Comparison

iWriters vs Inkdrop

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

Head to head
About

iWriters

This text editor allows you to create, edit, and manage multiple documents across cloud services like Dropbox and Evernote. It offers robust editing tools, synchronization capabilities, and flexible text formatting options for seamless workflow on iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Multi-document editing
  • Cloud sync (iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Evernote)
  • TextExpander snippet expansion
  • Search and Replace with regex
  • Customizable text settings
  • File encoding and newline code support
Features
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iWriters is the text editor of the free application. iWriters supports the iCloud Drive, the Dropbox and the Evernote. Do you want to edit a shared text between your computer and iPhone any time creative inspirations strike? That's easy with iWriters! iWriters is a powerful and versatile Text Editor having lots of nice features, available for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. iWriters combines practicality with portability - that is what a Writer's Workshop should be. With iWriters, you have all the power you expect from a full-featured multipurpose text editing program - writing and editing several text documents at a time, saving each file hierarchically in your memory, exchanging them between iOS devices and a Mac, PC, or other devices. You can email an editing text instantly. iWriters also allows you to use the iCloud Drive, the Dropbox or the Evernote directly online, and supports TextExpander touch snippet expansion. We sincerely hope iWriters will serve you well, being a good friend for your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. With iWriters, enjoy writing flexibly anytime, anywhere! [iWriters Features] * Create, open, edit, and modify multiple text documents in parallel, and save each one hierarchically in your memory. * Writing and editing are so natural - using just your fingers, and the standard onscreen keyboard and spell checker, and autocapitalize sentences help you write. Buttons like a keyboard's arrow keys do come in mighty handy to move an editing cursor to the left and the right. * For a closer look, zoom in a text up to 500% by pinching out. * Capable of both landscape and portrait. * Supports TextExpander touch snippet expansion. * Send any currently open text, or part of this text directly from iWriters via email. * Save, open, and sync files onto/from/with the iCloud Drive, the Dropbox Server and the Evernote directly in iWriters. * You can sync iWriters text files to a Mac or PC manually in iTunes. * The left edge of the screen is useful. Jump to a particular line by tapping, or scroll up or down very quickly by dragging. * With a few taps, change the selection to uppercase, lower case, or capitalize, or also change it to double width or the normal width. * Search & Replace. Search the current text or all files for any word or phrase including diacritic letters. You can search for a text with the Regular Expression as well. * A variety of text settings. Select which best suits your editing - the text style, including the font, size, color, adjustment, margins, etc. * Keep the file-compatibility while exchanging files between a Mac, PC, or other devices. You can save all the files remaining their character encodings and New Line codes as you opened each file. * Choose any you want from LF, CRLF, or CR to the return code, and from ASCII, UTF-8, Western (Windows-1252), or Western (Mac OS Roman) to the character encoding. * Browse the statistics for the whole text or the current selection, including the number of characters, words, paragraphs, and indicate the line numbers. * Change the overall look of iWriters by choosing each of the appearance, including the background color, ruled line, and Navigation bar.

About

Inkdrop

This app allows you to write and organize notes using GitHub-flavored Markdown with syntax highlighting. It offers a streamlined workflow for boosting productivity and ensures your notes are accessible across devices with end-to-end encryption, even offline.

Highlights
  • GitHub-flavored Markdown support
  • Inline code syntax highlighting
  • Seamless note-taking workflow
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Offline access
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NOTE: To use this app, make sure you have an account registered on the Inkdrop website. ## Effortlessly Organize and Simplify Your Markdown Notes Inkdrop enables you to write in user-friendly, GitHub-flavored Markdown, complete with inline code syntax highlighting support. Unleash your creativity and transform your ideas into beautifully formatted notes! ## Streamline Your Thoughts & Boost Productivity Experience a seamless, low-friction note-taking workflow, empowering you to accomplish more in less time. With Inkdrop's effortless organization, you can focus on what truly matters: creating your best work. ## Access Your Notes Anytime, Anywhere, Securely Inkdrop quickly synchronizes your notes across multiple devices, ensuring you always have access to your most important thoughts. With end-to-end encryption, your notes remain secure and confidential. Plus, you can read and write even while offline, thanks to local data storage within the app. Terms of use: https://docs.inkdrop.app/terms

Screenshots

iWriters4 screens
Inkdrop3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Inkdrop at every 6 weeks against iWriters's every 17 months. Inkdrop also leads on ratings volume (44 vs 6). iWriters's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for iWriters against 3.9 for Inkdrop. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inkdrop has 44 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of iWriters's written reviews are positive against 63% of Inkdrop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iWriters ships an update every 17 months, Inkdrop every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iWriters versus Inkdrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriWritersInkdrop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings) — better3.9 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better62.7% of reviews
Number of ratings644 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLIGHT,WAY.Takuya Matsuyama

Customer experience

iWriters

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Inkdrop

All ratings43 ratings
Positive74.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative20.9%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral11.8%
Negative25.5%

In-app purchases

None

iWriters

No in-app purchases

None

Inkdrop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iWriters free?
iWriters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inkdrop free?
Inkdrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iWriters or Inkdrop?
iWriters is rated higher. iWriters averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Inkdrop averages 3.9 from 44 ratings.
Do iWriters or Inkdrop have ads?
Neither iWriters nor Inkdrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iWriters or Inkdrop?
iWriters ships an update every 17 months, and Inkdrop every 6 weeks. Most recently, iWriters was updated on September 17, 2026 and Inkdrop on August 17, 2026.

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