Draft Light vs Typtic Typst Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Draft Light
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Write notes, journals, and stories in a quiet Markdown editor. Draft Light gives you unlimited drafts, clean reading, and tools to keep your writing organized. Open it and write at onceβno account, no signup, and no limit on drafts. WRITE FREE β’ Create, edit, pin, categorize, search, count, and share unlimited drafts. β’ Format with Markdown headings, bold, italics, strikethrough, links, lists, and tables, then read cleanly with the marks hidden. β’ Fold sections in long drafts. β’ Link drafts, follow backlinks, and use a table of contents. β’ Sketch on iPad with Apple Pencil and an extendable canvas. β’ Save web links and selected text from the share sheet on iPhone and iPad. β’ Append Apple Watch dictation to a recent draft on your paired iPhone. β’ Create drafts with Siri and Shortcuts. β’ Write in every script, including right-to-left languages. β’ Export plain text, Markdown, TextBundle, rich text, and Draftlight files, or use the system share sheet. DRAFTLIGHT PRO β One non-consumable in-app purchase unlocks all eight Pro tools below. No subscription. See your local price in the app. β’ Sync through your private iCloud account across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. β’ Encrypt individual drafts with your own password. Lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID, Optic ID, or your device passcode/login password, depending on your device. β’ Export HTML, DOCX, PDF, JPG, and ePub. β’ Search text recognized inside attached images and PDFs. β’ Find drafts with Apple Spotlight, @todo, @images, and @yesterday. β’ Choose installed fonts for body text, headings, and code, plus line height, writing width, and paragraph spacing. β’ Use multi-word and nested tags, pin tags, and give tags icons. β’ Keep tasks inside drafts and open one view of every draft that contains tasks. YOUR WRITING, YOUR CHOICE No Myworkingmemory account is required. Drafts are stored on your device by default. Pro iCloud sync uses your Apple iCloud account. Optional product-use analytics remains off unless you choose it and does not include your draft content. Apple Pencil requires a compatible iPad and Pencil. Spotlight excludes locked drafts and is disabled while app lock is enabled. Existing paid-app buyers receive Pro after Apple verifies their earlier purchase. Privacy: https://www.myworkingmemory.ai/draftlight-privacy.html Terms: https://www.myworkingmemory.ai/draftlight-terms.html
Typtic Typst Editor
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Typtic is a free, collaborative Typst Editor for your iOSο»Ώ device. It allows you to create and manage Typst projects directly on your iOS device and generate a PDF offline (enabled by default) or online (by using Verbosus). This software is provided "as is" without warranties or conditions of any kind, either expressed or implied. Features: * Use Typst to generate a PDF * Offline compilation (enabled by default) * Git integration (Local Mode) * iCloud integration (Local Mode) * Automatic Dropbox synchronization (Local Mode) * Automatic Box synchronization (Local Mode) * AI assistant (available in supported regions) * Zotero integration (Local Mode) * Mendeley integration (Local Mode) * 2 Modes: Local Mode (stores projects on your device) and Cloud Mode (synchronizes your projects with Verbosus) * No account needed (Local Mode) * Syntax highlighting * Hotkeys (see below, can be changed) * Two factor authentication (Cloud Mode, in combination with Copiosus) * Autosave (Local Mode) * No ads Additional features in Typtic Pro: * Unlimited number of projects (Local Mode) * Unlimited number of documents (Local Mode) * Unlimited number of projects (Cloud Mode) * Unlimited number of documents (Cloud Mode) Limitations in free Typtic version: * Max. number of projects (Local Mode): 2 * Max. number of documents per project (Local Mode): 2 * Max. number of files to upload per project (Local Mode): 2 * Max. number of projects (Cloud Mode): 2 * Max. number of documents per project (Cloud Mode): 2 Import or export existing projects (Local Mode): * Git integration lets you create a new or clone an existing repository. * Automatic Dropbox or Box synchronization (App -> Link to Dropbox or Box). Synchronization is done once a minute. If you experience any performance issues while using the editor please try * to disable syntax highlighting and line numbers * to split up your project into multiple .typ files Hotkeys in editor: ctrl+,: Settings ctrl+s: Save ctrl+g: Generate PDF ctrl+f: Find and replace ctrl+p: Toggle preview ctrl+n: New document ctrl+d: Delete document ctrl+.: Next document Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Draft Light at none against Typtic Typst Editor's 2. Draft Light also leads on device support (5 vs 2). Typtic Typst Editor's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Typtic Typst Editor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Draft Light asks for nothing beyond the download.
Draft Light ships an update every 2 months, Typtic Typst Editor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Draft Light | Typtic Typst Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 18.6 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Myworkingmemory LLC | Verbosus.com |
In-app purchases
Draft Light
No in-app purchases
Typtic Typst Editor
- Upgrade: Subscription$3.991 Month
- Upgrade: Forever$8.99
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