Comparison

Craft Pulse vs Xarra

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

Head to head
About

Craft Pulse

Quickly capture text notes and checklists from your Apple Watch directly into your Craft documents. This app is designed to help you record thoughts and tasks without interrupting your current activity, offering a seamless integration into your workflow.

Highlights
  • Capture text notes from Apple Watch
  • Add checklists directly
  • Instant synchronization with Craft
  • Live document preview
  • Designed for on-the-go use
  • Integrates with Craft API
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Craft Pulse is the fastest way to capture text into your Craft documents directly from Apple Watch. Type or dictate a note, and it is instantly added to the top of your selected page. The app also displays a live preview of the document, making it easy to confirm that new entries were received successfully. Craft Pulse is designed for moments when opening your iPhone or Mac breaks your flow. Whether you are walking, commuting, in a conversation, or in a meeting, you can quickly record thoughts and tasks without interruption. This lightweight utility works with text and checklists, giving you a flexible way to send ideas, reminders, and todos into your workspace. Notes are transmitted using the Craft API so they remain within your existing workflow.

About

Xarra

Listen to articles, documents, and web content with natural-sounding text-to-speech. Customize playback speed, voices, and reading fonts, with optional synced highlighting. This app prioritizes privacy, working offline without accounts or tracking.

Highlights
  • On-device text-to-speech
  • Supports PDF, EPUB, Markdown, and more
  • Web article sharing
  • Adjustable playback speed and voices
  • Customizable reading fonts
  • Synced line and word highlighting
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Turn text into audio. Read, listen, or both. Xarra uses natural voices on your device, so you can listen to almost any text or read along with synced line and optional word highlighting. Bring your content in: • Import PDF, EPUB, Markdown, DAISY, plain text, RTF, and more, or browse Project Gutenberg in the app. • Share web articles, blog posts, and documents from Safari and other apps. • Paste text or add a URL. Listen your way: • Optional word highlighting in background or underline styles. • Adjust playback speed and choose a voice for each language. • Choose reading fonts including OpenDyslexic, Atkinson Hyperlegible, and Lexend. Accessibility front and center: • VoiceOver-friendly navigation, Dynamic Type as a design principle, plus support for Bold Text, Increase Contrast, and more. • Respects your device's assistive technology voice and speed settings. Private, lightweight, and offline-friendly: no account, no analytics, no tracking. Your documents stay on your device and sync through your private iCloud when enabled. Accessibility Up to 11! won a 2026 Gaady Award for its work on Xarra. Presented by the Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) Foundation, the awards recognize teams that make accessibility a core requirement throughout digital product development. Featured by Create with Swift as Indie App of the Week in Weekly Newsletter #101: "Accessibility runs through the whole experience rather than sitting on top of it." Terms & Conditions for Xarra: https://accessibilityupto11.com/apps/xarra/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://accessibilityupto11.com/apps/xarra/privacy/

Screenshots

Xarra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Craft Pulse at none against Xarra's 3. Xarra's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Xarra sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Craft Pulse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Craft Pulse ships an update every 7 months, Xarra every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Craft Pulse versus Xarra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCraft PulseXarra
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFTRBND, LLCDaniel Devesa Derksen-Staats

Customer experience

Craft Pulse

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Xarra

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Craft Pulse

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Xarra

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$29.99

Questions

Is Craft Pulse free?
Craft Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Xarra free?
Xarra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Craft Pulse or Xarra have ads?
Neither Craft Pulse nor Xarra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Craft Pulse or Xarra?
Craft Pulse ships an update every 7 months, and Xarra every 3 weeks. Most recently, Craft Pulse was updated on October 30, 2026 and Xarra on November 9, 2026.

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