Mach Write vs zWrite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mach Write
This app offers robust editing and viewing capabilities for RTF, TXT, and PDF files across iOS and macOS. It features iCloud synchronization, syntax highlighting for code formats, and PDF annotation tools.
- iCloud document synchronization
- RTF Read/Write support
- TXT and code format Read/Write with syntax highlighting
- PDF Creation, Viewing, and Editing
- Freehand PDF writing on iOS
- DOC and DOCX viewing on iOS
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**Please visit our website or search for "Mach Write" in the Mac App Store to download the macOS version, only $3.99!** Mach Write is a powerful new RTF, TXT, PDF (Rich Text Format, Plain Text, PDF) Editor and Viewer for iOS and macOS! Featuring full iCloud document synchronization, RTF in multiple styles, sizes, and colors; as well as PDF Viewing/Creating/Annotation; and TXT files in addition to supporting nearly 15 plain text code formats; Mach Write makes it super easy to create in many different formats while still being incredibly powerful! And the best part is Mach Write is free for iOS and only $3.99 (U.S.) on macOS! - iCloud document synchronization; Mach Write keeps all your documents up to date on all your iOS and OS X devices (iPhone, iPad, and Mac) - RTF Read/Write support; easily Create and Edit Rich Text with multiple styles, alignment, font sizes, color, shadows, line spacing, and more -- one of the most popular word processor formats widely compatible across OS X, Windows, and Linux - TXT Read/Write support; as well as HTML/JS/PHP/RB/PL/JAVA/C/H/M/CP/MM Read/Write with Syntax Highlighting support for HTML, Javascript, PHP, Ruby, Perl, Java, C, C++, Objective-C++ and more - PDF Creation, Viewing, Editing; PDF Free-hand writing on iOS -- Create Blank PDFs super easy and draw diagrams, take notes, etc. (Large PDF documents in iCloud, such as large eBooks, are not recommended) - DOC and DOCX Viewing on iOS (DOC/DOCX Read/Write support on OS X) - Export as PDF makes it easy to annotate PDF's for grading papers, making corrections, or signing documents (iOS only) - Revolutionary PDF Magnifer feature makes it super easy to take Notes and automatically save as PDF (iOS only) - Incredibly advanced, yet super easy to use!
zWrite
A straightforward word processor that handles rich text and plain text files. It allows for multiple documents to be open simultaneously, supports various text formatting options, and includes printing capabilities.
- Import/export RTF files
- Import plain text files
- Import plain HTML files
- Multiple documents open
- Supports printing
- Font and size selection
- Text formatting (bold, italic, underline, strikethrough)
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zWrite is a simple word processor. It can import and export RTF (rich text) files. It can import plain text files. It can import plain HTML files. You can have multiple documents open at once. It supports printing. Many fonts and font sizes are supported. Text can be bold, italic, underlined, and/or struck-through.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: zWrite at 3.0 against Mach Write's 1.0. zWrite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Mach Write sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. zWrite asks for nothing beyond the download.
zWrite holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Mach Write's written reviews are positive against 50% of zWrite's.
Mach Write ships an update every 10 months, zWrite monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mach Write | zWrite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mach Software Design | Zack Smith |
Customer experience
Mach Write
zWrite
In-app purchases
Mach Write
- Remove Ads$0.99
zWrite
No in-app purchases
