Comparison

hanjul vs Etched.

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

Head to head
About

hanjul

Features
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What do you do with the lines that stay with you after reading? One Line Note lets you save your favorite book quotes and revisit them throughout the day β€” right on your home screen widget. No more losing meaningful passages in a notes app or forgetting which page they were on. β–ͺ Save quotes with book title and author β–ͺ Widget automatically rotates your quotes at set intervals β–ͺ Choose your pace: every 5, 10, 30 minutes or 1 hour β–ͺ Display in order or shuffle randomly β–ͺ Preview how your widget looks before placing it Let the words you loved find their way back to you, one line at a time.

About

Etched.

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Don't stop reading. When a sentence moves you, just take a photo and keep reading. Later, in your own time, you transcribe it by hand β€” one character at a time. And when the day ends, you return to that sentence and reflect on it. No competing, no scoring. Your words stay with you. β–  A day with Etched Β· Capture β€” save a sentence with a single photo. You never have to stop reading. Β· Etch β€” later, type it out yourself, by hand, slowly. Β· Reflect β€” at the close of the day, return to the sentence and write what it meant. Each step can be done anytime, or skipped. Etched never rushes you. β–  When you want to share Reading, in the end, may be a way of connecting with someone. A sentence that stayed with you can become a single card β€” quietly shared, only when you wish. Not to show off, but to pass on what you felt. β–  What Etched leaves out Β· No streaks, no badges, no points. Β· No stats, no rankings. Β· No notifications designed to pull you back. Etched doesn't measure time spent in the app. It measures how quickly you return to your book. β–  Our promise Β· No subscription β€” one purchase, forever. Β· No ads. No account. No tracking. Β· Every record stays only on your device, and is never sent anywhere. Read slowly. Keep deeply. β€” Etched

Screenshots

hanjul4 screens
Etched.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: hanjul at none against Etched.'s 1. hanjul also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Etched.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Etched. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. hanjul asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

hanjul ships an update every 5 days, Etched. monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
hanjul versus Etched.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterhanjulEtched.
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days β€” betterMonthly
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size148 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperByeonghun LeeJiHyeong Lee

In-app purchases

None

hanjul

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Etched.

One-time1
  • Etched Premium$6.99

Questions

Is hanjul free?
hanjul is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Etched. free?
Etched. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do hanjul or Etched. have ads?
hanjul shows ads; Etched. does not.
Which is updated more often, hanjul or Etched.?
hanjul ships an update every 5 days, and Etched. monthly. Most recently, hanjul was updated on September 22, 2026 and Etched. on September 19, 2026.

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