LocalProse vs Ahti
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LocalProse
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Discover LocalProse, the essential mobile companion for your writing projects. As an extension of the desktop version (Mac/PC), the LocalProse mobile app allows you to keep writing on the go, with complete respect for your texts' privacy. KEY FEATURES: • YOUR WRITING STUDIO IN YOUR POCKET Write on the train, while traveling, or in a coffee shop. LocalProse integrates your chapters and your universe into a seamless interface, secured by local auto-save. Track your progress at any time with the real-time word counter. • WORLD-BUILDING Manage your universe's bible (characters, locations, items, groups). • IDEAS BOX Never let a flash of inspiration slip away again. Manage your notes as customized post-its, directly linked to the context of your chapters and entities. • SMART & PRIVATE VOICE DICTATION Save time by writing directly with your voice. Dictate your chapters and notes in real time. • SOVEREIGN WRITING (ZERO CLOUD) Regain control of your manuscripts. Your texts NEVER leave your device. No remote servers, no external cloud is used. • CONTINUITY (LOCAL WIFI) Back home, launch the LocalProse software on your computer. Thanks to secure synchronization via your local Wi-Fi network (LAN), merge your progress. Your new chapters, notes and entities are seamlessly updated between your mobile and desktop computer. Note: Access to the LocalProse mobile app is exclusively reserved for LocalProse Lifetime Pro License holders (one-time payment).
Ahti
This writing application provides a peaceful, uncluttered interface for planning, drafting, and finishing long-form projects like novels or screenplays. It offers tools for structuring your work, writing without distraction, and exporting your finished manuscript in various formats.
- Binder for chapters and scenes
- Corkboard for scene flash cards
- Outliner for structure overview
- Distraction-free writing modes
- Word goal and daily pace tracking
- Export to ePub, Word, PDF
- Customizable themes and styles
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Ahti is somewhere quiet to finish writing your long-form book. It gives you what you need to plan, draft, and finish a novel, screenplay, or thesis. It's a peaceful, uncluttered interface that stays out of the way so you can focus on writing. PLAN THE SHAPE OF YOUR BOOK Keep your whole story in one place. The binder holds your chapters and scenes. The corkboard turns each scene into a rearrangeable flash card for structuring and quick reference. The outliner gives you a bird's-eye view of your structure and all the data that comes with it. WRITE WITHOUT DISTRACTION Write in a clean editor, or fold a chapters and scenes into one long manuscript so you can write straight through. Additionally, Composition Mode keeps it simple when all you want is the ink and the page. KEEP TRACK, AND FINISH Set a word goal and a daily pace to keep yourself moving. Take a snapshot before a big revision so you can always go back to an earlier draft. When the book is done, compile it to ePub, Word, PDF, and more, with a table of contents, chapter numbering, and your own title page. LOOK THE PART Choose between light and dark mode, or import your own custom themes so your workspace looks and feels like your story. The style editor gives you complete control over every color, font, and formatting of Ahti. YOUR WORK STAYS YOURS An Ahti project is an ordinary folder of plain text files on your own disk. You can open it in Finder or any other writing app, and nothing is trapped in a proprietary format. Turn on iCloud and your books follow you from Mac to iPad to iPhone. There are no sign ins or accounts to create, and unless you choose to sync to iCloud, everything is completely offline. There are robust features when you need them without disrupting your flow: • Wiki-style links between documents • Collections and saved searches • Places for characters and notes • Comments and footnotes • Light and dark themes • Writing targets and history Ahti is built to be calm and quiet, while being rich in functionality when you need it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LocalProse at Free against Ahti's $5.99. Ahti's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
LocalProse is free to download; Ahti costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LocalProse ships an update every 8 days, Ahti every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LocalProse | Ahti |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexandre Poulet | Bret Merritt |
In-app purchases
LocalProse
No in-app purchases
Ahti
No in-app purchases









