Comparison

GTW vs Car Trip

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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)

About

Car Trip

Document your car trips with this logbook app. Add multiple vehicles, categorize journeys, and attach photos to each entry. Generate printable reports of your travel history.

Highlights
  • Log multiple vehicle trips
  • Categorize trips
  • Attach photos to entries
  • Generate printable logbook reports
  • Create trip backups
  • Edit and correct trip entries
Features
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Car Trip supports you in documenting your trips on the iPhone, iPad and iPod. Do you drive multiple vehicles? No problem!! You can add as many vehicles to your master data as you want or need (full version). A clear list of all trips gives you the opportunity for easy checking and correction. In addition, Car Trip shows you the kilometers traveled between trips. So that your trips have a clear structure, you can assign them to a category. Again, you can add as many categories to your master data as you want or need. Do you have an invoice or something else that you would like to add to your trip as a photo? This is also not a problem for Car Trip !! You can add as many photos and pictures to your trips as you need (full version). Photos or pictures can be given a name and comment, so that they can be better assigned at a later time. Do you need a printout of the logbook for your documents? Then you can easily print your logbook as a tabular list. If one of your trips contains photos, they are listed below with and marked separately. Photos can also be saved separately. Just in case, a backup should be created from time to time and Car Trip will remind you (full version). Have fun with Car Trip

Screenshots

GTW4 screens
Car Trip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Car Trip at Free against GTW's $5.99. Car Trip also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). GTW's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Car Trip is free to download; GTW costs $5.99 up front. Car Trip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GTW asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Car Trip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GTW has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GTW ships an update every 3 weeks, Car Trip every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
GTW versus Car Trip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGTWCar Trip
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating3.1 (32 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristoph GogolinChristopher Batsch

Customer experience

GTW

All ratings32 ratings
Positive46.9%
Neutral12.5%
Negative40.6%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative36.8%

Car Trip

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GTW

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Car Trip

One-time1
  • Full version$3.99

Questions

Is GTW free?
GTW costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Car Trip free?
Car Trip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GTW or Car Trip?
Car Trip is rated higher. GTW averages 3.1 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Car Trip averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do GTW or Car Trip have ads?
Car Trip shows ads; GTW does not.
Which is updated more often, GTW or Car Trip?
GTW ships an update every 3 weeks, and Car Trip every 9 days. Most recently, GTW was updated on November 2, 2026 and Car Trip on November 3, 2026.

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