Comparison

WordOne Lite vs Pendulum

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

Head to head
About

WordOne Lite

This app helps writers track their daily word count goals and writing progress. It provides visual indicators and detailed statistics to encourage discipline and planning. Users can share their achievements with others via social media.

Highlights
  • Daily word count tracking
  • Set and monitor writing goals
  • Detailed progress statistics
  • Visual progress indicators
  • Social media sharing of progress
  • Supports goal-based writing challenges
Features
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Created by a writer for other writers, WordOne lets writers track their daily writing progress. As most successful writers have noted, becoming a successful author requires dedication and discipline. WordOne aims to provide this dedication and discipline by allowing you to set a goal for your writing project(s) and then letting you track your progress in reaching your goal by entering daily (or multiple times a day) word counts. The app calculates detailed statistics based on your entered data and provides you with useful information such as your current average words per day and the number of words a day you'd need to write in order to reach your set goal. This will allow you to plan your writing and to gain the necessary dedication and mindset necessary for writing daily by setting a word count goal that you'd need to achieve. WordOne also provides you with visual indications of progress on each of your projects. The main project listing not only provides a progress meter which is updated as you add new session word counts, but it also colour codes the items in the project listing based on how close (or far) you are from achieving your set targets. But that's not all! WordOne also lets you share your writing progress with other writers via social media so that you can encourage them by showing how much you'd achieved :) WordOne has full support for iOS 8's share extensions and will allow you to share via any supported extensions/applications. On older iOS versions, WordOne supports the standard sharing options provided by iOS itself. WordOne is also great for NaNoWriMo and other such goal-based writing challenges and contests. Note: The pro version of the app allows you to track as many projects as you want. The Lite version only allows tracking one project - if you want to track more than that, then you need to purchase the Pro version. Features: - Support for as many writing projects as you want (in the Pro version). - Color-coded projects listing to easily indicate current overall progress for each project. - Progress bar indicating percentage completed for each project. - View history for word counts on individual days and be able to see the total word count at that point as well as the session word count. - Ability to share session word counts with others via social media such as Facebook or Twitter. - Built-in feedback for bugs and feature requests.

About

Pendulum

This app helps you manage your pen pal relationships by tracking correspondence. Record when you send and receive letters, note writing materials, and set reminders to stay in touch. Sync your data across devices for seamless management.

Highlights
  • Track sent and received letters
  • Record pen, ink, and paper used
  • Set reminders to write and post
  • Monitor letter delivery times
  • iCloud sync across devices
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Pendulum - keep track of your pen pals! • Add your friends, record when you send them letters or they send something to you. See how long it takes for your letters to arrive! • Record what pen, ink, and paper you used to write to each person, to keep the variety going each time you write. • Reminders to write back, or to post letters you've written but have sat by the front door for ages; you won't forget to stay in touch again. • Sync via iCloud, so you can keep up to date regardless of what device you have to hand.

Screenshots

WordOne Lite4 screens
Pendulum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pendulum at 4.2 against WordOne Lite's 2.5. Pendulum also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 2). WordOne Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pendulum sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. WordOne Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pendulum holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pendulum has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of WordOne Lite's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pendulum's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WordOne Lite ships an update every 6 months, Pendulum every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
WordOne Lite versus Pendulum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWordOne LitePendulum
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)4.2 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings216 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPink Zombie Studios Inc.Benjamin Cardy

Customer experience

WordOne Lite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

Pendulum

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

WordOne Lite

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Pendulum

One-time5
  • Extra Fine Tip$0.99
  • Fine Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
Show 2 more
  • Broad Tip$5.99
  • Stub Tip$9.99

Questions

Is WordOne Lite free?
WordOne Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pendulum free?
Pendulum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WordOne Lite or Pendulum?
Pendulum is rated higher. WordOne Lite averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Pendulum averages 4.2 from 16 ratings.
Do WordOne Lite or Pendulum have ads?
Neither WordOne Lite nor Pendulum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WordOne Lite or Pendulum?
WordOne Lite ships an update every 6 months, and Pendulum every 9 days. Most recently, WordOne Lite was updated on June 5, 2026 and Pendulum on October 14, 2026.

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