Libreprose vs Hammer Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Libreprose
A distraction-free writing application designed for crafting stories, from memoirs to fiction. It offers a minimal editor with seamless synchronization and the ability to share content episodically. Users can invite feedback from editors and enjoy an offline-friendly experience without ads.
- Minimal editor
- Seamless sync
- Episodic sharing
- Editor comments via web links
- Offline-friendly
- Ad-free experience
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LibreProse is a calm, focused writing app for stories that matter—memoir, fiction, or anything in between. • Minimal editor with seamless sync • Share stories episodically to a simple, optional feed • Invite comments from editors via web links • Offline-friendly, no ads or clutter
Hammer Editor
Create and manage stories with a local-first, offline application. Your data is stored in human-readable files, ensuring transparency and easy access. Seamlessly sync your work across multiple devices with optional self-hosted solutions.
- Offline-first operation
- Multi-platform support
- Transparent local data storage
- Intelligent device syncing
- Optional self-hosted syncing
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Please join our Discord to report issues! https://discord.gg/GTmgjZcupk Multi-platform This app is where ever you are. Your phone, tablet, desktop, laptop, this program can be installed and run, not simply a website-in-a-box, but instead using native client side technologies to provide the best experience possible. Offline first I was frustrated with most of the story writing software I was finding as they were using web technologies (aka: Web Page in a box) which always seems to run into problems while being used offline for long periods of time. Hammer is designed from the ground up to be entirely local, no internet connection required, ever. Transparent Data Your data is yours. It's not stored in the cloud, or some opaque database. It is stored in simple, human readable files, just using files and folders to define the project structure. You can open your OSes file browser and take a look for your self. If this program went away today you would be able to easily interact with your data. Intelligent Syncing between devices Your data can be synchronized between devices allowing you to work on your story from anywhere, and have no fear of a change on one device, overwriting a change on another device. Optional and Self hosted Syncing Syncing is entirely optional, you can install the client and use it on one device, or you can install the server and sync your data between devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Libreprose at 5.0 against Hammer Editor's 1.0. Hammer Editor's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Libreprose holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Libreprose ships an update every 2 weeks, Hammer Editor every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Libreprose | Hammer Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abhinav Srivastava | Adam Brown |
Customer experience
Libreprose
Hammer Editor
In-app purchases
Libreprose
No in-app purchases
Hammer Editor
No in-app purchases








