Book Writer One vs Ruby
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Book Writer One
Easily create interactive multimedia books with text, images, voice, and video. Organize your thoughts, make photo books, diaries, or even PDF documents. Share your creations with the world or publish them as paperbacks.
- Create multimedia books with text, images, and video
- Organize thoughts and notes
- Design photo books, diaries, and PDFs
- Interactive page elements
- Drag-and-drop interface
- Share books via Book World, Dropbox, or email
- Paperback publishing option
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Take Note, Organize Thoughts, Make a Book. Share with the World. Make your own book with Book Writer. Anyone can easily make a book. Make an interactive book and enjoy making and reading the books you made! You can use it in school, work, and at home to make all types of books such as photo book, recipe book, diary, PR booklet, PDF documents, and etc. Making a multimedia book You can add pictures, text, voice recordings, songs, and videos on the page. You can use the camera to take pictures or videos and add them right on to the book. You can draw image and edit image using Pen Tool. Provides interactive functions such as item connection and auto play to make your book more fun. Easy and intuitive interface Children of all ages can easily use the interface. Use the Item Bar to add items to the page by drag&drop. All text are shown on the page in real time with the In-Page text editor that is provided. Use the Undo function to return to the previous work. Share your books You can share your book with others using Book World. Join the Book World and upload your book to Book World, and follow your favorite author. Books in Book World can be read on diverse smartphone, PC and Mac. You can share your book with Book Writer on Dropbox, iTunes or via E-mail. Read through iBooks The books made with Book Writer can be read through iBooks. You can read your book in Book Writer directly, or Book World web reader. Paperbook publish service You can publish your book to paperbook using Paperbook publish service. Published books can also be seen in Book World via smartphone, PC, Mac. In Class Book Writer is being used in many countries by thousands of people for educational use. Book Writer helps students to make a book by organizing their thoughts. With an intuitive interface, anyone can easily express and organize their thoughts. Book Writer One is limited version. You can release limit by upgrade to unlimited using in-app purchase or purchase paid version of Book Writer. The paid version is available with a 50% discount under App Store Volume Purchase Program. Main Functions Templates are provided to make books of different styles and formats. Choosing a layout style automatically relocates your items. Use drag & drop to easily add items. You can use the photos from Photo Library to add to the book, or can add pictures taken directly from camera. Pictures can be moved, the size can be adjusted, and you can rotate or crop the pictures by touching. Supports fonts and styles of various types. You can draw image and edit image using Pen Tool. You can add videos from your album or you can directly record videos with your camera to add them. Use recorder to record your voice and add to the book, or add music from Music Library to your book. Bring any music from Music Library to add as your background music. Use the auto play function to automatically play the media at the time you want. Item connection function is provided to connect your pictures or text to sound items. The Undo function allows you to return to your previous work. Use the Page Editor to add or delete pages or change the order of the page by using drag & drop. You can combine two books together. The completed book can be read in ‘Reading Mode’. Books that have been created can be shared via Book World, iTunes, E-mail, Dropbox, etc. Share your book with others using Book World. And can be read on many smartphone, PC, Mac. You can publish your book to paperbook using Paperbook publish service. Save your book as a PDF document or you can use AirPrint or use Export to print the books The standard E-book format, epub, is supported to read the made books with iBooks and you can register your books on iBookstore. Book Writer supports the fixed-layout format of iBooks. The fixed-layout format is not ideal for books with long text like novels. Online support is included. Please visit our homepage - http://goodeffect.com
Ruby
Effortlessly capture your thoughts and feelings using your voice. This AI-powered journal transforms spoken words into organized written entries, offering insights and prompts for self-reflection. Enjoy a private, ad-free space to improve your mood, focus, and mental well-being.
- Voice-to-text journaling
- Smart AI insights
- Completely private storage
- Daily reflection prompts
- Minimalist design
- Track personal growth
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Journaling without all the typing. Ruby is a voice journal that lets you capture your thoughts simply by talking. Press record, speak naturally, and Ruby turns what you say into a clear written journal entry you can come back to later. Then Ruby goes one step further by asking relevant follow up questions based on what you actually said, helping you reflect more deeply on the things that matter to you. ---- JOURNAL BY VOICE Forget staring at a blank page or typing out everything on your mind. Open Ruby, press record, and talk. Reflect on your day, work through something on your mind, capture an idea, think through a decision, or simply get your thoughts out of your head. Ruby transforms your recording into an organized written journal entry automatically. ---- MORE THAN VOICE TO TEXT Ruby does more than transcribe your recording. After each entry, Ruby can ask thoughtful follow up questions based on what you actually talked about. Instead of giving you generic journal prompts, Ruby responds to your own thoughts and gives you new questions to reflect on. ---- HOW IT WORKS 1. Press record 2. Say what is on your mind 3. Ruby turns your voice into a clear written journal entry 4. Get relevant follow up questions 5. Revisit your entries whenever you want ---- BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Ruby makes it easier to journal when writing feels like too much effort. Journal while sitting on the couch, taking a walk, having a break, winding down at night, or whenever something is on your mind. You do not need to write perfectly. You do not even need to know exactly what you want to say before you start. Just talk. ---- KEY FEATURES VOICE JOURNALING: Record your thoughts naturally instead of typing everything out. AI JOURNAL ENTRIES: Ruby transforms your spoken thoughts into clear, organized written entries. SMART FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS: Get questions based on what you actually said so you can continue reflecting. JOURNAL HISTORY: Revisit previous entries and look back on your thoughts, experiences, and ideas over time. JOURNALING PROGRESS: Track your entries, streaks, words, and time spent journaling. DAILY REFLECTION: Use Ruby whenever you want to reflect on your day, think something through, or simply talk. ---- WHY RUBY • Journal without spending time typing • Capture thoughts while they are still fresh • Speak naturally instead of worrying about how to write • Turn long, unstructured thoughts into readable journal entries • Get follow up questions connected to your own thoughts • Revisit your entries whenever you want • Build a journaling habit that fits more easily into everyday life No blank page. No pressure to write perfectly. Just press record and start talking. ---- A DIFFERENT WAY TO JOURNAL Speaking is often easier than writing. If you want to journal more consistently but traditional diary apps feel like work, Ruby gives you another way to do it. Speak freely. Ruby handles the writing. ---- Terms of Use: https://inkworldtos.carrd.co Privacy Policy: https://inkworldprivacy.carrd.co
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ruby at 100% against Book Writer One's 44%. Ruby also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5). Book Writer One's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Book Writer One sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ruby sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ruby holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Book Writer One has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Book Writer One's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ruby's.
Book Writer One ships an update every 3 weeks, Ruby monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Book Writer One | Ruby |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Good Effect | Oliver Saylor |
Customer experience
Book Writer One
Ruby
In-app purchases
Book Writer One
- Book Writer Unlimited$3.99
Ruby
- Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
- Yearly$39.991 Year









