Comparison

Writer Gadget vs Whittle

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

Head to head
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

Whittle

Features
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Whittle is a voice notes app that writes while you talk. Tap record and speak. Your words appear as you say them, and when you stop, the note is ready to read. Everything happens on your iPhone: no account, no servers. HOW IT WORKS Tap record and talk. The transcript keeps pace with you, written by Apple's on-device speech engine. When you stop, you get the note and the full transcript. Tap any sentence to hear it. Tap a word to fix it, and Whittle remembers the spelling next time. FEATURES - Live, on-device transcription, no internet needed - Notes and the exact transcript, side by side - Marks while you record, and Keep talking to add to a note later - Search every word you have said - Notebooks and tags - Translate a note on-device - Playback at up to 2x, 15-second skips, Lock Screen controls - Words Whittle should know: names and jargon you use RECORD FROM ANYWHERE Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Control Center, the Action button, Siri, a long press on the app icon, and the Apple Watch. Recordings from the Watch are sent to your iPhone and written out there. You can also import audio files, or share them to Whittle from Voice Memos, Files and other apps. WITH APPLE INTELLIGENCE On an iPhone with Apple Intelligence turned on, Whittle also: - tidies each note and gives it a title - suggests tags - rewrites a note as an email, a message, a journal entry, meeting minutes, a blog post, bullet points or your own style - answers questions from your notes, on your iPhone Everything else works without it, and your notes are finished for you if you turn it on later. YOURS, AND PRIVATE - Lock Whittle with Face ID - Export as text, Markdown, PDF or audio, or keep a folder of Markdown files up to date (Obsidian works) - Optional sync through your own private iCloud; recordings sync only if you turn that on - iPad layout, dark mode and VoiceOver PAY ONCE Your first 25 notes are free, with everything included and recordings of any length. Whittle Pro is a single purchase, never a subscription: notes without end, forever. Family Sharing included.

Screenshots

Writer Gadget4 screens
Whittle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Writer Gadget at none against Whittle's 1. Writer Gadget also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Whittle's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). 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. Whittle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Writer Gadget asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Writer Gadget ships an update every 3 months, Whittle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Writer Gadget versus Whittle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriter GadgetWhittle
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew JohnsonShiva Prasad Manupadi

In-app purchases

None

Writer Gadget

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Whittle

One-time1
  • Whittle Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Writer Gadget free?
Writer Gadget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Whittle free?
Whittle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Writer Gadget or Whittle have ads?
Writer Gadget shows ads; Whittle does not.
Which is updated more often, Writer Gadget or Whittle?
Writer Gadget ships an update every 3 months, and Whittle every 3 weeks. Most recently, Writer Gadget was updated on November 3, 2026 and Whittle on November 10, 2026.

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