Handwriting Memorandum vs ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Handwriting Memorandum
Easily capture your thoughts and ideas with a simple digital notebook. Draw sketches or jot down notes using your finger for quick and convenient input.
- Finger-based note-taking
- Simple sketching functionality
- Digital notebook
- Quick input
- Easy to use interface
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You can take notes or draw simple sketches with your fingers using this app.
ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget)
Create handwritten notes and place them directly on your home screen as widgets. This app supports undo/redo functionality and background color changes for your notes.
- Create handwritten notes
- Place notes as home screen widgets
- Multiple widgets supported
- Undo/redo functionality
- Background color customization
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手書きメモをウィジェットにできるアプリです！ いくつでも手書きメモのウィジェットをホーム画面に配置することができます。 進む(redo)、戻る(undo)や背景色の変更にも対応しています！ ■使い方(この上部にある動画をご覧ください！) 1.メモを描く アプリを起動して、手書きのメモを書きます。 2.ウィジェット をホームに追加 アプリを長押しして、「ホーム画面を編集する」をタップ 左上の「＋」ボタンをタップして、「手書きメモ」のウィジェットをタップして、サイズを選んで追加します。 3.ウィジェットに手書きメモを設定する ウィジェットを長押しして、「ウィジェットを編集」をタップ 「表示するメモ」をタップして、このウィジェットに表示させたいメモを選択 ■不具合や改善点の誤報告はsupport@shigeki.workまでお願いします！すぐに対応したします。■
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget) at none against Handwriting Memorandum's shown. ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget) also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 12 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Handwriting Memorandum's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 57%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Handwriting Memorandum ships an update every 12 months, ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget) every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handwriting Memorandum | ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuichi HARA | Shigeki Matsunaka |
Customer experience
Handwriting Memorandum
ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget)
In-app purchases
Handwriting Memorandum
No in-app purchases
ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget)
No in-app purchases
Questions
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