# Zine vs Vienna

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zine at 62% against Vienna's 0%. Zine also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (240 vs 1). Vienna's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (daily vs monthly). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Zine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.29 per month. Vienna asks for nothing beyond the download.

Zine holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zine has 240 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Zine's written reviews are positive against 0% of Vienna's.

Zine ships an update monthly, Vienna daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Zine | Vienna |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (240 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zine-enjoy-writing/id670831255/reviews)** | [1.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vienna-editor-for-wordpress/id1130404371/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **240** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | **62.3% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Daily** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 155 MB | 90 MB |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | **10.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Aura Marker Studio Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/593769149) | [Human Made Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/644403578) |

## What reviewers say

### Zine

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zine-enjoy-writing/id670831255)

Create and personalize beautiful articles with advanced typesetting and photo editing. Securely store your content in the cloud and easily share it in various formats or as a webpage. Organize your writing into booklets and export them as eBooks.

**Highlights:** Beautiful typesetting and personalization, WYSIWYG photo editing, Built-in cloud storage, Bank-level privacy protection, Multiple export formats (JPEG, TXT, MD, PDF), Share as webpage link or independent blog, Create eBooks (ePub, booklets)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, iMessage stickers, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Monthly Subscriber | $4.29 | per month |
| VIP Monthly Subscriber | $11.99 | per month |
| Premium Yearly Subscriber | $36.99 | per year |
| VIP Yearly Subscriber | $77.99 | per year |
| ZhiZi | $0.99 | one-time |
| BuFeng | $0.99 | one-time |
| XingKaiTi | $0.99 | one-time |
| Petal | $0.99 | one-time |
| XiaoLong | $0.99 | one-time |
| VIP Member | $59.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- ✨ Beautiful and elegant interface design
- 📝 Simple and intuitive writing experience
- 🎨 Extensive font and color customization options
- 📸 Easy image insertion and editing
- 🖼️ Converts text to shareable images/PDFs

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Aggressive paywall and subscription model
- 🐢 Extremely slow cloud synchronization
- 🌐 Poor language localization for non-Asian users
- ⚠️ Misleading export feature availability
- 🔐 Overly strict content censorship policies

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes on startup and during editing
- Cloud synchronization failures lasting hours/days
- Cut/copy/paste functions unreliable
- Images not displaying on mobile after upload
- Export features require subscription despite free tier indication

**Requested features**

- Dark mode/night reading mode
- Undo/redo functionality
- Folder organization system
- Additional font options (e.g., Song typeface)
- Landscape orientation support on iPad


### Vienna

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vienna-editor-for-wordpress/id1130404371)

This app provides a modern interface for managing WordPress website content. It leverages the WP REST API to allow editing of posts, custom types, and settings.

**Highlights:** Edit website content, Supports Custom Post Types, Supports Custom Taxonomies, Manage site settings, Uses WP REST API

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Zine free?

Zine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Vienna free?

Vienna is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Zine or Vienna?

Zine is rated higher. Zine averages 4.5 out of 5 from 240 ratings, while Vienna averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Zine or Vienna have ads?

Neither Zine nor Vienna shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Zine or Vienna?

Zine ships an update monthly, and Vienna daily. Most recently, Zine was updated on November 1, 2026 and Vienna on November 2, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*