Comparison

zWrite vs Makeover Estimator

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

Makeover Estimator

Features
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Makeover Estimator helps homeowners, real estate professionals, and lenders create and review renovation project estimates from a simple mobile app. Build project scopes, review room details, manage estimate areas, access AI-powered project tools, and collaborate around renovation opportunities. Makeover Estimator is designed to make renovation planning easier, faster, and more organized from the first walkthrough to the final project review. Features include project dashboards, room-by-room scope review, estimate tools, project sharing, AI-assisted project features, and real estate-focused renovation workflows for qualified users.

Screenshots

zWrite1 screens
Makeover Estimator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Makeover Estimator at 100% against zWrite's 50%. Makeover Estimator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). zWrite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Makeover Estimator sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. zWrite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Makeover Estimator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of zWrite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Makeover Estimator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

zWrite ships an update monthly, Makeover Estimator every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
zWrite versus Makeover Estimator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterzWriteMakeover Estimator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB147 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperZack SmithMakeover Home LLC

Customer experience

zWrite

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Makeover Estimator

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

zWrite

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Makeover Estimator

One-time3
  • 75 AI Credits$20.00
  • Project Upgrade$50.00
  • Project Upgrade$100.00

Questions

Is zWrite free?
zWrite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Makeover Estimator free?
Makeover Estimator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, zWrite or Makeover Estimator?
Makeover Estimator is rated higher. zWrite averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Makeover Estimator averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do zWrite or Makeover Estimator have ads?
Neither zWrite nor Makeover Estimator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, zWrite or Makeover Estimator?
zWrite ships an update monthly, and Makeover Estimator every 3 days. Most recently, zWrite was updated on September 29, 2026 and Makeover Estimator on October 14, 2026.

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