Comparison

type vs Notebook Games

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

Head to head
About

type

Learn to distinguish between various typefaces and fonts through interactive games. This app aims to improve your understanding of typography and its impact on communication in everyday life.

Highlights
  • Distinguish similar typefaces
  • Interactive learning games
  • Typography education
  • Improve communication skills
  • Track learning progress with grades
Features
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Let this app WISEN you up. (We’re going to use that pun a few more times, so hold tight) Can you tell Helvetica apart from Arial? How about Times New Roman from Baskerville? Did you know that IKEA doesn't use Futura anymore? And that there's a difference between a 'font' and a 'typeface'? We couldn't tell the difference and didn't know those things either! That’s why we made this app so that EVERYONE can learn more about typography. type-WISE will help you Learn how to tell two similar typefaces apart through our very secret technology. Once you're confident, you can Play games to see how WISE (there it is again) you've become. We believe that games are the best way to drive information deep into your soul. You even get a grade, just like school.. fun! This isn't an app that will teach you everything about fonts or typefaces. But it's a start. We believe that typography is an important part of communication, and the better people are at communicating, the better this world could be; what part of YOUR life can be improved through better communication? +Relationships: How come those love letters in ALL-CAPS not getting the right response? +Business: Why is it that your Comic Sans flyers not bringing in more serious customers? +Work: Maybe that party invite email could've used a more readable font size than 72 Pt.? +Family: ... Sorry. Couldn't think of how typography can help make your family less annoying. If you've spent the time reading up to this point, you might as well install the app now! (please)

About

Notebook Games

Relive classic notebook paper games with 16 hand-drawn mini-games. Enjoy offline play, pass-and-play multiplayer, and customizable themes without ads or data collection.

Highlights
  • 16 hand-drawn mini-games
  • Offline play
  • Pass-and-play multiplayer
  • Multiple notebook themes
  • Game statistics tracking
  • No ads or data collection
Features
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Remember doodling games in the back of your notebook during class? Tic Tac Toe in the margins. Dots & Boxes on the last page. Snake on every scrap of paper you could find. Notebook Games brings that feeling back — right on your phone. Every game is hand-drawn on warm, yellowed notebook paper. The lines wobble a little. The text looks pencilled in. The background has eraser marks and pencil smudges, just like the real thing. It's not polished. That's the point. 18 games, all hand-drawn on paper: • Doodle Kingdom — A full card adventure drawn in the margins. Build your deck, battle doodle monsters, reach the boss. No two runs alike. • Tic Tac Toe — The timeless classic, plus Super (4x4) and Ultimate (nine boards in one) modes. • Dots & Boxes — Draw lines, capture squares, outwit the AI. • Gomoku — Five in a row on a 15x15 grid. Pinch to zoom, undo moves. • Connect Four — Drop pieces to connect four in a row. Three AI levels. • Checkers — Jump and capture on an 8x8 board. Three AI difficulty levels. • Winding Words — Trace the theme words as they twist through the grid. Every letter gets used. • Five Letters — Guess the five-letter word in six tries. Hand-drawn circles and scribbles for clues. • Mini Sudoku — Quick 4x4 puzzles. Three difficulty levels with timer. • Minesweeper — Tap to reveal, hold to flag. Includes a no-guess mode: every board is solvable by pure logic. • Word Search — Find hidden words in a letter grid. Drag to select. • Maze — Find the exit, or try One Line mode: cover every cell with a single unbroken pencil stroke. • Snake — A calmer, softer Snake. Pencil-drawn on notebook paper. • Hangman — Guess the word before the stickman swings, then learn it: pronunciation, meaning, and an example sentence. • Notebook Siege — Angry-doodles-style slingshot game. 30 hand-crafted levels across 3 chapters, plus endless mode. • Paper Football — Flick a folded paper triangle across the desk. Score touchdowns on notebook paper. • Paper Airplane — Launch a paper airplane through rings and past obstacles. Tilt to steer. • Doodle Jump — Bounce a stickman up through pencil platforms. How high can you go? A new puzzle every day: The Daily Challenge rotates through the week — a fresh Minesweeper board, Word Search, Maze, Winding Words, Five Letters, and more. Everyone gets the same puzzle. Keep your streak alive with tally marks in the margin, and share your result as a hand-drawn card. Everything you'd want, nothing you wouldn't: - No account required. Just open and play. - Works completely offline. No Wi-Fi, no problem. - No ads during gameplay - ever. - AI opponents for solo play. - Sound effects that feel like pencil on paper. - Dark mode support throughout. - Warm notebook paper aesthetic. Notebook Games Pro ($1.99 one-time): Unlock four extra notebook themes - Graph Paper, Blackboard, Aged Parchment, and Blueprint - plus detailed game stats. One purchase, yours forever. No subscription. Whether you're looking to unwind, challenge a friend, or just relive the joy of rainy-day doodling, Notebook Games is here for you. No sign-in. No nonsense. Just games on paper. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://quietbyte.io/privacy-notebookgames.html

Screenshots

type4 screens
Notebook Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notebook Games at 5.0 against type's 1.8. Notebook Games also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). type's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. type sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Notebook Games sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notebook Games holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: type has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

type ships an update every 4 months, Notebook Games fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
type versus Notebook Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertypeNotebook Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKSI Technology, LLCJUMING LAI

Customer experience

type

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.2%

Notebook Games

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

type

One-time8
  • Didot vs. Bodoni$0.99
  • Courier vs. Typewriter$0.99
  • Futura vs. Trebuchet$0.99
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  • Baskerville vs. Times New Roman$0.99
  • Baskerville vs. Times New Roman Extra$0.99
  • Courier vs. Typewriter Extra$0.99
  • Didot vs. Bodoni Extra$0.99
  • Futura vs. Trebuchet Extra$0.99
1 purchases

Notebook Games

One-time1
  • Notebook Games Pro$1.99

Questions

Is type free?
type is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notebook Games free?
Notebook Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, type or Notebook Games?
Notebook Games is rated higher. type averages 1.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Notebook Games averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do type or Notebook Games have ads?
Neither type nor Notebook Games shows ads.
Which is updated more often, type or Notebook Games?
type ships an update every 4 months, and Notebook Games fortnightly. Most recently, type was updated on October 2, 2026 and Notebook Games on September 30, 2026.

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