Comparison

Creative Writer vs Just Write

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

Head to head
About

Creative Writer

This app provides language expressions and writing prompts drawn from diverse literary and media sources to inspire your creative writing. It offers predictive text suggestions and genre switching to help overcome writer's block and compose songs, stories, or poems.

Highlights
  • Predictive writing suggestions
  • Genre switching (Poetry, Prose, Lyrics, etc.)
  • Inspiration from books, movies, and music
  • Writer's block assistance
  • Integrated notepad
  • Offline functionality
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Let the writers help you write. Creative Writer provides language expressions for your writing sessions, drawn from actual books: bestselling novels, literary geniuses, traditional and modern poetry, movies, TV series, song lyrics, hip-hop, gangsta RAP and other sources. FEATURED BY APPLE ** Best New Apps (US/UK) ** Say It With Emojis ** Tell Your Story ** Become a Writer ** Unleash Your Inner Poet ** Try Something New ** High School Toolbox ** Tools for Teachers ** Enhanced with 3D Touch ** Type Away EASY TO LEARN. SIMPLE TO USE. You don't have to type a word: just tap on the stream of suggested words, picking words until the sentences come out. Or combine normal typing with predictive writing. You can easily switch among genres: Poetry, Prose, Classics, Dialogues, Lyrics, You & Me, Cooking, Quotations and Romance. GET INSPIRED • Compose songs • Write short stories • Write poems • Smash your writer’s block • Record the stream of consciousness • Learn English - explore, have fun with words WRITER'S PACK An endless source of writing ideas, words, prompts and sentences for your writing sessions. Millions of text segments analyzed and clustered into 7 powerful predictive models: Prose (best-selling novels), Dialogues (movies, TV series), You & Me, Lyrics (popular songs, RAP), Romance, Classics (Shakespeare, Goethe, Joyce, Kafka, Proust, Dostojevski, and others) and Quotations. DICTIONARY PRO Install the Dictionary PRO and throw yourself a brainstorming party! Dictionary PRO puts examples, definitions, rhymes, antonyms, synonyms, and more at your fingertips. ===== • "Unleash the verbal artistry within! It's a fantastic idea, one I haven't seen replicated anywhere else.” — Janel Torkington, AppsZoom • "If you need a little nudge when it comes to figuring out how to say something, Creative Writer needs to be in your writing toolkit." — Best iPad apps for writers, Allyson Kazmucha, iMore • "When the writer needs a voice, he/she creates one with Creative Writer." — Jessica Lares, Customer Reviews ===== Includes a beautiful notepad where you can write your story or collect interesting sentences, edit and share. **No internet connection needed! ===== Some ideas about the app or need support? support@resonanca-it.com Check us out on Vimeo, resonanca-it.com or hit us up @writing_force

About

Just Write

A minimalist text editor designed to streamline the writing process. It supports both RTF and TXT formats, offering rich text editing and Markdown support. Sync your work across devices with iCloud integration.

Highlights
  • RTF and TXT file support
  • Markdown styling
  • iCloud file syncing
  • Rich text editing tools
  • Multiple themes
  • Smart selection tool (iPad)
Features
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Just Write text editor aims to simplify writing process. The app is carefully designed so that the only things that are absolutely essential to the writing process are included. Just Write supports RTF (rich text format) and TXT (plain text format) that are cross-platform formats you can open and edit in virtually any platforms. + RTF , a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) format, is best suitable for creating your next big story. + While TXT, supported Markdown styles, is best for notes, outline, to-do list and anything else you do with a plaintext format. Just Write has iCloud support (opt-in) so you can sync your rtf and txt files across all your devices. RTF editing features include: - Font size increase and decrease - Text color selection - Text style editing such as Bold, Italic, Underline and Strikethrough - Text alignments: Left, Right, Center, Justified - Undo, Redo - Move arrow to jump the cursor - Selection tool to select paragraph, sentence and word super fast and easy (iPad only). Using smart selection tool, you can select paragraph, sentence and word in just 1 tap!!!!!! TXT editing features include: - Accessory row includes many characters essential to writing Markdown. - Multiple fonts to choose from - Preview Markdown (in left menu) - Three themes (Light, Dark, Sepia) - Support plain text format extensions: txt, text, md, mmd, markdown, markdn, mdown, mkdn, markd, fountain - Selection tool to select paragraph, sentence and word super fast and easy (iPad only). Using smart selection tool, you can select paragraph, sentence and word in just 1 tap!!!!!! * Note: Just Write is supported by ads, but you can buy an in app purchase to remove the ads.

Screenshots

Creative Writer4 screens
Just Write4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Just Write at 4.3 against Creative Writer's 3.7. Just Write also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 277). Creative Writer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Creative Writer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Just Write sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Just Write holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Just Write has 1.8K ratings behind it against 277, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Creative Writer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Just Write's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Creative Writer ships an update every 2 weeks, Just Write every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Creative Writer versus Just Write: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCreative WriterJust Write
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (277 ratings)4.3 (1.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2771.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperResonanca IT d.o.o.Tung Vu

Customer experience

Creative Writer

All ratings272 ratings
Positive68.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative27.6%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative30.6%

Just Write

All ratings1,749 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews426 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.0%
Negative25.4%

User reviews

Creative Writer

From 277 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fantastic app writer
  • 👍 Amazing app, easy to use
  • 👍 Simple, helpful, and beautiful
  • 👍 Helps with writing, great for inspiration

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Page jumps to bottom while typing
  • 🐛 Crashes when trying to restore purchases
  • 💰 Requires payment for full functionality
  • 🐛 Keyboard issues, doesn't show up in other apps

Just Write

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Simple and straightforward interface
  • 📁 Organized folder system
  • ✨ Clean and minimalist design
  • 🆓 Free to use with no ads
  • ⚡️ Offline writing capability

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and data loss issues
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding/accessing files
  • 🔧 Limited formatting and customization options
  • 🖥️ Lack of syncing/cross-device support
  • 🖋️ No spell check or grammar assistance

Bugs and requests

Creative Writer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Restore purchases not working
  • Losing all written content after updates
  • Keyboard not showing up in other apps

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add page count and word count
  • Bring back the talking robot feature
  • Allow importing custom data sets
  • Add ability to add photos as backgrounds

Just Write

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and data loss
  • Inability to reopen saved documents
  • Unreliable auto-save functionality
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Implement more font and formatting choices
  • Introduce paragraph spacing and indentation controls
  • Integrate spell check and grammar tools
  • Enable file syncing across devices
Show 2 more
  • Add image/multimedia support
  • Provide better file management and organization

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Creative Writer

One-time3
  • Power Mode$1.99
  • Dictionary PRO$2.99
  • Writer's Pack$3.99
1 purchases

Just Write

One-time1
  • No Ads$6.99

Questions

Is Creative Writer free?
Creative Writer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Just Write free?
Just Write is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Creative Writer or Just Write?
Just Write is rated higher. Creative Writer averages 3.7 out of 5 from 277 ratings, while Just Write averages 4.3 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Creative Writer or Just Write have ads?
Just Write shows ads; Creative Writer does not.
Which is updated more often, Creative Writer or Just Write?
Creative Writer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Just Write every 11 days. Most recently, Creative Writer was updated on October 23, 2026 and Just Write on October 29, 2026.

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