Comparison

Text to Handwriting vs Maskable

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

Head to head
About

Text to Handwriting

Features
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HandNote lets you turn digital text into realistic handwritten notes in seconds. The app intelligently generates natural handwritten-style text that looks just like notes written on paper. Choose from beautifully designed paper templates like red, blue, and green formats to match different note-taking styles - perfect for study notes, assignments, journals, and quick revisions. Create neat, aesthetic handwritten notes without picking up a pen. Privacy policy: https://digitalhole.github.io/HandNote.html Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ If you have any questions or feedback, please don't hesitate to reach us at contact@digitalhole.in

About

Maskable

This app automatically detects and hides sensitive information like phone numbers, emails, and faces in your photos and screenshots. It offers various masking options and annotation tools, all processed locally on your device for maximum privacy. Edits are non-destructive and reversible.

Highlights
  • Automatic sensitive data detection
  • Face and QR code detection
  • Multiple masking styles (blur, pixelate, cover)
  • Annotation tools (text, shapes, drawings)
  • Non-destructive editing with undo/redo
  • Metadata removal
  • On-device processing
Features
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Maskable helps you find and hide private information before sharing photos and screenshots. Detection and editing happen entirely on your iPhone or iPad. Images are never uploaded or sent to a server. FIND SENSITIVE INFORMATION Detect phone numbers, Chinese national ID numbers, bank card numbers, emails, addresses, tracking numbers, IP addresses, URLs, secret keys, access tokens, amounts, and names. Checksums and valid area codes help reduce false positives. Common look-alikes, such as order numbers and timestamps, are filtered out. Each result shows its confidence and recognized text for review. Maskable also detects faces, chat avatars, QR codes, barcodes, license plates, and status bars. Chat layout analysis helps identify conversation titles and participant names. On supported devices, Apple Intelligence adds context-aware detection using an on-device language model. CHOOSE HOW TO HIDE IT Use solid covers, background-matched covers, blur, pixelation, frosted glass, noise, checkerboard, or text labels. Highly sensitive items use solid covers by default. Blur and pixelation may be partially reversible; styles with recovery risks are clearly identified. Review items individually or hide a whole category with one tap. The Privacy Report updates as you work, showing what still needs attention. ANNOTATE AND PERSONALIZE Add arrows, lines, shapes, freehand drawings, text, numbered steps, magnifiers, highlighters, spotlights, and mosaic effects. Crop images and add your own visible watermark. The User Guide combines animated demos with short instructions and introduces all six annotation tool categories. EDIT WITHOUT LOSING THE ORIGINAL Edits are stored as reversible operations. Undo and redo changes, save a new copy, or update the current photo using non-destructive system editing. Updated photos can be reverted in Photos. CHECK AGAIN BEFORE SHARING Maskable scans the final rendered image before saving or sharing. If it finds remaining risks, it asks you to review them before continuing. Saving removes location, capture time, device details, and other metadata by default. Sharing always removes this information. Export as PNG, JPEG, or HEIC. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No image uploads or cloud processing. • The app goes online only for StoreKit purchases and anonymous crash diagnostics: a short session record at launch and a crash report after a crash. Neither includes images, recognized text, or personal content. • Crash reporting can be turned off at any time in Settings. • No accounts, ads, third-party analytics, or tracking. • Scans only images you open, never your library in the background. • Supports access to selected photos only. MADE FOR EVERYDAY USE Pinch to zoom the home-screen photo grid. Send feedback through an installed email app, including Gmail. Supports iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 or later, Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, Reduce Motion, Reduce Transparency, and Increase Contrast. Available in English, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese (Taiwan), Japanese, German, French, Dutch, Swedish, and Turkish. Customize automatic redaction, tap-to-redact behavior, metadata removal, saving preferences, crash reports, and interface language in Settings. MASKABLE PRO Start with free manual covers and basic editing. Free exports include a small Maskable app badge. Pro lets you save without the app badge and unlocks automatic redaction, batch processing, category-based redaction, background-matched covers, advanced redaction styles, and advanced annotation tools. See the app for available plans and pricing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Take a closer look before you share—with privacy tools that keep your images on your device and you in control.

Screenshots

Text to Handwriting4 screens
Maskable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Maskable at none against Text to Handwriting's shown. Maskable also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Text to Handwriting sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Maskable sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text to Handwriting ships an update every 8 days, Maskable every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Text to Handwriting versus Maskable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText to HandwritingMaskable
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Hole Pvt. Ltd.培茂 程

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Text to Handwriting

One-time1
  • Enjoy Without Ads$3.99
3 purchases

Maskable

Subscriptions2
  • maskable Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • maskable Pro Yearly$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • maskable Pro Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is Text to Handwriting free?
Text to Handwriting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Maskable free?
Maskable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Text to Handwriting or Maskable have ads?
Text to Handwriting shows ads; Maskable does not.
Which is updated more often, Text to Handwriting or Maskable?
Text to Handwriting ships an update every 8 days, and Maskable every 2 days. Most recently, Text to Handwriting was updated on October 27, 2026 and Maskable on October 25, 2026.

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