Comparison

Calligraphy HD vs Meeting Notes & Work Planner

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

Head to head
About

Calligraphy HD

Explore the art of calligraphy with a wide selection of digital nibs and brushes. Customize stroke thickness, texture, and pen angle to develop your unique lettering style. Save your creations to your device's photo gallery.

Highlights
  • Customizable nibs and brushes
  • Adjustable stroke thickness
  • Varying stroke texture
  • Pen angle control
  • Variety of backgrounds
  • Save artwork to gallery
Features
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Develop and create your very personal lettering style with Calligraphy HD Calligraphy HD comes with a choice of nibs and brushes, simply select your favourite tool and instantly vary nib thickness, stroke texture and pen angle. Discover a variety of backgrounds and save your artwork to your device photo gallery.

About

Meeting Notes & Work Planner

Capture your thoughts and ideas with a versatile note-taking app. Easily create handwritten notes, add images, and convert speech to text. Organize your content with folders and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Handwritten note creation
  • Image integration
  • Speech-to-text conversion
  • Drawing and doodling tools
  • Folder organization
  • Cloud synchronization
Features
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Don’t work hard, work smarter! Document all your classes or meetings with the awesome tools SketchNotes brings to you. CREATE EASY NOTES AND ADD IMAGES • Create customizable notes, and write anything you want in an easy, yet really helpful note that will make almost impossible to forget homeworks and projects QUICK SPEECH TO TEXT TOOL • If your teacher or partners are talking fast, use the Speech to text tool and save all the highlights lessons. You won’t even have to write anything. PERSONALIZE AND SHARE • Set your creativity free. Use our pencils, sharpies and shapes to draw doodles, funnels or anything that comes to your mind. ORGANIZE AND SYNC • Create folders and subfolders to make sure you will find the information you need whenever you want • Sync your notes on the cloud Price of subscription: - 3 day free trial then $9.99 per month Terms of use: https://giantbrainsllc.wordpress.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policies: https://giantbrainsllc.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Calligraphy HD4 screens
Meeting Notes & Work Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meeting Notes & Work Planner at 71% against Calligraphy HD's 10%. Meeting Notes & Work Planner also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.6) and ads (none vs shown). Calligraphy HD's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (9.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Calligraphy HD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Meeting Notes & Work Planner sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meeting Notes & Work Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meeting Notes & Work Planner has 1.9K ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Calligraphy HD's written reviews are positive against 71% of Meeting Notes & Work Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calligraphy HD ships an update every 3 months, Meeting Notes & Work Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Calligraphy HD versus Meeting Notes & Work Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalligraphy HDMeeting Notes & Work Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (64 ratings)4.1 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.4% of reviews71.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings641.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTOUCHSCREEN LEARNING LTDGiant Brains

Customer experience

Calligraphy HD

All ratings64 ratings
Positive9.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative81.3%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive10.4%
Neutral8.1%
Negative81.5%

Meeting Notes & Work Planner

All ratings1,928 ratings
Positive75.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative17.0%
Written reviews557 reviews
Positive71.5%
Neutral8.1%
Negative20.5%

Bugs and requests

Calligraphy HD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Meeting Notes & Work Planner

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes getting deleted unexpectedly
  • Inability to edit or move images
  • Syncing issues across devices
  • Freezing and performance problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more customization options
  • Improve stability and reliability
  • Provide better support and documentation
  • Allow more flexibility in note-taking

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Calligraphy HD

One-time1
  • Calligraphy HD Full App$2.99
5 purchases

Meeting Notes & Work Planner

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • New Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
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  • Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Calligraphy HD free?
Calligraphy HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meeting Notes & Work Planner free?
Meeting Notes & Work Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calligraphy HD or Meeting Notes & Work Planner?
Meeting Notes & Work Planner is rated higher. Calligraphy HD averages 1.6 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Meeting Notes & Work Planner averages 4.1 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Calligraphy HD or Meeting Notes & Work Planner have ads?
Calligraphy HD shows ads; Meeting Notes & Work Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, Calligraphy HD or Meeting Notes & Work Planner?
Calligraphy HD ships an update every 3 months, and Meeting Notes & Work Planner every 3 weeks. Most recently, Calligraphy HD was updated on October 20, 2026 and Meeting Notes & Work Planner on October 29, 2026.

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