iPlistEdit vs zWrite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iPlistEdit
Edit and create property list files with an intuitive interface. Import, export, undo, redo, and copy-paste operations are supported. Save new or modified files easily.
- Intuitive Xcode-like interface
- Import/export via iTunes, Mail, Dropbox
- Undo and redo functionality
- Copy and paste items
- Change item type
- Save new or edited files
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iPlistEdit is a property list editor with intuitive and friendly Xcode-like interface. You can use iPlistEdit for creating new or editing existing .plist files. You can: - Import/export files through iTunes File Sharing, Mail or Dropbox, - Undo and redo operations, - Copy and paste items, - Change item type, - Change 'Key' column width, - Save new or edited files.
zWrite
A straightforward word processor that handles rich text and plain text files. It allows for multiple documents to be open simultaneously, supports various text formatting options, and includes printing capabilities.
- Import/export RTF files
- Import plain text files
- Import plain HTML files
- Multiple documents open
- Supports printing
- Font and size selection
- Text formatting (bold, italic, underline, strikethrough)
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zWrite is a simple word processor. It can import and export RTF (rich text) files. It can import plain text files. It can import plain HTML files. You can have multiple documents open at once. It supports printing. Many fonts and font sizes are supported. Text can be bold, italic, underlined, and/or struck-through.
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Verdict
iPlistEdit and zWrite both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of iPlistEdit's written reviews are positive against 50% of zWrite's. iPlistEdit also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). zWrite's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for iPlistEdit against 3.0 for zWrite. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of iPlistEdit's written reviews are positive against 50% of zWrite's.
iPlistEdit ships an update every 9 days, zWrite monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPlistEdit | zWrite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Natalia Tsybulenka | Zack Smith |
Customer experience
iPlistEdit
zWrite
In-app purchases
iPlistEdit
No in-app purchases
zWrite
No in-app purchases
