Comparison

WriteOn vs MagicWiki

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

MagicWiki

Build a personal knowledge network with this note-taking app. Connect ideas through wiki-style linking, organize with smart tags, and access content easily with powerful search. Supports markdown, images, and a distraction-free interface.

Highlights
  • Wiki-style linking
  • Smart tag suggestions
  • Daily journal with calendar
  • Markdown and image support
  • Powerful search functionality
  • Offline data storage
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Create and organize your thoughts, ideas, and knowledge in a beautiful and interconnected personal wiki. MagicWiki is a powerful yet simple note-taking app that helps you build your own knowledge network. Key Features: • Wiki-style Linking: Connect your thoughts naturally by linking between articles • Smart Tags: Organize articles with tags and get intelligent tag suggestions based on content • Favorites: Keep important articles easily accessible • Daily Journal: Built-in journaling with a calendar view • Markdown Support: Format your content with simple markdown syntax • Image Support: Add and resize images within your articles • Powerful Search: Find articles by title, content, or tags • Clean Interface: Distraction-free writing and reading experience • Dark Mode Support: Comfortable viewing day and night Perfect for: • Personal knowledge management • Project documentation • Research notes • Daily journaling • Writing and brainstorming • Building your second brain MagicWiki works completely offline and your data stays on your device. No account or subscription required. iCloud sync available. Start building your personal knowledge base today with MagicWiki.

Screenshots

WriteOn4 screens
MagicWiki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MagicWiki at 100% against WriteOn's 50%. MagicWiki also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). WriteOn's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

WriteOn costs $4.99 and MagicWiki $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MagicWiki holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of WriteOn's written reviews are positive against 100% of MagicWiki's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WriteOn ships an update monthly, MagicWiki every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WriteOn versus MagicWiki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriteOnMagicWiki
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPink Zombie Studios Inc.Manicgrin Media Ltd

Customer experience

WriteOn

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

MagicWiki

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WriteOn

No in-app purchases

None

MagicWiki

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WriteOn free?
WriteOn costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MagicWiki free?
MagicWiki costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WriteOn or MagicWiki?
MagicWiki is rated higher. WriteOn averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while MagicWiki averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do WriteOn or MagicWiki have ads?
Neither WriteOn nor MagicWiki shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WriteOn or MagicWiki?
WriteOn ships an update monthly, and MagicWiki every 2 weeks. Most recently, WriteOn was updated on June 10, 2026 and MagicWiki on September 19, 2026.

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