# Prompts for Writing — 500,000+ writing prompts

> Creative writing prompt generator with goal setting and progress tracking. (iPhone/iPad app by Tanner Christensen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prompts-for-writing/id627192932 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Tanner Christensen](https://appshunter.io/developer/421646590)
- Category: Productivity, Education
- Price: $1.99
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 381 App Store ratings · 92 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.2 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-06-19
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prompts-for-writing/id627192932/reviews.md

## What is Prompts for Writing?

One of the #1 creative app for all writers. Open to write and follow the prompt suggestions, it's that easy.

More than 500,000 unique writing starting lines and creative writing prompts to inspire you and give you ideas for creative writing. Good for poetry writing, journal writing, storytelling, narration, cinema, and more. All using a patented artificial intelligence technology.

The app even reminds you to write a little every day, and shows you progress on your writing goals as you go.

Whenever you sit down to write, Prompts suggests a few words to get you started. And if you ever get stuck while writing, Prompts is there to give you advice on how to keep going without leaving the app.

"Getting stuck with writer's block is a huge pain. Prompts provides great inspiration." - Mashable

Prompts is great for students in the classroom, amateur writers, or professionals who want to free write more often.

** Part of the Apple Education program, teachers and schools get a discount when buying this app! **

• Prompts gets you writing, even when you don't know where to start
• More than 500,000 unique starting lines and creative prompts like that of Brian Eno
• Set a custom, daily writing goal and use the app to hit it
• View custom writing stats like how often you write, how long you write, and more
• Set daily writing reminders to keep yourself motivated
• Categorize your writing with custom, color-coded tags
• Auto-save so you never lose a word of writing
• Write in either landscape or portrait view, on your iPhone or iPad
• Adjustable font size and styling
• Backup and sync your writing to iCloud
• Share your writing by email, Twitter, or Facebook, and more

Why use Prompts for creativity writing?

• Prompts is full of unique writing prompts and starting lines. Feeling stuck or creatively blocked? Press the lightning bolt at any time and you'll be presented with a prompt to help inspire you.

• Even if you don't know where to start writing, just open the app and press the plus button to get a random and totally unique idea in the form of a starting line. There are hundreds of completely original ideas to start from.

• On the bus, in the break room, anywhere you are, Prompts helps you become a better writer and build a writing habit with just a few minutes a day

Whether you want to write more just for fun or if you write for a profession, you are going to love how Prompts helps you write. Built for writers who love apps like Bear, OneNote, IA Writer, Grammarly, and other creative writing prompts apps.

## Key features

- 500,000+ writing prompts
- AI-powered suggestions
- Daily writing goals and reminders
- Writing progress tracking
- Categorize writing with tags
- Auto-save and iCloud sync

## What do users think of Prompts for Writing?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 📝 Helpful writing prompts
- 🎨 Sparks creativity
- 📊 Tracks writing progress
- 💻 Simple, intuitive interface

**Cons**

- 🐛 Glitches and data loss issues
- 💾 Unreliable auto-save and sync
- 🔍 Lack of organization/folder options
- 🔧 Unresponsive developer support

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Prompts disappearing after updates
- Saved writing getting randomly deleted
- Sync issues causing data loss
- Frequent crashes and freezes

**Most requested features**

- Password protection or privacy options
- Ability to export/backup writing
- More customization (fonts, colors, etc.)
- Integration with other writing apps/services

## Recent user reviews (10 of 92)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prompts-for-writing/id627192932/reviews.md

### 1/5 — It Erased Everything!

*2025-09-25*

I have had this app for literally five years and used it on and off as a personal journal and ways to write ideas and poetry. Five years of various things. A few from just this week being my most recent works and it’s all gone. 😭 I’m in actual tears. I was typing up something and got it completed added the date and hit save only to receive and error report. It deleted everything I wrote and so I was frustrated but tried again. I hit save again and then it erased everything!! I have nothing. I tried reporting an error but reports aren’t available?! I’m devastated. I loved everything with this apps promps and easy lay out. Years of my life, growth and work gone to an app error that I cant even address.

### 3/5 — Good but needs improvements

*2025-07-30, version 1.8.9*

It’s a great app, with great prompts. I’ve used it on and off for about 5 years now. I just wish it had a better structure to labeling and arranging of the notes.

