Comparison

Hand Written Love Notes vs Little Things

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

Head to head
About

Hand Written Love Notes

Create personalized handwritten notes and custom memes to share with loved ones. Write messages in over 100 colors, add text and emojis, and use zoom and pan for precise control. Easily send your unique creations digitally.

Highlights
  • Handwritten message creation
  • Over 100 color options
  • Add text and emojis
  • Custom meme creation
  • Zoom and pan for precision
  • Digital sharing
Features
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Have you wanted to send a loved one or a friend a note in your own handwriting, but there is no way to get it to them? Welcome to Love Notes! The app designed especially for those moments. Love Notes let you quickly create your own personal note that allows you to write messages with your hand in over 100 colors! Plus, you can also add text and emojis customize it even further. Create custom memes with ease. Zoom and pan(two fingers) to have finer control over your note.

About

Little Things

A private, paper-inspired note-taking app for personal messages and shared spaces. Create thoughtful reminders, memories, or plans for yourself or a loved one in a calm, ad-free environment.

Highlights
  • Private note-taking
  • Shared spaces for two
  • Paper-inspired styles
  • Visual timeline organization
  • Optional partner linking
Features
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Little Things is a private, paper-inspired note app for the words you want to keep close. Write a note for yourself, or create a shared space with someone you love. Leave personal messages, thoughtful reminders, encouragement, memories, plans, or anything you want the other person to find later. There are no feeds, likes, comments, or public profiles. Just a calm little space for meaningful notes between you and someone important. Choose from soft paper styles like post-it, heart, scalloped, and flower cards. Place notes on a visual timeline by date, open them larger when you want to read more, and collapse days to keep everything tidy. Little Things is for the loving notes, quiet reminders, and personal words that deserve their own place. — Little Things Plus — Little Things requires a Little Things Plus subscription to create and save notes. New accounts can start with a 3-day free trial on the annual plan when eligible. plan when eligible. Little Things Plus is an auto-renewable subscription that unlocks the full app: creating and saving notes, every current and future paper style, and an optional shared space for two people. If you link with a partner, one active subscription can unlock the shared space for both linked accounts. Subscriptions are offered on a weekly or annual basis. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://website-blond-nine-49.vercel.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hand Written Love Notes4 screens
Little Things4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Little Things at 4.6 against Hand Written Love Notes's 3.7. Little Things also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months). Hand Written Love Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ratings volume 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. Little Things sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Hand Written Love Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Little Things holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Hand Written Love Notes's written reviews are positive against 83% of Little Things's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hand Written Love Notes ships an update every 5 months, Little Things every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Hand Written Love Notes versus Little Things: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHand Written Love NotesLittle Things
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (15 ratings)4.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJosh WaltonEndpoint Technology LLC

Customer experience

Hand Written Love Notes

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Little Things

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Hand Written Love Notes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Little Things

Subscriptions2
  • Little Things Plus3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Little Things Plus3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Hand Written Love Notes free?
Hand Written Love Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Little Things free?
Little Things is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hand Written Love Notes or Little Things?
Little Things is rated higher. Hand Written Love Notes averages 3.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Little Things averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Hand Written Love Notes or Little Things have ads?
Hand Written Love Notes shows ads; Little Things does not.
Which is updated more often, Hand Written Love Notes or Little Things?
Hand Written Love Notes ships an update every 5 months, and Little Things every 2 days. Most recently, Hand Written Love Notes was updated on October 24, 2026 and Little Things on October 24, 2026.

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