Comparison

WordTracker vs Harold.

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

Head to head
About

WordTracker

This app acts as a personal writing coach, motivating users to make daily progress and complete their writing projects. It offers features to track multiple projects, set goals, and view progress through statistics. An optional community feature allows connection with other writers.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple writing projects
  • Set daily, weekly, and overall goals
  • Track word count and progress statistics
  • Optional community for writer interaction
  • Home screen widgets for at-a-glance stats
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Write your words. Reach your goal. WordTracker is your personal writing coach that fits in your pocket—the app that motivates you to stick with it, make a little progress every day, and finally finish your book, blog, or story. Easily keep track of all your projects, watch your progress grow through beautiful statistics—and celebrate every milestone, now together with other writers. ALL YOUR PROJECTS IN ONE PLACE - As many writing projects as you want, each with its own cover, color, icon, and emoji - Daily, weekly, and overall goals to keep you on track - Deadline? We’ll calculate how many words you need per day - Subprojects, genres, and starting word counts—for novels and short stories alike COUNT WORDS IN SECONDS - Just type it in—or scan it with your camera (Premium) - Custom writing days, daily/weekly goals, and notes for each entry NEW: COMMUNITY (optional) - Connect with other writers, make friends, and share your progress - Celebrate achievements in the activity feed—with encouragement from your friends - Challenge others to writing contests: leaderboards, progress tracking, invitation codes, and an optional collaborative project - Send encouraging messages to your friends - Completely optional and turned off by default—with full control over your privacy, plus Report & Block features VIEW YOUR PROGRESS (Premium) - Beautiful charts, heat maps, and insights into your writing patterns - Achievements and milestones that keep you going 6 HOME SCREEN WIDGETS - Stats, goal ring, deadline countdown, streak, project overview, and quick input—keep track of your progress at a glance REMINDERS THAT REALLY HELP (Premium) - Daily or weekly, multiple times, project start reminders ON ALL YOUR DEVICES - Sync via iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive - iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Export as CSV/JSON and automatic backups (Premium) TAILORED TO YOUR TASTE - Light, Dark, or System mode; custom fonts, colors, and backgrounds - Available in 45 languages PREMIUM – PAY ONCE, USE FOREVER Advanced statistics, camera count, smart reminders, sync, export, and backups—plus all future Premium features. No subscriptions, no hidden costs. PERFECT FOR Authors, bloggers, students, and anyone who finally wants to write regularly. YOUR DATA BELONGS TO YOU Everything is stored locally on your device; sync is optional. The community section uses a server account (email/display name) and can be disabled at any time. MADE FOR EVERYONE Full VoiceOver support and carefully labeled controls. Get started today—and write your next chapter with WordTracker! CREDITS App icon: Lorraine Sandmann (lorrainesandmann.de)

About

Harold.

This app allows writers to share drafts and receive precise, inline feedback from friends. Its distraction-free editor helps focus on content, and shared drafts enable collaborators to comment directly on specific text passages.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free writing editor
  • Inline commenting on text
  • Share drafts directly from app
  • Collaborative feedback tool
  • Supports various written content
Features
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Harold is for writers who want real feedback before they publish. Write a draft, share it with a friend, and let them leave inline comments to the exact words they're responding to. HOW IT WORKS Write your draft in Harold's distraction-free editor. When it's ready, share it with friends directly from the app. They'll see your draft on their phone, highlight any passage, and leave a comment tied to that exact moment in the text. Harold is for essays, short stories, cover letters, speeches, newsletters, or anything else you've written that needs a second pair of eyes before it goes out into the world.

Screenshots

WordTracker4 screens
Harold.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Harold. at none against WordTracker's 1. WordTracker's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. WordTracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Harold. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WordTracker against 5.0 for Harold.. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WordTracker ships an update every 4 days, Harold. every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WordTracker versus Harold.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWordTrackerHarold.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMathias TodiscoSAI SIDDHI VINAYAK KARNATI

Customer experience

WordTracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Harold.

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WordTracker

One-time1
  • Premium Access$9.99
None

Harold.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WordTracker free?
WordTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Harold. free?
Harold. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WordTracker or Harold.?
WordTracker and Harold. are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do WordTracker or Harold. have ads?
Neither WordTracker nor Harold. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WordTracker or Harold.?
WordTracker ships an update every 4 days, and Harold. every 2 weeks. Most recently, WordTracker was updated on November 5, 2026 and Harold. on October 31, 2026.

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