Comparison

freewrite. vs Plans

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

Head to head
About

freewrite.

This app provides a distraction-free writing environment with a focus on timed sessions and AI-powered insights. It offers a clean canvas, rich text formatting, and private local storage to help users capture raw thoughts and discover creative breakthroughs.

Highlights
  • Timer-based writing sessions
  • Distraction-free canvas
  • AI-powered insights
  • Rich text formatting
  • Private local storage
  • Beautiful archives
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a training ground for the creative mind. daily stream-of-consciousness writing in a space that never judges what comes out — and reads the patterns back to you. five minutes at the page. no editing, no going back, no grading. what pours out is raw material, however dumb, unrelated or half-formed — and the app's only job is to keep that stream safe from friction, second-guessing and everything else asking for your attention. then it shows you what you have been circling. the page a blank page and a timer. no notifications, no formatting to fuss over, no counter watching you. don't-stop mode quietly declines to let you delete, for the nights your hand keeps reaching backwards. voice, for the nights typing isn't it. the nightly ritual before the page, a moment to place how you are. eight ways to answer, including declining to claim a side. it lights the room, never the page. reflections the themes running underneath weeks of writing — the ones nobody consciously links. read back in plain language, once a day, and built only from what is actually there. the tree your practice grows something. every night you write adds to a tree that is yours alone. it never shrinks, and it never counts anything back at you. quotes turn a line from your reading into a card worth keeping. choose the ground, move the type, share it or don't. the archive every entry as a curtain you pull through, lit by the mood of whatever sits at the centre. widgets four of them. your year as a grid of nights, your tree on the home screen, tonight's prompt, and one tap straight to a blank page. gentle prompts a line to push off from on the nights the page is too blank. off, occasional, or regular. reminders that pay attention they stay quiet on the nights you have already written. nothing nags you for something you did. what you write stays on your phone entries are stored on the device and no entry is uploaded in the background. nothing you write is ever used to train anything. asking for a reading is the one exception, and it is always your choice: that single entry is sent to the model that writes it back, for that one request. writing, the timer, the archive, widgets and reminders are free, and stay free. reflections and the quote cards are the subscription. terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ privacy policy: https://humanmadethings.co.uk/freewrite/privacy/

About

Plans

This app integrates notes and tasks into a single, minimalist interface. Effortlessly convert any sentence into a task with pre-set dates and times, and manage your schedule with calendar integration and customizable reminders.

Highlights
  • Convert sentences to tasks
  • Integrated notes and calendar
  • Customizable reminders
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Markdown export
  • Task duration tracking
Features
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Your to-dos hide in your notes. Plans helps you get them out: select any sentence, tap "Make it a task", and it lands on the right day with the time already set. Notes, tasks and your calendar, together in one calm, minimalist app. NOTES • Write freely: formatting, checklists, photos and scanned documents • Select any text and turn it into a task. Plans reads the date and time from your words • Select a list and it becomes a checklist task • Folders, pinning and search • Save text and links from other apps with the share sheet TASKS • Add a task in a single line, with the date and time right in the text • Lists with subtasks • Time, reminders and daily repeat • Move a task to another day with a swipe • Every task links back to the note it came from PLANNING • Today — only what needs doing now. Tap Today again to hide everything else • Upcoming — the whole week on one screen, plus a month calendar • Events from your iPhone Calendar next to your tasks, including Google Calendar • A daily summary of overdue tasks at the time you choose WIDGETS AND QUICK ACCESS • Today's tasks on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, checked off right there • A new task or note from the app icon, or by voice with Siri PLANS PRO A one-time purchase, no subscription: • Reminders ahead of time — an hour, a day, or any moment you set • Repeat on weekdays, weekends or any days you choose • Task duration — see when it starts and ends • Six color themes and app icons • Note fonts: Rounded, Monospaced, Charter and Avenir Next • Export all notes to Markdown Works on iPhone and iPad, synced with your own iCloud. Light, dark and Lavender themes and the Lavender icon are free.

Screenshots

freewrite.4 screens
Plans4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Plans at every 3 days against freewrite.'s every 9 days. Plans also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. freewrite. sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Plans 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 freewrite. against 5.0 for Plans. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

freewrite. ships an update every 9 days, Plans every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
freewrite. versus Plans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterfreewrite.Plans
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB12 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAlex TrubacsLunus Technologies

Customer experience

freewrite.

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

Plans

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

freewrite.

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • freewrite Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • freewrite Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
1 purchases

Plans

One-time1
  • Plans Pro$5.99

Questions

Is freewrite. free?
freewrite. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plans free?
Plans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, freewrite. or Plans?
freewrite. and Plans are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do freewrite. or Plans have ads?
Neither freewrite. nor Plans shows ads.
Which is updated more often, freewrite. or Plans?
freewrite. ships an update every 9 days, and Plans every 3 days. Most recently, freewrite. was updated on November 3, 2026 and Plans on November 5, 2026.

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