Essayist: Academic Writing App 4+
APA, MLA, Chicago & More
Essayist Software Inc.
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
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Essayist allows you to write APA, MLA, Chicago & Harvard Style essays with ease. From in-text citations and footnotes to references and page setup, Essayist takes care of everything. It greatly simplifies the academic writing process.
AUTOMATIC FORMATTING
Essayist formats everything for you. Upon starting a new essay it sets up the title section/page, margins, font, line spacing, alignment, page headers/footers, etc. It formats your references, in-text citations, footnotes/endnotes, figures, tables, table of contents and more.
UNIVERSAL REFERENCE MANAGER
Store and manager references in a universal reference manager backed by iCloud. Search for, add, and store references in one place and use references across multiple essays. Create separate collections (folders) within the reference manager to organize and manage references. Add references quickly and easily using Google Scholar, Essayist’s built-in search, by pasting a URL or manual entry forms. Once added, references are automatically formatted and added to your essay’s references/works cited list.
CITATIONS (IN-TEXT CITATIONS, FOOTNOTES, ENDNOTES)
Add in-text citations and footnotes/endnotes with ease. Simply click the insert citation button and select the reference you wish to cite. An in-text citation/footnote/endnote is automatically created for you
GENERAL FOOTNOTES
Add general footnotes to any essay.
EQUATIONS
Essayist supports equations backed by LaTeX.
CITATION STYLES
Essayist supports four citation styles: APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian & Harvard.
*Supported Versions: APA 7th Edition, MLA 8th & 9th Edition, Turabian 9th Edition, Harvard Snooks Style Manual and Cite Them Right 11th Edition, among various other versions from institutions throughout the UK and Australia*
EXPORT
Export your work to PDF or Word.
MINIMAL INTERFACE
A simple interface helps you write without distractions. You know all those buttons in other word processors you never use? We got rid of those.
ABSTRACT, APPENDICES & TABLE OF CONTENTS
Add an abstract, appendices and a table of contents to your essay.
FIGURES & TABLES
Easily add figures and tables with all the required information (caption, title, numbering, notes, etc.).
REGULAR UPDATES
We are working hard to make Essayist the best academic writing app it can be. If you have feature requests or encounter issues, please don't hesitate to contact us at contact@essayist.app
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- iOS & macOS versions (universal purchase)
- Built-in Universal Reference Manager
- Pre-defined & customizable paragraph styles (Block Quote, Headings, etc.)
- Bold, Italicize & Underline options
- Import BibTeX
- Multiple reference types (News Article, Magazine, Website, Dictionary, etc. …)
- Two paper sizes: US Letter & A4
- Two font choices: Times New Roman & Arial
- Word Count & Page Count
- Multiple background choices
- Spell Check, Auto Completion & Auto Capitalization
- Dark mode
- Designed for Accessibility
FREE TRIAL
Essayist features a free trial that enables you to use all features at no cost (including export and sync).
PRICING
Essayist requires a subscription. Choose between a monthly and a yearly subscription. Both subscription options offer a free trial.
READ-ONLY MODE
Download Essayist and review essays for free! *Editing functionality is locked without an active subscription.
Terms of Use: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/82031685
Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/82031685
What’s New
Version 1.10.3
IMPROVEMENTS
- Improved some aspects of Table of Contents generation
- Fixed some citation formatting inaccuracies like a missing year suffix, an extra period, and some more minor issues.
If you have feature requests or experience an issue, please email us. We usually respond very quickly and it really helps us improve Essayist.
Ratings and Reviews
Amazing app. Excited to see where it will go!
Tried this app on a whim for my first year of college essay-writing. While I was first unsure due to the price, the free trial definitely converted me. I wrote an essay for class on the free trial and it was so nice to not have to worry *as* much about my formatting. The price is right around what I would pay for an app like this and so I now have the yearkly subscription. I have my background in Essayist set to the blue/purple mountain scene and I find the colour helps me stay much more into my writing. Devs please keep developing this app and giving it your love! It is great already but it has so much more potential!
Developer Response ,
Hi. Thank you very much for your review! We are very happy to hear you like Essayist and are working hard to make it even better. If you have feature requests please let us know at contact@essayist.app.
Regards from Vancouver,
Till
Great for writing papers
I am currently undertaking a second masters. My prior masters, During that time, I felt that much of my effort in writing was to ensure my papers met the proper submission requirements, structure and citation methods. I decided to look for a program to help the writing process and discovered Essayist. Very happy with the application and have found the simple interface and tools to manage assignment references, citations etc. a great aid in writing papers. With much gratitude, thank you.
Theory vs Practice
This is a hard no for me. I wanted to test this out for its Harvard format -- the citations were done incorrectly, as in not even listing alphabetically by author. Also (as required by Harvard) there was no section for Outline -- or none that was immediately obvious. Not intuitively useful. The google scholar search was basically useless. Do not buy.You're better off doing this on your own, following any guide that is readily available for FREE on Owl Purdue or other academic sites.
Developer Response ,
Hi. I’m very sorry to hear Essayist was not to your liking! We are a small team working hard to make Essayist the best academic writing app it can be. We tested both the order of citations as well as references and everything worked as expected and according to Harvard rules. We would really appreciate it if you could reach out and point us to a potential error. Our email is contact@essayist.app. An outline is not required for every version of Harvard, but we are aware that some institutions require it and are going to add such a feature. Lastly, we would also like to hear more about your experience with our Google Scholar integration. Essayist allows you to search Google Scholar and easily add a reference by clicking the “Add to Essayist” button. Did something not work?
Again, please reach out at contact@essayist.app. We would like to address any potential errors as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
Till
App Privacy
The developer, Essayist Software Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
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Information
- Seller
- Essayist Software Inc.
- Size
- 62.1 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 12.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2020-2024 Essayist Software Inc.
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Yearly Subscription $49.99
- Monthly Subscription $7.99