Inkdrop vs GTW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inkdrop
This app allows you to write and organize notes using GitHub-flavored Markdown with syntax highlighting. It offers a streamlined workflow for boosting productivity and ensures your notes are accessible across devices with end-to-end encryption, even offline.
- GitHub-flavored Markdown support
- Inline code syntax highlighting
- Seamless note-taking workflow
- Cross-device synchronization
- End-to-end encryption
- Offline access
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NOTE: To use this app, make sure you have an account registered on the Inkdrop website. ## Effortlessly Organize and Simplify Your Markdown Notes Inkdrop enables you to write in user-friendly, GitHub-flavored Markdown, complete with inline code syntax highlighting support. Unleash your creativity and transform your ideas into beautifully formatted notes! ## Streamline Your Thoughts & Boost Productivity Experience a seamless, low-friction note-taking workflow, empowering you to accomplish more in less time. With Inkdrop's effortless organization, you can focus on what truly matters: creating your best work. ## Access Your Notes Anytime, Anywhere, Securely Inkdrop quickly synchronizes your notes across multiple devices, ensuring you always have access to your most important thoughts. With end-to-end encryption, your notes remain secure and confidential. Plus, you can read and write even while offline, thanks to local data storage within the app. Terms of use: https://docs.inkdrop.app/terms
GTW
A plain text and Markdown editor optimized for fast editing of local and remote files. Supports cloud storage, FTP, SFTP, and offers advanced features like syntax highlighting, snippets, and markdown preview.
- Edit local and remote files (Dropbox, OneDrive, FTP, SFTP)
- Markdown preview, convert, and export (PDF, DOCX, HTML)
- Syntax highlighting for popular coding languages
- Snippets with placeholder support
- Focus Mode for distraction-free editing
- External keyboard and iPad Pro support
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Gogo's Type Writer is a plain Text and Markdown Editor. It is optimized for fast opening and editing local and remote files (Dropbox, OneDrive, FTP, SFTP/SSH) on your iOS Device. FEATURES: ------------------------------ • Universal App (use it on your iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch) • No in app purchases / no subscriptions • Full iPad Pro support (including smart keyboard support, shortcut, split-screen multitasking) • Extra keybar with swipe functions and trackball to precisely move the cursor and select text • Find and Replace support (incl. Regex find pattern) • Different themes and adjustable font-sizes • NEW! Focus Mode / fade out alle other lines and keep focused • Import / export / open files from iCloud Drive and other file providers • Snippets -- use short fragments of text again and again ( with filed and placeholders support ) • Markdown Preview, Convert & Export ( PDF / DOCX / HTML Export ) • Preview Browser (for images / websites) • Connect to your servers via SFTP, FTP, ONEDRIVE or DROPBOX New with OneDrive 365 and OneDrive for Business support • Upload and Download files/folders • Very fast reconnect and recover of open files after restart • Live editing - edit files directly on your Server/Dropbox/Onedrive without download • Supporting features like textselection by cursor, Splitview, Slide-Over and Drag & Drop • 3D Touch support - Show/move cursor by 3D touch the keyboard • Taptic Feedback ( on devices with Taptic Engine ) • External/Bluetooth keyboard support ( all iOS shot-cut keys are supported + lots of shortcuts available ) • Syntax highlighting for the most popular coding languages / also in Markdown codeblocks (css, fortran, html, javascript, latex, mathematica, markdown, orgmode, perl, php, python, sql, xml, yaml)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Inkdrop at Free against GTW's $5.99. Inkdrop also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.1). GTW's advantage is chart position (#188 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Inkdrop is free to download; GTW costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Inkdrop holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Inkdrop's written reviews are positive against 55% of GTW's.
Inkdrop ships an update every 6 weeks, GTW every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inkdrop | GTW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (44 ratings) — better | 3.1 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.7% of reviews — better | 55.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #188 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takuya Matsuyama | Christoph Gogolin |
Customer experience
Inkdrop
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In-app purchases
Inkdrop
No in-app purchases
GTW
No in-app purchases







