Comparison

WordTracker vs Pebble Focus

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 to help you establish daily progress and complete your creative projects. It offers goal setting, progress tracking with statistics, and an optional community feature for connecting with other writers.

Highlights
  • Multiple project tracking
  • Customizable daily/weekly goals
  • Progress statistics and insights
  • Optional community features
  • Home screen widgets
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Export and backup options
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

Pebble Focus

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Pebble is a focus timer that doesn't feel like a countdown to failure. Set a rhythm that fits how you actually work. Start with a classic 25/5, stretch out to 50/10 or 90/20, or dial in your own custom focus and break lengths down to the minute. Choose a soundscape that shifts gently between focus and break: heavy rain fading to light rain and birdsong, brown noise easing into soft forest wind, or plain silence with just a gentle chime and haptic to mark the transitions. Pick an atmosphere that matches your mood. Moss brings warm cream, fern, and terracotta. Dusk brings blue-grey, lavender, and amber. Switch anytime. Pebble stays out of your way, with gentle phase notifications, optional automatic cycling between sessions, and a simple milestone count so you can watch your progress build session by session. And Pebble keeps focus between you and your phone. There's no account, no sign-up, and no tracking. Your usage stays on your device, always. A calmer way to focus. Tap to begin.

Screenshots

WordTracker4 screens
Pebble Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pebble Focus at none against WordTracker's 1. WordTracker's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WordTracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pebble Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WordTracker versus Pebble Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWordTrackerPebble Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMathias TodiscoUxel Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WordTracker

One-time1
  • Premium Access$9.99
None

Pebble Focus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WordTracker free?
WordTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pebble Focus free?
Pebble Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WordTracker or Pebble Focus have ads?
Neither WordTracker nor Pebble Focus shows ads.

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