SoloWrite vs Takt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SoloWrite
A minimalist writing application focused on providing a distraction-free environment for authors. It removes common digital interruptions to allow for uninterrupted creative flow and uninterrupted writing sessions.
- Distraction-free writing environment
- Minimalist interface
- Focus on continuity
- No formatting distractions
- No cloud accounts
- No social features
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SoloWrite is the digital version of a blank page. It is not a project manager and not a social network - it is the calm space where your ideas land before the noise makes them disappear. Open the app. Write. That's it. JUST WRITE - A start screen with two choices: New document, or continue exactly where you left off - Your recent notes one tap away - rename or delete them with a swipe - The editor fills the whole screen; every gram of cognitive friction has been removed - A live status bar with word, character and line counts and the autosave time 12 EDITING MODES - Write Markdown, or switch the editor to Swift, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, JSON, HTML, CSS, YAML, XML, plain text or todo lists - Real syntax highlighting for each language, rendered live as you type LIVE MARKDOWN - Headings, bold, italics, quotes, lists, links, highlights and code blocks are styled as you type - while your text stays 100% plain Markdown - Line numbers, GitHub style - double-tap a number to select the whole line - A tiny code toolbar inserts Markdown snippets so you never have to remember the syntax MAKE IT YOURS - 12 hand-tuned themes: the dark developer theme Pushword, Paper, Sepia, Solarized, GitHub, Dracula, Nord, Gruvbox, Tokyo Night, Rose Pine, pure-black Night and more - The theme dresses the whole app, not just the editor - Monospaced fonts and adjustable sizes - English and Spanish, switchable in-app YOUR WORDS BELONG TO YOU - Standard .md files stored in YOUR iCloud Drive - browse them any time in the Files app - No proprietary database. Works natively with Obsidian, iA Writer and any text editor - Automatic sync: your draft is preserved as you type, and the Save button is one tap away - Start on iPhone, continue on the Mac companion app exactly where you left off PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account. No login. No analytics. No servers. - Your text never leaves your devices and your iCloud ONE-TIME PURCHASE - Pay once, keep it forever. No subscriptions, no ads. SoloWrite. Don't get distracted. Just write.
Takt
Effortlessly track your daily activities with a single tap. Monitor your time usage, review detailed timelines, and export your data in various formats. Unlock advanced features with a one-time purchase or subscription.
- One-tap activity tracking
- Live Activities integration
- Detailed timeline review
- CSV, JSON, PDF export
- Activity and tag limits (free version)
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Takt is a fresh take on finding your biggest time wasters during your day. Starting, stopping, or switching tracking to another activity is always just one tap. Through simple but effective integration with Live Activities, what you're tracking always remains visible at a glance on your Lock Screen or in the Dynamic Island. Using Takt tracking you can manually or semi-automatically keep an underlying Live Activity running that puts tracking access just a tap away, all day. Review your days in as little or as many details as you want with Takt's Timeline, or export your days, weeks, and months to CSV, JSON, or a clean PDF. Takt is free with up to 3 active Activities and 5 Tags. Want more? A lifetime Full version is available, or subscribe monthly and after 12 payments, even non-consecutively, the Full version unlocks permanently. And we're just getting started. Better Mac integration and Tablet optimization, Siri & Shortcuts, Focus Mode integration, and an Apple Watch companion app are all on the way. Takt Terms available at https://taktapp.net/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Takt at Free against SoloWrite's $3.99. Takt also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). SoloWrite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Takt is free to download; SoloWrite costs $3.99 up front. Takt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. SoloWrite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Takt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
SoloWrite ships an update every 3 weeks, Takt every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | SoloWrite | Takt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Moscoso Pacheco, Gonzalo Juvenal | Philip Kartin |
Customer experience
SoloWrite
Takt
In-app purchases
SoloWrite
No in-app purchases
Takt
- Takt Full monthly$1.001 Month
- Takt Full Lifetime$9.00








