Comparison

WriteOn vs Inkpad Notepad

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

Inkpad Notepad

Effortlessly capture thoughts, to-do lists, and shopping lists with this intuitive note-taking app. Sync your notes online for access from any device, and easily search, share, or delete them. It's the digital notepad you'll always have with you.

Highlights
  • Create notes and lists
  • Auto-save functionality
  • Online syncing and web access
  • Search notes and lists
  • Share notes via email/SMS
  • Delete notes easily
Features
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InkPad Notepad is the simple, elegant, easy way to keep notes on your phone, or on the web. Once upon a time, you had to write down notes in a paper notepad and carry it around with you. If you wrote a shopping list or to do list, you might go to the store and discover you had forgotten your notepad. But how often do you forget to bring your mobile phone with you? Introducing InkPad, the notepad you’ll only forget as often as your phone! Inkpad Notepad let's you access your notes online on our website. You can create or edit notes from the convenience of your computer's web browser, and always have access to your notes from your phone when you're offline too. CREATE NOTES InkPad is designed to look like a paper notepad, and is just as simple to use. When you open InkPad, you’ll see a list of all notes you’ve created. To add a new note, tap on the “+” button at the bottom of the screen. CREATE TO DO LIST Create a note as usual, then select the "to do list" button at the top of the note screen. CREATE SHOPPING LIST Create a note as usual, then select the "shopping list" button at the top of the note. EDIT NOTE OR TO DO LIST Now you can write your note. Just like a paper notepad, you don’t have to do anything special to save your notes, they are auto-saved for you. SAVE As mentioned above, notes are auto-saved. You don’t have to do anything special to save them. SYNC NOTES ONLINE Inkpad Notepad lets you sync/backup notes online. You can access your online notes on our website by signing in with the same account you selected in the mobile app. SEARCH YOUR NOTES OR TO DO LISTS Inkpad Notepad now gives you an option to search your notes or to do lists. From the home screen, tap on the search icon, then begin writing. As you write, the list of notes will be filtered to only display notes containing the search keyword. Press the "X" button to clear the note search, and view all notes as usual. SHARE NOTES At the bottom of each note is a “share” button. Tapping it brings up all the ways to share. Typical ways include email, SMS, etc. CHANGE NOTE’S TITLE To change a notes title, tap on the title area at the top of that note. DELETE NOTE If you don’t want a note any longer, you can delete it in several ways: 1) Open the note, tap the “delete” button at the bottom of the page. 2) From the main notes screen, swipe-left the title of a note, then tap on “delete”. BACKUP NOTES To backup a note, press the share button and email to yourself the note you want to backup. TYPICAL USES Write To do lists, shopping lists, addresses, email, SMS, Twitter updates*, write lyrics, poems, or even a novel if you feel like it! The uses are limited only by your imagination. Follow @InkpadNotes on twitter and facebook to receive updates about InkPad Note pad. *Assumes separate Twitter client is installed, Twitter cannot post note pad content longer than 140 characters. Privacy Policy: https://www.inkpadnotepad.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.inkpadnotepad.com/terms

Screenshots

WriteOn4 screens
Inkpad Notepad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Inkpad Notepad at Free against WriteOn's $4.99. Inkpad Notepad also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (79% vs 50%). WriteOn's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Inkpad Notepad is free to download; WriteOn costs $4.99 up front. Inkpad Notepad sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. WriteOn asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inkpad Notepad holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inkpad Notepad has 8.6K 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 79% of Inkpad Notepad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WriteOn ships an update monthly, Inkpad Notepad every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
WriteOn versus Inkpad Notepad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriteOnInkpad Notepad
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)4.6 (8.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews78.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38.6K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
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 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPink Zombie Studios Inc.Workpail, LLC

Customer experience

WriteOn

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

Inkpad Notepad

All ratings8,627 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews451 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative18.0%

Bugs and requests

WriteOn

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Inkpad Notepad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes sometimes disappear after updates
  • Cursor positioning issues when editing
  • Syncing problems leading to data loss
  • App crashes or becomes unresponsive

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to password protect notes
  • Improve note editing functionality
  • Provide more font and formatting options
  • Implement a multi-select/delete feature for notes
  • Add reminders and alarm functionality

In-app purchases

None

WriteOn

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Inkpad Notepad

Subscriptions8
  • Inkpad Basic Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Inkpad Lite Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Inkpad Standard Monthly$14.991 Month
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  • Inkpad Basic Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Inkpad Plus Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Inkpad Lite Yearly$59.991 Year
  • Inkpad Standard Yearly$149.991 Year
  • Inkpad Plus Yearly$239.991 Year

Questions

Is WriteOn free?
WriteOn costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inkpad Notepad free?
Inkpad Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WriteOn or Inkpad Notepad?
Inkpad Notepad is rated higher. WriteOn averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Inkpad Notepad averages 4.6 from 8.6K ratings.
Do WriteOn or Inkpad Notepad have ads?
Inkpad Notepad shows ads; WriteOn does not.
Which is updated more often, WriteOn or Inkpad Notepad?
WriteOn ships an update monthly, and Inkpad Notepad every 2 weeks. Most recently, WriteOn was updated on October 24, 2026 and Inkpad Notepad on October 26, 2026.

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