Lex Writer vs Bebop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lex Writer
A modern word processor that leverages AI to enhance your writing process. Collaborate with others and receive intelligent feedback on your drafts. Generate content and improve your thinking with powerful GPT integration.
- AI-powered writing generation
- Collaborative writing environment
- Draft feedback and analysis
- Intelligent thought enhancement
- Modern word processing
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Unlock your best writing. Intelligent, collaborative, and powerful—Lex is a modern word processor that enables a radically new way to write. Never type alone again. Use the power of GPT to generate writing, get feedback on your drafts and think smarter. https://lex.page/terms https://lex.page/privacy
Bebop
This app prioritizes speed and simplicity for capturing ideas as plain text. It offers seamless cloud syncing and integration with other apps, allowing for a clutter-free, capture-first mobile editing experience. Advanced features and customization are available through a one-time upgrade.
- Lightning-fast plain text capture
- Clutter-free interface
- iCloud Drive/Dropbox sync
- Open plain-text formats (.txt, .md)
- Customizable headers, footers, filenames
- Flashback recent notes
- Share extension for saving content
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Bebop helps you get down your ideas, fast. It assumes that review and organization are better done on larger screens—that a mobile text editor should be lightning-fast, clutter-free, and capture-first. • No ads, no logins, no tracking: Files are synced natively to your chosen iCloud Drive or Dropbox folder • BYOMA (Bring Your Own MacOS App): Open plain-text formats like .txt and .md/markdown plug neatly into Obsidian • Custom headers, footers, and filename formats: To work with your workflow • Flashback notes: Cycle through recent notes with a single tap • Share extension: Quickly save links and text from other iOS apps • Widgets and shortcut: Launch Bebop in any number of ways • Unlimited notes (even for free users) For a one-time Pro upgrade (no subscriptions!) you’ll also get color themes, custom templating, power-user settings, and help support future development. --- Bebop is made by Jack Cheng, an author and solo developer in Detroit, Michigan. More info and privacy policy: https://www.jackcheng.com/bebop/ * Dropbox sync requires you to have the Dropbox iOS app installed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bebop at 95% against Lex Writer's 0%. Bebop also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (43 vs 1). Lex Writer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Bebop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lex Writer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bebop holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bebop has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Lex Writer's written reviews are positive against 95% of Bebop's.
Lex Writer ships an update weekly, Bebop every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lex Writer | Bebop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (43 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 95.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lex, Inc | Jack Cheng LLC |
Customer experience
Lex Writer
Bebop
In-app purchases
Lex Writer
No in-app purchases
Bebop
- Pro Upgrade$4.99
