1Writer Downloads & Revenue1Writer - Markdown Text Editor · App Store
1Writer - Markdown Text Editor is #16 in Productivity Paid in Japan and charting in 18 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperNgoc Luu
CategoryProductivity
Price4.99 USD
Released
Rating★ 4.6 (393)
Version3.3.8
Age rating17+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)50k+ worldwide
1Writer - Markdown Text Editor update history & changes
Last change · 32 events since 13 Aug 2013Full timeline ↓📈Entered the top 100⭐Passed 1K ratings📈Entered the top 100🆕First spotted by AppInsider🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 31 events in the last 12 months
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor entered the top 100Top Paid · Productivity · BR
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor entered the top 100Top Paid · Productivity · CA
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor charting in a new countryCanada
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor entered the top 100Top Paid · Productivity · IN
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · TH
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · AE
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor new best rank in the overall chart: #65Top Paid · All Apps · AE
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · AE
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor charting in a new country in 2 chartsUnited Arab Emirates · Thailand
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor charting in a new countryPhilippines
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor entered the top 100Top Paid · Productivity · TW
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor new best rank in the overall chart: #111Top Paid · All Apps · TW
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor charting in a new countryTaiwan
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor charting in a new countryMalaysia
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · ZA
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor charting in a new country in 4 chartsArgentina · Colombia · Poland · South Africa
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor entered the top 100Top Paid · Productivity · PL
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor entered the top 100Top Paid · Productivity · IT
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · RU
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor entered the top 100Top Grossing · Productivity · RU
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · AU
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor new best rank in the overall chart: #116Top Paid · All Apps · GB
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor entered the top 100Top Paid · Productivity · MX
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor new best rank in the overall chart: #118Top Paid · All Apps · KR
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · ES
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · GB
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · JP
- 📈1Writer - Markdown Text Editor charting in a new country in 5 chartsSpain · Netherlands · Saudi Arabia · Turkey · +1 more
- 🆕1Writer - Markdown Text Editor first spotted by AppInsider#52 in Top Paid · Productivity · United Kingdom
- 🆕1Writer - Markdown Text Editor released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.6 ★
393 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#16
Productivity PaidMeasured
1Writer - Markdown Text Editor on the App Store
App details
App ID
680469088
Publisher
Ngoc Luu
On the store since
Aug 2013
13 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 13.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
17+
1 content note below
Languages
5
EN DE JA ZH ZH
Size
20 MB
Also listed in
Utilities
Content notesUnrestricted Web Access
1Writer - Markdown Text Editor downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where 1Writer - Markdown Text Editor's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | ProductivityPaid | #16 |
 China | ProductivityPaid | #33 |
| Japan | All AppsPaid | #138 |
 Brazil | ProductivityPaid | #41 |
 Germany | ProductivityPaid | #92 |
 France | ProductivityPaid | #143 |
 India | ProductivityPaid | #129 |
 Russia | ProductivityPaid | #103 |
 Spain | ProductivityPaid | #134 |
 Indonesia | ProductivityPaid | #135 |
 Poland | ProductivityPaid | #112 |
 Saudi Arabia | ProductivityPaid | #195 |
 Netherlands | ProductivityPaid | #138 |
 Sweden | ProductivityPaid | #120 |
 Turkey | ProductivityPaid | #189 |
 Argentina | ProductivityPaid | #130 |
 Philippines | ProductivityPaid | #134 |
 Malaysia | ProductivityPaid | #163 |
 South Africa | ProductivityPaid | #175 |
Apps near 1Writer - Markdown Text Editor on the chart
Productivity Paid, around #16.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.6 ★
393 ratings
Measured
Ratings
393
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
under 1
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.6★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
55/100
faster than 58% of Productivity apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about 1Writer - Markdown Text Editor
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly positive (82% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and syncing. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and not being useful.
What people like
- Features & content: “I really like the features and design of this app”
- Connection & sync: “Nextcloud powered notes syncing!”
- Ease of use: “Makes my life a lot easier”
- Crashes & bugs: “It’s never failed me and never crashed”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Arguably the best part of MultiMarkdown, and it doesn't work”
- Useful: “It’s a must have on phone”
About 1Writer - Markdown Text Editor
1Writer combines all the basic text editing features you would expect with all the advanced features you will ever need. Use 1Writer to write, research, revise, and share your ideas with maximum efficiency.
