Comparison

SoloWrite vs Indexd

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free writing environment
  • Minimalist interface
  • Focus on continuity
  • No formatting distractions
  • No cloud accounts
  • No social features
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.

About

Indexd

This app acts as a central hub for saving and organizing anything you find online, from articles and videos to products and travel ideas. It helps you retrieve saved content easily through search and visual browsing, and allows for collaborative stack sharing.

Highlights
  • Save any internet content as Index Cards
  • Organize content into customizable Stacks
  • Search and browse saved items
  • Add notes for context
  • Share Stacks with others for collaboration
  • Visual browsing of saved items
Features
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The internet is full of things you want to come back to. A video. A recipe. A product. A post. A restaurant. A travel idea. An article you want to read later. Something you do not need right now, but know you will want again. So you screenshot it. Text the link to yourself. Bookmark it in Safari. Save it inside Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or another app. And when you actually need it, you cannot remember where you saved it. Indexd gives it all one place to live. Your card catalog for the internet. SAVE ANYTHING Save posts, products, videos, recipes, articles, guides, places, ideas, and links as Index Cards. When you find something you want to come back to, tap Share and send it to Indexd. You can also paste a link directly into the app. Indexd brings in useful details like the title, source, and thumbnail so the things you save are actually recognizable later. KEEP EVERYTHING TOGETHER Organize your Cards into Stacks for whatever matters to you. Travel ideas. Recipes to try. Things to buy. Videos to watch. Research. Gift ideas. Restaurants. Home inspiration. Anything else you want to find again. Instead of having one thing saved in a browser, another buried in screenshots, another sitting in your messages, and five more scattered across different apps, they can all live together in Indexd. FIND IT AGAIN Your Index is your personal library of everything you saved. Search across your Cards and Stacks when you need something instead of trying to remember which app you originally found it in. If you saved it, you know where to look. SHARE STACKS WITH OTHER PEOPLE Some things are better collected together. Planning a trip with your partner? Building a shared wishlist? Collecting restaurants with friends? Researching something together? Share a Stack and invite someone to view it or help edit it. Everyone can keep the useful links, ideas, and Cards for that topic together instead of sending links back and forth through messages. You stay in control with View only and Can edit sharing options. REMEMBER THE CONTEXT Sometimes the link is not enough. Add Notes to a Card so you remember why you saved it, what you liked, who it was for, or what you wanted to do with it. BROWSE WHAT YOU SAVED Not every search starts with knowing exactly what you want. Browse through your Cards visually and rediscover the things you meant to come back to. ONE PLACE FOR THE INTERNET YOU WANT TO REMEMBER Indexd is not another place to collect bookmarks. It is a personal card catalog for everything worth coming back to, no matter where on the internet you found it. No more digging through screenshots. No more texting yourself links. No more trying to remember which app you saved something in. Save anything. Find it again.

Screenshots

SoloWrite4 screens
Indexd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Indexd at Free against SoloWrite's $3.99. Indexd also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Indexd is free to download; SoloWrite costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Indexd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SoloWrite versus Indexd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoloWriteIndexd
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoscoso Pacheco, Gonzalo JuvenalJamey Dogom

Customer experience

SoloWrite

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

Indexd

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SoloWrite

No in-app purchases

None

Indexd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SoloWrite free?
SoloWrite costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Indexd free?
Indexd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SoloWrite or Indexd?
Indexd is rated higher. SoloWrite averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Indexd averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do SoloWrite or Indexd have ads?
Neither SoloWrite nor Indexd shows ads.

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