Comparison

Just Write vs End Boredom

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

Head to head
About

Just Write

A minimalist text editor designed to streamline the writing process. It supports both RTF and TXT formats, offering rich text editing and Markdown support. Sync your work across devices with iCloud integration.

Highlights
  • RTF and TXT file support
  • Markdown styling
  • iCloud file syncing
  • Rich text editing tools
  • Multiple themes
  • Smart selection tool (iPad)
Features
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Just Write text editor aims to simplify writing process. The app is carefully designed so that the only things that are absolutely essential to the writing process are included. Just Write supports RTF (rich text format) and TXT (plain text format) that are cross-platform formats you can open and edit in virtually any platforms. + RTF , a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) format, is best suitable for creating your next big story. + While TXT, supported Markdown styles, is best for notes, outline, to-do list and anything else you do with a plaintext format. Just Write has iCloud support (opt-in) so you can sync your rtf and txt files across all your devices. RTF editing features include: - Font size increase and decrease - Text color selection - Text style editing such as Bold, Italic, Underline and Strikethrough - Text alignments: Left, Right, Center, Justified - Undo, Redo - Move arrow to jump the cursor - Selection tool to select paragraph, sentence and word super fast and easy (iPad only). Using smart selection tool, you can select paragraph, sentence and word in just 1 tap!!!!!! TXT editing features include: - Accessory row includes many characters essential to writing Markdown. - Multiple fonts to choose from - Preview Markdown (in left menu) - Three themes (Light, Dark, Sepia) - Support plain text format extensions: txt, text, md, mmd, markdown, markdn, mdown, mkdn, markd, fountain - Selection tool to select paragraph, sentence and word super fast and easy (iPad only). Using smart selection tool, you can select paragraph, sentence and word in just 1 tap!!!!!! * Note: Just Write is supported by ads, but you can buy an in app purchase to remove the ads.

About

End Boredom

Discover simple and fun activities to combat boredom. This app offers a wide variety of tasks to fill your downtime, with the ability to submit your own suggestions for the community.

Highlights
  • Generates random tasks
  • Hundreds of task options
  • Submit task suggestions
  • Community task database
  • Simple and fun activities
Features
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Bored? Can't decide what to do? This app is for you! The End Boredom app generates simple and fun tasks to fill your down time when you are bored or looking for something to do. With hundreds of tasks available, you never know what you're going to get next! Have a suggestion for a task? Submit it through the app and we will add it to our database for other users to see! Suggestions and feedback are much appreciated!

Screenshots

Just Write4 screens
End Boredom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: End Boredom at none against Just Write's 1. End Boredom also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Just Write's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 6). On price and device support 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. Just Write sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. End Boredom asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

End Boredom holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Just Write has 1.7K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Just Write's written reviews are positive against 100% of End Boredom's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Just Write versus End Boredom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJust WriteEnd Boredom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.7K ratings)4.5 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTung VuZander Paul, LLC

Customer experience

Just Write

All ratings1,749 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews426 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.0%
Negative25.4%

End Boredom

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Just Write

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and data loss
  • Inability to reopen saved documents
  • Unreliable auto-save functionality
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Implement more font and formatting choices
  • Introduce paragraph spacing and indentation controls
  • Integrate spell check and grammar tools
  • Enable file syncing across devices
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  • Add image/multimedia support
  • Provide better file management and organization

End Boredom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Just Write

One-time1
  • No Ads$6.99
None

End Boredom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Just Write free?
Just Write is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is End Boredom free?
End Boredom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Just Write or End Boredom?
End Boredom is rated higher. Just Write averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while End Boredom averages 4.5 from 6 ratings.
Do Just Write or End Boredom have ads?
Just Write shows ads; End Boredom does not.

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