Comparison

e vs GTW

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

Head to head
About

e

A powerful calculator app supporting scientific and engineering notation with a wide range of functions and constants. It offers features like calculation history, user-defined variables, and formula insertion for complex computations.

Highlights
  • Scientific and engineering notation
  • Calculation history
  • User-defined constants and variables
  • Advanced mathematical functions
  • Formula insertion
  • Autocomplete parentheses
Features
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This calculator can be used not only in scientific notation(e.g. 1E-6) but also using engineering multipliers(e.g. p,n,u,m,k,M). Features - Calculations History and reuse it - Calculation history is automatically saved when exit app,can also scroll. - Can use engineering multipliers,6 Special buttons - Four user-defined constant - Four interactive variable - Three buttons can be insert formula - interactive variable can have alias - Functions: √,log,ln,sin,cos,tan,sinh,cosh,tanh,asin,acos,atan,asinh,acosh,atanh,e^x - Built-in Constants:π,bk,q,e0 and Operator ^ - Autocomplete parentheses - ON/OFF function key click sound - Mail transmission function of the calculation history - Built-in Online Help Viewer - Universal App There are also "e-calcFree" feature limited edition.

About

GTW

A plain text and Markdown editor optimized for fast editing of local and remote files. Supports cloud storage, FTP, SFTP, and offers advanced features like syntax highlighting, snippets, and markdown preview.

Highlights
  • Edit local and remote files (Dropbox, OneDrive, FTP, SFTP)
  • Markdown preview, convert, and export (PDF, DOCX, HTML)
  • Syntax highlighting for popular coding languages
  • Snippets with placeholder support
  • Focus Mode for distraction-free editing
  • External keyboard and iPad Pro support
Features
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Gogo's Type Writer is a plain Text and Markdown Editor. It is optimized for fast opening and editing local and remote files (Dropbox, OneDrive, FTP, SFTP/SSH) on your iOS Device. FEATURES: ------------------------------ • Universal App (use it on your iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch) • No in app purchases / no subscriptions • Full iPad Pro support (including smart keyboard support, shortcut, split-screen multitasking) • Extra keybar with swipe functions and trackball to precisely move the cursor and select text • Find and Replace support (incl. Regex find pattern) • Different themes and adjustable font-sizes • NEW! Focus Mode / fade out alle other lines and keep focused • Import / export / open files from iCloud Drive and other file providers • Snippets -- use short fragments of text again and again ( with filed and placeholders support ) • Markdown Preview, Convert & Export ( PDF / DOCX / HTML Export ) • Preview Browser (for images / websites) • Connect to your servers via SFTP, FTP, ONEDRIVE or DROPBOX New with OneDrive 365 and OneDrive for Business support • Upload and Download files/folders • Very fast reconnect and recover of open files after restart • Live editing - edit files directly on your Server/Dropbox/Onedrive without download • Supporting features like textselection by cursor, Splitview, Slide-Over and Drag & Drop • 3D Touch support - Show/move cursor by 3D touch the keyboard • Taptic Feedback ( on devices with Taptic Engine ) • External/Bluetooth keyboard support ( all iOS shot-cut keys are supported + lots of shortcuts available ) • Syntax highlighting for the most popular coding languages / also in Markdown codeblocks (css, fortran, html, javascript, latex, mathematica, markdown, orgmode, perl, php, python, sql, xml, yaml)

Screenshots

e4 screens
GTW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GTW at 55% against e's 0%. GTW also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and chart position (#188 vs unranked). e's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $5.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

e costs $0.99 and GTW $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

e ships an update every 6 months, GTW every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
e versus GTW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereGTW
Price$0.99 — better$5.99
Rating—3.1 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews55.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—32 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#188 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developere-skett Corp.Christoph Gogolin

Customer experience

e

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

GTW

All ratings32 ratings
Positive46.9%
Neutral12.5%
Negative40.6%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative36.8%

In-app purchases

None

e

No in-app purchases

None

GTW

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is e free?
e costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GTW free?
GTW costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do e or GTW have ads?
Neither e nor GTW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, e or GTW?
e ships an update every 6 months, and GTW every 3 weeks. Most recently, e was updated on September 18, 2026 and GTW on September 19, 2026.

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