Top 10 iPhone / iPad Text Editing Apps

If you are users who you write a lot of texts, you probably need good tools to be productive, creative, and work-focused. Between text editors, note and reference applications, it is easy for you to get mixed up and not know which one to choose. There are tons of applications that are related to texts and in this article we have gathered what we believe are the text apps that will suit you best for your day to day.

Pages

Apple's text authoring and editing application is a great text editor. It has a lot of functions that will allow us to edit our work with ease. It comes with several templates that can help us create our articles in an easy and fast way and that is something to keep in mind. As you can see in the image that I have included at the beginning of this article, in less than 1m I have created the title and added the image (the image is to copy and paste). In addition, it has graphics that we can use in 3D.

On the other hand, it also has advanced editing tools, so "pro" users will miss almost nothing. In addition, you can work with other people via iCloud, which is also something interesting. Texts can also be printed, shared on various services. It is quite complete. Pages will have it for free if we buy an iOS device from September 2013. If not, it is priced at € 9.99.

AI Writer Pro

Another excellent choice for document creation. With its syntax control, we can mark unnecessary words, locate bad conjunctions and look for repetitive words, something very interesting, especially if the texts are going to be published somewhere. Inactive phrases are grayed out so they don't bother us.

IA Writer Pro (there is also a cheaper normal version) has a better text search, search and replace option, night mode and, in addition, it syncs perfectly with iCloud and Dropbox. The Pro version is priced at € 9.99 and the normal version is € 4.99.

Notability

Notability is a note-taking application with many options, perhaps as the native iOS app should be. It allows us to write by hand or draw, which can come in handy to accompany some texts with graphics that help better express our ideas. You have many options for font sizes, colors, the ability to attach photos, and even to record audio. As you can see, very complete.

It has additional features such as slide annotations and PDF, Microsoft Office files can be imported to finish them in Notability, signatures and the possibility of submitting forms. It also syncs seamlessly with iCloud, Dropbox, and Google Drive. And it is not very expensive. It has a price of 2.99 €

Evernote

I think Evernote doesn't need a lot of introduction. The elephant app has earned its place on this list. It allows us to organize texts, photos, lists and it is very easy to share our documents. It also serves as a personal assistant for converting business cards into contacts, tracking income and other expenses, and saving travel reservations. You know her, don't you? As you know, Evernote is completely free.

Dictionary.com # 1 English Dictionary and Thesaurus

For a correct writing, it is logical that it is important to write the words correctly. With Dictionary.com we will have quick access to definitions and synonyms, perfect for not repeating many words as we mentioned earlier. It is a fairly complete dictionary, with even an option to find the origin of the word (although Wikipedia, which we have access to with Siri, may be better for that). Dictionary.com is a free application.

AP Stylebook 2014

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Whether you use AP Style when writing because you have to or just because you want to, the AP Stylebook is another essential reference guide. The application offers grammar, punctuation, style and usage guides that are useful for any writer. We can search for articles by category or use the search function. Bookmarking our favorites, seeing the latest searches and adding our own entries is very easy. The bad thing from my point of view is the price. € 24.99 is not very affordable if you do not have an urgent need. 

Byword

If you like plain text, then you will like Byword. The application writes using a very minimalist and extremely simple text format. Also, when we finish our documents, we can export them to HTML, PDF or publish it to WordPress, Tumblr, Evernote or Blogger. It also has a night theme. Its price, € 5.99

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

This is another great dictionary for the "geeks" of words. In addition to definitions, it has synonyms and antonyms, audio pronunciation, and provides us with examples. You also have the word of the day. Like the previous dictionary, Merriam-Webmaster Dictionary is free.

My wonderful days

A somewhat more enjoyable way to write what we think, or show our moods or remember the special days is to write everything in a journal. That is exactly what My Wonderful Days is. It has an interface that makes typing easy, and it also has a funny page flipping sound. You can put Stickers, photos and videos so that the diary is better than the classic paper diaries, of course! It also has iCloud synchronization so that we can write from any device. It has a free version, but the full version is worth € 2.99

Hanx Writer

Nothing gives a writer greater satisfaction than writing with a typewriter, forgive the redundancy ... or so Tom Hanx, who is the creator of the application, must have thought. Actually, it wouldn't be special without the above, but it also fulfills perfectly as a text editor and that's why we have added it to this list. Since it's free, it won't hurt to try it.

A writer's best friend used to be the typewriter, and for some it still may be. But technology has brought us some great tools and these apps provide many features for help us be the best writer we could be.