC pages and refsheets to make them look unique and awesome - Show off your style with a profile that looks exactly how you want it - The customization options are endless! GROW YOUR CHARACTERS WITH QUIZZES & TRAITS - Take fun personality quizzes as your original character to learn more about them - Browse thousands of traits to fill out your profile - Get new ideas for your OCs just by looking through the trait lists - Fill out fun prompts to write detailed backstories and lore - Discover things you never knew about your own characters! ALWAYS SOMETHING FUN TO DO - We have hosted thousands of challenges and events—there is always something new! - Play mini-games to pass the time and have fun - Join daily creative prompts to get inspired - Enter exciting community events with your original characters - Never get bored with fresh activities every day ORGANIZE YOUR WORLD - Keep every fact about your original characters in one safe spot - Mark your OCs as private or unlisted if you want to keep them hidden - Create folders to sort your characters by story or universe - Upload galleries of your art and commissions - Link characters together to show relationships and families PROTECT YOUR WORK - We believe in Creator First - You keep full ownership of your OCs and stories - We do not use your original characters for AI generation - Safe storage for your precious images, refsheets, and writing Want extra storage and cool upgrades? Check out our optional Plus plans! Download CharacterHub today and start building your world! Terms of Use: https://characterhub.com/terms

About

Moving Notes

Create stylized notes, reaction images, and animations with a variety of tools. Easily edit and share your creations with friends. Supports exporting to GIF and MP4 formats.

Highlights
  • Multiple brush sizes, colors, and types
  • Stroke selection and manipulation
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Multi-color mixing
  • Onionskin for animation
  • Export to GIF and MP4
  • Share project files
Features
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Moving Notes version 3.0 for iOS! Use Moving Notes to create stylized notes, reaction images, and animations on your device! Share them with your friends! Features include: + Multiple brush sizes + Multiple pen colors + Multiple brush types + Select and manipulate strokes + Undo and redo your actions + Multi color mixing + Select and copy frame + New blank frame + Flip through your frames + Onionskin + Export to gif and mp4 + Share project files + Set canvas size + Easy to use interface

Screenshots

CharacterHub4 screens
Moving Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Moving Notes at none against CharacterHub's 17. Moving Notes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, update cadence 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. CharacterHub sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Moving Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CharacterHub ships an update every 10 days, Moving Notes weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CharacterHub versus Moving Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharacterHubMoving Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (80 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings80 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB110 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCommafulGamebug Studios

Customer experience

CharacterHub

All ratings80 ratings
Positive98.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Moving Notes

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

17 purchases

CharacterHub

Subscriptions2
  • CharacterHub Plus$12.991 Month
  • CharacterHub Plus Ultra$24.991 Month
One-time15
  • 200 Gems$0.99
  • Welcome Starter Pack$3.59
  • 1050 Gems$4.99
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  • 2200 Gems$9.99
  • 4600 Gems$19.99
  • The Feedback Frenzy$21.49
  • Prestige Collector$29.49
  • The Supernova Launch$47.00
  • The Commission Spotlight$47.00
  • World Architect$47.00
  • Fireworks Day$53.00
  • The Star is Born$58.99
  • The Viral Megaphone$88.90
  • Benefactor's Blessing$94.00
  • The Sovereign Architect$105.99
None

Moving Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CharacterHub free?
CharacterHub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Moving Notes free?
Moving Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CharacterHub or Moving Notes have ads?
CharacterHub shows ads; Moving Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, CharacterHub or Moving Notes?
CharacterHub ships an update every 10 days, and Moving Notes weekly. Most recently, CharacterHub was updated on October 15, 2026 and Moving Notes on September 24, 2026.

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