WriteDown vs LifeLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WriteDown
This app provides a simple and efficient writing environment for novels, scripts, and random thoughts. Organize your work with folders, utilize basic editing tools, and track content statistics. Share and print your creations with various formatting options.
- Organize content in text files and folders
- Undo/redo, read/write modes, search
- Content appearance options (title, body, alignment, font size)
- Word count, paragraph count, reading time estimates
- Share content as text, file, HTML, RTF
- Print content with formatting options
- Light/dark themes
- Backup and restore files
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WriteDown: Write Books, Novels is a Free, Simple, Light and Compact app to write your random thoughts, script or book chapter anytime and anywhere. The app helps you to organize your content in text files and folders. Allows you to create text files and folders to manage your script or book content. The app has very simple yet effective user interface that helps you to focus more on writing your thoughts rather than app writing features. It contains minimal yet effective writing features. *WriteDown: Write Books, Novels app features: - Organizes scripts or contents in text files and folders. - Writing features – undo, redo, read/write mode, search text. - Content appearance options – title text, body text, alignment, line spacing, and font size. - Calculates statistics of content like – word count, paragraph count, character count, and estimate reading time. - You can share your content file as text file, file, HTML and rtf format. - You can also print your script or novel content. You can set content alignment, line spacing, text font style for printing your content. - Themes for app - Light / Dark theme - Backup and restore files and folders of novels # Subscription Details # • Free version of app limits import files, PDF Export, Backup Restore, AppLock and advertisements limits. For increase limit you have to buy subscriptions details are mentions below. • Monthly, six monthly and Annual subscriptions are available. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. • Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. • Subscriptions can be managed by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Service: https://sites.google.com/view/studtermsofservice Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/studprivacypolicy
LifeLab
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Most productivity apps ask you to commit to forever. LifeLab asks you to test. LifeLab is a quiet, non judgmental space designed to help you run small, structured self experiments on your lifestyle, health, work, and routines. Instead of chasing streaks or feeling guilty about skipped days, you frame your goals as questions and collect evidence on what actually improves your focus, energy, and mood. HOW IT WORKS 1. Frame a Question Turn any goal or curiosity into a test. Example: “Will a 10 minute evening walk improve my sleep quality?” 2. Define a Minimum Version Set a micro goal for low energy days. Example: “Just step outside for 2 minutes.” 3. Choose Your Length and Rhythm Run your test for 3 days, 1 week, or 4 weeks. Track daily, weekly, or on specific days. 4. Check In and Log Mark occurrences as “Done”, “Minimum”, or “Skipped”, which is treated as valuable data, not failure. 5. Reflect and Learn Review insights at the end of the experiment and decide whether to continue, modify, or archive the routine. KEY FEATURES • No Streaks, No Guilt Skipping a check in is just useful data to understand why a routine did not fit. • Flexible Scheduling Perfect for non daily routines like Mon/Wed/Fri workouts or Sunday journaling. • Minimum Version Support Keeps you consistent without burning out. • Custom Metric Tracking Log energy levels, focus, sleep, or custom notes alongside your experiment. • End of Experiment Reviews Deep dive statistics and AI assisted summaries to help you make decisions. WHY LIFELAB? LifeLab is designed for overthinkers, creators, freelancers, and anyone tired of traditional high pressure habit trackers. We believe self improvement should feel like a calm personal laboratory, not a chore list. Start your first tiny experiment today and build a lifestyle tailored to who you actually are. SUBSCRIPTION & PRICING LifeLab offers an optional Premium subscription to unlock unlimited active experiments, advanced AI insights, and custom metrics. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage your subscription and turn off auto renewal in your Account Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: LifeLab at none against WriteDown's shown. LifeLab also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). WriteDown's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. WriteDown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and LifeLab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WriteDown ships an update every 6 months, LifeLab every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WriteDown | LifeLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Monali Paghadal | ABDULKADR MUWAKKED |
In-app purchases
WriteDown
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Six Monthly$10.496 Months
- Yearly$17.991 Year
LifeLab
- LifeLab Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
- LifeLab Pro - Yearly$29.991 Year









