GTW vs Arrow+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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)
Arrow+
Organize your web browsing sessions from Safari. Save and reopen your tab groups, and add pages directly from the Safari Web Extension. This app offers a streamlined way to manage your online research and workflows.
- Organize Safari tabs
- Save and reopen sessions
- Add pages via Safari Web Extension
- Companion app for macOS Safari Extension
- No AI or third-party APIs
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This is a companion app for macOS Safari Extension. It allows you to browse and open your Safari sessions. Also you can add your Safari pages to them via Safari Web Extension. No AI. No third-party API. No subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Arrow+ at 5.0 against GTW's 3.1. Arrow+ also leads on price ($3.99 vs $5.99). GTW's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (32 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
GTW costs $5.99 and Arrow+ $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Arrow+ 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.
GTW ships an update every 3 weeks, Arrow+ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GTW | Arrow+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #174 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christoph Gogolin | Ivan Lebedev |
Customer experience
GTW
Arrow+
In-app purchases
GTW
No in-app purchases
Arrow+
No in-app purchases









