You cannot tell me that there is no better product in the App Store than the one last updated in 2011. There are alternatives which are more current than the ones listed. What about Focused? What about Writed Pro. Why is it on this list? WriteRoom? Almost four years without an update? The last update was to make it compatible with Lion! Macchiato? That is a product which last got updated five years ago? Really? That is the best available in the App Store? Write is classified as abandonware by the developer. So, I am not going to bitch too much about the choice of these products. I think Rough Draft, Flowstate, and Ommwriter Dana II are just too gimmicky. Wouldn't it make sense to include Nisus Writer Pro also in this list? It is being continuously developed, has an absolutely fanatic bunch of users, and is very competent at what it does, process words. In that case, it makes sense to visit the word-processor category.īesides Pages, Mellel is the only word-processor in the list. Final Draft 9 and Slugline though fundamentally different products are catering to the same audience, the screenwriter. Ulysses, Scrivener and Storyist, are all playing in the same space. This list doesn't seem to be an attempt to pick the best of breed. MovieDraft hasn't had an update for more than four years now. iA Writer has broadened its scope through support of file directories but it is still a single document centric application. Distraction-Free Writing is the better category for it. I am not certain iA Writer fits in this category. Manuscript Makers Productįits better in Distraction-Free Writing, Great This would include Pomodoro timers, grammar checkers, Markdown previewers and the like. This would include tools which make the process of writing easier and better. The section is broken up into four categories: Primarily because this is the category I know best in the store. I decided to look at the special section called Apps for Writers. Their credibility and trust are on the line. This is a responsibility Apple should take seriously, they are the authority providing the direction. This process is helped by the special sections Apple curates to help the customer along the process of decision making. Unless you know about an application, it is very difficult to wade through all of the choices and make an informed, intelligent choice. The Mac App Store has a ton of applications.
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