Comparison

TaoOfWisdom vs Text With Authors

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

Head to head
About

TaoOfWisdom

Explore the wisdom of the Tao Te Ching with this beautifully illustrated app. It offers a serene reading experience, allowing you to delve into ancient philosophy and find inner peace amidst life's uncertainties. Navigate easily with intuitive controls and bookmark your favorite passages.

Highlights
  • Tao Te Ching text
  • Poignant illustrations
  • Intuitive page navigation
  • Content listing for quick access
  • Bookmark functionality
  • Universal app for iPhone and iPad
Features
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For people who think there's more to life than cable news, blogs, work, family, gadgets. Find the calmness underneath. Wade through the vastness. Be grounded amidst Life's uncertainties. Peek from a transformed point of view. Long, long ago, before Lao Tzu left the imperial kingdom, he was asked by a gatekeeper to impart his wisdom before the world lost him altogether. What he left behind was the Tao Te Ching. This version tries its best to capture the breath, meaning, poetry, depth and otherworldliness that Lao Tzu was pointing to, framed in the poignant pictures of artist-photographer Dollie Rubiano. Available as a universal app in beautiful layout for both iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch versions, it is free for all to share, to be enlightened, to be enjoyed. Swipe or tap at a page's side to go through the pages. Tap in the middle to hide/show the menu. Quickly go to the page you want via the Contents listing or via your own saved Lookup Tabs. Quickly bookmark a page by tapping on the bookmark icon. Just as briskly go back to your bookmarked page by tapping on the Go-To-Bookmark Arrow.

About

Text With Authors

Engage in conversations with AI-powered literary figures to explore books, poetry, and timeless ideas. Receive personalized voice messages and discover new authors. Ideal for students and literature enthusiasts seeking a unique way to interact with classic literature.

Highlights
  • Chat with AI literary figures
  • Personalized voice messages
  • Explore classic literature
  • Literary tutors for study
  • Daily poem feature
  • Discover new authors
Features
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Text With Authors is an AI literary chat app for people who want to explore books, poetry, and timeless ideas through conversation. Chat with playwrights, novelists, poets, philosophers, and essayists in a simple conversational experience for curious readers. Now you can also receive personalized voice messages through Voicemails, and over time the authors you chat with can learn facts about you to make each conversation more engaging and personal. Key Features: - Chat with literary greats like Shakespeare, Austen, Poe, Hugo, and more using advanced AI technology * - Ask to receive personalized voice messages - Explore classic literature through conversations with authors from different eras - Use specialized literary tutors for homework, analysis, and deeper study - Get a daily poem from a renowned poet with Daily Poem - Discover new authors as the app expands - Suitable for all ages - learn and explore with family * A Premium subscription is required for unlimited messages and access to the full range of authors and tutors. ** A limited number of trial credits is available for free users. Subscribe or purchase credit packs for more. Whether you're a student, a literature enthusiast, or just curious about the voices that shaped the world, Text With Authors gives you a direct way to explore literature through conversation. Terms of Service: https://textwith.me/terms/

Screenshots

TaoOfWisdom4 screens
Text With Authors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Text With Authors at Free against TaoOfWisdom's $2.99. Text With Authors also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 45 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). TaoOfWisdom's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Text With Authors is free to download; TaoOfWisdom costs $2.99 up front. Text With Authors sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. TaoOfWisdom asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TaoOfWisdom holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of TaoOfWisdom's written reviews are positive against 100% of Text With Authors's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TaoOfWisdom ships an update every 45 months, Text With Authors weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TaoOfWisdom versus Text With Authors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaoOfWisdomText With Authors
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 45 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB149 MB
Age rating4++9
DeveloperVicente MalixiCatloaf Software LLC

Customer experience

TaoOfWisdom

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.8%

Text With Authors

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TaoOfWisdom

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Text With Authors

Subscriptions4
  • Premium2 variants$7.991 Month
  • Premium (promo)1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Premium (promo)1 Year trial2 variants$79.991 Year
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  • Premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time4
  • 10 Voicemail Credits$1.99
  • 25 Voicemail Credits$3.99
  • 100 Voicemail Credits$14.99
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  • Forever Premium$199.99

Questions

Is TaoOfWisdom free?
TaoOfWisdom costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text With Authors free?
Text With Authors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TaoOfWisdom or Text With Authors?
TaoOfWisdom is rated higher. TaoOfWisdom averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Text With Authors averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do TaoOfWisdom or Text With Authors have ads?
Text With Authors shows ads; TaoOfWisdom does not.
Which is updated more often, TaoOfWisdom or Text With Authors?
TaoOfWisdom ships an update every 45 months, and Text With Authors weekly. Most recently, TaoOfWisdom was updated on November 1, 2026 and Text With Authors on November 3, 2026.

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