Comparison

Chapters vs Meshk

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

Head to head
About

Chapters

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Record your evolution and make it tangible with Chapters. Your story, captured one chapter at a time. Record short video reflections, organize them into chapters, and watch your life unfold with clarity you’ve never had before. WHY VIDEO JOURNALING WORKS A camera captures what words can’t: your tone, your energy, your hesitation, your truth. No audience. No mask. Just you—raw, honest, evolving. Imagine scrolling through years of your life and seeing exactly who you were, how you spoke, what you felt, and how far you’ve come. YOUR LIFE, ORGANIZED INTO CHAPTERS Every recording becomes part of your story: • Chapters for your goals • Chapters for your struggles • Chapters for your relationships • Chapters for your growth You’re not just journaling. You’re building the documentary of your life. And with time, patterns appear naturally—your repeated thoughts, recurring emotions, habits you didn’t notice until you rewatched yourself. WHAT WILL CHANGE FOR YOU In 7 days → You’ll spot your first emotional or behavioral pattern In 30 days → You’ll see themes emerging across chapters In 90 days → You’ll have a clear view of who you are, who you were, and who you’re becoming “I finally saw the patterns I’d been repeating for years—because I could literally watch my past self.” — Sarah, 23 HOW IT WORKS 1. RECORD Talk about your day, your thoughts, your wins, your doubts. 2. ORGANIZE Your videos are automatically stored into chapters—your life library. 3. REWATCH & GROW Scroll through your past. Spot patterns. See evolution. Understand yourself. The magic isn’t the AI. The magic is having a visual timeline of your inner world. WHY USERS LOVE IT • 87% report deeper self-awareness within a month • Seeing yourself on video reveals truths written journals can’t • Rewatching past chapters accelerates growth and breaks negative loops FEATURES • Unlimited video recordings • Your entire life organized into chapters • Easy “scroll-through-your-life” timeline • Optional AI transcript + key moment extraction • Automatic highlights (so you don’t have to rewatch everything) • Clear progress tracking • Import old videos to complete your story • Export your insights and transcripts • 100% private & encrypted PERFECT FOR • Understanding your emotional cycles • Tracking personal and career growth • Navigating life transitions • Breaking recurring negative patterns • Documenting your life for your future self • Creating future nostalgia PRIVACY & SECURITY Your videos are encrypted and private by default. No social feed. No sharing. No external eyes. Your story belongs to you—and you alone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support/FAQ: https://www.captureyourchapters.com/support

About

Meshk

Master beautiful handwriting with real-time stroke guidance and validation across multiple writing systems. Learn Latin, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and Devanagari with structured courses, animated guides, and scored practice sessions. Designed for iPad and Apple Pencil.

Highlights
  • Real-time stroke guidance and validation
  • Support for 6+ writing systems
  • Animated stroke guides
  • Structured courses and exams
  • Lined notebook mode
  • Custom font import
Features
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Learn to write by hand — really write. Meshk is a handwriting and calligraphy trainer that guides your pen stroke by stroke, scores every stroke in real time, and covers 140 writing systems in one app. From Latin cursive and Arabic calligraphy to Chinese hanzi, Japanese kana, Korean Hangul, Devanagari, Tamil, Thai, Cherokee, Ge'ez and N'Ko — 73 scripts in living use today, 66 historic ones, 163 practice packs and 12,818 characters, every one with authentic stroke order. WHAT YOU PRACTICE 140 writing systems Latin (print, cursive, formal script, school manuscript) and Cyrillic · Arabic, Hebrew, Syriac and Thaana · Chinese Simplified and Traditional, Japanese kanji and kana, Korean Hangul and hanja, Bopomofo · 39 Brahmic scripts including Devanagari, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Odia, Sinhala and Tibetan · 17 Southeast Asian scripts including Thai, Lao, Khmer, Burmese, Javanese, Balinese and Baybayin · African scripts including Ge'ez, N'Ko, Tifinagh, Vai, Adlam and Bamum · Armenian, Georgian and Greek · and 66 historic scripts from Egyptian-era alphabets to Runic, Gothic, Glagolitic, Old Turkic, Brahmi, Linear B and Cuneiform-era writing. Hat — classical Arabic calligraphy Five historical styles taught the traditional way: Naskh, Thuluth, Diwani, Ruq'ah and Kufi, with right-to-left guides and reed-pen (qalam) simulation that reproduces the angled nib of a real calligrapher. Hat Studio Meşk the way calligraphers learn it: 896 Arabic compositions, from single words and joined words to full lines, stacked compositions, panels, the tughra and mirrored writing, each written stroke by stroke with a reed pen. Eight more pen hands (Foundational, Uncial, Cyrillic and Greek broad pen, Hebrew Ashuri, Hangul Panbonche, Chinese Kaishu, Japanese Kaisho) and a drawing shelf of 84 exercises in line, ellipse, form, perspective, value, contour and construction. Real stroke scoring Not tracing theatre. Every stroke is compared with the master stroke for direction, order, shape and placement, then scored. Hints show exactly where your stroke went off. Animated stroke guides Watch each character written stroke by stroke, replay at your own speed, then write it yourself over a dotted outline, on lines, or on a blank page. Courses, lessons and exams Every script has a structured course: single letters, lowercase and uppercase, connecting letters, words, then an exam that scores you and awards stars. Kids Zone Playful, age-appropriate letter tracing for children — shapes, letters, words, badges and streaks, with a progress map they want to finish. Your own practice material Add your own words, your own texts and blank practice papers. Meshk builds lessons from whatever you want to write — a name, a poem, a vocabulary list. Import your own fonts Bring any writing style in as SVG and Meshk turns it into a guided, scored course. MADE FOR APPLE PENCIL Low-latency ink, pressure and tilt response, paper-texture haptics and hover support. It feels like a pen on paper, not a finger on glass. Works on iPhone too. PERFECT FOR • Adults fixing their handwriting • Language learners who want to write, not just type • Calligraphy beginners and enthusiasts • Children learning their first letters • Teachers and tutors running handwriting classes • Anyone learning a new alphabet before a trip, a course or an exam MESHK PRO Meshk Pro opens connecting letters, word lessons, unlimited exams and your own words, texts and practice papers in every course. Download Meshk and write your first letter today.

Screenshots

Chapters4 screens
Meshk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Meshk at 3.9 against Chapters's 1.0. Meshk also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). Chapters's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. Chapters sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Meshk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meshk holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshk has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chapters ships an update every 2 weeks, Meshk weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chapters versus Meshk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChaptersMeshk
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.9 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB32 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGauthier ThiryCihat Salik

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Chapters

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Special Offer 3 Months Chapters7 Days trial$24.993 Months
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$35.951 Year
One-time2
  • Chapters - Premium$9.95
  • Chapters Pro - All features$9.99
None

Meshk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chapters free?
Chapters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meshk free?
Meshk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chapters or Meshk?
Meshk is rated higher. Chapters averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Meshk averages 3.9 from 10 ratings.
Do Chapters or Meshk have ads?
Neither Chapters nor Meshk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chapters or Meshk?
Chapters ships an update every 2 weeks, and Meshk weekly. Most recently, Chapters was updated on October 24, 2026 and Meshk on October 24, 2026.

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