iWriter Pro

I was initially so upset about it not having word count as advertised that I was going to get a refund, but apparently if you enable the “autocorrect” option it shows if you tap an icon over your keyboard. I don’t know why that option is called “autocorrect,” since it doesn’t do what autocorrect does (edit your text without your approval if it thinks you made a typo) but is more like an edit bar with more advanced options. It’s usable now, but I wish the word count could be set to always visible instead of having to press a button for it each time, and having other distracting stats always there with it. Support was fast and responsive though! And it’s probably the best affordable writing app on the app store, which says more about the other apps than it does about this one, but if you’re looking for a decent app you can write in for a reasonable price, this is probably it.

It’s a perfect, dependable writing app with the right features and no distractions. I honestly get more writing done with this app than any other app I’ve tried.

It would be the main app I used if only there was a file tree or explorer in a sidebar. Having no navigate brethren each individual folder/file is cumbersome

I use Ulysses for all my big projects, but I needed a Markdown editor for small projects such as blog posts or emails containing code. Other tools either were limited to MacOS, didn’t support all of Multimarkdown (e.g, no code fence support) or were harder to read. iWriter checks all the boxes.

It fully supports MultiMarkdown 6. It exports to PDF, Word, an image, HTML, and rich/plain text. It works seamlessly with the Files app. I haven’t used many other Markdown apps, but I don’t really see how they can get better than this. I use it for journaling and math notes. MathJax has to be enabled in settings, and after that, math notation works great. The only bug I’ve seen is an occasional rendering bug in both preview and editing mode where the text doesn’t fill the screen quite right. However, rotating the screen fixes it instantly, and it doesn’t seem to happen very often in the first place. Overall I’m very satisfied— it works better for my purposes than I expected.

I was enjoying the app. It has a good interface design, and I enjoy being able to use line focusing for free-writing activities. Unfortunately, I cannot use it for more than a couple of minutes before it freezes and crashes.

This is one of the best Text Editors I’ve tried on the App Store—and I feel like I’ve tried and bought all of them. What makes iWriter stand out is that it maintains the straightforwardness and simplicity of a text editor, while providing a rich set of features and having a design that makes the whole experience delightful. The app uses the Files app as its starting state, which means you can quickly create a text file anywhere you want or easily open any text file you wish to edit. The app is thoughtful in its UI; everything seems polished and considered. All the features are intuitively placed and you’ll never feel lost or confused. Speaking of features, while iWriter feels simple, it has a plethora of features under the hood to make it an excellent pro text editor: inline Markdown, Typewriter mode, ability to use a custom font, text width and line height options, Dark Mode support, search and replace, Markdown preview, countless export/sharing formats, keyboard shortcuts, Split View, document navigation via headers, excellent themes, text correction switches, line numbering option, etc... A great text editor should be simple, powerful, and beautiful. iWriter is a great text editor.

The feature set of this app is pretty nice, I just wish it had a hybrid/mixed editor/preview mode. - Headers actually bigger - normal text has a normal font, code blocks use a mono font - etc

I had intended to purchase iA Writer, but mistakenly bought this copycat app. The version I downloaded was missing some features that appeared seemingly advertised in the app store. I wouldn’t recommend this.

After I finish my session I ship off the writing to another app. Gives me the focus feature without costing me $30 like iA Writer, which I’m planing on getting but not now.