Comparison

iA Writer vs Nul Web Viewer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iA Writer

This writing application provides a clean, distraction-free environment to focus on your words. It offers features like Focus Mode to dim distractions, plain text writing with HTML preview, and customizable keyboard layouts. Organize and export your documents in various formats.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free writing environment
  • Focus Mode for sentence/paragraph highlighting
  • Plain text writing with HTML preview
  • Document search, sort, and cloud syncing
  • Customizable keyboard layouts
  • Export to WordPress, Medium, Word, PDF
  • Inverted light-on-dark mode
Features
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“Leaving life’s mess for an ideal realm of words.” —The New Yorker “My favorite iOS app for writing in Markdown, without question, is iA Writer. iA Writer is just beautiful. To me, it’s the gold standard for Markdown syntax styling... an elegant champagne flute. That’s iA Writer for me.” —John Gruber “iA Writer creates a clean, simple and distraction-free writing environment for when you really need to focus on your words.” —The New York Times “iA Writer is an example of how powerful simplicity and accessibility can be.” —The Guardian “iA Writer is all about textual production—writing this phrase, this sentence, this word at this moment.” —WIRED 4 x Best of App Store Winner # The Simple Writing App iA Writer removes distractions. Giving you a calm, focused, writing space, so you can express yourself clearly. # Focus Focus Mode dims everything but the current sentence or paragraph, helping you stay in the flow. # Start Don’t worry about the format. First, write in plain text. Then preview in HTML. # Organize Search, sort, and quickly swap between documents from different clouds. # Customize When you tap and hold a key in the command keyboard, you’re given the chance to choose your own layout. Rearrange your keys, or pick new ones from the extensive list. # Search You can open documents and launch frequent actions in no time with the new Quick Search. It lives in the keyboard so it’s always close at hand. # Work iA Writer includes an inverted light-on-dark-mode, perfect for working day and night. # Clean Spot superfluous adjectives, weak verbs, repetitive nouns, false conjunctions and clean your text of the usual rumble. # Shape Customize your templates and export to WordPress or Medium, HTML, Microsoft Word (.docx), or PDF. # 100% Text Embed links, pictures, tables and text files in plain text and see them in preview. # Get in Touch - Visit ia.net/writer for more information - Visit ia.net/writer/support for support and feedback

About

Nul Web Viewer

Features
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Nul is a focus browser that gets out of the way of your intentions. Most of the internet is designed to pull your attention in every direction. Nul gives you a browser that only goes where you tell it to. BLOCK DISTRACTING SITES Add any website to your block list. Once blocked, visiting that site shows a simple reminder instead of the page. No redirects, no search results — just a quiet prompt to refocus. A COMMITMENT DEVICE, NOT A FILTER Removing a site from your block list takes 24 hours. That gap is the point. It's long enough to outlast the impulse, but short enough to feel reasonable. Your block list is backed by iCloud, so deleting and reinstalling the app won't bypass it. INTENTIONAL NAVIGATION Nul has no address bar. You open URLs from other apps, or scan QR codes with the built-in scanner. Browsing starts with a deliberate action. NO BUSINESS MODEL Nul is free with no ads, no subscriptions, and no data collection. You using this and getting some of your mind back is our payment.

Screenshots

iA Writer4 screens
Nul Web Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nul Web Viewer at Free against iA Writer's $19.99. iA Writer's advantage is chart position (#21 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Nul Web Viewer is free to download; iA Writer costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
iA Writer versus Nul Web Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriA WriterNul Web Viewer
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#21 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB0 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperInformation Architects AGDaniel Mueller

Bugs and requests

iA Writer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when opening certain files
  • Sync issues leading to data loss
  • Formatting problems when exporting to other formats

Requested features

6 requests
  • Improved cloud storage integration (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.)
  • Enhanced file management and organization tools
  • Better text selection and cursor control
  • More customization options for appearance and layout
  • Integrated outline/table of contents view
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  • Collaborative editing features

Nul Web Viewer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iA Writer

No in-app purchases

None

Nul Web Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iA Writer free?
iA Writer costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nul Web Viewer free?
Nul Web Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iA Writer or Nul Web Viewer have ads?
Neither iA Writer nor Nul Web Viewer shows ads.

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