Comparison

WriteFreely vs Cloudreve V3

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

Cloudreve V3

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## Cloudreve iOS/iPadOS V3 Archive version this version is the archive version for Cloudreve V3 backend version, supported endpoint version less than or equal to 3.8.3 for V4 version, please using our latest app client ### Main Feature - Support all official Cloudreve backend, for both community edition and Pro edition - Support automatically photo backup in background - Support email login with captcha code / google recaptcha verification support - Manage your file like operation in local disk, you can move/copy/delete/rename your file/ or folder - Preview image/video(only part of file formats supported), and of course with text preview support with graceful design and highlight - Preview PDF file, Search in pdf support - Preview office file (docx/pptx/xlsx and more) support, backend defined web view preview support - Preview Code/Text file, for some code file, add highlight code support - Biometric verification support, using Face ID / Touch ID to protect your privacy - For those unsupported preview file, we offer a better way to let you open it, for video file, you can choose external player to open it - Make available offline/remove offline file, for each offline available file, you can choose share outside of Cloudreve iOS, choose any app you want to open it. - For the core function of Cloudreve backend like `External Link`, `Remote Download`, we also supported it, you can choose the proper file, or enter the download link manually, remote download will not get any local bandwidth cost, with the task created, you can manage the download record, cancel it or remove it, all at your will. - Like many file management apps, we offer a better way to upload to the cloud/download file to your local device, with the power that Cloudreve backend granted, you can resume your upload and download task without any other operation, Cloudreve iOS client will do all that for you. - The most important, we offer two different languages, Chinese Simplify and English - We have supported the basic user account management, like change the password, two step verification binding, you can discover more within the app - Support auto/light/dark mode switch - Support switch account between different account even different endpoint

Screenshots

WriteFreely4 screens
Cloudreve V34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cloudreve V3 at Free against WriteFreely's $11.99. WriteFreely's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On in-app purchases 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

Cloudreve V3 is free to download; WriteFreely costs $11.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WriteFreely versus Cloudreve V3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriteFreelyCloudreve V3
Price$11.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMusing Studio LLC哲 文

In-app purchases

None

WriteFreely

No in-app purchases

None

Cloudreve V3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WriteFreely free?
WriteFreely costs $11.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cloudreve V3 free?
Cloudreve V3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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