Like the program, but an app...!
Great little app that has helped me maintain continued access to YWriter during a break between desktop devices. There aren't many program developers who keep an app up to date, so I greatly appreciate the option here. This might even end up being my preferred YWriter! Love your work!
Finally made an app
I learned about the snowflake method and found the PC software years ago. I use other apps/software but this method works for my ADHD. So I’m glad its finally in the App Store. Its simple, organized and can export into any format to be published. It’s a perfect simple app for writing, if you use this method.
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$14.99 for what is basically a blank word processor program I really want a refund
I thought this program was going to have some features to help me write my novel. It's only feature I'd that it orders the chapters and scenes in the right order for you. Other programs do that for free. And it's suspicious to me that the only reviews available are for at least three or more years ago --what's that about in short, don't waste your money! And some of the reviews it says the cost is $4.99, but it's $14.99.
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It’s back!!
Excellent story app..
Great update
I've been using ywriter to write two novels (on desktop), and it works great -- Scrivener can probably do more, but ywriter does what I need, and it has a reasonable learning curve.
The mobile version is a great addition. It doesn't do everything the desktop version does, but it does enough, allowing editing etc on the go. Thanks for the development effort!
The mobile version is a great addition. It doesn't do everything the desktop version does, but it does enough, allowing editing etc on the go. Thanks for the development effort!
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I want my $4.99 back
Downloaded this today based on an article recommendation. Even if it was free, I wouldn’t use it.
Desktop version for me
I only use the desktop version for my book and I figured the phone version would aid me in momentary inspiration, however this phone version is horrid. I pass on using it.
Improponibile
Non si capisce niente
Can be tricky.
You have to create a new project and port in the info if your file is from 5 or less to get a 7 file to use with this app and it’s not as easy as a save file as. Also Dropbox doesn’t like to delete the lock file well which causes problems with going from app to computer. OneDrive compatibility would be nice as an option.
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Not very intuitive
I had used the desktop version for years and loved it, it was easy to use, intuitive and worked like a dream....this version for iPad I can’t even figure out how to beginning writing anything other than a description. The joy of yWriter desktop version was the ease of use. I wrote a whole book using the desktop version. This iPad version....I am gonna have to stick with using Pages because I just cannot figure yWriter out.
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Simple and Functional.
Personally, as someone who writes a lot on the go and enjoys the efficient design and features of the desktop app, I get my money’s worth of the iOS version. Sure, its design and extra features are limited in comparison to the desktop version, but if you like being able to use the main features (scene+chapter creation, characters and other story elements, notes, and outlines and such) and alternating between your phone and the computer, then you shouldn’t be too bothered by the difference. I’ve already used it more than I’ve used the computer version, but I’m an avid phone writer.
PROS:
- Functional.
- Keeps main features from desktop version.
- Transferable between phone and computer.
- Simple and straightforward (albeit somewhat undefined) layout, keeps your work the focus.
CONS:
- Crashes occasionally, so save your work often. This is IMPORTANT.
- Not as extensive and customizable as the desktop version.
- Due to the limited space in design, some of the aspects of the user-interface are not immediately clear until you test things out. It just takes getting used to, and I’m not entirely used to it yet. (I’ve used the app maybe 10 times total.)
Overall, if you use the desktop app and want to be able to use it on the go, but don’t care so much about user interface or extra features, then this app is for you.
PROS:
- Functional.
- Keeps main features from desktop version.
- Transferable between phone and computer.
- Simple and straightforward (albeit somewhat undefined) layout, keeps your work the focus.
CONS:
- Crashes occasionally, so save your work often. This is IMPORTANT.
- Not as extensive and customizable as the desktop version.
- Due to the limited space in design, some of the aspects of the user-interface are not immediately clear until you test things out. It just takes getting used to, and I’m not entirely used to it yet. (I’ve used the app maybe 10 times total.)
Overall, if you use the desktop app and want to be able to use it on the go, but don’t care so much about user interface or extra features, then this app is for you.
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I Have never seen a worse app, IOS DOES NOT WORK
This is the misleading and deletes your work. Further, it does not work in the manner indicated. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!
Must have for writers
I am using the desktop version since a couple of years now and haven't found anything close that's organising my writing better! and now having that synced to my phone so I can look something up wherever I am and scribble a new draft or edit a page is exactly what I was missing!
Worth the money.
Worth the money.
Strongly Disappointed
Awkward, overpriced, inferior version of the desktop version. Purchased because of good opinions I had about the desktop version, only to be utterly disappointed by what feels like a first year coding student’s attempt to produce a mobile writing software.
Awful
I really like iWriter for PC, but this version for iOS is just plain horrible with no easy drop down menus like the PC version. Please fix ASAP as this app is not worth $6.99.
Useless and unfinished
yWriter on the PC is a great piece of software which I’ve used extensively and in some ways is superior to paid applications like Scrivener so I was excited to see an iPad version. It would have been so useful to be able to keep writing on the go.
However this app is totally unusable. It is basically unfinished software that should never have been released. It has no acceptable storage system, at the very least it should support iCloud and ideally Google and Microsoft clouds but it only does Dropbox. It doesn’t seem to work with Apple keyboard which is totally unacceptable for writing software. Actually it doesn’t seem to work at all, can’t even get a basic editing window too put text in, currently just a jumble of undebugged nonsense. A great shame because a good iPad version of yWriter would have been worth money.
