Comparison

Typewrite vs Everglow

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

Head to head
About

Typewrite

This app offers a distraction-free writing experience with a minimalist design and optional typewriter sound effects. Customize your writing environment with various fonts and easily export your work to other applications.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free writing interface
  • Optional typewriter sound effects
  • Font customization
  • Plain text export
  • Autosave functionality
Features
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Typewrite is a distraction free writing machine that fits in your pocket. Its sleek and minimalist design will keep you focused, while still providing all the important features you need. With a wide range of customization options to chose from, you can craft the perfect environment to suit your writing style. Optional typewriting sound-effects are even included for some added old-fashioned ambiance! Whatever your project may be, Typewrite can help you get your ideas out of your head and onto the page. And once they're there, everything is easily exportable so you can continue revising on your computer in your favorite programs. Take a look at some of Typewrite's great features: - Typewriter sound effects: optional typing sounds help you find your flow - Font customization: choose from a variety of fonts and styles - Project export: export as a plain text file, editable by other writing apps - Autosave: projects saved automatically as you go, so you never lose your work

About

Everglow

Features
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Everglow is a private AI journal for life in motion. Write about changing friendships, a new job, or the everyday moments you want to remember. Ask questions about your past entries and reflect with context from your own words. WRITE YOUR LIFE, IN YOUR WORDS Keep a personal diary with moods, tags, bookmarks, and search. There is room for the big conversations and the small, ordinary days. ASK YOUR ARCHIVE What had someone told you about moving? What work priorities did you write about earlier this year? Ask a question and explore relevant memories and source excerpts. AI can make mistakes; check important details against your original entries. TALK IT THROUGH Reflect with an AI companion that can draw on your journal context. Revisit conversations and work through what is on your mind without starting from scratch every time. REMEMBER THE PEOPLE IN YOUR STORY Explore people and places mentioned in your writing, with facts and shared history collected across entries. Review what AI has inferred rather than treating every inference as certain. YOUR JOURNAL, YOUR CHOICE Your archive is stored locally on your device. No Everglow account is required. Cloud AI is optional: choosing Everglow Cloud or an API-key provider sends content needed for AI requests to that service with your consent. Optional iCloud backup uses your private iCloud database. Local archive storage does not mean cloud AI runs offline. BRING YOUR HISTORY. KEEP YOUR WORDS. Import dated entries and review them before saving. Export your archive as plain Markdown that you can read outside Everglow. START FREE Try up to 7 journal entries and 10 companion chat turns. Everglow Unlimited is a one-time purchase that permanently removes the entry and companion-chat limits. Use it with on-device AI or your own API key. Hosted AI is not included. Everglow Cloud is an optional subscription for hosted AI, with no model download or API key needed. It includes a monthly AI usage allowance and removes the entry and companion-chat limits while your subscription is active. Unlimited and Cloud can be purchased separately or together. Designed for iPhone and iPad. Available in English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, and Spanish. Terms of Use: https://xander12138.github.io/Everglow/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://xander12138.github.io/Everglow/privacy.html

Screenshots

Typewrite4 screens
Everglow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Everglow at Free against Typewrite's $1.99. Typewrite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Everglow is free to download; Typewrite costs $1.99 up front. Everglow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Typewrite asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Typewrite versus Everglow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypewriteEverglow
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB95 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNicholas ShoemakerHaoyu Xu

In-app purchases

None

Typewrite

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Everglow

Subscriptions2
  • Everglow Cloud Standard$2.991 Month
  • Everglow Cloud Pro$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Everglow Unlimited$9.99

Questions

Is Typewrite free?
Typewrite costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Everglow free?
Everglow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Typewrite or Everglow have ads?
Neither Typewrite nor Everglow shows ads.

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