Comparison

Textwell vs AI Translate

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

Head to head
About

Textwell

This app provides a distraction-free writing environment for various tasks like jotting notes, messaging, and blogging. It offers customizable actions for text processing and automatically saves content history, syncing across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free plain text writing
  • Customizable JavaScript actions for text manipulation
  • Automatic content saving and history search
  • iCloud syncing across Mac, iPhone, and iPad
  • Text routing to other apps and services
  • Character, word, and line count
Features
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Textwell is a multipurpose textbox which can be used for any writing tasks such as jotting, messaging, blogging, searching, posting, and so on. For the simplicity, Textwell doesn't have features for styling text or managing multiple notes, but it is always ready to start writing instead, and the bunch of customizable actions can process your text in unlimited ways. Actions can be modified and created by yourself with JavaScript. Textwell is like a single sheet of paper, but it automatically saves current content by appropriate timing as history, so that you can search and take it back some time later. Also, current note content, actions, and history items are automatically synced with other devices including Mac, iPhone, and iPad via iCloud. Textwell allows you to - Simply write and read on a plain text field without any functional complexity or visual clutter. - Route your text to other apps or services such as Email, Messages, Maps, Reminders, Google Search, and more, by choosing one from the action list. Actions are customizable with JavaScript. - Modify your text by using actions such as searching/replacing words, inserting specific characters, reordering paragraphs/lines, time-stamping, location-stamping, changing cases, adding bullets, URL-encoding/decoding, escaping/unescaping HTML, and more. - Preview HTML or markdown by also using actions. - Search and restore previous content from the automatic history. - Share current note, actions, and history items with other devices including Mac, iPhone, and iPad automatically via iCloud. - Check numbers of characters, words, and lines. - Use "Textwell" Widget. - Use "Open" and "Open as Blank" Lock Screen Widgets (iPhone). - Use "Textwell" share extension. - Use "Add to Textwell" action extension. - Use "Textwell" iMessage app. - Change font size, line space, and some behaviors is Settings app. Follow @textwell on Twitter to keep in touch.

About

AI Translate

Features
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AI Translate brings fast, private, local-first translation to your Mac and iPhone. Translate text and documents across 30+ languages — and once a model is installed, it works fully offline, so your words never have to leave your device. FEATURES - Local-first: on-device translation that works offline; optional cloud providers when you want them. - 30+ languages with automatic source-language detection. - Document translation: import and translate whole documents, not just snippets. - Tone, formality, and glossary controls to keep terminology and voice consistent. - Translation history you can search and reuse. - Clean, modern interface with light/dark themes. AI Translate Pro unlocks premium on-device and cloud models with Personal and Commercial plans (monthly or annual). Free everyday translation is included. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://softwaretailor.com/privacy.htm

Screenshots

Textwell4 screens
AI Translate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AI Translate at Free against Textwell's $2.99. AI Translate also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). Textwell's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On 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

AI Translate is free to download; Textwell costs $2.99 up front. AI Translate sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Textwell asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Textwell ships an update every 3 months, AI Translate every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Textwell versus AI Translate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextwellAI Translate
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.8% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB192 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSociomediaSoftware Tailor (HK) Limited

In-app purchases

None

Textwell

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

AI Translate

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Personal - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Business - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Personal - Yearly$9.991 Year
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  • Pro Business - Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Textwell free?
Textwell costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AI Translate free?
AI Translate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Textwell or AI Translate have ads?
Neither Textwell nor AI Translate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Textwell or AI Translate?
Textwell ships an update every 3 months, and AI Translate every 6 days. Most recently, Textwell was updated on September 23, 2026 and AI Translate on September 10, 2026.

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