Comparison

Text Editor vs INK.BOOK

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

Head to head
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 in the editor or preview, a heading outline, and a live word count • Line and column position, selection count, undo, and redo • Meeting notes, journal, checklist, and README templates • Plain Text, Markdown, and code language modes • 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 adds more tools with a one-time purchase, no subscription: • Syntax highlighting in whole code files and fenced blocks for Swift, Python, JavaScript, JSON, HTML, CSS, and Shell • Five more themes: Paper, Solarized Light, Solarized Dark, Nord, and Dracula • Focus and Typewriter modes for heads-down writing • Split View on iPad with synchronized scrolling • Line numbers • Find & Replace with regular expressions, capture groups, and undoable Replace All • Writing stats: daily goals, streaks, and an all-time word count • Export to PDF, HTML, and .rtf files 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. Made by one person who wanted a nicer place to write.

About

INK.BOOK

Features
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Write your book the way it will be read: on two facing pages, like an open book. InkBook is a quiet, offline place for your stories. No account, no distractions. Your manuscript is saved automatically on your device. THE OPEN BOOK VIEW • Turn your iPad to landscape and two scenes sit side by side, like facing pages • Write on either page, and turn both pages forward or back together • On a foldable iPhone, the pages meet right at the fold, like the two halves of a real book • On iPhone, a single page keeps your focus on one scene A LIBRARY FOR YOUR MANUSCRIPTS • Every book gets its own cover card with a color you choose • Search your projects and see when each one was last edited • Add a title, author name and description to each book • Not sure where to start? Open the sample book and explore KNOW YOUR BOOK • Live word count while you write • Scenes, chapters and estimated reading time • Printed page count for the book size you pick: A5, 13.5 × 21 cm, 6 × 9 in or A4 • Words by chapter at a glance SHARE YOUR STORY • Export your book as a PDF that matches your book size • Or export it as plain text and take it anywhere MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • On iPad, keep Contents, Book Details and Writing Statistics open in a sidebar • Keyboard shortcuts for moving between scenes, undo, redo and more • Light, dark or system theme • Available in English, Turkish and Spanish YOUR WORDS STAY YOURS InkBook works fully offline. Your projects never leave your device unless you export them, and an automatic backup keeps your library safe.

Screenshots

Text Editor4 screens
INK.BOOK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: INK.BOOK at none against Text Editor's 1. INK.BOOK also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). 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. INK.BOOK asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Editor ships an update every 3 months, INK.BOOK every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Text Editor versus INK.BOOK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText EditorINK.BOOK
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn HaasYahya Gonder

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Text Editor

One-time1
  • Text Editor Pro$4.99
None

INK.BOOK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text Editor free?
Text Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is INK.BOOK free?
INK.BOOK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Text Editor or INK.BOOK have ads?
Neither Text Editor nor INK.BOOK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Editor or INK.BOOK?
Text Editor ships an update every 3 months, and INK.BOOK every 11 days. Most recently, Text Editor was updated on October 24, 2026 and INK.BOOK on October 24, 2026.

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