# mazec vs ShortSheets

The clearest difference is price: mazec at $12.99 against ShortSheets's $99.99. mazec also leads on ratings volume (43 vs 6) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). ShortSheets's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 63%). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

mazec costs $12.99 and ShortSheets $99.99 up front. mazec sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ShortSheets asks for nothing beyond the download.

ShortSheets holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mazec has 43 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of mazec's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShortSheets's.

mazec ships an update every 10 months, ShortSheets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | mazec | ShortSheets |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **$12.99** | $99.99 |
| Rating | [3.6 (43 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mazec/id943711253/reviews) | **[4.8 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shortsheets/id1475283333/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **43** | 6 |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Size | 33 MB | 2 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [MetaMoJi Corporation](https://appshunter.io/developer/449808118) | [Hunter Hillegas](https://appshunter.io/developer/288946785) |

## What reviewers say

### mazec

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mazec/id943711253)

This app provides a handwriting input method as an alternative to your keyboard for any application. It offers accurate handwriting recognition, predictive text, and customizable dictionaries to speed up your writing tasks. You can also input emojis and use it for emails, social posts, searches, and filling out forms.

**Highlights:** Real-time handwriting to text conversion, Accurate predictive text, Customizable learning dictionary, Emoji input, Works in all applications, Handwrite emails, social posts, and searches

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mazec Language Add-Ons (Japanese) | $9.99 | one-time |
| mazec Language Add-Ons (French) | $9.99 | one-time |
| mazec Language Add-Ons (German) | $9.99 | one-time |
| mazec Language Add-Ons (Italian) | $9.99 | one-time |
| mazec Language Add-Ons (Spanish) | $9.99 | one-time |
| mazec Language Add-Ons (Russian) | $9.99 | one-time |
| mazec Language Add-Ons (Portuguese) | $9.99 | one-time |
| mazec Language Add-Ons (Chinese) | $9.99 | one-time |
| mazec Language Add-Ons (Korean) | $9.99 | one-time |
| mazec Language Add-Ons (All languages) | $24.99 | one-time |


### ShortSheets

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shortsheets/id1475283333)

This app enhances your device's automation capabilities by integrating with Google Drive and Google Sheets. It allows for reading, writing, appending, and finding data within spreadsheets, as well as managing files in your cloud storage. Widgets are also available for quick access to sheet values and goals.

**Highlights:** Read, write, and append Google Sheets, Find specific data ranges in Sheets, List files in Google Drive, Duplicate Google Drive files, Sheet Value widget, Sheet Goal widget

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is mazec free?

mazec costs $12.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is ShortSheets free?

ShortSheets costs $99.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, mazec or ShortSheets?

ShortSheets is rated higher. mazec averages 3.6 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while ShortSheets averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.

### Do mazec or ShortSheets have ads?

Neither mazec nor ShortSheets shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, mazec or ShortSheets?

mazec ships an update every 10 months, and ShortSheets every 6 weeks. Most recently, mazec was updated on September 8, 2026 and ShortSheets on August 18, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*