Offhand Typewriter vs Intrs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Offhand Typewriter
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Every time you open Offhand, a blank page is waiting. Write down a moment. Compose your work. Be your first reader. Here, words become Moments. Each one begins on its own, then finds its place. Move them. Reorder them. Return to them. As you keep writing, Moments grow into pages, chapters, acts, and stories. You compose with your words, and Offhand stays out of the way. Writing begins with the relationship between you and your words. Your words stay yours Everything stays on your device. Export a full backup anytime, in a single tap. Import and export Markdown, Final Draft (.fdx) and Fountain, so you can bring in work you've already started and keep going. You can also open these files with Offhand straight from the Files app. Fiction and non-fiction Write dialogue. Add scene headings. Give your screenplay a cover. The same structure becomes headings and secondary text for essays, journals, and everything in between. Arrange and read • Paper colors: hold a card still to give a collection or a moment a different paper. Tap a color dot at the top of the Collection Page to filter by paper. • Views: pinch to switch between Single, Large, Small and Spines. • Search: tap Offhand at the top of the Collection Page to search your moments and collections. • Appearance: follow the system, or keep it Light or Dark. • Five languages: English, 中文, Français, Español, 日本語. On iPad and Mac • iPad: write in portrait or landscape, with Split View and Stage Manager. Collections lay out to fit your window. • Keyboard shortcuts (iPad with a keyboard, and Mac): ⌘[ goes back, ⌘] goes one level deeper. ⌘F to search, ⌘+ / ⌘− to change text size on the Writing Page, ⌘0 to reset it. • Set your page: six text sizes on iPhone and iPad, and on wider screens a narrow, medium or wide line width. On the Mac: 15 text sizes from 13 to 40, an extra-wide line width, and a choice of font (sans or serif) and line spacing (compact, standard or relaxed). • Only on the Mac: a live word count at the bottom of the Writing Page, and every shortcut in the View and Go menus. Membership Offhand Membership is a yearly subscription that unlocks the full writing experience on iPhone, iPad and Mac: • An Offhand First Edition · 2026 badge • Unlimited Moments (the free plan includes 50) • iCloud Backup: every collection and moment is saved to iCloud Drive as a plain Markdown file • Export to PDF, EPUB, Markdown, Final Draft and Fountain • PNG layouts: Magazine, Moment and White on black, with no watermark • More cursor colors Offhand. Put a moment into words. Terms of Use: https://offhand.ink/terms Privacy Policy: https://offhand.ink/privacy Support: https://offhand.ink
Intrs
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Intrs — Focused on the iOS mobile writing experience. If you... · Often forget your foreshadowing and need clear, prominent reminders... · Want to plan your chapter outlines before you start writing... · Want to sync across multiple devices (iPhone, iPad) with chapter-by-chapter version control... · Often regret deleting content and want to recover chapters/novels... · Don't want your writing used for AI training, or entangled in copyright ownership issues... · Want to share your writing promptly without worrying about exceeding social media text limits... · Want a clean writing interface and a smooth writing experience... · Want to export directly to Word when you're done, with on-the-spot formatting adjustments... Then Intrs is worth a try! 【Intrs+ (Plus Subscription)】 · Offers both monthly and yearly auto-renewing plans (actual pricing is subject to what's displayed on the App Store). · Subscriptions automatically renew within 24 hours before expiration. To cancel, please manage your subscription in iPhone "Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions." · Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ · Privacy Policy: https://app.sslime.dev/intrs/privacy/ · Need help: https://app.sslime.dev/intrs/support/ · Feedback: https://atomgit.com/sslime/Intrs/issues/create
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Offhand Typewriter at 4 against Intrs's 2. Offhand Typewriter also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Offhand Typewriter sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and Intrs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Offhand Typewriter ships an update every 10 days, Intrs weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Offhand Typewriter | Intrs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 浩 赵 | 相呈 宋 |
In-app purchases
Offhand Typewriter
- Offhand Membership$19.991 Year
Intrs
- Plus Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Plus Yearly Subscription$2.991 Year








