Comparison

Bartleby vs BadWriterProject

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

Head to head
About

Bartleby

This app helps writers format their books for publication. Import your manuscript and let it handle the professional formatting, creating EPUB files ready for online stores. It supports various import methods, including direct text input and Markdown.

Highlights
  • Book formatting for publication
  • EPUB creation
  • Import from other writing apps
  • Markdown support
  • Professional layout
  • Direct export to online stores
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Bartleby is a book formatting app for writers to publish their own books. Write your book using your favorite app, import the book into Bartleby, and let Bartleby handle the formatting details. Do you use Scrivener? If you do, you can quickly publish books by compiling your project to MutliMarkdown and importing it into Bartleby. For most books that’s 99 percent of the work. Click the Publish button, and Bartleby gives you a professional looking EPUB book you can sell at Amazon and other online book stores. If you don’t use Scrivener, you can copy your book text into Bartleby and mark the parts of the book that aren't body text, such as chapter titles, section headings, and italicized text. For a novel the main work you have to do is tag chapter titles. Bartleby has a menu to tag parts of your text, but you can also use Markdown formatting. Learn more at: https://www.checksimsoftware.com/bartleby/

About

BadWriterProject

Features
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Bad Writer Project is a minimalist writing app designed to help you show up and write every single day. Each session starts with a random thought provoking prompt to spark your creativity. Once you begin, you have 60 seconds to write continuously. There’s just one rule: you cannot backspace. There's no editing and no overthinking. Your goal isn’t to write perfectly, it’s to build consistency. How it works: > Get a random writing prompt every day > Write non stop until the 60 second timer runs out > Backspace is disabled, keep typing beyond the mistakes > Complete the session and grow your daily streak > All entries are saved locally in your personal archive Features: > Gamified streak system to keep you consistent > 900+ creative prompts to beat writer’s block > 60 second writing sessions for quick daily practice > No edit rule to eliminate perfectionism > Local only storage for complete privacy > Minimal, distraction free design Whether you're a writer, student or just someone trying to articulate more clearly, Bad Writer Project helps you build a simple habit: Show up. Write badly. Do it again tomorrow. Made by Pracheta Mohanty

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

Bartleby and BadWriterProject are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Bartleby versus BadWriterProject: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBartlebyBadWriterProject
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark SzymczykHemanth Krishna

In-app purchases

None

Bartleby

No in-app purchases

None

BadWriterProject

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bartleby free?
Bartleby is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BadWriterProject free?
BadWriterProject is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bartleby or BadWriterProject have ads?
Neither Bartleby nor BadWriterProject shows ads.

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