“Leaving life’s mess for an ideal realm of words.” —The New Yorker
“My favorite iOS app for writing in Markdown, without question, is iA Writer. iA Writer is just beautiful. To me, it’s the gold standard for Markdown syntax styling... an elegant champagne flute. That’s iA Writer for me.” —John Gruber
“iA Writer creates a clean, simple and distraction-free writing environment for when you really need to focus on your words.” —The New York Times
“iA Writer is an example of how powerful simplicity and accessibility can be.” —The Guardian
“iA Writer is all about textual production—writing this phrase, this sentence, this word at this moment.” —WIRED
4 x Best of App Store Winner
# The Simple Writing App
iA Writer removes distractions. Giving you a calm, focused, writing space, so you can express yourself clearly.
# Focus
Focus Mode dims everything but the current sentence or paragraph, helping you stay in the flow.
# Start
Don’t worry about the format. First, write in plain text. Then preview in HTML.
# Organize
Search, sort, and quickly swap between documents from different clouds.
# Customize
When you tap and hold a key in the command keyboard, you’re given the chance to choose your own layout. Rearrange your keys, or pick new ones from the extensive list.
# Search
You can open documents and launch frequent actions in no time with the new Quick Search. It lives in the keyboard so it’s always close at hand.
# Work
iA Writer includes an inverted light-on-dark-mode, perfect for working day and night.
# Clean
Spot superfluous adjectives, weak verbs, repetitive nouns, false conjunctions and clean your text of the usual rumble.
# Shape
Customize your templates and export to WordPress or Medium, HTML, Microsoft Word (.docx), or PDF.
# 100% Text
Embed links, pictures, tables and text files in plain text and see them in preview.
# Get in Touch
- Visit ia.net/writer for more information
- Visit ia.net/writer/support for support and feedback
This writing app is designed to let you type without distraction. Key features we’ve come to depend on include the customisable keyboard, iCloud sync and its streamlined interface for easy document preview and access.
An excellent product, through and through.
PerceptiveEGL
Of course, if you expect this to be your only word processor, or even your main one, you are sorely mistaken - it is intentionally built to be devoid of extra distracting functionality and will never replace Word, Pages or Docs. For what I use it for - writing content with fewer distractions then moving it into the appropriate app - it is sublime. Very well done for the iPad Pro optimisation by the way - many apps really fail on that end.
Developer Response
This is why we so strongly believe in the portability of plain text files (vs. proprietary databases or file formats...). Thank you for noting the work we've put in with regards to iPad. We're excited about the future of iA Writer. Thanks for taking time to share:-)
Distracting issues
Rob26371
I use the app, I value the minimalism, and the buy-it-own-it model, but a simple app should be seamless, especially given the price tag and minimalism. This app is not yet seamless. I do not think the implementation to mobile devices (I use iPad Pro 12.9) is complete and would like to see updates in this regard. I find myself frequently annoyed, which detracts from the experience. The drag and drop text feature frequently lands text where it is not intended. The whole feature is clunky and needs work. (I think some work is going into this.)The visualisations/animations on drag and drop are not smooth. The scrolling during drag and drop is not smooth or intuitive either — not sure if this problem still exists. The cut and paste keyboard shortcuts for my external keyboard bug out and stop working, this does not happen in other apps. (It may just be paste.) I suggest the developers use the iPad app more as I feel the issues are fairly self-evident when you use it.Update: The number one distracting feature for me right now is that one tapping the screen in focus mode instantly moves the text. This is jarring and disorienting, which should not be the case in focus mode. I suggest it move only when you start typing, and perhaps a slow scroll back to Center.Also, at the moment, the top of the document contains a large space where no characters exist. This should be removed; the top of the document should be the top.Ctrl + Y also does not work on external keyboard (Anne Pro 2). One touch on text highlights the word, I believe this was fixed in the last update and is improved.
Developer Response
Thanks for taking time to share this wealth of feedback here. ☺️ This will be shared with the appropriate team members. Our team is always working to improve the experience and we've got open ears for user feedback. Don't hesitate to reach out in future! 📧: support@ia.net
Special
Gidimeister
Completely changed my experience of typing on a computer. Simple to use and beautifully sparse, your writing sits on the screen in all its majesty. Yes, that is what that gorgeous interface does to me. Best of all: no subscriptions. Buy it once and it is yours forever. Recommended.
This update fixes a few small bugs. It includes all the great features in iA Writer 7.3:
# AI in Technicolor
Whether you proofread with Apple Intelligence, or paste from Claude, Gemini, or ChatGPT, the generated text now bursts onto the page with a colorful gradient. It looks as artificial as its origins. Think of it as a game: you got help, now make it your own.
We also made it easy to tell different human contributors apart. They appear in subtle tones. And you can choose a preferred color for saved authors in settings.
Reference material stays dimmed. Use this to see the changes you made to a downloaded contract, to track the progress since your first draft, or when you’re not sure how a text was created.
Version 7.3.4
The developer, Information Architects AG, 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:
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based, for example, on the features you use or your age. Learn More
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Supported Features
VoiceOver
Voice Control
Larger Text
Dark Interface
Sufficient Contrast
Reduced Motion
Information
Provider
Information Architects AG
Size
63.4 MB
Category
Productivity
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Languages
English and 10 more
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese