Comparison

Ulysses vs Word Cloud Generator

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

Head to head
About

Ulysses

A distraction-free writing environment for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It offers effective document management, seamless sync, and flexible export options for writers of all kinds. Includes a built-in proofreader and editing assistant.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free editor
  • Unified library for all texts
  • Seamless sync across devices
  • Built-in proofreader and editing assistant
  • Flexible export to PDF, DOCX, HTML
  • Publishing to WordPress, Ghost, Substack
Features
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Ulysses is your one-stop writing environment for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Its pleasant, focused writing experience, combined with effective document management, seamless sync, and flexible export, make Ulysses the first choice for writers of all kinds. ++ Apple Design Award Winner ++ “The app is amazing. An absolute delight to use. Well done.” – David Hewson, Bestselling Author (The Killing) ### A Text Production Powerhouse Ulysses’ markup-based, distraction-free editor lets you focus on your most important task: Write, edit, and write some more. Formatting is kept for later, so you can completely immerse yourself in the text. Ulysses’ uniquely streamlined toolset covers the entire writing process, and its clean and simple interface will boost your productivity. From first to final draft, from prologue to closing chapter – Ulysses keeps you in the flow, so you can get stuff done. ### All Your Texts, All the Time Everything you’ll ever write is stored in Ulysses’ unified library. You can manage projects of all kinds and sizes, be it novels, diaries or study notes – they are always saved, and automatically in sync. And since Ulysses offers feature parity across macOS and iOS, it doesn’t matter where you are or when inspiration hits: All its tools, and all your texts, are always at your fingertips. ### Built-In Proofreader and Editing Assistant Write with confidence, thanks to Ulysses’ integrated grammar and style check. Available for over 20 languages, it analyzes your text and offers informed suggestions for capitalization, punctuation, semantics, redundancy, style and more. ### Create eBooks, DOCX, PDFs and HTML Ulysses’ export is flexible enough to cover any writer’s needs: Transform your text into beautiful PDFs, Word documents or eBooks. Or export HTML code, ready to be used anywhere on the web. You can even choose between a variety of pre-made formatting styles for all kinds of purposes, or create your own and share it with other users. ### Publish to WordPress, Ghost, Substack & More Do you blog? Ulysses’ offers best-in-class publishing to WordPress, Ghost, and Micro.blog. You can post to WordPress, Ghost and Micro.blog from right within the app – complete with images, tags, categories etc. All offer a built-in preview to proofread before submission. Ulysses also supports copy paste publishing to Substack and Basecamp. ### Pricing Ulysses requires a subscription. We offer monthly and yearly subscription plans. They include a fully functional trial, so you can test Ulysses (including export and sync). There’s also a special discount for students. All plans unlock the app on Mac, iPhone and iPad, and feature full synchronization. ### Questions Please visit ulysses.app for more information. You can also reach us via help@ulysses.app or on Twitter @ulyssesapp – we’re happily awaiting your feedback! Terms of Use: https://ulysses.app/app-terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://ulysses.app/app-privacy-policy

About

Word Cloud Generator

Visually represent word frequencies from text. This tool helps summarize documents, identify keywords for SEO, and create engaging outlines. Generate word clouds as image files or interactive web visualizations.

Highlights
  • Visual word frequency representation
  • Summarize text content
  • Identify keywords for SEO
  • Generate image files
  • Create interactive web visualizations
  • Various layout options
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A word cloud is a visual representation of words that are used in a text. The larger the word, the more frequently it appears in the text. Word clouds are often used to visualize keyword frequencies or document contents. They can be generated with different layouts: horizontal and vertical, with or without filters (e.g., only showing stopwords), etc. A word cloud can also be generated as an image file or as an embedded interactive visualization on a web page using CSS and JavaScript code. Word clouds are a great way to summarize text. It is a visual representation of the most frequently used words in a document. Word clouds can make your writing pop, and they can help you find keywords for SEO purposes. What are the benefits to creating a word cloud summary? You can use it as an outline It allows you to see what topics are emphasized by others You can use it as a guide for writing your own summary Benefits: Creating a word cloud summary will help you get a grasp on what's important in your text. It gives readers an overview of their reading material without having to go through every single detail. This makes it easy for anyone who is skimming through their document or presentation to get a sense of what they're reading about and decide whether or not they want to continue reading further into it.

Screenshots

Ulysses4 screens
Word Cloud Generator1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ulysses at 67% against Word Cloud Generator's 25%. Ulysses also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 2). Word Cloud Generator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price 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

Both are free to download. Ulysses sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Word Cloud Generator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Word Cloud Generator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ulysses has 2.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Ulysses's written reviews are positive against 25% of Word Cloud Generator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ulysses versus Word Cloud Generator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUlyssesWord Cloud Generator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.2K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.1% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.2K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.014.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size272 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUlysses GmbH & Co. KGHopebest Inc Limited

Customer experience

Ulysses

All ratings2,159 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews1,288 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral7.0%
Negative25.9%

Word Cloud Generator

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Ulysses

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unexpected data loss or file corruption
  • Slow performance on older devices
  • Unreliable iCloud sync
  • Formatting issues when exporting to other formats

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved collaboration and sharing features
  • Better integration with reference managers and citation tools
  • More flexible export options and compatibility
  • Customizable keyboard shortcuts
  • Ability to hide Markdown syntax

Word Cloud Generator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Ulysses

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
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  • Yearly Plan1 Year trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Student Offer$10.99
  • Perpetual License$199.99
None

Word Cloud Generator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ulysses free?
Ulysses is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Cloud Generator free?
Word Cloud Generator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ulysses or Word Cloud Generator?
Word Cloud Generator is rated higher. Ulysses averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while Word Cloud Generator averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Ulysses or Word Cloud Generator have ads?
Word Cloud Generator shows ads; Ulysses does not.

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