Comparison

white note vs Paintwork

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

Head to head
About

white note

A straightforward memo application designed for quick note-taking and sketching. It offers essential editing tools like undo/redo and adjustable line thickness for a smooth user experience. Notes can be easily saved for later access.

Highlights
  • Undo/Redo functionality
  • Adjustable line thickness
  • Line tracing
  • Save notes
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White note is a simple memo app. ■ white note function · Undo, redo function · Line thickness You can also set the thickness of the pen finely with a slider. · You can also trace out the line. · Save

About

Paintwork

Create handwritten notes, diaries, and drawings with a vast array of tools. Features include customizable brushes, vector graphics, a rich color palette, and image import. Export your creations as PDFs or images.

Highlights
  • Customizable brushes and erasers
  • Extensive vector graphics tools
  • Rich color palette
  • Image and material import
  • Handwriting assistance
  • PDF and image export
  • Customizable backgrounds and canvas
Features
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Paintwork is a simple and powerful software for handwritten notebooks, diaries, and hand drawn images. It includes functions such as: brush list (hundreds of brush effects, customizable brush thickness, color, transparency, dynamic strength weights, etc.), eraser list (each brush effect can be used as an eraser), Vector graphics tools (including lasso, vector eraser, vector pen, annotation pen, highlighter, wavy pen, double line pen, text box, illustration, dashed line, horizontal and vertical dashed line, curve, closed shape, text pen, rectangle, ellipse, straight line, arrow, triangle, pentagram, polygon, etc.), and also include many related attribute settings, Color list (with a rich color palette and customizable manual configuration of commonly used colors), copy and cut the content of specified areas on the page, import images or materials, as well as a simple calculator, handwriting assistance, and photo scanning of document files. Unlimited writing, ruler, recognition of text, printing of text, filling, and the ability to export PDF files or images. Supports custom background functionality, custom canvas paper, and more. It can be used to write for classroom or book learning notes, handwritten notes for work meetings, hand drawn mind maps, hand drawn account creation, hand made account book making, writing diaries, recording life thoughts, calligraphy practice, handwritten brush and pencil characters, hand drawn artistic characters, and so on. Supports Apple pencil. Can export images or PDFs. If you have any comments or feedback, please feel free to contact us. Contact email: pw_team@163.com If you like our application, please give us a good review. Thank you.

Screenshots

white note2 screens
Paintwork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Paintwork at 4.6 against white note's 3.5. Paintwork also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (17K vs 2). white note's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence 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. Paintwork sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. white note asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paintwork holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paintwork has 17K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

white note ships an update every 11 days, Paintwork weekly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
white note versus Paintwork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterwhite notePaintwork
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.6 (17K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—65.4% of reviews
Number of ratings217K — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB200 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKiyoshi Koike伟典 苏

Customer experience

white note

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Paintwork

All ratings17,166 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews237 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral13.9%
Negative20.7%

Bugs and requests

white note

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Paintwork

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing or crashing when using certain features
  • Artwork getting deleted or not saving properly
  • Inability to import or work with external images

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more color options and blending tools
  • Improve stability and reduce crashes
  • Provide more tutorials and onboarding for new users
  • Allow users to save and access their artwork easily

In-app purchases

None

white note

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Paintwork

One-time1
  • Unlock local version$9.99

Questions

Is white note free?
white note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paintwork free?
Paintwork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, white note or Paintwork?
Paintwork is rated higher. white note averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Paintwork averages 4.6 from 17K ratings.
Do white note or Paintwork have ads?
white note shows ads; Paintwork does not.
Which is updated more often, white note or Paintwork?
white note ships an update every 11 days, and Paintwork weekly. Most recently, white note was updated on November 6, 2026 and Paintwork on November 6, 2026.

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