Inkwell vs Eddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inkwell
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Inkwell connects Apple Pencil handwriting and audio on one timeline. • Record audio while taking handwritten notes • Tap handwriting to play from that moment • Navigate multiple pages and recording segments • Share the writing process as a real MP4 time-lapse • Export single- or multi-page PDFs • Organize with folders, note locks, pens, and paper templates • Back up notes and recordings in one .inkwell file • One-time Pro purchase with no monthly subscription Your notes are stored on your device. You can now import PDFs, write on them with Apple Pencil, and replay audio from your handwriting.
Eddy
Save articles, PDFs, and threads from any app to read or listen to later. It removes distractions like pop-ups and ads, offering customizable reading themes and text-to-speech functionality. Build a reading habit with goals and streaks.
- Save links, PDFs, and threads
- Distraction-free reading experience
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Customizable reading themes and fonts
- Highlighting and summarization
- Reading habit tracking
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Eddy is a calm place to keep what you meant to read - and a good voice to read it back to you. Save a link from any app, drop in a EPUB, PDF, or capture a whole thread. Eddy strips away the pop-ups, cookie banners and newsletter overlays, and keeps the words. Then read them properly, or press play and listen while you walk. SAVE ANYTHING • Share a link from Safari or any app • Paste a URL straight into Eddy • Import EPUBs, PDFs - papers, reports, manuals • Capture X threads as one readable piece • File things into folders, or leave them be READ IT PROPERLY • Six themes, from paper white to true black • Four typefaces, with size, spacing and margin controls • Your place is kept, down to the paragraph • Distraction-free - no ads, no related-content rails • PDFs open in the same reader, themed to match, remembering the page LISTEN WHEN YOU CAN'T READ • Any article, ebooks, PDF can be read aloud • Build a queue, then play it like a podcast • A Daily Brief that gathers what you haven't read and introduces each piece • Sleep timer for late nights • Lock screen and headphone controls • Choose your voice and set the pace KEEP WHAT MATTERS • Highlight in four colours, in articles, ebooks and PDFs alike • Every highlight gathered in one place, searchable • Copy or share any of them • Summarise a long read on device BUILD THE HABIT • Set a daily reading goal • Keep a streak worth protecting • See a year of reading at a glance • Pick up exactly where you left off ON ALL YOUR DEVICES Eddy runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Eddy at none against Inkwell's 1. Eddy also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). Inkwell's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Inkwell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Eddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Inkwell ships an update every 4 weeks, Eddy daily. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inkwell | Eddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NOH HIYEONG | Kumar Akshay |
In-app purchases
Inkwell
- Inkwell Pro$4.99
Eddy
No in-app purchases





