Comparison

Zoho Writer vs Brainize

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

Head to head
About

Zoho Writer

Create and edit documents with a clean, distraction-free interface. Collaborate with others in real-time, import and export various file formats, and access your work across all devices. Your changes are automatically saved and synced.

Highlights
  • Create and edit documents
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Import/export MS Word, PDF, ODT
  • Sync across devices
  • Offline access
  • Automatic saving
Features
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Simple, slick word processing app to create and edit documents, and collaborate on them with your friends. Sync docs across devices and access them wherever you go.   Writer is carefully designed to create a clean, blank paper-esque writing experience across your smartphone, tablet and computer. And it's free forever! Collaborate with your team - Join discussions, even when you're away from your desk. Add your thoughts to documents, reply to friends' comments, or just appreciate them by clicking "like."   Work with multiple formats - Import and edit your existing Microsoft Word documents. Take stories off your world by exporting it as an MS Word, PDF, ODT, HTML, or TXT file.   Get access to the full-blown web version - One of the best advantages of using Writer is that it features a powerful word processor on the web. It's incredibly easy to jot down notes on the move, and continue working on it on the web when you're back to your desk. Create beautiful looking documents - Format your documents. Add images, tables, and more. Work offline - Apart from a "Make available offline" option, 20 of your most recent documents will available offline by default too!   Forget saving documents - Forget clicking save, and manual back up. Your changes are saved and synced across all your devices as you make them. What's stopping you now? Get started. Write away!

About

Brainize

Features
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Brainize is a quiet task manager for clearing your mind and choosing the next concrete action. Capture anything on your mind, process it one item at a time, organize actions and projects, focus on what you can do now, and review completed or deferred items. Main keeps the current action in front of you. Process turns raw captures into next actions, waiting items, someday ideas, reference notes, or projects. Engage helps you pick runnable actions, while Projects supports numbered steps and dependencies. A subscription is required for sync, category focus, background photos, and restore support. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.axon.jp/brainize/privacy

Screenshots

Zoho Writer4 screens
Brainize4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zoho Writer at none against Brainize's 2. Brainize's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Brainize sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Zoho Writer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zoho Writer ships an update every 3 weeks, Brainize daily. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Zoho Writer versus Brainize: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoho WriterBrainize
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (136 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.8% of reviews
Number of ratings136 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZoho CorporationKeiichi Ota

Bugs and requests

Zoho Writer

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • App crashes on document open
  • Cursor jumps randomly in document
  • Keyboard disappears during typing
  • Punctuation disappears after saving
  • Text erased or goes missing
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  • Undo function behaves erratically
  • Diacritics cause app crashes and data loss
  • Apple Pencil input causes immediate crashes
  • Documents fail to load with permission errors
  • Data migration errors on new accounts
  • Offline mode loses documents on sync
  • Lag increases with document size
  • Copy-paste corrupts text formatting
  • App freezes on tutorial screen
  • Documents deleted after app update
  • Sync fails to reflect web version changes
  • Microphone input text disappears
  • App locks up during formatting operations
  • Blank page display in read mode
  • Random extra spaces between words
  • Cursor placement in middle of words
  • Update failure notifications
  • App crashes when using WorkDrive integration

Requested features

18 requests
  • Dark mode for mobile app
  • Text wrapping around images
  • Adjustable image sizing
  • Cover page and page formatting options
  • Document list view (not just icon view)
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  • Search within document contents
  • Ability to save to specific folders
  • Multi-select for batch operations
  • Select all functionality
  • Landscape view support
  • Split-screen iPad support
  • Cloud import from Dropbox/OneDrive
  • Track changes feature
  • Outline navigation on mobile
  • Font size customization
  • Margin adjustment controls
  • Document templates
  • Alphabetical document sorting

Brainize

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Zoho Writer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Brainize

Subscriptions1
  • Brainize Sync$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Support Brainize$1.99

Questions

Is Zoho Writer free?
Zoho Writer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brainize free?
Brainize is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zoho Writer or Brainize have ads?
Neither Zoho Writer nor Brainize shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zoho Writer or Brainize?
Zoho Writer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Brainize daily. Most recently, Zoho Writer was updated on September 7, 2026 and Brainize on September 8, 2026.

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