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"The only Dropbox- and Markdown-enabled text editor for iPhone that’s clicked with me has been 1Writer. It’s simple, looks great, and gets the job done." - TheSweetSetup.com
"Really great app, really recommend it." - Federico Viticci, MacStories.net
"The app interface is beautiful and distraction-free, with loads of other awesome features lurking beneath its simple exterior. It's now my go-to iPhone text editor." - Chris Gonzales, ToolsandToys.net
"For users that want a great visual experience paired with great support for custom actions and third party apps, 1Writer is an excellent choice." - iMore.com
"1Writer is the most powerful text editor available for iPhone." - Phillip Gruneich
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CREATE
- Write :: generate and edit plain text or Markdown files.
- Preview :: see the formatted results with Markdown syntax highlighting while you write and a full, rich-text preview when you're done.
- Extended keyboard :: a convenient row of buttons for navigation, formatting, special characters (customizable--pick the characters you use the most).
- Insert photo :: pick a photo or take a new one, and 1Writer will upload it to Dropbox and generate the Markdown-syntax to add it to your document--all in a single action!
- Snippets :: TextExpander Touch support.
- Custom URL actions :: insert a document template, encode a selection and replace the original text, look up synonyms and much more.
- JavaScript :: create even more powerful custom actions using JavaScript—text manipulation, perform a find & replace, interact with the clipboard—the possibilities are endless.
IMPORT
- Sync with iCloud, Dropbox and WebDAV.
- Share extension :: send text to 1Writer from other apps. In Safari, the extension uses the current URL, page title and selected text to create a new document.
- Create, append, prepend, or replace text directly from other apps using the 1Writer URL scheme.
EXPORT
- CloudApp and Dropbox :: generate a link to share your document in plain text or PDF.
- Evernote :: pick your notebook, add tags and turn a text selection or the entire document into a new, rich-text note.
- Copy HTML :: put the formatted text for your document directly on the clipboard.
- Custom actions :: open a web search, tweet a selection, save a series of items in a list and much more.
PERSONALIZE
- Support Dark Mode on iOS 13.
- 2 dark themes for more comfortable reading and writing at night.
- Choose from 20 different fonts.
- Bookmark and sync the Dropbox/WebDAV folders you want to have quick access to the sub-folders and documents you need.
- Use a passcode or Touch ID/Face ID to protect the app from unauthorized users.
RESEARCH
- In-app web browser :: research, look up information without having to leave the app.
- Bookmarks ::
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"The only Dropbox- and Markdown-enabled text editor for iPhone that’s clicked with me has been 1Writer. It’s simple, looks great, and gets the job done." - TheSweetSetup.com
"Really great app, really recommend it." - Federico Viticci, MacStories.net
"The app interface is beautiful and distraction-free, with loads of other awesome features lurking beneath its simple exterior. It's now my go-to iPhone text editor." - Chris Gonzales, ToolsandToys.net
"For users that want a great visual experience paired with great support for custom actions and third party apps, 1Writer is an excellent choice." - iMore.com
"1Writer is the most powerful text editor available for iPhone." - Phillip Gruneich
- - - - - - - - - -
CREATE
- Write :: generate and edit plain text or Markdown files.
- Preview :: see the formatted results with Markdown syntax highlighting while you write and a full, rich-text preview when you're done.
- Extended keyboard :: a convenient row of buttons for navigation, formatting, special characters (customizable--pick the characters you use the most).
- Insert photo :: pick a photo or take a new one, and 1Writer will upload it to Dropbox and generate the Markdown-syntax to add it to your document--all in a single action!
- Snippets :: TextExpander Touch support.
- Custom URL actions :: insert a document template, encode a selection and replace the original text, look up synonyms and much more.
- JavaScript :: create even more powerful custom actions using JavaScript—text manipulation, perform a find & replace, interact with the clipboard—the possibilities are endless.
IMPORT
- Sync with iCloud, Dropbox and WebDAV.
- Share extension :: send text to 1Writer from other apps. In Safari, the extension uses the current URL, page title and selected text to create a new document.
- Create, append, prepend, or replace text directly from other apps using the 1Writer URL scheme.
EXPORT
- CloudApp and Dropbox :: generate a link to share your document in plain text or PDF.
- Evernote :: pick your notebook, add tags and turn a text selection or the entire document into a new, rich-text note.
- Copy HTML :: put the formatted text for your document directly on the clipboard.
- Custom actions :: open a web search, tweet a selection, save a series of items in a list and much more.
PERSONALIZE
- Support Dark Mode on iOS 13.
- 2 dark themes for more comfortable reading and writing at night.
- Choose from 20 different fonts.
- Bookmark and sync the Dropbox/WebDAV folders you want to have quick access to the sub-folders and documents you need.
- Use a passcode or Touch ID/Face ID to protect the app from unauthorized users.
RESEARCH
- In-app web browser :: research, look up information without having to leave the app.
- Bookmarks ::
Latest updates
3.3.8
