Comparison

Charcoal vs Untitled.etxt

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

Head to head
About

Charcoal

This app offers a simple yet powerful sketching experience with rich tools and beautiful color palettes. Easily create and export your artwork for use in other graphics programs. It supports modern iOS features like multiple windows and dark mode for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Simple sketching interface
  • Rich drawing tools
  • Beautiful color palettes
  • Export sketches
  • Multiple window support
  • Dark mode
Features
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• Charcoal is incredibly easy to use: Just create or open a sketch and start sketching. There are no layers or confusing settings. Instead, Charcoal features rich tools and beautiful color palettes. • Charcoal allows you to export a sketch to use it in your favorite graphics program. • Charcoal supports modern iOS and iPadOS features like multiple windows and dark mode: use it at night or open multiple sketches, even side by side.

About

Untitled.etxt

A secure, plain-text editor for confidential information. It offers Markdown support and saves files with a unique .etxt extension for enhanced protection. Available for free on macOS.

Highlights
  • Encrypted text editing
  • Plain-text editor
  • Markdown support
  • Unique .etxt file extension
  • Secure file saving
Features
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Secure Encrypted Text Editor for Confidential Text Handling Experience an encrypted, plain-text editor designed for secure, private text handling. Markdown support Unique File Extension Files are saved with a unique .etxt extension, which stands for Encrypted Text, ensuring enhanced protection for sensitive information. Download Free on macOS Our macOS version is now available for free! Download directly from binhua.org/untitled.

Screenshots

Charcoal3 screens
Untitled.etxt2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Charcoal at Free against Untitled.etxt's $0.99. Untitled.etxt's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 77%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Charcoal is free to download; Untitled.etxt costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Charcoal versus Untitled.etxt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharcoalUntitled.etxt
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (144 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings144 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLars AugustinBin Hua

Customer experience

Charcoal

All ratings144 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral6.9%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive76.8%
Neutral12.8%
Negative10.4%

Untitled.etxt

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Charcoal

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Saved sketches lose quality
  • Palette colors change unexpectedly
  • Freezing when opening color palette

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to change brush/pen size
  • Layers and blending tools
  • Color wheel and custom color selection
  • Import/export options

Untitled.etxt

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Charcoal

No in-app purchases

None

Untitled.etxt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Charcoal free?
Charcoal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Untitled.etxt free?
Untitled.etxt costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Charcoal or Untitled.etxt have ads?
Neither Charcoal nor Untitled.etxt shows ads.

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