Comparison

Crayon vs TextQuay

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

Head to head
About

Crayon

Easily build and update a professional website using photos, text, and maps. Modify content directly on the live site. Ideal for businesses, groups, hobbies, and personal projects.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop interface
  • On-the-spot editing
  • Photo and text arrangement
  • Contact forms and questionnaires
  • Integrated maps
  • HTML code support (paid)
  • Custom domain support (paid)
Features
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You can create a fully-fledged website and update it with simple operations. Complete the website just by arranging the selected photos, text and maps. You can tap the portion you want to modify or revise while viewing the website and change it on the spot. You can make these websites for stores, companies, groups, unions as well as websites for your hobbies. Many websites are created under the "Free plan", however if you upgrade to the "Paid plan", you will be able to utilize many useful functions. You can also use your own domain. -------------- We recently celebrated our second anniversary. Thank you to all of you. We are getting approximately 6000 new users monthly. -------------- [How to create a website] Arrange the parts and create a website. When writing any text, just place the text parts and set the sentences in those parts. Select font color, background color, font size and design. A screen is also simple to make. When you want to post photos, just select the photo parts and photos taken with your smartphone. Trimming (cutting) and rotation can be done after selecting a photo. You can change the order, or replicate and delete parts that you have placed. [Recommendations] ◊ Contact You can receive queries and contacts from users who are viewing your website. You can use it as an application form for products and services as well. You can easily change and add the input form and use it as a questionnaire as well. ◊ Phone number You can set a phone call button. This is useful in case of contact by phone. ◊ Slideshow You can display multiple images in a specific order. Recommended to use this on the HOME page to make it better. ◊ Map You can easily add a map (GoogleMAP). It is a highly functional map where you can zoom-in/ zoom-out and move with your fingers. ◊ HTML (Paid plan) This part is for advanced users who can write HTML code. You can place a blog part such as Twitter's timeline. [Free plan] With this plan, you can use our service for free. Most websites are available on the "Free plan". [Paid plan](Light) This plan offers you the use of multiple images and pages. You can write HTML code on your own and you can also use Google Analytics. The amount will vary by country. Paid plan subscriptions purchased in-app renew Every 3 months depending. Paid plans are priced at $39.99USD 3 months (pricing may vary in countries other than the U.S.). Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. [Own domain] If you change to "Paid plan", you can set already owned domains. You can choose a domain by yourself. [Future version-up] We are planning to add many more functions and designs, and improve usability of the management screen. Terms of service https://crayonsite.e-shops.jp/kiyaku_en.html privacy policy https://crayonsite.e-shops.jp/privacy_en.html

About

TextQuay

Features
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Turn files into clean Markdown. TextQuay brings documents, spreadsheets, images and data into a format you can read, copy and use with your own AI and writing tools. CONVERT YOUR FILES Import PDFs, DOCX Word documents, XLSX spreadsheets, rich text, HTML, plain text, source code and structured data such as JSON, XML, CSV and TSV. Extract text from supported images with on-device OCR, or bring in text from a website URL. Legacy DOC conversion is available on Mac; use DOCX on iPhone and iPad. KEEP THE ORIGINAL TextQuay stores the source file alongside its Markdown result. Find earlier conversions in Store, preview the content and copy or share it when you need it. Your original remains available. PREPARE CONTENT FOR YOUR OWN TOOLS Copy Markdown into the AI assistant, editor or workflow you already use. TextQuay prepares the file content; you choose where it goes. Conversion results depend on the source, and image-only PDF pages may need a separate OCR step. WORK ACROSS IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC Use the familiar Convert, Store, Home and Settings workflow with layouts that adapt to the available space. Keep your preferred appearance and accent colours. PART OF FORGE FOR AI TextQuay is the file conversion app in the Forge for AI family. Its new document mark gives it a distinct identity, with the familiar charcoal, gold and orange style still available. Free for 14 days, then purchase once for continued access. No subscription, analytics or adverts. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Crayon4 screens
TextQuay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TextQuay at every 6 weeks against Crayon's every 3 months. Crayon's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Crayon sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and TextQuay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crayon ships an update every 3 months, TextQuay every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Crayon versus TextQuay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrayonTextQuay
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB14 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNext Hands Co., Ltd.ASHLEY DRURY

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Crayon

Subscriptions2
  • Light$7.991 Month
  • ライトプラン$24.993 Months
1 purchases

TextQuay

One-time1
  • Forge Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is Crayon free?
Crayon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TextQuay free?
TextQuay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crayon or TextQuay have ads?
Neither Crayon nor TextQuay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crayon or TextQuay?
Crayon ships an update every 3 months, and TextQuay every 6 weeks. Most recently, Crayon was updated on October 26, 2026 and TextQuay on October 24, 2026.

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