Comparison

Write Once vs Text Editor

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

Head to head
About

Write Once

Features
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Write Once is a minimal daily writing app built around one simple idea: one blank page, once a day. Start a session and write freely for fifteen minutes. There are no feeds, prompts, streak pressure, or public profiles. The timer stays out of the way so you can focus on the page. Your writing is stored locally on your device. Use Write Once to clear your head, build a small writing habit, or capture whatever is on your mind before the day moves on.

About

Text Editor

A fast and simple editor for plain text, notes, and Markdown. Highlight Markdown as you type and switch to a preview mode. Your files are saved locally, offering full control and ownership of your writing.

Highlights
  • Live Markdown highlighting
  • Preview mode
  • Local file saving
  • Multiple themes
  • Find & Replace
  • Export options
Features
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A simple, fast editor for Markdown, notes, and code. Open it and start typing. There's no account to make and nothing to set up. Your Markdown is highlighted as you write — headings, bold, links, lists, code blocks — and when you want to see how it'll look, switch to Preview. Everything saves as a normal file in the Files app and iCloud Drive, so your writing stays yours: open it anywhere, move it, or back it up however you like. It's free to use, with what you need for everyday writing: • Live Markdown highlighting and a clean Preview • Four themes: System, Light, Dark, and Sepia • Find, a heading outline, and a live word count • A Markdown cheat sheet for when the syntax slips your mind • Your choice of font, size, and line spacing • Share or export as Markdown Text Editor Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription: • Syntax highlighting in code blocks for Swift, Python, JavaScript, JSON, and more • Five more themes: Paper, Solarized Light, Solarized Dark, Nord, and Dracula • Focus and Typewriter modes for heads-down writing • Split View on iPad, so you can edit and preview at once • Line numbers • Find & Replace, with regular expressions • Writing stats: daily goals, streaks, and an all-time word count • Export to HTML and Rich Text It's made for iPhone and iPad, works with a hardware keyboard, supports dark mode, and fits into iPad multitasking. There are no ads and no tracking, and the app doesn't collect anything about you.

Screenshots

Write Once3 screens
Text Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Write Once at none against Text Editor's 1. On price, ads, device support 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. Text Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Write Once asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Write Once versus Text Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWrite OnceText Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSaurav KejriwalJohn Haas

In-app purchases

None

Write Once

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Text Editor

One-time1
  • Text Editor Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Write Once free?
Write Once is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text Editor free?
Text Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Write Once or Text Editor have ads?
Neither Write Once nor Text Editor shows ads.

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