Comparison

Lootpad vs PureWrite

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

Head to head
About

Lootpad

Features
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Lootpad is the fastest way to capture your fleeting thoughts and ideas. With just one tap, you can start writing instantly and never lose your inspiration again. Loot your thoughts. Treasure your mind. * standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PureWrite

Features
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PureWrite is a writing app that gets out of the way. Open a folder of Markdown files you already keep, open a document, and start typing. The file sidebar and the table of contents fade out completely โ€” not dimmed, gone โ€” until only the page is left. Move the pointer back and they return. Nothing else is on screen. No tabs, no split panes, no graph, no badges, no notifications, no sync spinner. One document at a time, by design. That is the whole idea. Everything else is there to serve it. โ€ข A folder you already have. No import step, no vault format, no database. The same folder can stay an Obsidian vault or a git repository โ€” keep using them. PureWrite is simply the window you open when the task is to write. โ€ข Formatted text, plain files. You edit the document as it looks, and the file on disk stays ordinary Markdown โ€” tables and links included. โ€ข Search the whole folder for the moment you do need to leave the page, with the context around every match. โ€ข A toolbar you can pare down to nothing. Keep as many of the 18 buttons as you want, or none. โ€ข Hebrew and English in one document, each paragraph facing the direction its own words ask for, with nothing written into your file to make it work. โ€ข Autosave a second after you stop typing. There is no save button to remember. Nothing leaves the device: no network, no account, no telemetry. macOS, iPhone and iPad. Free, with no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Lootpad4 screens
PureWrite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PureWrite at none against Lootpad's 2. PureWrite also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Lootpad's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Lootpad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PureWrite asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 2 level
Lootpad versus PureWrite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLootpadPureWrite
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size68 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGEONWOO SHINYechiel Ben David

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lootpad

Subscriptions2
  • Lootpad Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Lootpad Plus Annual$29.991 Year
None

PureWrite

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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