iA Writer
Distraction-free writing app. Buy once, no Ulysses or Bear subscription loop.
Quick facts
- Price model
- Pay once
- Starting price
- One-time per platform (check ia.net)
- Best for
- Longform writing · Markdown drafts · Distraction-free essays
- Replaces
- Ulysses, Bear Pro, Notion for longform drafts
- Platforms
- MaciOSWindowsAndroid
- Last verified
- 2026-06-22
Why it's listed
Opinionated calm, feels like a typewriter, not a productivity SaaS dashboard.
iA Writer focuses on Markdown writing with syntax highlight, focus mode, and clean typography on Mac, iOS, and Windows. One-time purchase per platform. Your words stay in plain files you sync however you want.
The catch
Per-platform purchase; collaboration is export-and-send, not real-time.
Good fit for
- Bloggers
- Authors
- Journalers
Not ideal for
- Teams co-editing in one doc
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