Writer vs Lines | Beyond Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Writer
A fast, secure, and elegant text editor and notes app for Apple devices. It offers Markdown support, cross-device syncing, customizable typography, and widgets. Purchase is a one-time fee with no subscriptions.
- Secure CloudKit syncing
- Markdown support
- iOS 14 Widgets
- Multiple folder organization
- Customizable typography and icons
- One-time purchase
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Writer is beautiful, secure and fast text editor and notes app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. It has many features like Markdown support, syncing between devices via secure Apple Cloud, customizable typography, widgets and more. *** Features *** - Secure sync between devices with CloudKit - Markdown support - iOS 14 Widget - Multiple folder support - Customisable typography, app icons - One time purchase with no subscription. *** Coming soon *** - Apple Watch versions - Sharing notes via secure URL - Themes - Collaboration *** Mac version is now live on Mac App Store ! ***
Lines | Beyond Notes
This app offers a comprehensive knowledge management system, allowing users to create rich text notes with media, capture web content, and record voice memos. It provides powerful organization tools like tags, folders, and linking, along with secure biometric authentication for privacy.
- Rich text and media note creation
- Web page capture
- Camera and voice note recording
- Tag and folder organization
- Note linking
- Biometric authentication
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Lines goal is to go beyond traditional note-taking, aspiring to be your one-stop solution for knowledge management. With Lines, you can: - Write expressively using rich text and media attachments - Capture information instantly with your camera - Share web pages from your browser and store them as notes - Retrieve information instantly with search - Organize with tags and folders - Keep what’s important close with pinned notes - Connect your thoughts by linking between notes - Record voice notes - Keep notes private using biometric authentication - And much more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Writer at 50% against Lines | Beyond Notes's 0%. Writer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). Lines | Beyond Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Writer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lines | Beyond Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Writer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lines | Beyond Notes has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Writer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lines | Beyond Notes's.
Writer ships an update every 6 days, Lines | Beyond Notes every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Writer | Lines | Beyond Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Jach | Andres Portillo Chacon |
Customer experience
Writer
Lines | Beyond Notes
In-app purchases
Writer
- Full version One-time Payment$9.99
Lines | Beyond Notes
No in-app purchases
