GTW vs Verbon
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)
Verbon
This app provides hands-free document reading with an integrated AI agent for answering questions. It operates entirely offline, requiring no internet connection for its core functions.
- Hands-free document reading
- Built-in AI agent
- Offline functionality
- Question answering
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VerbOn is a hands-free document reader with a built-in AI agent to answer your questions. No internet connection required!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Verbon at Free against GTW's $5.99. Verbon also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). GTW's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). 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
Verbon is free to download; GTW costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Verbon 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, Verbon every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GTW | Verbon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — 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 | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Christoph Gogolin | Michael Egan |
Customer experience
GTW
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In-app purchases
GTW
No in-app purchases
Verbon
No in-app purchases
