Comparison

Letter vs Write a letter

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

Head to head
About

Letter

Easily create, format, and print professional-looking letters. Enhance your writing with an AI assistant, add personalized signatures, and utilize diverse templates. Sync your work across devices and share digitally or as PDFs.

Highlights
  • Professional letter formatting
  • Convenient in-app printing
  • Digital sharing and PDF export
  • iCloud device synchronization
  • AI-powered letter assistant
  • Personalized signatures
  • Contact address integration
Features
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With the Letter app, you can swiftly create and print letters that are professionally formatted. Core Features: • Professional formatting: Design letters that exude excellence. The Letter app imparts a professional appearance to your correspondence. • Convenient printing: Easily print your letters directly from within the app. • Sharing & Exporting: Share your letters digitally or export them as PDFs for distribution across various platforms. • Device synchronization: Seamless iCloud synchronization ensures your letters are accessible and well-organized on all your devices. • Rapid search: Effortlessly locate previously drafted letters through a user-friendly search function. Unlock Pro Features: Upgrade to the Pro version to access additional functionalities: • AI-Powered Letter Assistant: Enhance clarity, structure, and tone effortlessly. Whether refining a draft, generating a complete letter from a subject, or seeking inspiration, the AI Assistant ensures professional, well-structured results in multiple languages. • Personalized signatures: Infuse your letters with a personal flair by directly signing them within the app. • Contact addresses: Effortlessly integrate addresses from your contacts, meticulously formatted to suit the style of the destination country. • Diverse array of templates: Utilize a wide selection of templates suitable for various occasions. • Stationery: Store your own stationery as a PDF, e.g., to add a logo to your letters. • Tailorable settings: Customize the formatting of your letters to align with your requirements. Streamline your communication with the Letter app. Effortlessly generate, refine, share, and print letters that strike a harmonious balance between simplicity and elegance. Privacy Policy: https://letter-app.com/en/privacy Terms & Conditions: https://letter-app.com/en/eula

About

Write a letter

Create professional letters quickly and easily. Save them as PDFs for emailing, printing, or sharing. Customize your letters with formatting, templates, and fonts to match your style.

Highlights
  • Professional letter creation
  • PDF export
  • Email, print, and share options
  • Customizable templates
  • Text formatting
  • Signature integration
  • Sender address management
Features
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With this app you can write professional letters in just a few minutes. Your letter is saved as a PDF and can be sent by email, printed, or shared via AirDrop at any time. With your signature if you wish. It's that simple: create a sender, enter the recipient, write the letter, done. Design your letters entirely to your own style. The editor supports text formatting such as Bold, Underline and more, so you can highlight important content precisely. Choose between a classic and modern template or create your own letter template with the template generator. Three built-in fonts as well as all fonts installed on your device are available for display. A4 and US Letter are supported. You can save any number of sender addresses, for example private and business, and simply select the right one when writing. Feedback and suggestions for improvement are always welcome. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Letter4 screens
Write a letter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Letter at 4.6 against Write a letter's 3.9. Letter also leads on review sentiment (49% vs 27%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Letter sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Write a letter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Letter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Letter has 881 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Letter's written reviews are positive against 27% of Write a letter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Letter ships an update every 3 weeks, Write a letter every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Letter versus Write a letter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetterWrite a letter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (881 ratings) — better3.9 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews49.1% of reviews — better27.4% of reviews
Number of ratings881 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUbelacker Solutions GmbHJan-Hendrik Damerau

Customer experience

Letter

All ratings871 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive49.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative41.8%

Write a letter

All ratings28 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive27.4%
Neutral13.7%
Negative58.9%

Bugs and requests

Letter

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes on startup or during use
  • Letters disappear mid-composition
  • App fails to open or load
  • Blank screen appearing when reopening saved letters
  • App freezes during operation
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  • Incompatibility with certain iPad models
  • Long load times causing device sleep mode

Requested features

5 requests
  • More sample letter templates (complaint, traffic ticket, name change)
  • Font size adjustment options
  • Export to multiple formats (.doc, .pdf)
  • Word document import/export capability
  • Additional layout customization options

Write a letter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Letter

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-time$69.99
3 purchases

Write a letter

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$39.99

Questions

Is Letter free?
Letter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Write a letter free?
Write a letter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Letter or Write a letter?
Letter is rated higher. Letter averages 4.6 out of 5 from 881 ratings, while Write a letter averages 3.9 from 28 ratings.
Do Letter or Write a letter have ads?
Neither Letter nor Write a letter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Letter or Write a letter?
Letter ships an update every 3 weeks, and Write a letter every 3 months. Most recently, Letter was updated on October 20, 2026 and Write a letter on October 20, 2026.

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