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[iOS] WriteRoom ($5.49 -> Free)

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[iOS] WriteRoom ($5.49 -> Free)
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chid on 10/11/2013 - 20:35 itunes.apple.com (2971 clicks)

For Writers. WriteRoom is the original distraction-free writing environment. WriteRoom attempts nothing more than to create a quiet place for you to write.

• DISTRACTION-FREE INTERFACE keeps your text in focus.
• DROPBOX SYNCED FOLDERS keep your documents organized.
• FONTS & COLORS make the environment yours.

“WriteRoom Takes iPad Text Editor Crown”
— Charlie Sorrel, Wired.com

"WriteRoom is an excellent, distraction-free, writing app"
— William Deal, Appstorm.net (9/10)

MORE FEATURES: Word Count, Extended Keyboard Row for iPad, Search for Files, Custom Line Height, Screen Brightness, TextExpander Support, Automatic & Manual Sync, iTunes Document Sharing, Clean Fullscreen Mode, Print & Email, Startup Passcode, Link Detection, Draggable Scroller, Autocorrect On/Off, Document & Folder Sorting.

ALTERNATIVES: Clean Writer, Daedalus touch, Elements, iA Writer, My Writing Nook, Nebulous Notes, Notesy, PlainText, SimpleNote, Writings.

It's only been free once before… Four years ago

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  • JMZ on 10/11/2013 - 21:30

    Awesome find! Thanks

  • check on 10/11/2013 - 22:41

    Useful, thanks for the post.

  • PJC on 10/11/2013 - 23:44

    Thank you. Will give it a try.

  • ThisJustin on 11/11/2013 - 07:49
    +1

    No stars and no reviews. It might have went free out of necessity.

    Thanks for the heads up, OP.

    • Mr Wowtrousers on 11/11/2013 - 11:06

      Don't know, but I have it on Mac from a MacHeist bundle and quite like it. As advertised, distraction free writing with themes etc. Nothing fancy, but that is kind of the point. Not sure how useful it is on phones or tablets as it was initially meant for … writing (a lot). As in, the thing that is not fun to do on phones or tablets.

    • chid on 11/11/2013 - 18:32

      It's always had decent reviews in the press

  • Icedvovo on 11/11/2013 - 08:28
    +2

    I don't know what it actually does differently that was worth $5.49 in the first place.

    Will download and find out.

    (Edit: It doesn't do much at all)

    • lyon on 11/11/2013 - 09:35

      Looks like it's just a simple note (from the screenshot and description)? That explains why people didn't buy it, as there are many good free ones already out there anyway

    • cakesy on 11/11/2013 - 09:35
      -7

      And I doubt it is the original.

      • Mr Wowtrousers on 11/11/2013 - 11:07
        +1

        Why?

      • GreenRomeo on 11/11/2013 - 11:59
        +1

        "Doubt" is not a valid reason to neg a deal. And yes, this is the original app.

  • squeeb on 11/11/2013 - 11:30

    Just having the forward and back arrow makes it worthwhile. Thanks.

  • martin144 on 11/11/2013 - 21:11

    This is the app that I use for my to do list and many others small things. It's great having it synced with Dropbox without having to rely on another program like Evernote to open my files on the computer. Loving the white text on a black background as well.

  • Icedvovo on 12/11/2013 - 09:39

    "It's only been free once before… Four years ago"

    And still no stars or reviews in four years. How odd.

    The reality is that REAL writers will write to a 'computer' with a real keyboard, because ergonomically it's quicker and easier. And '• FONTS & COLORS make the environment yours.' actually distract from the writing process, not help it.

    It seems like a capable little text app, however it's poorly described and targeted as a 'writers' app. I think this app should be better served changing it's target market away from 'writers' and rewriting its description accordingly, focussing more on its features and benefits.

    JMTC

    • arkanis50 on 12/11/2013 - 11:11

      I read about a guy who wrote an entire novel on his smartphone during his commute to work and got it published. But yeah, I couldn't imagine any serious writer would bother using this software.

      • Icedvovo on 13/11/2013 - 10:44

        That's impressive. I've got fingers like a pack of sausages, I'd spend most of my time correcting errors…

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