Comparison

basalt vs Reword

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

Head to head
About

basalt

Features
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Write notes with AI suggestions as you type. basalt is a private notebook for drafts, ideas and journal entries, powered by Apple Intelligence on your device. GET HELP WHILE YOU WRITE Suggestions and questions appear alongside your note. Change the assistant’s prompt to ask for the kind of response you want. FIND YOUR NOTES Search your writing and browse short automatic summaries in the note list. Your recently edited notes appear first. KEEP YOUR WRITING LOCAL Notes are stored on your device. No account is required, and your writing is not sent to a developer-run AI service. AI features require a compatible device with Apple Intelligence enabled and its on-device model available. Availability depends on your device, language and region. AI suggestions may be inaccurate. Create two notes for free. basalt Pro unlocks unlimited notes with a weekly or yearly subscription. Prices and any eligible introductory offers are shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in App Store account settings. Introductory offers are available only to eligible subscribers. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hekec.notion.site/terms-privacy-policy-290a809cee65801882d9d13fc40c24b7

About

Reword

Features
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Reword rewrites, fixes and restyles your text in seconds β€” and it all happens right on your iPhone. Powered by Apple Intelligence, Reword runs completely on-device. Your text never leaves your phone: no servers, no account, no tracking. It even works in airplane mode. Type or paste anything, pick an action, and watch the result appear instantly: β€’ Fix Grammar β€” correct spelling, grammar and punctuation β€’ Rewrite β€” make any text clearer and more natural β€’ Make Shorter / Longer β€” tighten or expand β€’ Tone β€” Formal, Casual or Friendly β€’ Summarize β€” get the key points β€’ Bullet Points β€” turn text into a clean list β€’ Custom Prompt β€” tell Reword exactly what to do Reword into any language β€” it always replies in the language you wrote in. Use it anywhere: the Share Extension lets you reword selected text in Mail, Notes, Messages, Safari and almost any other app, without switching back and forth. Fix Grammar and Rewrite are free forever. Reword Pro unlocks every other action, custom prompts and your full history β€” a single one-time purchase, no subscription. Private by design. Fast. Yours. Requires a device with Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or later, iOS 26).

Screenshots

basalt4 screens
Reword4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: basalt at Free against Reword's $0.99. basalt also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

basalt is free to download; Reword costs $0.99 up front. basalt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Reword sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

basalt ships an update every 10 days, Reword every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
basalt versus Reword: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbasaltReword
PriceFree β€” better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 10 days β€” betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgor DiachukJulian Christopher Siebert

In-app purchases

2 purchases

basalt

Subscriptions2
  • Basalt Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Basalt Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
1 purchases

Reword

One-time1
  • Reword Pro$4.99

Questions

Is basalt free?
basalt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reword free?
Reword costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do basalt or Reword have ads?
Neither basalt nor Reword shows ads.
Which is updated more often, basalt or Reword?
basalt ships an update every 10 days, and Reword every 4 months. Most recently, basalt was updated on October 28, 2026 and Reword on November 9, 2026.

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