### 5/5 — Top app!

*2024-05-31, version 1.8.9*

Been looking for a well designed app for writing on a regular basis and I’ve found it!  
Please can we have a password on a future update and also the ability to arrange the different texts into folders. 

Great app, simple to use. Trick is not to set the maximum word count too high so it’s not achievable everyday.

### 5/5 — App review!

*2023-11-18, version 1.8.9*

Most helpful writing app I have come across to date. It has enhanced my life. The arrangement of the daily timetabling etc with prompts has helped break writer’s bock should it come up. Well done to the designer…recommended.

### 5/5 — Love this app

*2023-07-16, version 1.8.9*

Great app with a battery of writing options-
LOVE❤️

### 5/5 — Great

*2023-05-25, version 1.8.9*

Awesome

### 5/5 — 99% Love

*2022-07-14*

I really love this app.  I had it for years unused.  It just was, but recently I gave myself a 30 challenge to write something everyday.  With the daily reminder and prompts, I’m on my way to a good habit.

The one percent off is that syncing is glitchy and duplicated stories that I made changes to from device to device.  On one sync 12 stories became 24 and deleting became a game. Deleting the duplicates through the app would not remove them from iCloud.  So they would sync back to the app.  Then deleting them from iCloud doesn’t and shouldn’t delete them from the app so they got synced back to iCloud when the app synced again.  This has the potential to take over iCloud if with lots of duplicate stories.  I’ve resigned myself to only using it on my iPad. 😞

I did not take stars because my iPad is very old and the glitch could be caused by how iOS 10 verses IOS 15 sync to iCloud.

### 5/5 — Genius, simplified, creativity starter.

*2022-03-27*

I always remember props in high school English classes. This is like an adult version and you can just write and write and it gets things out of your brain that you didn’t know where there or you can splash them on the paper and realize that you have a knack for writing and talent. It’s fun to see.

### 5/5 — Great for writing

*2021-05-28, version 1.8.9*

Good ideas and stories start hear for me

### 5/5 — This is best app ever!

*2021-04-05*

It’s like having a teaching tutor in the room and not feeling the pressure of 2 humans in the room! I love it! It prompts you, and my favorite feature is that it lets you know your actual “grade level” you are writing at!

## Frequently asked questions about Prompts for Writing

### What does this app do?

This app provides a vast collection of over 500,000 unique writing prompts and starting lines to inspire your creative writing. It uses AI technology to suggest ideas and offers features to help you build a consistent writing habit.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include a massive library of writing prompts, AI-powered suggestions for getting started or unstuck, customizable daily writing goals and reminders, progress tracking with detailed stats, and organizational tools like color-coded tags.

### How much does this app cost?

The app is a paid application. Teachers and schools can receive a discount as it is part of the Apple Education program.

### What devices is this app compatible with?

The app is designed for use on iPhones and iPads, supporting both landscape and portrait orientations. It also offers iCloud backup and sync for your writing.

### Who would benefit from using this app?

This app is ideal for anyone who writes, including students in classrooms, amateur writers looking to practice, and professional writers seeking inspiration or a way to free write more often. It's particularly useful for overcoming writer's block.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.8.9 — 2019-09-13

Minor changes.

### 1.8.8 — 2019-09-02

Prompts will now automatically adjust to dark mode if it detects the device is using dark mode itself.

### 1.8.7 — 2019-07-17

• Fixed a bug that was causing all new users to have "auto display prompts" turned on by default (it should be off by default).
• Fixed an issue with archiving any writing in the app. Archiving and exporting all of your writing should now work.

### 1.8.6 — 2019-04-17

- New prediction engine: Prompts will now automatically notify you when it's confident there's a writing prompt you might be able to use
- Resolved a bug that would cause Prompts to crash on some devices when a writing prompt was requested
- Added support link directly to the settings menu
- Additional improvements and fixes

### 1.8.5 — 2019-02-12

Lots of newness in this update!

• Even more starting lines and prompts added to the app! Now the app's AI can generate up to 500,000 unique writing prompts
• Dark mode added to the app for those late-night writing sessions
• New information added to the stats screen: number of prompts generated by the app, writing grade level, AI confidence, and average sentiment (positive, neutral, or negative)
• Added the ability to delete a note directly from the editing mode using the "export" button
• Added better analytic tracking so future updates can be optimized for how you use the app best
+ A lot more small features and bug fixes! I hope you enjoy this update

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