iWrote vs Zebra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iWrote
A calm and focused Markdown writing application designed for drafts, notes, essays, and long-form content. It offers features like focus mode, style checking, revision history, and an immersive reader to enhance the writing and editing experience.
- Clean Markdown editor
- Focus Mode for sentence highlighting
- Style Check for writing improvements
- Outline view for section rearrangement
- Revision history for draft checkpoints
- Immersive Reader mode
- Import and export Markdown files
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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.
Zebra
A native Markdown notebook for iPhone and iPad that allows offline writing and syncing. It supports diagrams, math formulas, code blocks, and organizational features like folders and wiki links.
- Offline Markdown writing
- Mermaid diagrams and LaTeX math
- Code blocks with syntax coloring
- Folders, nested tags, and wiki links
- iCloud sync with smart text merging
- Customizable themes and fonts
- Note attachments (photos, files)
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Markdown, as you write. Zebra carries your personal knowledge base in Markdown on iPhone and iPad. Write and read in a native visual editor, organize your notes, and turn a note into a presentation when you need to share an idea. Your library stays on your device by default. Write freely. Keep every note. Create unlimited notes for free. Writing, organization, keyword search, optional iCloud sync and note import/export have no note-count limit. Use headings, lists, tasks, tables and code; typeset LaTeX math and describe diagrams in Mermaid. Keep images and their context alongside your writing. Gather and connect your knowledge Organize with folders and nested tags. Connect related notes with links. Use keyword search to return to the right material. Import notes and share Markdown or a portable package containing your note and its attachments. Choose a theme and adjust typography to suit how you read. Turn notes into presentations with Pro Zebra Pro adds Markdown slides with themes, columns, backgrounds and transitions. Edit the content, preview your deck, and present full screen on iPhone or iPad. Export a PDF or a PowerPoint file to share. PowerPoint exports contain one image per slide; text and graphics cannot be edited separately in PowerPoint. One purchase, across your devices Zebra Pro is an optional one-time in-app purchase. Restore it with the same App Store account on Mac, iPhone and iPad. There is no subscription or automatic renewal, and no limit on free notes. Pro also includes an AI assistant and on-device semantic search in the Mac app. These two features are not available on iPhone or iPad. Mac AI features require a compatible agent you install and sign in to separately. Third-party AI account, subscription and usage fees are not included in Pro. Your library, stored locally Use Zebra without a Zebra account. Optional private iCloud sync connects devices using the same Apple Account; sync is off by default on a new installation. Notes and attachments remain readable and editable without purchasing Pro. Note passwords restrict viewing inside Zebra; they do not encrypt the content or attachments. Turning sync off does not erase copies already stored in iCloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Zebra at Free against iWrote's $0.49. Zebra also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). iWrote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On ratings volume, 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
Zebra is free to download; iWrote costs $0.49 up front. Zebra sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iWrote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zebra holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
iWrote ships an update every 5 days, Zebra every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | iWrote | Zebra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.49 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tsz Chung Chau | 飞 翟 |
Customer experience
iWrote
Zebra
In-app purchases
iWrote
No in-app purchases
Zebra
- Zebra Pro$14.99








