Comparison

Formudrag vs Verse & Prose

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

Head to head
About

Formudrag

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Formudrag helps you build, edit, and organize math formulae with drag-and-drop LaTeX tools. Start from built-in templates or your own saved components, replace exact structures directly, and keep a scratchpad nearby while refining the main formula. Use it for class notes, assignments, research drafts, teaching materials, and other academic workflows that need faster formula editing without losing structural control. End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Verse & Prose

A minimalist writing app for crafting and sharing poetry, stories, and personal reflections. Enhance your text with custom typography, themes, and integrated photos to create visually stunning pieces.

Highlights
  • Elegant typography and themes
  • Textured backgrounds and layout styles
  • Seamlessly weave photos into writing
  • Save and share creations as rendered images
  • Capture time and location of inspiration
Features
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Verse & Prose is a beautifully simple space for writing and sharing poetry, stories, and moments that matter. With Verse & Prose, you can craft your own poems and bring them to life with elegant typography, thoughtfully designed themes, textured backgrounds, and a variety of layout styles that make every piece uniquely yours. But Verse & Prose is more than a poetry editor. It’s also a place for essays, travel journals, personal reflections, or those unexpected sparks of inspiration that arrive without warning. You can seamlessly weave photos you’ve just taken into your writing, placing them anywhere within the text. Each time you revisit your work, those images become vivid reminders of the people, places, and emotions captured in that moment. When your creation is ready, you can save or share it as a beautifully rendered image, signed with your name and marked with the time and place where inspiration found you. Whenever inspiration strikes, wherever life takes you, open Verse & Prose and start creating. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Formudrag4 screens
Verse & Prose4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Verse & Prose at every 2 days against Formudrag's every 2 months. Formudrag's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Formudrag sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Verse & Prose sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Formudrag ships an update every 2 months, Verse & Prose every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Formudrag versus Verse & Prose: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFormudragVerse & Prose
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer欣 王帅 翟

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Formudrag

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time5
  • Drag Indicator Styles$1.99
  • Formula History Access$2.99
  • Export Formats$4.99
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  • Lifetime2 variants$29.99
  • Lifetime$39.99
3 purchases

Verse & Prose

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$19.99

Questions

Is Formudrag free?
Formudrag is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Verse & Prose free?
Verse & Prose is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Formudrag or Verse & Prose have ads?
Neither Formudrag nor Verse & Prose shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Formudrag or Verse & Prose?
Formudrag ships an update every 2 months, and Verse & Prose every 2 days. Most recently, Formudrag was updated on November 5, 2026 and Verse & Prose on October 31, 2026.

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