Comparison

WriteOn vs Citer

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

Head to head
About

WriteOn

This productivity app helps you plan and track your writing projects, from novels to essays. It calculates daily word count goals to meet your deadlines and monitors your progress with insights and achievements.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple writing projects
  • Set custom deadlines and word counts
  • Calculate daily word count goals
  • Track daily writing habits
  • View writing insights and streaks
  • Earn achievements for milestones
Features
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WriteOn: The Ultimate Writing Companion Do you have a writing project that you want to finish on time? Whether you are writing a book, a novel, a thesis, or an essay, WriteOn is the app for you. WriteOn is a productivity app that helps you plan and track your writing goals. It will calculate how many words per day you need to write to finish your project by the deadline. You can also monitor your progress and celebrate your achievements with WriteOn. With WriteOn, you can: • Create and manage multiple writing projects of different types and genres • Set your own deadlines and word counts for each project • See how many words per day you need to write to finish your project on time • Track your daily writing habits and see how much you have written each day • View your writing insights such as total words, average words per day, writing streaks, and more • Earn achievements for reaching milestones and completing challenges WriteOn is the ultimate writing companion for anyone who wants to achieve their writing goals. Whether you are a beginner or a professional writer, WriteOn will help you stay motivated, focused, and productive. Download WriteOn today and start writing!

About

Citer

Write academic papers in sections on the go, manage references, and auto-generate citations and reference lists. Supports APA and MLA formats, with PDF and RTF export options.

Highlights
  • Section-based paper writing
  • Online reference search and import
  • Auto-generated citations and reference lists
  • APA and MLA format support
  • PDF and RTF export
  • Reference library for sharing
  • Image insertion
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Citer is a scholarly academic writing app for students & professionals that lets you write an academic paper in sections on the go with ease. A concise & precise reference management system that lets you search & add references and auto-generates citations & reference lists. LOOSE LEAF PAPER - Write one section at a time with each section as big and small as you like e.g. title page, abstract, author note, heading levels, etc. - Figure section lets you add an image such as a chart, graph, photo, drawing, or other illustration itself from the photo library. - You can also rearrange sections simply by drag & drop so that e.g. section 4 becomes section 1. SEARCH REFERENCE & ADD - Search for references online & add it to a paper and it auto-generates the reference entries and citations for you. CONCISE REFERENCE & PRECISE CITATION MACHINE - A concise reference entry which includes the four elements of author, date, title and source and answers the elemental question about a work of Who, When, What & Where. - Contributor element appears only where applicable e.g. for edited book chapters & TV Episode. - You can add a reference manually too and tweak it further and it auto-generates precise citation for you in a specific citation style. AUTOMATIC IN-TEXT CITATION - Auto-generates parenthetical and narrative in-text citation of single or multiple works with further choice of first or subsequent mention. - For APA, you can cite not just pages, but paragraphs, sections, tables, chapters, section names, slide numbers, etc. REFERENCE LIBRARY - A common reference library that lets you share references across papers and automatically adds a reference list section to your paper. REFERENCE TYPES - Comprehensive coverage of all reference types which includes textual works such as periodicals, books, edited book chapters, reports, conference session & presentations, and dissertations & theses. - Data sets, software, and tests. - Audiovisuals such as films or videos, tv series, tv episode and webinar; audio works such as songs and podcast episodes; visual works such as infographic, map and photo. - Online media such as social media and web pages. PDF MAKER - Automatically removes widow & orphan lines and generates PDF for you with reference list in a specific paper format. POWERFUL PAPER FORMATTING - Powerful paper formatting features such as paragraph indentation & alignment, heading levels, cases, superscript, etc. along with basic formatting features such as style, bullet, etc. - A choice of all of Apple's system fonts to choose from, e.g. Arial, Times New Roman, etc. EXPORT TO RTF - Export paper to RTF which retains all the formatting and includes the reference list which you can import & edit in Microsoft Word or Apple Pages app. - Export to MS DOC format only on the Mac. PAPER FORMAT - Citer covers APA & MLA format right now and other paper formats will be added soon. AUTOMATIC iCLOUD SYNC & STORE - Automatically stores all your papers and app data safely on iCloud and syncs across all your devices. ADAPTIVE SPLIT-VIEW USER INTERFACE - Citer is a universal app available on iOS, iPadOS & macOS and adapts its split-view design on the fly so that user gets best & native experience on that platform. Monthly & yearly subscription with free trial period of 3 days for monthly and 7 days for yearly with full access to all features of the app. Requires an active subscription without which you can only read & not edit. Citer's powerful loose-Leaf paper makes writing on the go on a mobile device such as an iPhone, iPad or MacBook a breeze. Whether you are a student writing an essay or a professional writing a manuscript for publication, Citer is the app for writing an academic paper on the go with ease and its concise & precise reference management system will help you understand the work better, provide appropriate credit and avoid plagiarism. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WriteOn4 screens
Citer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WriteOn at 100% against Citer's 0%. WriteOn also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Citer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. WriteOn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Citer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WriteOn ships an update every 4 months, Citer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WriteOn versus Citer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriteOnCiter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam MaliborskiBetyl Pty Ltd

Customer experience

WriteOn

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Citer

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WriteOn

One-time1
  • WriteOn Premium$3.99
2 purchases

Citer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is WriteOn free?
WriteOn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Citer free?
Citer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WriteOn or Citer have ads?
WriteOn shows ads; Citer does not.
Which is updated more often, WriteOn or Citer?
WriteOn ships an update every 4 months, and Citer every 2 weeks. Most recently, WriteOn was updated on October 2, 2026 and Citer on October 1, 2026.

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