Comparison

CountNote vs Word Count Notes

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

Head to head
About

CountNote

This app helps you write and save drafts while tracking word and character counts in real-time. Organize your notes with folders, search functionality, and auto-save features. Set writing goals and review your progress with calendar and graph views.

Highlights
  • Real-time word and character counting
  • Note organization with folders and colors
  • Search and replace functionality
  • Writing activity calendar and graphs
  • Writing goal setting
  • Auto-save and version history
  • Backup, export, and import options
Features
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It has been 12 years since development of CountNote began. We continue to grow alongside our users. CountNote is a word counter and character counter that lets you write and save your drafts in one place. See your counts update as you type, so you can check the length of an essay or report without leaving your notes. Write, check the length, and revise the same draft. Your text stays in CountNote, ready for you to continue later. Count while you write • Check character, word, and line counts in real time. Word counting supports English text. • Choose counting settings to suit your text. • Keep editing your draft while checking its length. Keep your drafts organized • Group notes in folders and use colors to tell them apart. • Pin important notes and find text with search and replace. • Adjust the font and appearance for comfortable writing. See how much you have written • Review your writing activity in the calendar and graphs. • Set writing goals and track your progress. Save your work • Auto-save and version history help you return to earlier text. • Deleted notes are kept for 30 days. • Use backup, export, and import when moving your notes to another device. Premium Optional Premium features include an ad-free experience, unlimited folders and tags, workspaces, custom colors, and access to past writing statistics. Some features require Premium. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Word Count Notes

This simple note-taking app includes a word and character counter, making it ideal for drafting social media posts, reports, or speeches. It offers cloud import/export, PDF creation, printing, text-to-speech, and dark mode.

Highlights
  • Word and character counting
  • Cloud import/export (iCloud, Dropbox)
  • PDF creation
  • Printing functionality
  • Text-to-speech
  • Dark mode
  • Local backups
Features
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Write, count, and keep moving. Word Count Notes is a simple writing app that shows word and character counts as you type. Use it for essays, college applications, reports, stories, speeches, social media posts, captions, AI prompts, or any text with a length limit. WHAT YOU GET • Live word and character counts, with or without spaces • A simple, distraction-free editor • Multiple notes for different drafts • Fonts, text sizes, and color themes • Face ID and Touch ID app lock • Local backups and ZIP export of all your notes • PDF creation, saving pages as images, and printing • Text-to-speech playback • Dark mode Your notes are saved only on your device (there is no cloud sync). Local backups keep earlier versions you can look back at, and ZIP export lets you keep a copy elsewhere. Open the app and start writing in seconds. No account or setup is needed. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Screenshots

CountNote4 screens
Word Count Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Word Count Notes at 82% against CountNote's 36%. Word Count Notes also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 9) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). CountNote's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). 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

Both are free to download. CountNote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Word Count Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Word Count Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Count Notes has 1.1K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of CountNote's written reviews are positive against 82% of Word Count Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CountNote ships an update every 2 days, Word Count Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CountNote versus Word Count Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountNoteWord Count Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings)4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.1% of reviews82.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings91.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiraku Inc.DRIP PRODUCTS LIMITED LIABILITY CO.

Customer experience

CountNote

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral14.8%
Negative49.2%

Word Count Notes

All ratings1,094 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive82.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative12.3%

Bugs and requests

CountNote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Word Count Notes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing/crashing after iOS 14 update
  • Deleted notes not permanently removed
  • Imported fonts not displaying correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Folder/tagging system for notes
  • Sync across devices
  • Grammar/spell check
  • Highlight/select text for word count

In-app purchases

4 purchases

CountNote

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly option for Plus users14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Plan14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual option for Plus users14 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • Annual Premium Plan14 Days trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Word Count Notes

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$7.99

Questions

Is CountNote free?
CountNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Count Notes free?
Word Count Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CountNote or Word Count Notes?
Word Count Notes is rated higher. CountNote averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Word Count Notes averages 4.8 from 1.1K ratings.
Do CountNote or Word Count Notes have ads?
Both CountNote and Word Count Notes show ads.
Which is updated more often, CountNote or Word Count Notes?
CountNote ships an update every 2 days, and Word Count Notes every 3 weeks. Most recently, CountNote was updated on November 1, 2026 and Word Count Notes on November 2, 2026.

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