Comparison

Writer Gadget vs Prompts

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

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About

Writer Gadget

Plan, organize, and track your story ideas in one place. Write drafts, create character and world descriptions, and link them together. Seamlessly sync your work between mobile and web devices.

Highlights
  • Rich text story editor
  • Character and world item tracking
  • Outline creation with templates
  • Cross-device sync (mobile/web)
  • Link ideas with tags and keywords
  • Import/export from Google Docs
Features
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Organize your story, your way with Writer Gadget! Writer Gadget helps you to plan, organize, and keep track of your ideas, all from one place. Take notes, make character descriptions, write your story draft, and link them all together for easy navigation. On the go? Seamlessly switch between the app on your phone and on the web, without losing your place! Features: 1. Write stories in a rich text editor 2. Create and keep track of your characters and world items (places, things, jargon, etc.) 3. Write outlines with various templates 4. Edit on the web or on your mobile device, your changes automatically sync between devices! 5. Create associations between your ideas and navigate between them with Tags, Keywords, and in-text links 6. Filter, sort, and name search with Characters, World Items, and Outlines 7. Import stories from Google Docs 8. Export stories to Google Docs Checkout our Writer Gadget YouTube channel for tips and tricks on using the app, or simply view our videos from inside the app. Want to learn more about Writer Gadget? Head on over to our website at writergadget.net for more info. Contact us anytime at support@writergadget.net with issues, questions, feature requests, or anything else! We are always happy to help.

About

Prompts

This app provides quick AI-generated prompts to help overcome writer's block for various writing tasks. It offers a large library of starting lines and on-device generation for endless variations, ensuring you stay the author without AI ghostwriting. It works entirely offline and requires no account.

Highlights
  • AI-generated writing prompts
  • On-device prompt generation
  • Massive prompt library
  • Thousands of starting lines
  • Works offline
  • No account required
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Prompts gets you writing again, fast. When you stall, it gives you a small nudge: a question, angle, or next move using proprietary, on-device and totally private AI generation, so you keep momentum without anyone writing for you. What you’ll get: • Quick prompts that unblock you any time • Works for journaling, fiction, essays, blogs, and professional writing • You stay the author, no AI ghostwriting • A massive prompt library + on-device generation for near-endless variations • Thousands of starting lines so you never face a blank page • Works entirely offline, no account required Use Prompts to: • Beat writer’s block • Escape loops and find a fresh direction • Start writing faster (and keep momentum longer) • Build a simple daily writing habit How it works: 1. Start writing (or choose a randomly generated starting line) 2. Tap to get an AI prompt 3. Write a little more, tap again whenever you need another push Designed for writers who want help thinking, not help being replaced. Available on iPhone and Mac.

Screenshots

Writer Gadget4 screens
Prompts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Prompts at 5.0 against Writer Gadget's 3.8. Prompts also leads on ads (none vs shown). Writer Gadget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (31 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Prompts sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Writer Gadget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prompts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Writer Gadget has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Writer Gadget versus Prompts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriter GadgetPrompts
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (31 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew JohnsonTanner Christensen

In-app purchases

None

Writer Gadget

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Prompts

One-time4
  • Tip $1 - Small thanks$0.99
  • Tip $3 - Recommended$2.99
  • Tip $8 - Big boost$7.99
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  • Tip $20 - Patron$19.99

Questions

Is Writer Gadget free?
Writer Gadget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prompts free?
Prompts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Writer Gadget or Prompts?
Prompts is rated higher. Writer Gadget averages 3.8 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Prompts averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Writer Gadget or Prompts have ads?
Writer Gadget shows ads; Prompts does not.

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