# Word Tracker — Track Writing Progress

> App to track writing progress, set goals, and meet deadlines. (iPhone/iPad app by Marek Loose.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-tracker/id1541495523 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Marek Loose](https://appshunter.io/developer/1496762952)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 268 App Store ratings · 30 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 16 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2020-11-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-20
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-tracker/id1541495523/reviews.md

## What is Word Tracker?

Word Tracker helps you keep track of your writing progress, right on the main screen, so you always know how close you are to reaching your goal.

Set a target word count and a deadline for your writing project, and the app works out exactly how many words you need to write each day to hit your deadline. Track as many projects as you like, and switch between them whenever you want.

Dive into the statistics screen to see a chart of your progress against your target, your outstanding word count, and how many days you have left until your deadline.

Your projects sync automatically across all your devices via iCloud, so your progress is always up to date wherever you write. No account or sign-in required — just open the app and start tracking.

## Key features

- Track writing progress
- Set target word counts
- Set project deadlines
- Daily word count targets
- View project statistics

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cloud sync | $4.99 | one-time |
| The First Word | $0.99 | one-time |
| The First Chapter | $2.99 | one-time |
| Halfway Through the Manuscript | $4.99 | one-time |
| The Bestseller | $9.99 | one-time |
| The Published Masterpiece | $19.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 30)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-tracker/id1541495523/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Good word tracker

*2026-07-23*

I started word tracking because of NaNoWriMo and this helps me work at my pace. Highly recommend

### 5/5 — My review

*2026-05-15*

Love it!
Great app. 
Very useful as an author. 
I like that you can set up multiple projects at the same time. 
Definitely recommend.

### 5/5 — Brilliant, easy to use, and aesthetically pleasing

*2026-04-18, version 1.4.0*

This is a great word tracker which looks beautiful and does everything I could need it to. The graphs used to show your progress towards your goal are incredibly motivating, and the format of inputting your overall word total each day is so much easier to use than other counters which ask you to input the amount of words written that day specifically. Really pretty, effective, and fun to use :)

### 5/5 — Wonderful

*2026-03-29, version 1.4.0*

It makes me want to write, I love watching the numbers go up. Very easy to figure out, a must have for authors.

### 5/5 — Please Make For Non-Apple Users

*2025-08-12*

I’m an author and have shared this app a few times. Every time I’ve posted it, I’ve been asked if it’s exclusively for Apple. If it’s only an Apple app, please make it available to others - you’re the best word count tracker ever! Love the format. Love that you don’t when to sync anything. I can add however many projects I want and meet goals for my first draft. I am so much more productive when I use this app - highly recommend for aspiring writers hoping to be more consistent

### 4/5 — Great, could use some more features.

*2025-06-06*

I really enjoy this app. It’s very simple, it adjusts word goals if you miss days, etc. The main things I wish would be added: back-dating word updates (I write at night a lot, and I’d like my words to count for Thursday, even if it didn’t technically get submitted until after midnight), and a calendar to show what days you did and didn’t write, and how much per day.

### 5/5 — Great for assignments

*2025-03-31, version 1.4.0*

Honestly it’s what has gotten me through uni do wish on days it suggests 0 words it would do the blue circle as it is technically complete

### 4/5 — Really great, just wish it was more flexible

*2025-03-16*

Sometimes I forget to log my words for a day, as there’s no way, at least that I can find, to update your word count for previous days. It would also be nice to have the option of tracking other things, like time. But I love the app. It’s easy to use and I really like that the daily goal updates based on how much you’ve done

### 3/5 — Visual Progress Does Wonders, Room for Improvement

*2024-11-29*

Tracking my progress with simple graphs and percentages has done wonders for my productivity. 

It just takes the word count goal you set and divides that by the number of days until your set deadline. Easy.

The main issues I’ve run into are the following:

1) The app doesn’t allow you to mark off days you don’t intend to write (weekends, holidays, etc.), which throws off the count for each daily goal.

2) The calendar is flat wrong. Today’s date is 2024/11/28 which is a THURSDAY, but in the app it shows as a Friday. All the days are off by one and I’m not sure how that happened.

I still recommend this app if you’re a visual creature like me and seeing trackable progress on a graph helps. For a free app I can look past the flaws.

### 5/5 — What it says on the tin

*2024-10-30, version 1.4.0*

Great to find a word tracking app that doesn’t have any hidden subscription fees. A bit clunky in some places, but gives clear statistics and has a simple and effective menu. I’d like if there was a way to add a single day’s word count but you can only change the total word count. Simple yet gets the job done

## Frequently asked questions about Word Tracker

### What does the Word Tracker app do?

This app helps you monitor your writing progress. It allows you to set specific writing goals and deadlines for your projects. The app then calculates and displays daily word count targets to help you achieve your objectives.

### How does the app help me meet my writing deadlines?

By setting your target word count and a project deadline, the app will calculate how many words you need to write each day. This daily target is displayed prominently, guiding your writing efforts to ensure you stay on schedule.

### What kind of statistics can I see?

The app provides an overview of your project's statistics. While the description doesn't detail specific metrics, it indicates you can easily view overall progress related to your writing goals and deadlines.

### Is the app free to use?

The application is free to download and use, with the option for in-app purchases. This suggests that while core functionality is available for free, some additional features or enhancements may require a purchase.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.2 — 2026-08-19

Word Tracker 2.0 is a complete rebuild of the app from the ground up.

- Fresh, modern design across every screen
- Your projects now sync automatically across all your devices via iCloud — no account or sign-in required
- Faster and more reliable, with your data stored securely on your own device and in iCloud

Thank you for using Word Tracker!

### 2.0.1 — 2026-08-11

Word Tracker 2.0 is a complete rebuild of the app from the ground up.

- Fresh, modern design across every screen
- Your projects now sync automatically across all your devices via iCloud — no account or sign-in required
- Faster and more reliable, with your data stored securely on your own device and in iCloud

Thank you for using Word Tracker!

### 2.0.0 — 2026-08-06

Word Tracker 2.0 is a complete rebuild of the app from the ground up.

- Fresh, modern design across every screen
- Your projects now sync automatically across all your devices via iCloud — no account or sign-in required
- Faster and more reliable, with your data stored securely on your own device and in iCloud

Thank you for using Word Tracker!

### 1.4.0 — 2022-03-06

- Backup projects to the cloud
- Sync projects across multiple devices

### 1.3.4 — 2022-01-04

Bug fixes

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All apps by Marek Loose: https://appshunter.io/developer/1496762952

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-20.*