Comparison

WonderPen vs CRPL

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

Head to head
About

WonderPen

This writing application offers a streamlined experience for authors, students, and enthusiasts. It features a hierarchical document structure, integrated notes, and customizable formatting options. Ensure your work is secure with local and cloud backups, and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Tree-like document directory
  • Dedicated document memos
  • Global card list for notes
  • One-click typesetting
  • Plain text and Markdown export
  • Light and night modes
  • Local and cloud snapshots
Features
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WonderPen is an application focused on writing, dedicated to providing authors with a smooth writing experience. Whether you are a writer, student, or writing enthusiast, you can use it to complete your writing. ## Born for Writing - Supports a tree-like directory, making it easy to handle even the longest documents - Each document has its own dedicated memos for recording chapter memoranda - Also supports a global card list to record various information needed for reference or fleeting inspiration - Supports one-click typesetting to keep your text format neat with ease - The content can be exported as plain text or Markdown at any time, making it easy to migrate data between different applications ## Personalized Settings - Supports light, night modes, and various editor backgrounds - Adjust font size, line spacing, and other formats to create a personalized writing scheme ## Security and Synchronization - Each document supports both local snapshots and cloud snapshots to ensure the security of your data - Can synchronize data between desktop and mobile devices, making it convenient to create in different scenarios Subscribe to Pro+ membership for more features and cloud synchronization quota, while supporting the development of WonderPen, allowing us to continue to introduce more features. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CRPL

Features
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CRPL is a personal text expander for iOS. Define short codes like ;sig or ;feat and have them expand into longer snippets — anywhere you can type, in any app. WHY CRPL? You write the same things over and over: email signatures, commit messages, code boilerplate, addresses, replies. CRPL turns those into a few keystrokes you actually remember. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create groups of codes in the app — Git & Commits, Email Signatures, Code Snippets, whatever you need. 2. Each entry has a trigger code and a replacement. 3. Switch to the CRPL keyboard using the globe key. 4. Type your code, then press space (or any other trigger you've enabled) — the code is replaced by the full snippet. FEATURES • Short, memorable trigger codes; replacements of any length • Multiple groups, each individually toggleable • Built-in variables: {datum}, {tijd}, {clipboard} insert dynamic values • Suggestion bar shows partial matches as you type • Long-press a key for accented alternates (é, è, ñ, ç…) • Custom emoji row in the keyboard • iCloud sync — your snippets follow you across devices • Import / export as plain text • Dark, editorial design built for people who type a lot PRIVACY CRPL stores your data on your device and, if you enable iCloud sync, in your private iCloud container. Nothing is ever sent to us or to anyone else. No analytics, no tracking, no accounts. Requires iPhone or iPad on iOS / iPadOS 17 or later. Full Access for the keyboard is required only for the {clipboard} variable..

Screenshots

WonderPen4 screens
CRPL3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WonderPen at Free against CRPL's $1.99. CRPL's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). 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

WonderPen is free to download; CRPL costs $1.99 up front. WonderPen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CRPL asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WonderPen versus CRPL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWonderPenCRPL
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHangzhou Tongming Technology Company LimitedTom Bode Multimedia B.V.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

WonderPen

Subscriptions2
  • Pro+ monthly membership$2.991 Month
  • Pro+ annual membership$19.991 Year
None

CRPL

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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