Not impressed.
Not what I expected.
TYPE mator
For WRITING seems no we’re involved ! Why the heck are there 2 verbs if they are going to be consciously substituted to cheat and trap more customers having chosen tactile screens partly for that exact reason : the choice to Write, Type, Draw, Mix the 2 ,With photos etc… WHEN will Apple be a,little more strict with the tampering of names ans designations misleading THEIR clientele !
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Really? Can’t Use Enter/Return Key?
I paid for this app to find that, oddly enough, you can’t hit return/enter to start a new line or paragraph. You have to hit shift+enter. I’ve been typing forever and using a ton of different apps and software over the years, and this is the first time I’ve ever seen something like that. It slows down my typing speed TREMENDOUSLY and actually makes the app horrible to use. I wish I could get my money back!
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Useless
Read the reviews first!
as a longtime user of Writeroom on the Mac OS, I was pretty excited to start using this app. Paid $3, downloaded, and saw that it accessed my iCloud Drive seamlessly.. only to discover that the app crashes when trying to open a document.
Please either refund my $2.99, or correct the issue.
I’m using iOS 15.3.1.
as a longtime user of Writeroom on the Mac OS, I was pretty excited to start using this app. Paid $3, downloaded, and saw that it accessed my iCloud Drive seamlessly.. only to discover that the app crashes when trying to open a document.
Please either refund my $2.99, or correct the issue.
I’m using iOS 15.3.1.
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I'm pleased this still exists
It's not perfect (but what is?) but the author/maintainer deserves enormous credit for picking up the wreckage of WriteRoom and keeping it alive.
Dude!
I have been patiently waiting for about five? Years for amit to update this...
I am very excited to try the new xcode rewrite.
The old inherited code was very buggy and jesse had to abandon it but no shame there it happens!
This is super duper and ill try and remember to come back and update my impressions..
(I was an original write room user in like 2009..) so.. :).
Much respect to you Amit, this rocks!
I am very excited to try the new xcode rewrite.
The old inherited code was very buggy and jesse had to abandon it but no shame there it happens!
This is super duper and ill try and remember to come back and update my impressions..
(I was an original write room user in like 2009..) so.. :).
Much respect to you Amit, this rocks!
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Doesn’t work for editing dropbox files in single dir
I wanted to use the app to edit .txt files in one single Dropbox directory, while keeping a local "cache" for offline use and eventually sync files. Simple use case.
Even though I wanted to sync one single folder, it requested access to all my dropbox files, which makes me unease.
I dont see any of the dropbox files, even after clicking to sync.
The main UI of the app is the iOS files UI. It shows only "Recents" and "Browse". "Browse" doesn't show any dropbox files unless I go to the Files app and include Dropbox in the Files, which is exactly not what I want and the sole reason I got the app: to sync to Dropbox directly without using Files app. If I wanted to edit the files using Files native UI, there is a free "txt" app that does it.
Other than that, some bugs: Files open and close immediately, files open an app freezes, app crashes when going back from dropbox setup or when opening some files. Sometimes files open with the text "UIDocumentDataToRead" instead of the contents of the file. So it seems that based on the contents of the files, the app can't handle them well.
Unfortunately I can't use the app for what I intended so I am requesting a refund.
Even though I wanted to sync one single folder, it requested access to all my dropbox files, which makes me unease.
I dont see any of the dropbox files, even after clicking to sync.
The main UI of the app is the iOS files UI. It shows only "Recents" and "Browse". "Browse" doesn't show any dropbox files unless I go to the Files app and include Dropbox in the Files, which is exactly not what I want and the sole reason I got the app: to sync to Dropbox directly without using Files app. If I wanted to edit the files using Files native UI, there is a free "txt" app that does it.
Other than that, some bugs: Files open and close immediately, files open an app freezes, app crashes when going back from dropbox setup or when opening some files. Sometimes files open with the text "UIDocumentDataToRead" instead of the contents of the file. So it seems that based on the contents of the files, the app can't handle them well.
Unfortunately I can't use the app for what I intended so I am requesting a refund.
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Unacceptable bugs with multitasking
Switching apps caused me to lose work in this app. I am working away, switch to another app and come back to an older version of my document!
Even if my document is ok, when I swap back it ignores my keyboard entry. I can use the onscreen suggestions, but no response from typing. Leaving the app and coming back doesn’t help, but it does respond to touch. Keyboard works fine in the other apps I am switching to.
Not sure how to contact developer for support. There is plenty to love about this app, but it needs more work.
Even if my document is ok, when I swap back it ignores my keyboard entry. I can use the onscreen suggestions, but no response from typing. Leaving the app and coming back doesn’t help, but it does respond to touch. Keyboard works fine in the other apps I am switching to.
Not sure how to contact developer for support. There is plenty to love about this app, but it needs more work.
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excellent!
Excellent app. I can really concentrate in just write.
Just I think it would be wonderful if I could have page numbers, or something to count the pages of what I write.
Just I think it would be wonderful if I could have page numbers, or something to count the pages of what I write.
Simple and easy
Nice app. Seems to be but with sorting as cannot sort Dropbox folder with latest modified files first
Crashes immediacy on Sync Now
Purchased the app to replace Writeroom.
Linked to Dropbox, authorized. Hit “Sync Now” and the app crashes. Opened again, Settings > Dropbox > Sync Now. Crash.
Seems unstable.
