Best Writing Prompts Apps

Writing Habit - Daily Prompts

1 theme per day for writing

Free

This app provides a daily writing prompt to inspire your creativity. You can also read what other users have written and enjoy a clean interface designed for focused writing. It encourages a positive and supportive environment for all writers.

Writing Prompt Generator

by Laslow Media Labs LLC

Free

Spark your imagination with a vast collection of writing prompts. Generate new ideas or customize your own templates to overcome writer's block. Perfect for both experienced authors and beginners seeking creative inspiration.

Danger Notes - Write or Die

Beat Writer's Block

Free

This app is designed to combat writer's block by requiring continuous typing to save your work. If you stop typing, all unsaved progress is permanently deleted, encouraging a consistent writing flow.

Prompted Journal - Shadow Work

Private journaling prompts

Free

This app provides a guided journaling experience with over 190 prompts and "Dive Deeper" questions to encourage self-reflection and personal growth. It helps users establish a consistent self-care routine through daily reminders and offers privacy with no data storage required.

Writing Prompt

Creative Story Writer Plotter

Free

This app helps writers overcome writer's block and spark creativity with unique prompts. It's designed for authors, poets, and storytellers to craft novels, poems, and scripts. Organize your ideas and share your work with this comprehensive writing companion.

WriteMore: Writing Prompts

Share Stories. Build Community

Free

This app provides daily creative writing prompts across various genres to help users build a consistent writing habit. It offers a supportive community where writers can share and explore different interpretations of prompts, fostering momentum and inspiration.

Sable – Daily Writing Prompts

Journal to beat writers block

Free

This minimalist writing app provides a single, open-ended prompt daily to encourage creative expression and combat distraction. It offers a distraction-free writing space, optional word goals, and a private archive of your entries.

Just Write - App For Writer

Minimal TXT and RTF Editor

Free

A minimalist text editor designed to streamline the writing process. It supports both RTF and TXT formats, offering rich text editing and Markdown support. Sync your work across devices with iCloud integration.

Writing Prompts

by 21x20 Media, Inc.

$1.99

This app provides an endless supply of creative writing inspiration through various generators. It includes a database of pre-written prompts and allows users to save favorites. Additional prompt packs can be purchased in-app.

PG Writer's Block

Creative Writing Prompts

Free

This app provides customizable writing prompts to help users overcome creative blocks. Generate prompts by genre, theme, and difficulty, save favorites, and share with others. It's designed for writers of all levels to spark imagination and keep ideas flowing.

Daily Writing Prompts: Scripta

Write 500 words a day, journal

Free

This app encourages daily writing with a focus on consistency and progress. It offers daily prompts, a distraction-free writing environment, and gamified elements like points, streaks, and leaderboards to motivate users.

Call of Writing - Daily Prompt

Creative essay & book writer

Free

This app helps writers overcome writer's block with timed writing challenges and daily prompts. It offers features to improve focus, generate ideas for stories and poems, and track progress. Users can also build vocabulary and engage with a community of writers.

A+ Writing Prompts

Creative Inspiration On The Go

$3.99

This app provides an endless supply of creative writing inspiration for students and teachers. It features multiple prompt generators and a large database of text prompts, all accessible offline. Users can save favorite prompts and easily navigate through them.