Comparison

Written vs WordTracker

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

Head to head
About

Written

This app helps authors, poets, bloggers, and screenwriters organize their writing projects. It offers tools like word count tracking, custom reminders, story outlines, analytics, and a notes section to boost productivity and maintain writing habits.

Highlights
  • Word count tracker
  • Custom reminders
  • Story outlines
  • Writing analytics
  • Notes section
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Written helps you stay organized, motivated, and consistent on whatever you're making — a novel, a screenplay, a poetry collection, a blog, a photo series, or a handmade craft project. Set a goal in the unit that actually fits your work — Words, Pages, Photographs, or Crafts — and Written tracks your progress the way you actually create. Track Progress, Your Way Log your sessions and set daily, weekly, or monthly goals. Written isn't just for writers — photographers tracking a shoot and makers tracking a project get the same real progress tracking, not a word counter stretched to fit. Real Analytics: Not Just a Number See a trend chart of your output over time, a monthly activity heat map so you can spot your patterns at a glance, your current streak, and your lifetime consistency rate. Written also projects where your current pace will land you by your deadline — so you always know if you're on track, not just how much you've done. Story Structure That Moves With You Break your project into sections and scenes with drag-and-drop organization — name your chapters, reorder them as your story evolves, and build out each scene with structural elements like Conflict, Goal, and Setting, complete with built-in suggestions to help you get started. A Scratchpad for the Ideas That Won't Wait Jot down a stray line of dialogue, a research fact, or an idea you don't want to lose — without it turning into another thing to organize. Mark it done once it's worked into your project, or leave it be. Make It Yours Choose from four built-in themes — Ledger, Classic, Midnight Draft, and Field Notes — with automatic light/dark switching, so the app looks like your workspace, not a generic template. Everywhere You Work Your projects sync automatically across your devices via iCloud, with a real iPad layout (not a stretched-out iPhone screen) and support for Mac. Why Choose Written? One-time purchase, not a subscription. Unlock Premium once and it's yours — no recurring fees for a habit-tracking app. Built for more than one kind of creative. Whether you're counting words, pages, photographs, or crafted pieces, Written tracks progress your way. Your data stays yours. No ads, no third-party tracking or analytics SDKs — your projects sync through your own private iCloud account, not through us. Genuinely useful analytics, not just a progress bar — see your actual patterns, not just a single number. Download Written today and start seeing your creative momentum, not just your word count.

About

WordTracker

This app acts as a personal writing coach, motivating users to make daily progress and complete their writing projects. It offers features to track multiple projects, set goals, and view progress through statistics. An optional community feature allows connection with other writers.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple writing projects
  • Set daily, weekly, and overall goals
  • Track word count and progress statistics
  • Optional community for writer interaction
  • Home screen widgets for at-a-glance stats
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Write your words. Reach your goal. WordTracker is your personal writing coach that fits in your pocket—the app that motivates you to stick with it, make a little progress every day, and finally finish your book, blog, or story. Easily keep track of all your projects, watch your progress grow through beautiful statistics—and celebrate every milestone, now together with other writers. ALL YOUR PROJECTS IN ONE PLACE - As many writing projects as you want, each with its own cover, color, icon, and emoji - Daily, weekly, and overall goals to keep you on track - Deadline? We’ll calculate how many words you need per day - Subprojects, genres, and starting word counts—for novels and short stories alike COUNT WORDS IN SECONDS - Just type it in—or scan it with your camera (Premium) - Custom writing days, daily/weekly goals, and notes for each entry NEW: COMMUNITY (optional) - Connect with other writers, make friends, and share your progress - Celebrate achievements in the activity feed—with encouragement from your friends - Challenge others to writing contests: leaderboards, progress tracking, invitation codes, and an optional collaborative project - Send encouraging messages to your friends - Completely optional and turned off by default—with full control over your privacy, plus Report & Block features VIEW YOUR PROGRESS (Premium) - Beautiful charts, heat maps, and insights into your writing patterns - Achievements and milestones that keep you going 6 HOME SCREEN WIDGETS - Stats, goal ring, deadline countdown, streak, project overview, and quick input—keep track of your progress at a glance REMINDERS THAT REALLY HELP (Premium) - Daily or weekly, multiple times, project start reminders ON ALL YOUR DEVICES - Sync via iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive - iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Export as CSV/JSON and automatic backups (Premium) TAILORED TO YOUR TASTE - Light, Dark, or System mode; custom fonts, colors, and backgrounds - Available in 45 languages PREMIUM – PAY ONCE, USE FOREVER Advanced statistics, camera count, smart reminders, sync, export, and backups—plus all future Premium features. No subscriptions, no hidden costs. PERFECT FOR Authors, bloggers, students, and anyone who finally wants to write regularly. YOUR DATA BELONGS TO YOU Everything is stored locally on your device; sync is optional. The community section uses a server account (email/display name) and can be disabled at any time. MADE FOR EVERYONE Full VoiceOver support and carefully labeled controls. Get started today—and write your next chapter with WordTracker! CREDITS App icon: Lorraine Sandmann (lorrainesandmann.de)

Screenshots

Written4 screens
WordTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WordTracker at every 2 days against Written's every 12 months. Written's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Written sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and WordTracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Written against 5.0 for WordTracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Written ships an update every 12 months, WordTracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Written versus WordTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWrittenWordTracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJean-Pierre RouhanaMathias Todisco

Customer experience

Written

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WordTracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Written

One-time1
  • Written Premium$1.99
1 purchases

WordTracker

One-time1
  • Premium Access$9.99

Questions

Is Written free?
Written is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WordTracker free?
WordTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Written or WordTracker?
Written and WordTracker are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Written or WordTracker have ads?
Neither Written nor WordTracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Written or WordTracker?
Written ships an update every 12 months, and WordTracker every 2 days. Most recently, Written was updated on October 14, 2026 and WordTracker on October 30, 2026.

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