Comparison

WriteOn vs Memo Pad

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

Head to head
About

WriteOn

This app helps writers manage and track their creative writing projects, from novels to short stories. Set word count and date targets, monitor daily progress, and organize chapters. Share your achievements on social media or back up your work securely.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple writing projects
  • Track daily word count and project progress
  • Organize individual chapters
  • Set target dates and word counts
  • Backup and restore projects
  • Customizable day/night modes
Features
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WriteOn lets writers use their iPhone or iPad to write their novel, short story, or other writing project and track their progress at the same time. Notebook computer too heavy to lug around? Want to write a scene or chapter while you're out and about sans computer? Have unexpected down time while waiting on someone else? Going to a write-in after work or school and don't have the room to lug your notebook computer? Writing on the go has never been easier! Whether you're writing flash fiction or a novel, on your own or as part of a challenge like NaNoWriMo or the 3-Day Novel Contest, WriteOn can handle your writing needs. Have multiple writing projects going on at the same time? No problem! Have multiple writing projects each with many chapters? Still no problem! But that's not all! WriteOn lets you track your writing progress on each project. Name your project, set a target date and a target word count and the app will calculate how many days you have left until your target date and how many words you need to write each day to meet your goal. The statistics screen tells you at a glance how much you've written, how many days you've written, how many words you wrote each day on average, and the percentage complete for your project. WriteOn also lets you see all the word count for each individual chapter for your project on the Chapters screen. See at a glance which chapter may need beefing up, or which chapter can use a bit of trimming :) Want to send a copy of your project to your friend or loved one? Go right ahead and send it via email! Tweet about your daily writing progress. Or post on Facebook with your daily word count. Keep your various social streams informed. Rub your progress in their faces even! Now, you can also try out the free version of WriteOn, WriteOn Lite, and then transfer your work from WriteOn Lite to the Pro version with a single tap. It's just easy to try out WriteOn to see if it is for you and to continue working with the additional functionality provided by the paid version of WriteOn. WriteOn also has an option which allows you to switch between customizable day and night modes. You can set the text colour and the background colour you want for each mode and switch to the appropriate one - for instance, when you're working at night while a loved one sleeps next to you. Additionally, WriteOn Pro allows you to backup all your projects via e-mail, to DropBox or any other iOS app which supports receiving data from another app. You can later restore these backups by simply tapping on the attachment on e-mail or selecting the backup file in another app and selecting the option to open the file in WriteOn. Your writing projects are always safe with WriteOn! Features: - Manage all your writing projects in one place. - Backup all projects via e-mail or a service like DropBox and later restore them again. - Be able to manage individual chapters for each writing project and know the word count for each project. - Write on iPad or iPhone and be even able to share data between multiple devices by transferring backups from device to device. - Switch between day and night modes to write under any light conditions at any time of day. - Session totals, daily word count totals, and statistics are automatically calculated. - History shows you how many words written for each writing session. - Statistics will show you the total amount you've written so far, remaining words to write, how many days you've written, your average words written per day, how many days remaining until your target due date, how many words you need to write each day to reach your writing goal, and so on. - Send a copy of your project to yourself or others via email in .txt format. - Social sharing for sharing daily word counts via email, twitter, Facebook, and other social sharing sites. - Built-in FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions). - Built-in feedback for bugs and feature requests.

About

Memo Pad

This is a straightforward and visually appealing notepad application. It allows users to quickly jot down ideas, tasks, or lists and find them later with a search function. Users can also customize the appearance and share content with other applications.

Highlights
  • Easy note search
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Sort notes by date
  • Share notes to other apps
  • Tablet optimized design
Features
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A simple and easy to use notepad. - Find notes easily using the search function - Easily sort information according to conditions of your choosing - Customize theme colors and font size - Link to other apps easily with a single tap Ideas, tasks, shopping list, e-mail, please use such as in the message. Facebook, it can be shared Twitter, such as e-mail. Creation date, you can sort by modified date. Also I can easily search past notes. [Main Functions] - Search - Share - Display Order - Designed for tablets URL Scheme: woodsmall-memopad:// Made in Japan. © woodsmall inc.

Screenshots

WriteOn4 screens
Memo Pad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Memo Pad at Free against WriteOn's $4.99. Memo Pad also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (76% vs 50%). WriteOn's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, 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

Memo Pad is free to download; WriteOn costs $4.99 up front. Memo Pad sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. WriteOn asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Memo Pad holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Memo Pad has 427 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of WriteOn's written reviews are positive against 76% of Memo Pad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WriteOn ships an update monthly, Memo Pad every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
WriteOn versus Memo Pad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriteOnMemo Pad
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)4.6 (427 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews76.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3427 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPink Zombie Studios Inc.woodsmall inc.

Customer experience

WriteOn

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Memo Pad

All ratings427 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews573 reviews
Positive76.4%
Neutral7.9%
Negative15.7%

Bugs and requests

WriteOn

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Memo Pad

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Notes sometimes disappearing after updates
  • Password/fingerprint login not working consistently

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to add photos or files
  • Implement alphabetical sorting of notes
  • Improve cursor control for editing
  • Provide cloud sync across devices

In-app purchases

None

WriteOn

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Memo Pad

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly plan$0.491 Month
  • 6 months plan$2.996 Months
  • Annual plan$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pay in full$7.99

Questions

Is WriteOn free?
WriteOn costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Memo Pad free?
Memo Pad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WriteOn or Memo Pad?
Memo Pad is rated higher. WriteOn averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Memo Pad averages 4.6 from 427 ratings.
Do WriteOn or Memo Pad have ads?
Memo Pad shows ads; WriteOn does not.
Which is updated more often, WriteOn or Memo Pad?
WriteOn ships an update monthly, and Memo Pad every 6 weeks. Most recently, WriteOn was updated on October 3, 2026 and Memo Pad on October 14, 2026.

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