iA Presenter vs island Write
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iA Presenter
Create clean, scalable presentations quickly using Markdown. This app prioritizes content and structure, letting responsive templates handle design for fast, focused creation and rehearsal on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
- Markdown-based content creation
- Responsive typographic templates
- Fast deck building and rehearsal
- Cross-device compatibility (Mac, iPhone, iPad)
- Scalable layouts for any screen
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Create presentations in minutes iA Presenter is a Markdown-based presentation app for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Start with text and build a deck that is clean, scalable, and ready to present, fast and focused. Traditional presentation tools slow you down. You drag boxes, pick fonts, adjust colors, and end up with cluttered slides. iA Presenter flips the workflow: start with your story, structure it in Markdown, and let our responsive, typographic templates handle the design. Perfect for pitches, meetings, workshops, and teaching. Build, rehearse, and present a polished deck in under 20 minutes on your Mac at the desk, iPad on the go, or iPhone in your hand. - Write first, design later: Start from text, not slides - Beautiful everywhere: Responsive layouts scale seamlessly from iPhone to iPad to Mac to projector - Fast and focused: Build, rehearse, and present a polished deck in under 20 minutes - Portable presentations: Create and present wherever you need to work, on desktop, tablet, or phone
island Write
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Easy to use plain text editor! iOS and macOS !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: island Write at Free against iA Presenter's $19.99. iA Presenter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
island Write is free to download; iA Presenter costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iA Presenter ships an update every 2 weeks, island Write every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iA Presenter | island Write |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #200 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Information Architects AG | Ken Henry |
In-app purchases
iA Presenter
No in-app purchases
island Write
No in-app purchases
