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About Writerly

Want to write? Start thinking like a writer! Writerly will show you how. Writerly is for everyone interested in creative writing. From first steps to advanced topics, Writerly is loaded with advice, exercises, ideas and prompts to help you develop as a writer, whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro. Our new AI Toolkit unleashes the power of Apple Intelligence to bring you tools to spark your creativity, brainstorm your ideas, help you research books and novels, and create characters and writing exercises - it's like having an always-available creative writing friend! Writerly includes a huge amount of unique content that has been extensively tested and trialled by professional authors and creative writing students. So have fun, get inspired and get writing! Key features: - Available for your Mac, iPhone and iPad! - Learn how to observe the world like a writer - AI Toolkit (for research, exercises, brainstorming and more) - Like having an always-available creative writing friend! - Techniques to combat writer's block - Discover techniques to unlock your creativity - Unique 'generators' for Appearance, Mood, Character, Journeys and much, much more - Warm-up exercises - Meet your characters (like speed dating with your characters!) - Ways into Character (in-depth character development tools, techniques and exercises) - A Year of Prompts (a writing prompt for every day of the year) - How to work with sensory detail - Core character development exercises - Built-in timer for exercises - Widgets (daily prompts and character generation right on the home screen) - Progress tracker

Ratings & reviews

4.5

112 ratings

5 ★ 76% 4 ★ 14% 3 ★ 2% 2 ★ 3% 1 ★ 5%

What’s new

Version 2.50 · Updated September 15, 2025

- Added the "AI Toolkit" in-app purchase (requires iOS 26) - Book Suggestions. Tell the AI what aspect of creative writing you want to study and it provides a suggested reading list - Brainstorm Buddy. AI acts like a creative partner that you can talk to in natural language. You can brainstorm plot ideas, develop concepts, or solve story problems through conversation with the AI - Character Creation. AI can expand a simple character idea into a detailed profile. For instance, given a brief description (e.g. "a young wizard from a humble background, eager to prove herself"), the AI can produce a fuller backstory, personality traits, strengths, flaws, and even ideas for the character's arc - Prompts. Expanded AI writing prompts - Exercises. Generate creative writing exercises - Updated map-related functionality to use latest Apple MapKit APIs - Created a new universal icon that supports Apple’s Liquid Glass design language, ensuring a consistent appearance across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and the App Store

App privacy

The developer, Russell Archer, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

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