Free Writing vs Quiet Write

Free Writing is a small writing app for catching the thoughts that pass through your mind. The moment you stop to make a sentence perfect, the first thought often starts to fade. Free Writing helps you stay with the words arriving now, instead of going back to fix what you just wrote. Typos are fine. Strange sentences are fine. What matters is getting the thought out before it stops moving. Focus Mode keeps the line you are writing near the center of the screen, so your flow stays steady. Keep Going gently nudges you when you pause, helping you return to the page without pressure. Your writing stays in Archive for a short time. It is not meant to become a place where everything piles up. Copy the thoughts you want to keep into notes, documents, or your work tools, and let the rest clear away naturally. On Apple Watch, you can use dictation to capture a thought the moment it appears. Even when your iPhone is not in your hand, a short sentence does not have to disappear. Free Writing is not an app for storing polished writing. It is an app for getting thoughts out, choosing what matters, and moving them to the next step.

Quiet Write is a calm, local-first Markdown writing app for journals, drafts, essays, newsletters, and quiet daily notes. Create and edit drafts in a focused writing space with Markdown-friendly tools, preview, outline, focus mode, and typewriter mode. Keep your writing organized with archive, recently deleted, search, and version snapshots. Quiet Write is intentionally small: no custom account, no subscription, no publishing platform, and no AI writing pipeline. Your writing is stored locally first, with optional iCloud sync for continuity across your Apple devices. Features: • Write drafts, journals, essays, newsletters, and notes • Markdown-friendly editor with preview • Focus mode and typewriter mode • Outline view for longer writing • Archive, restore, and recently deleted • Version snapshots for writing changes • Search active and archived drafts • Import .md and .txt files • Export one draft as Markdown • Export all writing as Markdown or JSON backup • Optional iCloud sync • One-time lifetime unlock Quiet Write is designed for people who want a slower, clearer writing space without accounts, feeds, pressure, or noise.