Character Writer vs Write a letter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Character Writer
This app provides a specialized keyboard for easy access to over 500 special characters, including Greek letters, math symbols, and pictographs. It offers document syncing, dark mode, word count, and various export options for iPad users.
- Access to 500+ special characters
- Custom keyboard for special characters
- iCloud document sync
- Dark theme and automatic theme switching
- Word count and adjustable font size
- Multiple export options (copy, print, email, social)
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Character Writer is an elegant text editor and the best way to work with special characters on the iPad. Character Writer's custom keyboard offers you easy access to over 500 special characters while you type. Designed with style and function in mind, Character Writer is the perfect productivity tool for anyone who writes anything on their iPad. Features Include: • Easy Access to hundreds of special Characters: - Full upper and lower case Greek alphabet - Math Symbols - Digits -> Fractions, superscript and subscript numbers - Pictographs - Letter like symbols & many more • Document Sync - iCloud support • Advanced Writing Technologies: - Dark theme (perfect for nighttime writing) - Automatic theme switching - Word Count - Integrated keyboard arrow keys for precision cursor placement - Adjustable font size • A Full Range of Export Options: - Copy Text - Print - Email as Text - Email as Attachment - Tweet - Post to Facebook - Open In... The all new Character Writer has been a long time in development. It was originally born out of the frustration normally produced by attempting to compose technical reports on the iPad, which previously required special characters to be copied and pasted individually from a webpage.
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.
- Professional letter creation
- PDF export
- Email, print, and share options
- Customizable templates
- Text formatting
- Signature integration
- Sender address management
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Write a letter at Free against Character Writer's $0.99. Write a letter also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (28 vs 4). Character Writer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Write a letter is free to download; Character Writer costs $0.99 up front. Write a letter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Character Writer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Character Writer against 3.9 for Write a letter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Write a letter has 28 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of Character Writer's written reviews are positive against 27% of Write a letter's.
Character Writer ships an update every 11 months, Write a letter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Character Writer | Write a letter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 3.9 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | 27.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Armchair Engineering | Jan-Hendrik Damerau |
Customer experience
Character Writer
Write a letter
In-app purchases
Character Writer
No in-app purchases
Write a letter
- Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
- Annual Premium$22.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$39.99
