Comparison

GTW vs Rapid Response Assist

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

Rapid Response Assist

Features
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Rapid Response Assist - You can connect simple and fast with your support expert to achieve issue solutions and higher system availability to secure your systems from risks and failures.

Screenshots

GTW4 screens
Rapid Response Assist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rapid Response Assist at Free against GTW's $5.99. GTW's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On 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

Rapid Response Assist is free to download; GTW costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GTW ships an update every 3 weeks, Rapid Response Assist every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GTW versus Rapid Response Assist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGTWRapid Response Assist
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating3.1 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristoph GogolinMaintastic GmbH

In-app purchases

None

GTW

No in-app purchases

None

Rapid Response Assist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GTW free?
GTW costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rapid Response Assist free?
Rapid Response Assist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GTW or Rapid Response Assist have ads?
Neither GTW nor Rapid Response Assist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GTW or Rapid Response Assist?
GTW ships an update every 3 weeks, and Rapid Response Assist every 2 months. Most recently, GTW was updated on November 2, 2026 and Rapid Response Assist on November 7, 2026.

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