SFD — Write It Bad
Distraction-free writing
$4.99
Writing apps help with the easy half — outlines, fonts, folders, word-count trophies. The hard half is producing a bad first version of something, and that's all SFD does.
SFD is forward-only. You write in a burst, the earlier lines dim and scroll away, and you can't go back to fix them. You can't edit a draft into existence, so SFD won't let you try until it's out.
How it works:
— A go is a timed burst. You write. You don't reread.
— Stall for a few seconds and you get a shove — a nudge that gets blunter the longer you stare at the cursor.
— Hit a line you hate? Drop a later and keep moving. Your flags become a punch-list for when you revise.
— A finished part is a chunk. A stack of chunks is the Pile — your whole first draft.
— When it's done, send it out as plain text, to wherever you actually revise.
What SFD won't do: format, outline, sync, collaborate, or write the draft for you. You write the bad version. A chunk has to get written; inside that, anything goes.
Your words stay yours. Every chunk is a plain-text file on your device. No proprietary format, no account, no servers. SFD makes no network calls at all — it can't lose your words and it can't trap them.
Get the first draft out. You can make it good later, somewhere with a real keyboard.
Ratings & Reviews
Share your streak. The habit screen can now hand you a card of your writing days — the days you showed up, never a word count you missed. Post it, or don't.
A dare for the blank page. Nothing to say? Tap once and the page dares you: write the argument you lost, describe a room you'll never see again. Seventy-five of them, written by hand, no AI. You still write every word.
The developer, Daniel James Kinney-Spears, 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Daniel James Kinney-Spears
- Size
- 2.3 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Daniel Kinney-Spears
