Comparison

WriteOn Lite vs Write in Chaos

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

Head to head
About

WriteOn Lite

This app helps writers create and manage their writing projects, from novels to short stories. It allows you to track progress, set word count goals, and monitor daily writing statistics. Share your achievements on social media or export your work via email.

Highlights
  • Novel and short story writing
  • Progress tracking
  • Daily word count goals
  • Chapter word count breakdown
  • Social media sharing
  • Customizable day/night modes
  • Project backup and restore
Features
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WriteOn Lite 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 Lite 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 Lite 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 Lite 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! WriteOn Lite 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 Lite 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! WriteOn Lite is ad-supported, but has the same functionality as the paid version. If you don't like the ads, there's a one-time in-app purchase which allows you to remove all ads from the app forever!

About

Write in Chaos

Quickly capture and organize your thoughts with a simple note-taking app. Easily search, sort, and filter your entries by date, time, or keywords to find what you need, when you need it.

Highlights
  • Quick note capture
  • Searchable notes
  • Sort by date and time
  • Filter by note length
  • Keyword search
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Sick of scrambling to scribble something down in your notes app, only to be unable to find said scribble when you need it days, weeks or months down the line? Samesies. That’s why KFX Tech has developed Write Chaos, a sleak, simple to use app which allows you to quickly find specific notes based on when you wrote them and which words you used. Whether it's a genius business idea or a wild dream you need to remember, jot it down in seconds and let Write Chaos worry about keeping your notes organised. Write Chaos allows you to sort & filter your text by the date, time and length of the note, as well as the giving you the ability to search through all of your notes for specific phrases. This means you can easily find that half asleep screenplay idea you had and the killer app idea you wrote down that will probably end up netting you about $5 in revenue... d'oh! Anyway... as someone who loves to make too many notes I often finding myself searching back through weeks, months and years worth of notes to find the idea or important piece of information I'm thinking of. This app lets you add notes quickly and chaotically, safe in the knowledge that you can search, sort and filter at any later date when you need it. I basically made this app for myself, but hopefully it's of use to you too! Download for free today and never lose a note again. Credits: Phone Icon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com Plane Icon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com

Screenshots

WriteOn Lite4 screens
Write in Chaos4 screens

Verdict

The call

WriteOn Lite and Write in Chaos are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. WriteOn Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Write in Chaos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
WriteOn Lite versus Write in Chaos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriteOn LiteWrite in Chaos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPink Zombie Studios Inc.KFX Tech LTD

Customer experience

WriteOn Lite

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Write in Chaos

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WriteOn Lite

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
1 purchases

Write in Chaos

One-time1
  • Unlimited Notes$3.99

Questions

Is WriteOn Lite free?
WriteOn Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Write in Chaos free?
Write in Chaos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WriteOn Lite or Write in Chaos have ads?
Neither WriteOn Lite nor Write in Chaos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WriteOn Lite or Write in Chaos?
WriteOn Lite ships an update monthly, and Write in Chaos monthly. Most recently, WriteOn Lite was updated on October 10, 2026 and Write in Chaos on October 7, 2026.

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