Comparison

Writing App vs Ink

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

Head to head
About

Writing App

This app helps authors plan stories and track writing progress. Organize plot details, set word goals, and monitor daily achievements with insightful statistics and a visual calendar. Stay motivated throughout your writing journey.

Highlights
  • Create and manage writing projects
  • Set word count goals
  • Log writing sessions
  • Organize plot notes and worldbuilding
  • Track writing statistics
  • Calendar view of writing sessions
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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PlotWords takes you from your first idea to your finished manuscript. Plan your story, develop your characters, write your book, and stay on top of your writing goals. PlotWords keeps everything in sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Created by a writer, for writers. WRITE YOUR MANUSCRIPT Turn your ideas into a story. With the built-in text editor, you can write and edit your manuscript directly in PlotWords – whether you're on the go with your iPhone, working on your iPad, or writing at home on your Mac. • Organize your manuscript into chapters and plan your plot wherever you are. • Format your text and easily navigate your manuscript using the table of contents. • Keep everything at your fingertips while writing by accessing your custom character, location, and note cards. DEVELOP CHARACTERS, PLOTS & WORLDS • Bring your characters to life with detailed profiles and create family trees on your Mac. • Build locations and settings for your stories. • Structure your plot with plot cards and notes, and assign point-of-view characters and locations. • Keep your research, notes, and ideas in one place, whether you're at home or on the go. ORGANIZE PROJECTS & BOOK SERIES Keep all your writing projects organized, from the first spark of inspiration to the final revisions. Group your books into series and give each project its own cover in your personal library of stories. SET WRITING GOALS & TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Every word brings you one step closer to finishing your book. Set word count goals and deadlines, track your writing sessions, and watch your project grow. • Track your word count and overall project progress. • Discover your writing habits with clear, easy-to-read statistics. • Keep an eye on your writing streaks and average word counts. • Use the writing calendar to see when you wrote and how much you accomplished. STAY FOCUSED ON YOUR WRITING Make time for your story. Writing Focus comes with a built-in timer to help you plan distraction-free writing sessions and track your progress afterward. YOUR GOALS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN With iOS widgets, you can keep track of your writing progress and upcoming deadlines right from your Home Screen. KEEP WRITING ON IPHONE, IPAD & MAC Sync your projects and manuscripts across your Apple devices with iCloud. Capture an idea on the go, work on your next chapter on your iPad, and pick up right where you left off on your Mac. Some features require PlotWords Premium. You can find details about the available purchase options in the app. Privacy Policy: https://bookpairs.de/plotwords-datenschutzerklaerung.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Ink

Features
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Ink is a local-first writing workspace for iPhone and iPad. Keep drafts, notes, sources, and their connections together without an Ink account. WRITE YOUR WAY • Work in rich text or Markdown, then preview a clean reading version. • Set a daily word goal and adjust the editor font, size, and line height. FIND THE CONNECTION • Search titles and note text, browse recent notes, and organize work with projects, favorites, bookmarks, and templates. • Link notes with wiki links, use tags, and explore local graph and discovery views. • Keep related drafts on simple Kanban boards. BRING IN SOURCES. TAKE WORK OUT. • Import documents, PDFs, images, audio, and video. Ink can recover searchable text from supported PDFs. • Keep revision history, move notes to Trash and restore them when needed. • Share or export individual work as Markdown, plain text, HTML, PDF, DOCX, or EPUB; export a Markdown vault or static site when you need a wider backup. AI ON YOUR TERMS AI is off by default. Connect a provider you choose—including local Ollama or a supported cloud provider—to summarize, rewrite, outline, ask questions, and create study materials. Ink shows the selected context scope, cites matched workspace sources when available, and lets you insert generated text instead of silently replacing your work. YOUR WORK, YOUR DEVICES Your workspace lives locally on your device. When iCloud Drive is available, Ink keeps readable Markdown copies of active notes in your Ink folder. Optional CloudKit sync can keep workspace changes available across your Apple devices. If you use AI, Ink sends the material needed for your requested action directly to the provider you choose. Ink is built for writers, students, researchers, and anyone who wants a calmer place to think. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Writing App4 screens
Ink3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ink at none against Writing App's 3. Writing App's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. Writing App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Ink asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Writing App ships an update every 3 days, Ink every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Writing App versus Ink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriting AppInk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnnika ReineckeBENOIT BARNABY

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Writing App

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$0.997 Days
One-time2
  • Premium$6.99
  • Premium$14.99
None

Ink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Writing App free?
Writing App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ink free?
Ink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Writing App or Ink have ads?
Neither Writing App nor Ink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Writing App or Ink?
Writing App ships an update every 3 days, and Ink every 2 days. Most recently, Writing App was updated on October 12, 2026 and Ink on October 1, 2026.

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