Would I recommend it? Definitely, especially if writing is your thing. I tried other distraction-free apps from the Apple Store but somehow returns to iA Writer for its sheer simplicity. It made me more conscious on the structure of my writing and I found myself more productive. Lately I’ve been traveling with my iPad only and having iA Writer for the past five months changed the way I write. Users can still work on the document offline and will just sync on the iCloud when internet connection is available. Any local files on the iPad are also saved on the iCloud (with user’s permission of course).
iCloud acts differently on the latest update (ver 1.7) which now can seamlessly sync files on my iPad and MAC. DropBox is pretty straightforward, just navigate on the folders you wish to open or save a file. I think one of the most important feature is the cloud integration with iCloud and DropBox. Markdown syntax support and preview mode on iPad Cloud Integration iA Writer documents can also be exported to Rich Text File for other word processing softwares.
Markdown text can also be exported or copied as HTML which I do for my blog entries. On the MAC, Markdown is previewed realtime, on the latest update for IOS (as of ver 1.7), they now have a Markdown Preview. One good thing about it, is I learned how easy it is to use the Markdown Syntax which iA Writer supports. Lately I’ve been accustomed to writing my blog articles on iA Writer. Along with that is the usual Word Count and Character Count. The feature I do really like, is on the toolbar (top on the iPad and bottom on the MAC) when hovered is that it shows the Reading Time, so I could have an idea on how long it takes to read the article. Pretty good if you’re proofreading but honestly I seldom use it on actual writing. When enabled, everything would be blurred out except for the current sentence you’re viewing or writing. Speaking of focus, iA Writer has a Focus Mode.
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