iA Writer

The best writing apps know what to leave behind when switching from a 21-inch-screen to a 9.7-inch one, and they do it without trampling over any of our individual writing styles and preferences.

Apple on Thursday kicked off a limited-time-only promotion for select iOS productivity apps, including popular titles like Scanner Pro, Fantastical 2 and Writer Pro.

A few years ago, Information Architects set the standard for “distraction-free” text editors with its iA Writer. After I reviewed iA Writer, it became one of my essential text tools, and I was excited to hear that the company was releasing a new writing app....

was a great year for productivity. The email problem hasn’t been completely solved, but apps like Mailbox and Dispatch have taken away much of the pain of the task. Meanwhile, we have plenty of choices for calendar and to-do apps that are well-designed, useful and fast....

Minimalist text editors aren’t the novel concept they once were, but iA Writer has done more than most to bring the idea of distraction-free writing to the mainstream. Since Information Architects released the app for iPad in 2010, it’s expanded to iPhone and Mac, been downloaded over one million times, and picked up high-profile advocates such as Stephen Fry and Augusten Burroughs. Its main feature is a lack of features — Writer offers no word processor-style formatting or control over your font,...