To become a writer is not an easy task. Most people think writing mostly revolves around inspiration and ideas. But to be a good writer takes much more than that. Practice, practice, practice. A good writer spends his time perfecting his craft, practicing turning ideas and inspiration into words until it becomes perfection. Fortunately, with advancement in technology, there are several applications and softwares out there that aids this growth.
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These mobile apps for writers, compiled by myself represent some of the best tools you can use on your mobile device for productivity, writing inspiration, community and more. These days, the world dances to the tune of smart workers.
Below are the best writing apps for android, best writing apps for ipad and other devices, tested and recommended to writers (in no particular order). The sweet thing here is, they are all free to use.
Grammarly
The Grammarly dashboard has powerful features that help you improve your writing skills. It provides several editing recommendations such as avoiding passive voice, using shorter sentences, alternative word suggestions for using a broader vocabulary, and so on. Many of these features are also invaluable when you need to trim your word count.
Werdsmith
Werdsmith is a free mobile app that “turns your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch into a portable writing studio, so you can write any time, any place.” You can categorize ideas and projects, track word counts and writing time, and formulate novels, screenplays, poems and more. Some users have complained of crashing after word counts get into novel-lenghts, but the majority of reviews are extremely positive, and the Werdsmith team is good about responding to issues and bugs.
Evernote
Evernote writing app is basically used for jotting down notes immediately when ideas come to you. It is a fantastic way of capturing random moments of inspiration as well as overcoming writer’s block. So this is certainly a note-taking app worth exploring.
This writing tool also has several other features worth exploring such as dictation mode which will easily allow you to transcribe your voice notes as text, integrations, team collaboration and more.
Flora – Focus Habit Tracker
Flora provides positive affirmation for achieving your goal of staying distraction-free. Set a timer for how long you would like to focus on a goal, and flora will plant a digital tree. Check in that you have achieved you goal, and the tree will grow. Leave the app to peruse another site, and the tree will die. Categorize your goals to track how much time you spend on each item, such as research, writing and editing. Achieve your goals regularly in order to maintain a garden.
A Novel Idea
Sometimes it’s a bit overwhelming to organize all the tiny details in your story, especially if you’re writing the next great detective novel. This help can help you break down the aspects of plotting and develop your story elements including characters, locations, scenes, and novels and then link them together to create your story’s plot. With the idea feature, you can take note of your ideas and then link them to your story elements. Plus, the app is easy-to-use, all you have to do is drag and drop your ideas into place.
Why you need it: It’s not always easy linking ideas together, especially if you’re writing a 500+ page novel. In this sense, A Novel Idea will help you create your story plot more easily by rearranging your ideas.
The Novel Factory
The Novel Factory is writing software for fiction writers. It works on the web and via a desktop app for Windows. You can try it for free before a once-payment of £24.99.
It offers a step-by-step tutorial to writing your first novel taking you through scene, character, themes and so on.Hemingway
It’s not easy to master the English language and we all make mistakes at one point or another. This app highlights long, complex sentences and common grammatical errors. With the use of colors, it makes the corrections crystal clear.
Why you need it: Every word counts for a writer! Unnecessary vocabulary will only add confusion and serve no purpose in your writing. So if you need maximum clarity and a helping hand with English grammar, this is a great tool.
Google Keyboard
While this isn’t strictly meant to be a dictation app, its connection to the Google Suite makes the best free dictation app we’ve been able to find. It has a wide variety of options and voice commands that make it flexible and easy to send and backup text—and even add images during dictation.
Google Docs
Google Docs comes part of G Suite and as a word-processing software, it’s easy to use and works anywhere.
The biggest advantage of Google Docs over Microsoft Word as a writing tool is its easy-to-use collaboration features. Everyone who has access to the file can work on it simultaneously.
Each user can leave comments on the document which is great for making clarifications or requesting changes during the writing process. Google Docs allows you to see the entire document history and the specific changes each user on the drive has made to the doc.
Final Draft
Final Draft is the default app of choice for screenwriters. If you write screenplays, this is an example of powerful writing software with a small learning curve for you.
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