Word Tracker vs WordTracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Tracker
This app helps writers monitor their progress towards daily word count goals for projects. It calculates the necessary daily output to meet deadlines and offers detailed statistics on progress and remaining time. Projects sync automatically across devices via iCloud.
- Daily word count goal setting
- Project deadline calculation
- Multiple project tracking
- Progress statistics and charts
- Automatic iCloud sync
- No account required
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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.
WordTracker
This app acts as a personal writing coach, motivating users to make daily progress and complete their writing projects. It offers features to track multiple projects, set goals, and view progress through statistics. An optional community feature allows connection with other writers.
- Manage multiple writing projects
- Set daily, weekly, and overall goals
- Track word count and progress statistics
- Optional community for writer interaction
- Home screen widgets for at-a-glance stats
- Cross-device synchronization
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Write your words. Reach your goal. WordTracker is your personal writing coach that fits in your pocket—the app that motivates you to stick with it, make a little progress every day, and finally finish your book, blog, or story. Easily keep track of all your projects, watch your progress grow through beautiful statistics—and celebrate every milestone, now together with other writers. ALL YOUR PROJECTS IN ONE PLACE - As many writing projects as you want, each with its own cover, color, icon, and emoji - Daily, weekly, and overall goals to keep you on track - Deadline? We’ll calculate how many words you need per day - Subprojects, genres, and starting word counts—for novels and short stories alike COUNT WORDS IN SECONDS - Just type it in—or scan it with your camera (Premium) - Custom writing days, daily/weekly goals, and notes for each entry NEW: COMMUNITY (optional) - Connect with other writers, make friends, and share your progress - Celebrate achievements in the activity feed—with encouragement from your friends - Challenge others to writing contests: leaderboards, progress tracking, invitation codes, and an optional collaborative project - Send encouraging messages to your friends - Completely optional and turned off by default—with full control over your privacy, plus Report & Block features VIEW YOUR PROGRESS (Premium) - Beautiful charts, heat maps, and insights into your writing patterns - Achievements and milestones that keep you going 6 HOME SCREEN WIDGETS - Stats, goal ring, deadline countdown, streak, project overview, and quick input—keep track of your progress at a glance REMINDERS THAT REALLY HELP (Premium) - Daily or weekly, multiple times, project start reminders ON ALL YOUR DEVICES - Sync via iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive - iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Export as CSV/JSON and automatic backups (Premium) TAILORED TO YOUR TASTE - Light, Dark, or System mode; custom fonts, colors, and backgrounds - Available in 45 languages PREMIUM – PAY ONCE, USE FOREVER Advanced statistics, camera count, smart reminders, sync, export, and backups—plus all future Premium features. No subscriptions, no hidden costs. PERFECT FOR Authors, bloggers, students, and anyone who finally wants to write regularly. YOUR DATA BELONGS TO YOU Everything is stored locally on your device; sync is optional. The community section uses a server account (email/display name) and can be disabled at any time. MADE FOR EVERYONE Full VoiceOver support and carefully labeled controls. Get started today—and write your next chapter with WordTracker! CREDITS App icon: Lorraine Sandmann (lorrainesandmann.de)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WordTracker at every 2 days against Word Tracker's every 2 weeks. WordTracker also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Word Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (271 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Word Tracker sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and WordTracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WordTracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Tracker has 271 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Word Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of WordTracker's.
Word Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, WordTracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Tracker | WordTracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (271 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 271 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marek Loose | Mathias Todisco |
Customer experience
Word Tracker
WordTracker
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
WordTracker
- Premium Access$9.99








