Comparison

Andwriter vs Moki

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

Head to head
About

Andwriter

A fast, clean text editor designed for code and notes. It offers keyboard-driven features, supports multiple tabs, and allows for efficient navigation and editing. An optional AI assistant integration is also available.

Highlights
  • Keyboard-driven interface
  • Multiple tab support
  • Familiar shortcuts
  • Search and replace
  • Markdown and HTML preview
  • Optional AI assistant integration
Features
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Andwriter is a fast, clean text editor built for writing code, editing plain text, and keeping scratch notes close at hand. Designed for keyboard-driven work: - Open and edit common text and source files - Keep multiple tabs in a persistent session - Use familiar shortcuts for new files, open, save, find, command palette, and quick open - Navigate with line numbers, search, replace, and multi-cursor editing - Preview Markdown and HTML documents - Switch between editor themes and focused writer settings - Connect an optional AI assistant to OpenAI-compatible, Anthropic, or local Ollama-style backends Andwriter keeps the first version simple: open files, write, search, save, and return to your session quickly. It is built for developers, writers, and anyone who wants a quiet editor that feels close to a desktop code editor while staying native on Apple platforms.

About

Moki

This app offers a streamlined environment for writing and reading Markdown files on your iPhone and iPad. It features live previews, a formatting toolbar, and robust file management, with an optional Pro version for advanced PDF export and theme customization.

Highlights
  • Live Markdown preview
  • Formatting toolbar
  • Folder management
  • PDF preview and export
  • Code syntax highlighting
  • Built-in viewers for PDF, images, and code
Features
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### Description Moki is a warm, simple home for your Markdown on iPhone and iPad — a lovely place to read it and write it. **Reading is a pleasure** - 10 built-in themes to choose from — with colorful code blocks, math, and diagrams - A comfy, centered reading width keeps long lines easy on the eyes - A Table of Contents to hop between headings - Light or dark, whichever you like **Writing feels easy** - Your preview sits right beside the editor as you type — scroll either side and the other keeps pace - A handy formatting toolbar above the keyboard - Gentle syntax colors, and lists that keep themselves going - Everything saves on its own **Made for Vibe Coding** - Open a folder and all your Markdown shows up in the sidebar - When a file changes, it re-renders in a blink — so you can watch your notes, plans, and AI-written docs update live, all in one place - Local images just show up — even blog posts that use site-absolute paths like /images/photo.png - Find files by name, and create, rename, or delete files and folders with ease **See the PDF before you share it** - PDF Preview shows your note exactly as it will print — paginated A4 or Letter, tall images fitted to a page, lines never split, and your own page breaks honored - Flip through the pages right in the reader, then export with one click (Moki Pro) **Make it yours with Moki Pro** One-time purchase: - Export polished, paginated PDFs - Design your own theme — colors, fonts, line spacing, and reading width — with a live preview - Import Markdown CSS themes, fonts and images included, and export your themes as CSS to share or fine-tune **And there's more — beyond Markdown** - Source code in living color in a dark editor — Swift, Python, JavaScript, JSON, and more - A built-in PDF viewer with page layouts and navigation - An image viewer with zoom and animated GIFs, plus video playback - Take a peek at any other file type with QuickLook - iCloud files download whenever you need them, with a clear indicator - Three display modes: read, write, or both

Screenshots

Andwriter4 screens
Moki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Andwriter at none against Moki's 1. Andwriter also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Moki sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Andwriter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Andwriter ships an update every 3 weeks, Moki fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Andwriter versus Moki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAndwriterMoki
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrey SapunovLayerz Corp.

Customer experience

Andwriter

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

Moki

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Andwriter

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Moki

One-time1
  • Moki Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Andwriter free?
Andwriter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Moki free?
Moki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Andwriter or Moki have ads?
Neither Andwriter nor Moki shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Andwriter or Moki?
Andwriter ships an update every 3 weeks, and Moki fortnightly. Most recently, Andwriter was updated on November 5, 2026 and Moki on November 9, 2026.

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