uFocus vs Writeathon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
uFocus
A distraction-free writing app designed for creative expression. It supports plain text files, offers advanced Markdown and Fountain syntax for various writing needs, and provides tools to enhance focus and productivity.
- Unobtrusive interface
- Text statistics
- MultiMarkdown support
- Fountain screenplay support
- Highlighting options
- Typewriter scrolling
- Customizable themes
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uFocus is a distraction-free writing environment that supports plain text files and allows you to keep them organized inside libraries. It allows everyone to express their creativity in the most simple way. • Unobtrusive interface: the navigation bar disappears while writing. • Swipe to show the sidebar. Here you can link your favorite libraries and quickly access your documents. • Show text statistics including character and word count and reading time. • MultiMarkdown: easily add headings, quotes, ordered and unordered lists, links, images, italics, bold, footnotes, citations, glossaries and acronyms. You can then export your documents to HTML or PDF. With CriticMarkup and Live Edit Mode you can easily mark removals, additions and substitutions, add highlghts and comments, and accept or reject them. • Fountain: create screenplays with the Markdown-inspired markup syntax and print or export them as PDF with industry-standard formatting. • Highlighting: you can stay even more focused by fading out all the text but the current sentence or paragraph. • Typewriter scrolling: automatically scrolls the text when you get on a new line. • Sound mode: experience the ultimate feeling of a typewriter. • No deletions mode: disable deletions and replacements if your greatest temptation is always to edit your text instead of writing. • Fullscreen: focus on your words and hide everything else. • Choose between three different editor widths, four font sizes and a light, dark, sepia or amber theme, or create your own theme. • Print single files or entire directory hierarchies. If you have any requests, suggestions or bug reports, you're welcome to visit the website through the Support link.
Writeathon
This app helps creators manage their writing workflow from initial ideas to final publication. It offers tools for writing, organizing content with cards, and sharing your work across platforms. AI-powered features are also in development to enhance the creative process.
- Card-based writing and arrangement
- Zen Mode and dark mode for focus
- Daily topics and writing inspiration
- Export to markdown, PDF, HTML
- Shareable snapshots and links
- AI drawing and image hosting
- Writing goals and statistics
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Writeathon provides the flow, from writing, arranging to spreading, and inspiration creators need to make content. Also coming with an efficient, handy and elegant mobile app. Writeathon with AI is working in progress to make writing more efficient and exciting. (e.g., Drawing Pictures from your writing as the prompt. ) Key Features For Writing: - Slip Box: Writing cards on the go. - Immersive: Zen Mode, White Noises, Dark Mode. - Inspiration: Inspired by random Daily Topic, Writing BigBang and Writing Reference. - Live: Come together to pursue the art or craft of writing. For Arranging: - Card Writing Mode: Drag, drop, sort, edit and insert cards to generate page. - Manage Cards: Split, combine and archived cards. - Use Cards: Copy, insert and reference cards in page writing. For Spreading: - Export: Export cards/pages to markdown/pdf/html. - Share: Share in snapshot or link, with password optional. - Publish: Publish to profile page or your favorite platform. Features Packed - AI Drawing: Generate pictures from your writing. (Coming Soon) - Image Hosting: Fast and steady. - Writing Marathon: Start a writing marathon with record. - Writing Goal: Achieve your daily writing goal. - Writing Stats: Writing heatmap, timeline and notebook/story/page/card/word count. - Markdown: GFM, syntax hint, latex, excel/word paste, auto list, auto brackets, fold code... - API: Provide card's API. Links - Telegram: https://t.me/+TyDpzefTVj83MTZl - Twitter: https://twitter.com/Writeathon_home Writeathon is made for all writing lovers, feeling free to ask any questions or make suggestions. Thanks for all.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Writeathon at free against uFocus's paid. Writeathon also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). uFocus's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 2) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Writeathon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: uFocus has 35 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of uFocus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Writeathon's.
| Parameter | uFocus | Writeathon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicolas Kick | 楚舒 黄 |
Customer experience
uFocus
Writeathon
In-app purchases
uFocus
No in-app purchases
Writeathon
No in-app purchases









