Li vs Write/Sprint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Li
This keyboard app allows for fast input of the Lisu script, which is similar to Latin letters but with phonetic tone markings. It features vibration feedback and a slide-down typing method for increased efficiency.
- Fast Lisu script typing
- Vibration feedback
- Slide-down input method
- Records Lisu language
- Capitalized sans-serif text
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Old Lisu, also known as biblical script, Fu Neng Ren script, is a script that imitates the Latin alphabet and is specifically used to record Lisu. The appearance of this text is similar to the capital Latin letters, and is marked with a tone to show the tone. The text is all sans serif text, only capitalized, and there are many differences in phonetic transcription from the existing Latin alphabet, so it is not compatible. Li-Su Keyboard Plus can quickly type, the keyboard has vibration. You can slide down to directly type in the previewed characters to speed up typing.
Write/Sprint
This app helps you track your writing progress with timed sprints. It allows you to set your sprint duration, record the number of words written, and share your achievements. Your writing data remains private with no logins required.
- Set custom sprint times
- Track words written per sprint
- Share writing progress
- No login required
- Private data storage
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Write/Sprint is a writing sprint timer app that allows you to set your sprint time, track the words you wrote, and share your progress. Write/Sprint never has access to any of your sprint data. No logins required. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Write/Sprint at Free against Li's $4.99. Write/Sprint also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 17%) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 21 months). Li's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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
Write/Sprint is free to download; Li costs $4.99 up front. Write/Sprint sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Li asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Li against 3.9 for Write/Sprint. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 17% of Li's written reviews are positive against 33% of Write/Sprint's.
Li ships an update every 21 months, Write/Sprint every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Li | Write/Sprint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHI HAO CHIU | Justin Hunter |
Customer experience
Li
Write/Sprint
In-app purchases
Li
No in-app purchases
Write/Sprint
- Hemingway Monthly$1.991 Month
- Hemingway Yearly$19.991 Year
