Comparison

zWrite vs FlexMemo

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

Head to head
About

zWrite

A straightforward word processor that handles rich text and plain text files. It allows for multiple documents to be open simultaneously, supports various text formatting options, and includes printing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Import/export RTF files
  • Import plain text files
  • Import plain HTML files
  • Multiple documents open
  • Supports printing
  • Font and size selection
  • Text formatting (bold, italic, underline, strikethrough)
Features
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zWrite is a simple word processor. It can import and export RTF (rich text) files. It can import plain text files. It can import plain HTML files. You can have multiple documents open at once. It supports printing. Many fonts and font sizes are supported. Text can be bold, italic, underlined, and/or struck-through.

About

FlexMemo

Features
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It is a notepad that can change the font (type, size) flexibly. The following functions are supported. · Font (font name button) and font size (number button) freely change Save file (title, T button) And file list (T button) · Number of characters and number of line feeds · Left pawl, center pawl, right paw changeover (A button) If you do not mind, please try it and try it.

Screenshots

zWrite1 screens
FlexMemo1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: zWrite at monthly against FlexMemo's every 8 months. FlexMemo's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

zWrite ships an update monthly, FlexMemo every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
zWrite versus FlexMemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterzWriteFlexMemo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperZack SmithYutaka Nakao

In-app purchases

None

zWrite

No in-app purchases

None

FlexMemo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is zWrite free?
zWrite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlexMemo free?
FlexMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do zWrite or FlexMemo have ads?
Neither zWrite nor FlexMemo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, zWrite or FlexMemo?
zWrite ships an update monthly, and FlexMemo every 8 months. Most recently, zWrite was updated on June 11, 2026 and FlexMemo on September 16, 2026.

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