ManualMaker / Manual creation vs Draft Paper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ManualMaker / Manual creation
Easily create detailed manuals by combining photos and text. Organize steps with explanations, add notes and drawings to images, and export your guides as PDF files for seamless sharing. Ideal for work instructions, training, and personal how-to guides.
- Organize steps with photos and text
- Import or take photos
- Add notes and drawings to images
- Export as PDF
- Create work instructions
- Build training materials
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Create manuals easily with photos and text. Manual Maker helps you turn photo-based steps into clear guides. Choose a photo, write a description and arrange your steps in order. Use it for work instructions, handovers, operating guides, recipes and everyday tasks. PHOTOS AND TEXT Take a photo or add one from your device, then write an explanation for each step. You can also annotate photos and maps. ORGANIZE YOUR STEPS Add steps with photos and rearrange their order. Edit each step to keep your guide up to date. FOLLOW YOUR GUIDE Open a finished manual and follow its photos and instructions. Use checklists and timers while you work. SAVE, PRINT AND SHARE AS A PDF Choose a layout and export your manual as a PDF. Print it for others or share the file. MANUALMAKER PRO (IN-APP PURCHASE) Access PDF features for business use, backups, iCloud sync and more. See the app for available features and terms. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Draft Paper
Create floor plans, layouts, and blueprints with ease using intuitive drawing tools. Support for multiple layers, iCloud, and Dropbox integration allows for seamless workflow. Export your designs to various formats for printing or further editing.
- Draw lines, rectangles, text, and more
- Support for multiple layers
- Export to PDF, JPEG, and DXF
- iCloud and Dropbox integration
- Mirror, translate, rotate, and scale operations
- Apple Pencil support
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Draft Paper is a simple and intuitive way to make floor plans, layouts or blueprints quickly and easily. Touch and drag to draw lines and rectangles on up to 10 independent layers, then export directly to PDF, JPEG or DXF ready for printing, emailing or editing in other software. Full feature list: + Drawing: Line, Dotted Line, Arrow, Rectangle, Ellipse, Segment, Text, Erase, Measure, Presentation + Multi file iCloud support + Export to JPEG / Vector PDF / DXF + Upload / download from DropBox or any other compatible app + Mirror / translate / rotate / scale operations + Smooth, fast and intuitive zooming / panning + Multiple layers and colors + Selectable right / left handed modes. + Unlimited undo + Unlimited size drawing area + Apple Pencil support (including double tap) + Metric / Imperial (USC) units support + Designed for iPhone and iPad For full instructions please visit our website, http://draftpaper-app.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Draft Paper at 4.4 against ManualMaker / Manual creation's 3.5. Draft Paper also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (16K vs 2). ManualMaker / Manual creation's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 51%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. ManualMaker / Manual creation sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Draft Paper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Draft Paper holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draft Paper has 16K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of ManualMaker / Manual creation's written reviews are positive against 51% of Draft Paper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ManualMaker / Manual creation ships an update fortnightly, Draft Paper every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ManualMaker / Manual creation | Draft Paper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (16K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews — better | 50.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 16K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YOSHIHIRO TAKAHASHI | Giles Goddard |
Customer experience
ManualMaker / Manual creation
Draft Paper
Bugs and requests
ManualMaker / Manual creation
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Draft Paper
Reported bugs
3 issues- Saved files disappearing or becoming corrupted
- Inconsistent behavior when zooming and panning
- Inability to import/export files as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Add copy/paste functionality
- Improve text editing capabilities
- Provide more precise measurement tools
- Implement ability to save multiple versions of a project
In-app purchases
ManualMaker / Manual creation
- ManualMaker Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- ManualMaker Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
- Remove all ads.$5.99
Draft Paper
- All Features$9.99
Questions
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