Comparison

WriteFreely vs Funnel

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

Head to head
About

WriteFreely

A minimalist blogging app for seamless web publishing. Write in a distraction-free editor and publish to your blog or any compatible writing community. Supports offline drafting and synchronization with your WriteFreely account.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free editor
  • Offline drafting and editing
  • Sync posts with WriteFreely account
  • Publish to multiple blogs
  • Dark mode option
  • Open source platform
Features
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WriteFreely for iOS gives you a seamless way to publish your thoughts on the web. Write your thoughts in its clean, distraction-free editor, and then publish to your blog or any writing community powered by the WriteFreely software. WriteFreely for iOS supports Write.as and self-hosted WriteFreely instances. If you're not hosting your own instance, visit https://writefreely.org/instances to find a community to join! # Just Write WriteFreely for iOS includes only what you need to write and publish, so you can focus on your words. It launches straight to the editor, so you can get your thoughts down before they vanish. # Write Offline Draft and edit blog posts offline on your iPhone or iPad, and publish whenever you're ready. If you don't publish a post, it remains safe and private on your device. # Stay Synchronized Log in to any WriteFreely instance you have an account on, and sync posts from your WriteFreely account to your device. # Publish Widely Publish to multiple blogs on your account, and move posts between blogs and Drafts with a few quick taps. # Light Customization Make it your own by choosing a default font for your posts, and whether or not you'd like to write in dark mode. # Freedom The WriteFreely platform is built entirely on open source software, from the server-side to this iOS app. Rest easy knowing you ultimately control your publishing tools, and visit https://writefreely.org/contribute to find out how you can contribute.

About

Funnel

Quickly capture thoughts, tasks, notes, photos, sketches, and songs to your favorite apps. Integrates with popular productivity tools and offers convenient widgets for instant access.

Highlights
  • Capture tasks to multiple to-do apps
  • Send notes and photos to PKM apps
  • Capture sketches and calendar events
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen Widgets
  • Shortcuts and Share Sheet support
  • Built-in document scanner
  • Song capture via Shazam integration
Features
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Funnel allows you to effortlessly capture your thoughts and moments to various apps and services. The inspiration to capture something quickly comes from ideas written by David Allen, in his book Getting Things Done. Features: ======= • Capture tasks to Reminders, Todoist, OmniFocus or Things with due dates in natural language. • Capture notes and photos to a variety of popular note taking and personal knowledge management apps. • Capture sketches and calendar events • Beautiful Home Screen and Lock Screen Widgets • Shortcuts Support • A built in document scanner. • Use Shazam to capture your songs directly to your apps. • iCloud Sync for your Destinations • A timeline showing your recent captures • A selection of delightful app icons to pick from. • A lock screen widget to easily access Funnel from your lock screen. • Drag and drop images or text from other apps into Funnel. • Once you capture something with Funnel, Funnel also provides you with a link to easily switch to the newly captured item. • Long press the Funnel icon for quick home screen actions. • Integration with the iOS Share Sheet (currently within the Funnel app only) • Dynamic Island/Live Activities Support • Control Center Widgets Creating Destinations: ================ To link Funnel to your note-taking or task management apps, navigate to the 'Destination' Tab, select 'Add New Destination', and choose an app from the provided list. After adding a Destination, you can click on it for further customization. You can also define templates that get appended or prepended along with your capture. Your Destinations and the order of your Destinations are all synced to your private iCloud account. Funnel offers 30 captures for free, and then requires a subscription or a lifetime purchase. All Yearly Subscriptions come with a 1-week free trial. Enjoy Funneling! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WriteFreely4 screens
Funnel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Funnel at Free against WriteFreely's $11.99. Funnel also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 44%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.1). WriteFreely's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence and ads 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

Funnel is free to download; WriteFreely costs $11.99 up front. Funnel sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. WriteFreely asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Funnel holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Funnel has 43 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of WriteFreely's written reviews are positive against 80% of Funnel's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WriteFreely ships an update every 2 months, Funnel every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
WriteFreely versus Funnel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriteFreelyFunnel
Price$11.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (8 ratings)4.6 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings843 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB36 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMusing Studio LLCNoteSight Labs ApS

Customer experience

WriteFreely

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral22.2%
Negative33.3%

Funnel

All ratings43 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative16.0%

In-app purchases

None

WriteFreely

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Funnel

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime: Early Discount$39.99
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is WriteFreely free?
WriteFreely costs $11.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Funnel free?
Funnel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WriteFreely or Funnel?
Funnel is rated higher. WriteFreely averages 4.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Funnel averages 4.6 from 43 ratings.
Do WriteFreely or Funnel have ads?
Neither WriteFreely nor Funnel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WriteFreely or Funnel?
WriteFreely ships an update every 2 months, and Funnel every 6 weeks. Most recently, WriteFreely was updated on October 9, 2026 and Funnel on October 7, 2026.

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