Comparison

iWrote vs PinLists

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

Head to head
About

iWrote

A calm Markdown writing app designed for focused drafting, note-taking, and long-form content creation. It offers features like a clean editor, focus mode, style checking, and revision history to enhance the writing process.

Highlights
  • Clean Markdown editor
  • Focus Mode for sentence highlighting
  • Style Check for writing improvements
  • Outline view for section rearrangement
  • Revision history for checkpoints
  • Immersive Reader mode
  • Import/export Markdown files
Features
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iWrote is a calm Markdown writing app for drafts, notes, essays, and long-form work. Write with focus. Organize your structure. Review your history. Read your draft like a finished page. FEATURES • Support iPhone Duo • Clean Markdown editor for drafts and notes • Focus Mode to highlight the sentence you’re writing • Style Check for fillers, clutter, clichés, and typos • Outline view to rearrange sections quickly • Revision history to restore earlier draft checkpoints • Immersive Reader mode for polished reading • Themes and typography tuned for comfortable writing • Import and export Markdown files Built for writers who want a quiet workspace. Novels, essays, journaling, planning, and everyday drafting. Open iWrote. Start a draft. Keep writing.

About

PinLists

This app helps you remember and manage everyday tasks by keeping them visible. Easily capture tasks with speech-to-text, set reminders, and view them on your Lock Screen or Home Screen widgets. Collaborate with others by sharing lists and discussing tasks.

Highlights
  • Capture tasks with speech-to-text
  • Lock Screen widgets with Live Activities
  • Home Screen widgets for quick view
  • Search task details and notes
  • Collaborate on shared lists via iCloud
  • Set due dates and reminders
Features
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The hard part is not always doing a task. Sometimes it is remembering it at the right moment. PinLists gives everyday plans a place to stay visible, from errands and packing lists to the little things you plan with someone else. CAPTURE IT Add a task and choose its list, due date and reminder in the same flow. Turn speech into text in the app, or add a task through Shortcuts. Review recognized text before saving it. KEEP IT IN VIEW Pin pending tasks to a Lock Screen list and check off eligible items there. Add a Home Screen widget for another quick view. Lock Screen lists use iOS Live Activities; iOS controls their duration, number and arrangement. FIND THE DETAILS Search task titles, notes, completion notes and messages. Narrow results by list, status or tags. Leave a completion note to remember how something got done. WORK TOGETHER Share a selected list through iCloud. Members can discuss tasks with messages and replies, then mark the work complete. Personal tasks stay on your device. Joining someone else's shared list does not require Pro. Core task management is free. Pro unlocks creating shared lists, preselecting two separate Lock Screen lists, more themes and appearance options, and advanced reminders. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription or a lifetime purchase. The App Store purchase sheet shows your local price. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

iWrote4 screens
PinLists4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PinLists at Free against iWrote's $0.49. PinLists also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). iWrote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ratings volume, 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

PinLists is free to download; iWrote costs $0.49 up front. PinLists sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. iWrote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PinLists holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iWrote ships an update every 5 days, PinLists weekly. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iWrote versus PinLists: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriWrotePinLists
Price$0.49Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTsz Chung Chau晶 李

Customer experience

iWrote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PinLists

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

In-app purchases

None

iWrote

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PinLists

Subscriptions2
  • PinLists Pro$0.991 Month
  • PinList Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • PinLists Pro$14.99

Questions

Is iWrote free?
iWrote costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is PinLists free?
PinLists is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iWrote or PinLists?
PinLists is rated higher. iWrote averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while PinLists averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do iWrote or PinLists have ads?
Neither iWrote nor PinLists shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iWrote or PinLists?
iWrote ships an update every 5 days, and PinLists weekly. Most recently, iWrote was updated on November 13, 2026 and PinLists on November 13, 2026.

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