Linked to Dropbox, authorized. Hit “Sync Now” and the app crashes. Opened again, Settings > Dropbox > Sync Now. Crash.
Seems unstable.
Response from developer
Please upgrade to the latest version. Issue is fixed in the latest 3.14 version of Writemator.
Simple, but confusing navigation
Back in the WriteRoom days, using this app was obvious, but lately under the Writemator banner, it's confusing. I never know how to get back to the icon-based file listing. I always end up back at the vertical file listing, with a separate older copy of files. Re-opening the app presents the icons again. Panic attacks when my latest work is hard to find.
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Very nice
Features full and rich, a lot of customization.
Horrible, lost the text I was editing
Only reason I was using the app was to edit longer texts that I could later paste as plain text in other apps. In the middle of changing through applications, this app simply lost my text.
Certainly it was a problem the came up when it tried to sync with a server, but still unforgivable. Lost all the work that I was painfully editing on a phone. Not worth the risk. I’ll even ask for a refund, a first time for me.
Certainly it was a problem the came up when it tried to sync with a server, but still unforgivable. Lost all the work that I was painfully editing on a phone. Not worth the risk. I’ll even ask for a refund, a first time for me.
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Response from developer
All issues are fixed in the latest 3.25 version. Please try or update to the latest 3.25 version of Writemator. Please contact me if you have any questions. Also it would be great if you can upgrade your review. Stay safe and healthy. Thanks, Amit
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Como pongo la Ñ, el texto no lo tiene, muy Mal.
Si está para el idioma español lo mínimo es que tenga todas sus letras MUY MAL
Si está para el idioma español lo mínimo es que tenga todas sus letras MUY MAL
Superbe moyen d’écriture
Une appli simple, épurée, avec ce qu’il faut pour écrire, sauvegarder, et avoir la possibilité dans cet esprit noir curseur vert de jeter ses mots à l’infini... Une très belle appli d’écriture!
Sync and user experience issues
1. Dropbox sync no longer works reliably. The app sometimes syncs, sometimes not. It can require using the “Sync All Now” menu item, which I don’t recall ever needing to use with the original WriteRoom. It just worked.
2. The use of the native Files UI is a jarring user experience and redundant with respect to WriteRoom’s original, uncluttered file listing. I would rather turn it off or hide it entirely, but this doesn’t seem to be an option.
2. The use of the native Files UI is a jarring user experience and redundant with respect to WriteRoom’s original, uncluttered file listing. I would rather turn it off or hide it entirely, but this doesn’t seem to be an option.
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Response from developer
Dear User, All dropbox sync issues are fixed in the latest version. Well- tested (dropbox sync feature) in the latest version. Files app integration is also integrated in a best possible way. Please update to the latest version and let me know if you have any questions.
Was great, now having issues saving/syncing
So, the developer asked me to update the app (which I did) and then update my review. Here is the update: the app is still losing my work. I saw my file with content in it (the thumbnail showed text in it and the file size was 157kb) on my iCloud when I opened Writemator, but when I opened the file in Writemator, it was blank and when I backed out to check the file in the iCloud window again, I watched it zero-out the file size and the thumbnail went blank, too. I have most of this file in another app thankfully, and your results may vary, but I'm going to have to move on to another app, sadly. I miss when this app only supported Dropbox. It was simple but worked perfectly, in my experience, 100% of the time. I really loved this app.
My previous review:
I haven't used this app since about August of last year when I used it to finish the first draft of my last novel. I am ready to get writing again, so I open Writemator and find that it's all about access files through the Files UI. OK, fine, but I can't get my work to sync to my OneDrive from either my iPad or my iPhone. I had started an outline on my iPad and wanted to continue it on my iPhone a day later only to discover no file had saved from my iPad--and it still hasn't. I've even used the "Export to Cloud Storage" option in the pulldown but it didn't appear to do anything. I ended up having to copy the content I'd go on to write on my iPhone and paste it in Writemator on my iPad using Continuity (I think that's what it's called when you share the clipboard automatically with another Apple device with the same AppleID on it). I appreciate the ability to pull from more cloud services, but it doesn't seem to work! Going to have to stop using Writemator until there is an update that fixes this issue.
My previous review:
I haven't used this app since about August of last year when I used it to finish the first draft of my last novel. I am ready to get writing again, so I open Writemator and find that it's all about access files through the Files UI. OK, fine, but I can't get my work to sync to my OneDrive from either my iPad or my iPhone. I had started an outline on my iPad and wanted to continue it on my iPhone a day later only to discover no file had saved from my iPad--and it still hasn't. I've even used the "Export to Cloud Storage" option in the pulldown but it didn't appear to do anything. I ended up having to copy the content I'd go on to write on my iPhone and paste it in Writemator on my iPad using Continuity (I think that's what it's called when you share the clipboard automatically with another Apple device with the same AppleID on it). I appreciate the ability to pull from more cloud services, but it doesn't seem to work! Going to have to stop using Writemator until there is an update that fixes this issue.
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Customizable, works with OneDrive via Files Integration
Does the job! Fast scroll is a neat feature and link detection, little odd stuff you don’t see too much in other Note apps. One tiny nitpick: You can change the app icon, but all three options are dark icons. Could we get a white icon as well to match a lighter home screen layout? Thanks for your work on this!
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cannot be installed after most recent update
tested on any ipad, the most recently updated writemator can’t be installed, which error is only with ipad one, the iphone one is ok
