Comparison

Writer Assistant (Wassi) vs Writer Gadget

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

Head to head
About

Writer Assistant (Wassi)

This app helps writers develop characters, locations, and entire story worlds. It provides guided questions for in-depth creation and allows for outlining plots and scenes. Export your developed worlds and stories to PDF.

Highlights
  • Create separate projects for story universes
  • Develop characters and locations with guided questions
  • Add photos to characters and locations
  • Describe worlds with races, flora, and fauna
  • Outline stories, plots, and scenes
  • Export projects to PDF
Features
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Writer Assistant (Wassi) is an application created specifically for inventors! We all constantly invent new characters for our stories, be it a comic, a novel, a script, a play, or a game. And so that our characters are alive and riveted the attention, they need to be developed a lot! That is what the Writer Assistant was created for! Plus, with Wassi you can easily outline your stories on the go. Let's check it! With Wassi support, you can: - create separate projects for each of your universes - create characters and locations - develop characters and locations using leading questions in the program - add photos to the characters and locations - create worlds where your story happen - describe every millimeter of the world by filling races, flora, animals of the world and more - create stories with your characters - outline stories - create stories plots and scenes and connect them - export created projects to PDF-documents Free version limitations: - 3 projects - 3 characters, 3 locations, 3 stories, 3 worlds per project - 3 plots, 3 scenes per story - watermark and link to the app's AppStore webpage in the exported document - saving and restoring backups not available To remove all limitations you can upgrade to the Pro version by clicking the "Upgrade to Pro" menu item and purchasing Pro version license. You can share one license between all your iOS devices. In the next update: - ability to add items - more details about constituents of the world - ability to add connections between characters - ability to set up characters and location of the scene - export to the DOCX format

About

Writer Gadget

Plan, organize, and track your story ideas in one place. Write drafts, create character and world descriptions, and link them together. Seamlessly sync your work between mobile and web devices.

Highlights
  • Rich text story editor
  • Character and world item tracking
  • Outline creation with templates
  • Cross-device sync (mobile/web)
  • Link ideas with tags and keywords
  • Import/export from Google Docs
Features
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Organize your story, your way with Writer Gadget! Writer Gadget helps you to plan, organize, and keep track of your ideas, all from one place. Take notes, make character descriptions, write your story draft, and link them all together for easy navigation. On the go? Seamlessly switch between the app on your phone and on the web, without losing your place! Features: 1. Write stories in a rich text editor 2. Create and keep track of your characters and world items (places, things, jargon, etc.) 3. Write outlines with various templates 4. Edit on the web or on your mobile device, your changes automatically sync between devices! 5. Create associations between your ideas and navigate between them with Tags, Keywords, and in-text links 6. Filter, sort, and name search with Characters, World Items, and Outlines 7. Import stories from Google Docs 8. Export stories to Google Docs Checkout our Writer Gadget YouTube channel for tips and tricks on using the app, or simply view our videos from inside the app. Want to learn more about Writer Gadget? Head on over to our website at writergadget.net for more info. Contact us anytime at support@writergadget.net with issues, questions, feature requests, or anything else! We are always happy to help.

Screenshots

Writer Assistant (Wassi)4 screens
Writer Gadget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Writer Gadget at none against Writer Assistant (Wassi)'s 1. Writer Assistant (Wassi)'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Writer Assistant (Wassi) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Writer Gadget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Writer Assistant (Wassi) against 3.8 for Writer Gadget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 81 and 31 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Writer Assistant (Wassi)'s written reviews are positive against 70% of Writer Gadget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Writer Assistant (Wassi) ships an update monthly, Writer Gadget every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Writer Assistant (Wassi) versus Writer Gadget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriter Assistant (Wassi)Writer Gadget
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (81 ratings) — better3.8 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings81 — better31
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitry NovikovAndrew Johnson

Customer experience

Writer Assistant (Wassi)

All ratings80 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive71.6%
Neutral11.9%
Negative16.4%

Writer Gadget

All ratings25 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Writer Assistant (Wassi)

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Notes not saved after iCloud sign-in on new phone
  • Pictures assigned to wrong characters across projects
  • Pictures assigned to new characters in different projects
  • Duplicate photos when changing profile pictures
  • Typing cursor jumps randomly
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  • Blurry character images
  • Airdrop issue for saving/backing up
  • App not accessible with Apple Voiceover

Requested features

20 requests
  • Unlimited characters for free
  • Ability to delete projects
  • Copy/paste support
  • Desktop or web version
  • Customizable fields for prompts
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  • Examples for character attributes
  • Revert profile picture to default
  • Remove photo button
  • Ability to write the actual story
  • Folders for organizing characters/locations
  • Better subsections for world/culture
  • More in-depth story planning (connections)
  • Ability to discriminate between major/minor characters
  • Residents tab for locations
  • Option to add own tabs/text boxes
  • Ability to tag characters
  • Towns/cities tab
  • Dark mode option
  • Family account sharing for pro
  • Syncing across devices

Writer Gadget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Writer Assistant (Wassi)

One-time1
  • Unlock of the pro version$2.99
None

Writer Gadget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Writer Assistant (Wassi) free?
Writer Assistant (Wassi) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Writer Gadget free?
Writer Gadget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Writer Assistant (Wassi) or Writer Gadget?
Writer Assistant (Wassi) is rated higher. Writer Assistant (Wassi) averages 3.8 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Writer Gadget averages 3.8 from 31 ratings.
Do Writer Assistant (Wassi) or Writer Gadget have ads?
Writer Gadget shows ads; Writer Assistant (Wassi) does not.
Which is updated more often, Writer Assistant (Wassi) or Writer Gadget?
Writer Assistant (Wassi) ships an update monthly, and Writer Gadget every 3 months. Most recently, Writer Assistant (Wassi) was updated on October 21, 2026 and Writer Gadget on October 24, 2026.

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