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Hanx Writer expands recreating the permanence of a typewriter with the convenience of your iPad and iPhone. As ever, the report of SHOOK SHOOK and KLOCK-KLOCK is mated with the luxuries of the DELETE key.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad
Best for: Drafting, Book, Story, Poetry, and Free
Website: http://hanxwriter.com/
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Custom typewriter fonts
Authentic typewriter sounds
Print and manage multiple documents
★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 3.7 ★ on the App Store
Dropbox Paper is more than a doc — it’s a co-editing tool that brings creation and coordination together in one place.
Platforms: Online, Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Chrome, PC
Best for: Note-taking, Essay, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.dropbox.com/paper/start?no_redirect=1
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Collaborative editing and commenting
Pre-made templates
App integrations
Turn docs into presentations
★★★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.0 ★ on TechRadar
We’re more than a doc. Or a table. Customize Notion to work the way you do.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, Chrome, PC
Best for: Note-taking, Outlining, Journal, Book, Story, Essay, Poetry, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.notion.so/product
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Create wikis
Link to different pages
Hundreds of pre-made wikis
Create table of contents
★★★★ Performance
★★★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.0 ★ on TechRadar
Zoho Writer is a fully-featured word processor on the cloud, designed for collaborative work that gives you everything you need to create powerful documents. With a clean UI, intuitive interface and document modes, it introduces you to a new way of writing.
Platforms: Android, Windows, PC, iPad, iPhone
Best for: Drafting, Book, Essay, Journal, Poetry, Story, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.zoho.com/writer/
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Focus mode & Night mode
Auto save
An AI-powered writing assistant
Hundreds of templates
★★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 3.4 ★ on Google Play
A real-time rhyme suggestion engine offering color-coded rhyme highlighting, the ability to save your work to the cloud, the power to embed SoundCloud jams into your notes, customizable visual layouts, and more.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android
Best for: Drafting, Poetry, and Free
Website: https://www.rhymersblock.com/welcome
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Real-time ryhme suggestions
Slant/near ryhme suggestions
Word frequency analysis
Color-coded ryhmes
★★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.8 ★ on the App Store
Terminology is a browser for the English language – part dictionary, part thesaurus and part research tool. Terminology makes it easy to explore words and phrases, diving down to more and less specific terms - accessing the web and other apps for more detail and sharing.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad
Best for: Editing, Proofreading, and Essay
Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/terminology-dictionary/id68...
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Spelling suggestions
Offline US English dictionary
Add notes to any terms
Word browsing history
★★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★ Accessibility
★★★ Value
Also rated 4.7 ★ on the App Store
Ignite your creativity. Coach your brain to think creatively & spark brilliant ideas at work and in life.
Platforms: iPhone, iPad
Best for: Outlining, Journal, and Free
Website: https://brainsparker.com/
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Creative card decks
Templates
Creative workouts
★★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★ Accessibility
★★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.7 ★ on the App Store
A tactile tool to randomly combine a plot, a subject and a setting or style, the Brainstormer can provide that elusive moment of inspiration for writers, painters, or any kind of creative endeavour.
Platforms: iPhone, iPad
Best for: Brainstorming, Book, and Story
Website: https://www.tapnik.com/brainstormer/
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Lists of 100s of prompts
Wheel Mode & Slot Machine Mode
Random spin to combine different ideas
★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★ Accessibility
★★★ Value
Also rated 3.5 ★ on the App Store
Start your book, plot your book, write your book, organize your book, and export it for publishing all in one place. Leave your word processor in the dust.
Platforms: Online, Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, PC
Best for: Outlining, Drafting, Publishing, Book, and Story
Website: https://livingwriter.com/
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Smart text & story elements
Outline templates
Autosave
Import and export functionalities
★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★★★ Accessibility
★★ Value
Also rated 3.5 ★ on the App Store
OmniOutliner is a powerful tool for organizing (and reorganizing) information, so you can see the full picture and structure your information effortlessly.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad
Best for: Outlining, Essay, and Blog
Website: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner/
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Resource folders
Multitasking
Document stats
Inline notes
★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★★★ Accessibility
★★ Value
Also rated 3.2 ★ on the App Store
Stuck in front of a blank page? Need a boost of inspiration? Join us to overcome blocks and push your creativity to the max. With Writing Challenge, you will brainstorm new and fresh ideas and embrace freewriting in the funniest way ever.
Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android
Best for: Brainstorming, Story, Book, and Poetry
Website: https://www.writingchallengeapp.com/
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Creative idea generators
Daily writing challenges
Widgets and reminders
★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★ Accessibility
★★★ Value
Also rated 4.4 ★ on the App Store
Don’t stop typing. If you do all your work will disappear and be gone forever. Danger Notes is the ultimate writing tool to help fight writer’s block. Whether you are writing a term paper, an essay, a book, your best-man speech, promising rap lyrics or just free writing, Danger Notes will help you fight writer’s block by forcing you to keep writing in order to save your progress from being deleted.
Platforms: iPhone, iPad
Best for: Note-taking, Book, Story, Essay, Journal, Poetry, Blog, and Free
Website: http://swivelapps.com/apps-by-david/dangernotes.html
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Clean interface
Self-deleting words
★★★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.8 ★ on Capterra
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