However this app is totally unusable. It is basically unfinished software that should never have been released. It has no acceptable storage system, at the very least it should support iCloud and ideally Google and Microsoft clouds but it only does Dropbox. It doesn’t seem to work with Apple keyboard which is totally unacceptable for writing software. Actually it doesn’t seem to work at all, can’t even get a basic editing window too put text in, currently just a jumble of undebugged nonsense. A great shame because a good iPad version of yWriter would have been worth money.
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The utility of Ywriter, now on mobile!
If you’re a chaotic writer, like me, then this is the app for you. Put away all your ideas and thoughts into neat, tidy places and focus on what’s really important— writing.
I also love that you can backup to different places.
The only suggestion I would be to add CloudKit, in order to enable iCloud support. (Works for Mac, too.)
From what I understand, it’s also free to use (unless you have like... a hundred thousand users)
I also love that you can backup to different places.
The only suggestion I would be to add CloudKit, in order to enable iCloud support. (Works for Mac, too.)
From what I understand, it’s also free to use (unless you have like... a hundred thousand users)
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Response from developer
Thanks for your review. The latest version of yWriter for iOS now supports saving to iCloud and other storage options.
Leider nicht wie erwartet
Ich habe die App auf dem ipad installiert. Dass sie auf Englisch ist, finde ich nicht so schlimm, aber sie ist meiner Meinung nach alles andere als benutzerfreundlich. Ich brauche nicht unbedingt ein tolles Design, aber es ist vieles nicht wirklich selbsterklärend und es gibt auch keinen Hilfe-Bereich.
Das größte Problem ist aber das Speichern. Ich fand keine Möglichkeit, mein Projekt z.B. in oneDrive oder einer anderen Cloud zu speichern. Das Speichern mit Dropbox hat bei mir nicht wirklich funktioniert. Manchmal war eine Kapitelbeschreibung nach dem Schließen der App plötzlich weg. Sowieso ist es sehr ärgerlich, dass man einen eingegebenen Text erst aktiv speichern muss, sonst ist er wieder gelöscht. Auch wenn die Grundidee sicher gut ist - wenn ich meine Texte mehrmals schreiben muss, da sie nicht verlässlich gespeichert werden, ist diese App für mich unbrauchbar. Schade um das Geld.
Das größte Problem ist aber das Speichern. Ich fand keine Möglichkeit, mein Projekt z.B. in oneDrive oder einer anderen Cloud zu speichern. Das Speichern mit Dropbox hat bei mir nicht wirklich funktioniert. Manchmal war eine Kapitelbeschreibung nach dem Schließen der App plötzlich weg. Sowieso ist es sehr ärgerlich, dass man einen eingegebenen Text erst aktiv speichern muss, sonst ist er wieder gelöscht. Auch wenn die Grundidee sicher gut ist - wenn ich meine Texte mehrmals schreiben muss, da sie nicht verlässlich gespeichert werden, ist diese App für mich unbrauchbar. Schade um das Geld.
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Payant pour un truc qui aurait pu être bien.
J’ai acheté l’application parce que je travaille essentiellement sur Ipad mais je voulais pouvoir partager avec mon pc ou mon téléphone malgré tout.
Je suis très déçu. On a pas le choix de l’endroit où on veut enregistrer. Si on a le malheur de cliquer au mauvais endroit et faire un retour en arrière, c’est automatique enregistrer sur l’appareil et on ne peut changer (au mieux) ou on perd tout. Pourquoi ne pas avoir un enregistrement manuelle qui permet de choisir et surtout d’enregistrer sur google drive.
Après avoir subi ce désagrément 4 fois et n’avoir eu aucune réponse du développeur pour m’aider, j’ai renoncé à utiliser cette application désastreuse.
J’ai changé de tablette (la nouvelle est sous androïde) et je dois payer si je veux réinstaller l’application pour une nouvelle tentative !!!!
C’est bien dommage qui la présentation en plusieurs fenêtres (scènes, personnages, lieux...) sur le même écran est exactement ce que je recherche. J’aurais pu faire l’effort de repayer et même d’utiliser dropbox, bien que je le trouve très limité en place, s’il n’y avait pas eu ce problème d’enregistrement qui nous fait perdre notre travail.
Je suis très déçu. On a pas le choix de l’endroit où on veut enregistrer. Si on a le malheur de cliquer au mauvais endroit et faire un retour en arrière, c’est automatique enregistrer sur l’appareil et on ne peut changer (au mieux) ou on perd tout. Pourquoi ne pas avoir un enregistrement manuelle qui permet de choisir et surtout d’enregistrer sur google drive.
Après avoir subi ce désagrément 4 fois et n’avoir eu aucune réponse du développeur pour m’aider, j’ai renoncé à utiliser cette application désastreuse.
J’ai changé de tablette (la nouvelle est sous androïde) et je dois payer si je veux réinstaller l’application pour une nouvelle tentative !!!!
C’est bien dommage qui la présentation en plusieurs fenêtres (scènes, personnages, lieux...) sur le même écran est exactement ce que je recherche. J’aurais pu faire l’effort de repayer et même d’utiliser dropbox, bien que je le trouve très limité en place, s’il n’y avait pas eu ce problème d’enregistrement qui nous fait perdre notre travail.
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It corrupted and destroyed my work
It just deleted my entire project all 2200+ words and notes it’s now a blank file instead of my story, and as far as I can tell no way to move the file from local storage to somewhere else to attempt some kind of recovery.
Feeling really disappointed considering how much I loved the software up until now.
Feeling really disappointed considering how much I loved the software up until now.
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