Comparison

PutSpot vs Handwritten Digital Notes

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

Head to head
About

PutSpot

This app helps you remember where you put your belongings at home using photos, notes, and tags. Quickly find misplaced items like keys, documents, or chargers with search and voice commands. It's designed for easy home organization and can be helpful for those who misplace items frequently.

Highlights
  • Save items with photos, names, tags, and notes
  • Organize items by room, closet, or box
  • Quick search and voice search for items
  • AI-assisted name and tag suggestions
  • Share item details with family or caregivers
  • Privacy-focused with on-device storage
Features
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Never ask "Where did I put that?" again. PutSpot is a private item finder and inventory app for your home, office or storage: save where things are with photos, voice search, notes, QR tags and barcodes, then find them in seconds. Keys, passports, chargers, glasses, documents, seasonal clothes, storage boxes, tools in the garage: give everything a spot on a shelf, in a drawer, a closet, a box or a room, and PutSpot remembers it for you. NEW IN 1.8: KNOW WHAT YOU OWN AND WHERE IT IS • Barcode and receipt scanning: scan a barcode and product details fill in; snap a receipt to capture purchase info and pick the items you want. • Multiple homes and spaces (Pro): keep home, holiday home, office and storage separate and move items between them. • Home value: see the total value of your things by place and category and share a summary. • Expiry dates and reminders: add a best-before date and choose when to be reminded. Upcoming and expired items show on Home. • Export and backup: CSV, a ZIP with all photos and documents, or a PDF report. Restore from a ZIP anytime. • Effortless moving: swipe to move an item, move several at once and see each item's move history. • Smarter filters: by value, warranty, expiry, documents, tags or missing details. • Background removal (Pro): make item photos pop, right on your device. Try it 3 times for free. • Sharing: send items to another PutSpot user or share them as text and photos. • Dates by voice: just say the date. HOW IT WORKS • Take a photo with your camera or pick one from your gallery. • Add a name, notes, tags and where it is: Room > Closet > Box. • Print or scan QR labels for boxes and shelves to see what's inside. • Find anything with search or voice search. • Keep purchase details, warranty papers and documents with each item. FOR MOVING, STORAGE AND ORGANIZING Build a simple digital inventory for moving boxes, storage units, the garage, closets, pantry shelves and office supplies. Know what is inside every box and on every shelf. MEMORY-FRIENDLY AND ADHD-FRIENDLY A visual home inventory helps you remember where things are and keeps often-misplaced items like keys, glasses, pill organizers and remotes easy to find. Families and caregivers can share item locations too. PutSpot is a home organization app, not a medical device, and does not provide medical advice. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account needed. Your items and places stay on your device by default; sync with your own iCloud or Google Drive is optional. App Lock adds extra protection. AI SUGGESTIONS PutSpot suggests names and tags from photos and text so saving is faster. The AI runs on your device and comes built into the app; Pro unlocks unlimited name suggestions. PUTSPOT PRO • Unlimited items and places • Separate inventories for home, holiday home and office • Your records in your own iCloud or Google Drive, on all your devices • Unlimited name suggestions and background removal for photos • One Pro for the iPhone, iPad and Mac apps • No ads Choose monthly, yearly (starts with a 7-day free trial and saves about 44% compared with monthly) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Lifetime Pro can be shared with up to 5 family members through Family Sharing. Prices are shown in the app and may vary by country. Available in 49 languages, with light and dark themes and reduced motion options. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase; renewals are charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. The lifetime purchase is a one-time payment with no renewals. Privacy Policy: https://mayrainsoftware.com/putspotprivacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Handwritten Digital Notes

Capture thoughts, journal memories, and organize study notes with a variety of writing and creative tools. Personalize pages with stationery, stickers, and photos. Sync across devices and secure individual notebooks.

Highlights
  • Handwriting and typing tools
  • Customizable page stationery
  • Photo and sticker integration
  • Keepsake jar for saving pages
  • Folder and tag organization
  • iCloud syncing
  • PDF annotation
  • Notebook locking
Features
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A little space for your thoughts. A beautiful home for your memories. Digital Notes brings writing, journaling, and creative note-taking together on your iPhone and iPad. Capture a quick idea, decorate a diary page, organize study notes, or keep a moment you want to remember. Make every page yours with cozy stationery, lined paper, grids, and more. Write with Apple Pencil or your finger, or type with a choice of fonts, sizes, and colors. Add photos and cute stickers, then move, resize, and rotate them to create a page that feels like you. Save meaningful pages in your keepsake jar. Watch your paper fold and tuck itself inside, then open it whenever you want to revisit that memory. Choose a sage, rose, or lavender jar to match your mood. Keep your notebooks together on one simple Home screen. Use folders, tags, favorites, and search to find what you need. Archive older notebooks and restore notes from Trash when you change your mind. Keep your notes close with iCloud syncing. Sync notebooks, photos, stickers, and audio recordings across your iPhone and iPad using the same iCloud account. Syncing is on by default, and you can manage it anytime in Settings. Your notes stay available locally for offline writing. With Digital Notes, you can: - Draw and highlight with handwriting tools. - Turn typed text into pages with handwritten fonts in Studio. - Import PDFs and annotate them. - Scan paper documents on supported devices. - Attach audio recordings to your notebooks. - Share notebooks as PDFs or individual pages as images. - Export and restore notebook backups. - Lock individual notebooks with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode. Locked contents require authentication to open; titles remain visible. From everyday lists to letters to yourself, Digital Notes gives your thoughts a place to belong. Privacy Policy: https://digitalhole.github.io/DHPrivacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PutSpot4 screens
Handwritten Digital Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PutSpot at every 3 days against Handwritten Digital Notes's every 8 days. On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. PutSpot sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Handwritten Digital Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PutSpot ships an update every 3 days, Handwritten Digital Notes every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PutSpot versus Handwritten Digital Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPutSpotHandwritten Digital Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB32 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperEfe Can OGURArima Jain

Customer experience

PutSpot

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Handwritten Digital Notes

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PutSpot

Subscriptions3
  • PutSpot Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • PutSpot Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • PutSpot Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • PutSpot Pro Lifetime$69.99
1 purchases

Handwritten Digital Notes

One-time1
  • Unlock All Features$4.99

Questions

Is PutSpot free?
PutSpot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Handwritten Digital Notes free?
Handwritten Digital Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PutSpot or Handwritten Digital Notes have ads?
Both PutSpot and Handwritten Digital Notes show ads.
Which is updated more often, PutSpot or Handwritten Digital Notes?
PutSpot ships an update every 3 days, and Handwritten Digital Notes every 8 days. Most recently, PutSpot was updated on October 28, 2026 and Handwritten Digital Notes on October 25, 2026.

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