Comparison

freewrite. vs Inkwell Notes

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

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freewrite.

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I'm Farseen Dev who ported farza's mac app to react native Word from farza : Hi. Welcome to Freewrite :). Plz read this guide. I beg of you. It's 5 min max. My name is Farza. I made this app. This is not a journaling app or a note-taking app. If you use it for that, you'll probably use it once or twice, and then never touch it again. This is a tool purely to help you freewrite. Freewriting is a writing strategy developed in 1973 โ€” it's where you write continuously for a set time without worrying about grammar, spelling, or anything like that. A pure stream of consciousness. I picked up freewriting many years ago. It's led to real breakthroughs โ€” like helping me untangle big feelings around shutting down my last company, reflecting on my relationships, and figuring out what actually matters to me as I continuously figure out the next chapter of life. asdfasdf Using this app is actually super simple: 1. Think of a topic to write about (ex. a breakup, a struggle at work, a new idea) 2. Start the timer 3. Start writing. No backspaces allowed. Don't stop writing. Once the timer is done, it'll fade back in โ€” and you'll know to stop. That's it. Some basic rules: - Again, no backspaces - No fixing spelling - Little 5โ€“10s breaks are fine, but try to not stop typing - No need to stay on the topic you started with โ€” let your mind wander - No judgment โ€” trust your mind! It's like your brain is GPT and you just exhaust all the tokens in your head around a particular topic โ€” and by the end, you'll likely feel clearer about whatever it was you were writing about. I know 15m can sound scary for some. What do you even write about. If you're new to writing, try this: Before you start your working day, open this app and do a 15m session answering this simple question: "What am I working on today? Why is that the most important thing for me to work on?" And don't stop writing for 15 minutes. This little session is how I planned and prioritized my days for many years. Do this for 3-days straight. I find this is an easy way to get into writing. Once you finish a freewrite session, click "Chat". It'll push your entry to any of your favourite ai assistant of your choice by copy pasting the prompt to it to help you reflect. I also baked in my custom prompt I've been using for months. This little thing has helped me so much. AI is really good at helping make connections you might not see. I hope it helps you too. Freewriting is the most important skill I picked up in the last 10 years. It's helped me think through my most difficult life decisions. It's helped me think through startups in a more thorough way. It's made me a better partner and friend (I like communicating with letters). It's helped me be happier (on my down days, I write it all out and feel better). So that's it! That's the app. I hope freewriting helps you. โ€“ Farza

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Inkwell Notes

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Inkwell is a quiet, distraction-free markdown notes app for people who actually write. A cream paper canvas, a serif body type, and the tools writers actually use โ€” focus mode, daily word goals, tag chips, and a one-tap markdown preview. No clutter, no popups, no upsells. KEY FEATURES โ€ข Markdown editor with live word, character, and reading-time stats โ€ข One-tap markdown preview for **bold**, *italic*, `code`, headings, and lists โ€ข Focus mode dims everything except the paragraph you are writing โ€ข Daily word goal per note with a quiet progress arc in the toolbar โ€ข Tag chips to organize journals, drafts, field notes, and reading lists โ€ข Full-text search across titles, bodies, and tags โ€ข Cream paper light theme tuned for long writing sessions โ€ข Autosave on every keystroke โ€” nothing is ever lost DESIGNED FOR WRITERS Whether you are keeping morning pages, drafting a chapter, taking field notes on a train, or pulling together a reading list, Inkwell stays out of the way and just keeps writing. PRIVACY No tracking. No accounts. No network calls. Your notes live on your device.

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freewrite.3 screens
Inkwell Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: freewrite. at 3 against Inkwell Notes's 1. freewrite. also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
freewrite. versus Inkwell Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterfreewrite.Inkwell Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size30 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohammad Farseen ManekhanLinh Phan Nhat Khanh

In-app purchases

None

freewrite.

No in-app purchases

None

Inkwell Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is freewrite. free?
freewrite. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inkwell Notes free?
Inkwell Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do freewrite. or Inkwell Notes have ads?
Neither freewrite. nor Inkwell Notes shows ads.

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