Just Write vs Astren

Just Write text editor aims to simplify writing process. The app is carefully designed so that the only things that are absolutely essential to the writing process are included. Just Write supports RTF (rich text format) and TXT (plain text format) that are cross-platform formats you can open and edit in virtually any platforms. + RTF , a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) format, is best suitable for creating your next big story. + While TXT, supported Markdown styles, is best for notes, outline, to-do list and anything else you do with a plaintext format. Just Write has iCloud support (opt-in) so you can sync your rtf and txt files across all your devices. RTF editing features include: - Font size increase and decrease - Text color selection - Text style editing such as Bold, Italic, Underline and Strikethrough - Text alignments: Left, Right, Center, Justified - Undo, Redo - Move arrow to jump the cursor - Selection tool to select paragraph, sentence and word super fast and easy (iPad only). Using smart selection tool, you can select paragraph, sentence and word in just 1 tap!!!!!! TXT editing features include: - Accessory row includes many characters essential to writing Markdown. - Multiple fonts to choose from - Preview Markdown (in left menu) - Three themes (Light, Dark, Sepia) - Support plain text format extensions: txt, text, md, mmd, markdown, markdn, mdown, mkdn, markd, fountain - Selection tool to select paragraph, sentence and word super fast and easy (iPad only). Using smart selection tool, you can select paragraph, sentence and word in just 1 tap!!!!!! * Note: Just Write is supported by ads, but you can buy an in app purchase to remove the ads.

A notes app built for songwriters. Most songwriters work out of multiple apps. A notes app for lyrics and ideas, a recorder for audio, a second note or audio file to notate the music. It works, but it's messy, and keeping everything organized is a job in itself. Astren brings your notes, your recordings, and your guitar tabs into one place, so your ideas and the music behind them are always together. WRITE • A full text editing suite for capturing ideas the moment they show up • Headers, bold, italic, checklists, and hyperlinks RECORD • Record audio directly within your notes • Recordings live as inline tokens, right next to the lyrics or arrangement they belong to • Loop a riff and write to it NOTATE • A built-in guitar tab editor for notating exactly what you just played • Fast, intuitive, and stored right alongside everything else YOUR FILES, YOUR WAY • Astren stores everything in your phone's Files app, locally or in iCloud • Your work is yours, always SHARE ANYTHING • Share a full note, a recording, or a tab directly from the app • A collaboration tool as much as it is a writing tool NOT JUST FOR SONGWRITING Astren is a fully capable notes platform. Grocery lists, to-do lists, whatever you need. The songwriting tools are there when you need them, and out of the way when you don't. Light and dark mode supported.