Word Tracker vs (beat) for iOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Tracker
Monitor your writing journey with this app. Set goals and deadlines to receive daily word count targets, ensuring you stay on track to complete your projects.
- Track writing progress
- Set target word counts
- Set project deadlines
- Daily word count targets
- View project statistics
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Word Tracker helps you keep track of your writing progress, right on the main screen, so you always know how close you are to reaching your goal. Set a target word count and a deadline for your writing project, and the app works out exactly how many words you need to write each day to hit your deadline. Track as many projects as you like, and switch between them whenever you want. Dive into the statistics screen to see a chart of your progress against your target, your outstanding word count, and how many days you have left until your deadline. Your projects sync automatically across all your devices via iCloud, so your progress is always up to date wherever you write. No account or sign-in required — just open the app and start tracking.
(beat) for iOS
This screenwriting app offers a distraction-free environment for writers to focus on their craft. It supports Fountain markup for portable and future-proof documents, with features like automatic scene numbering and auto-completion for efficient writing.
- Distraction-free UI
- Fountain markup support
- Automatic scene numbering
- Auto-complete for scene headings and character names
- PDF export
- Final Draft import/export
- Novel mode
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An elegant Fountain screenwriting app, created by a screenwriter for screenwriters. The perfect companion for full macOS version of Beat. Beat lets you write in a flow: Just start typing and let Beat take care of the formatting. There are as little distractions as possible to let you concentrate on writing. The app uses Fountain markup to store your documents, so everything you write is portable and future-proof. Your files are stored only on your own accounts and devices, and they are kept completely private. • Distraction-free UI • Index cards • Automatic scene numbering • Auto complete for scene headings and character names • PDF export • Final Draft import and export • Revision/edit tracking • Novel mode • Collection of templates for a quick start
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Word Tracker at Free against (beat) for iOS's $11.99. Word Tracker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (268 vs 44). (beat) for iOS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On review sentiment, ads, 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
Word Tracker is free to download; (beat) for iOS costs $11.99 up front. Word Tracker sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. (beat) for iOS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Word Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Tracker has 268 ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 81% and 80% positive.
Word Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, (beat) for iOS every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Tracker | (beat) for iOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $11.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (268 ratings) — better | 4.3 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better | 80.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 268 — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #38 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marek Loose | Lauri-Matti Parppei |
Customer experience
Word Tracker
(beat) for iOS
In-app purchases
Word Tracker
- The First Word$0.99
- The First Chapter$2.99
- Cloud sync$4.99
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- Halfway Through the Manuscript$4.99
- The Bestseller$9.99
- The Published Masterpiece$19.99
(beat) for iOS
No in-app purchases
