iA Writer Downloads & RevenueiA Writer: Get Focused · App Store
iA Writer: Get Focused is #27 in Productivity Paid in United States and charting in 30 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperInformation Architects AG
CategoryProductivity
Price19.99 USD
Released
Rating★ 4.6 (1.5k)
Version8.1.2
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)100k+ worldwide
iA Writer: Get Focused update history & changes
Last change · 31 events since 18 Dec 2013Full timeline ↓🌟Featuring lifted it to #50 (from #132)🌟Featured by Apple: “释放创意”📈Entered the top 10✏️New iPad screenshots✏️New screenshots📦Updated to version 8.1.2📦Updated to version 8.1.1📈Entered the top 10🆕First spotted by AppInsider🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 31 events
- 🌟iA Writer: Get Focused: featuring lifted it to #50 (from #132)提高生产力 · CN
- 🌟iA Writer: Get Focused featured by Apple: “释放创意”today · CN
- 📈iA Writer: Get Focused entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · TR
- ✏️iA Writer: Get Focused: new iPad screenshots· 19 countries
- ✏️iA Writer: Get Focused: new screenshots10 screenshots (was 10) · 19 countries
- ✏️iA Writer: Get Focused: renamediA Writer → iA Writer: Get Focused · 17 countries
- 📦iA Writer: Get Focused updated to version 8.1.2# iA Markdown
- Fastest Markdown editor parser
- Editor now supports full range of Markdown syntax
- Added spreadsheet-style table editing: add, delete, and move rows and columns, change column alignment, reformat tables, and navigate cells with Tab and Return
- Comments can now contain any Markdown block elements
- Ordered lists are automatically renumbered during editing
- Smarter line move and indentation commands
- Added support for Markdown alerts
- Math expressions can span multiple lines
- Choose asterisks or underscores for italic and bold in Markdown settings
- Choose your preferred syntax for headings, ordered and bullet lists in Markdown settings
# iPhone Duo
- Ready for iPhone Duo
- Writer adapts to make the most of every pose
- Controls are on the right side of the screen, within easy reach of your thumb… more - 📦iA Writer: Get Focused updated to version 8.1.1# iA Markdown
- Fastest Markdown editor parser
- Editor now supports full range of Markdown syntax
- Added spreadsheet-style table editing: add, delete, and move rows and columns, change column alignment, reformat tables, and navigate cells with Tab and Return
- Comments can now contain any Markdown block elements
- Ordered lists are automatically renumbered during editing
- Smarter line move and indentation commands
- Added support for Markdown alerts
- Math expressions can span multiple lines
- Choose asterisks or underscores for italic and bold in Markdown settings
- Choose your preferred syntax for headings, ordered and bullet lists in Markdown settings
# iPhone Duo
- Ready for iPhone Duo
- Writer adapts to make the most of every pose
- Controls are on the right side of the screen, within easy reach of your thumb… more - ✏️iA Writer: Get Focused: new iPad screenshots· MX, CO, AR
- ✏️iA Writer: Get Focused: new screenshots10 screenshots (was 10) · MX, CO, AR
- ✏️iA Writer: Get Focused: new iPad screenshots· ES
- ✏️iA Writer: Get Focused: new screenshots10 screenshots (was 10) · ES
- 📦iA Writer: Get Focused updated to version 8.1# iA Markdown
- Fastest Markdown editor parser
- Editor now supports full range of Markdown syntax
- Added spreadsheet-style table editing: add, delete, and move rows and columns, change column alignment, reformat tables, and navigate cells with Tab and Return
- Comments can now contain any Markdown block elements
- Ordered lists are automatically renumbered during editing
- Smarter line move and indentation commands
- Added support for Markdown alerts
- Math expressions can span multiple lines
- Choose asterisks or underscores for italic and bold in Markdown settings
- Choose your preferred syntax for headings, ordered and bullet lists in Markdown settings
# iPhone Duo
- Ready for iPhone Duo
- Writer adapts to make the most of every pose
- Controls are on the right side of the screen, within easy reach of your thumb… more - 📈iA Writer: Get Focused entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · PL
- 📈iA Writer: Get Focused entered the top 10 on iPad · Top Paid All AppsTW
- 📈iA Writer: Get Focused entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Productivity · AE · Top Paid · Productivity · IT
- 📈iA Writer: Get Focused entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · PH
- 📈iA Writer: Get Focused entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · NL
- 📈iA Writer: Get Focused entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · SE
- 📈iA Writer: Get Focused entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · AR
- 📈iA Writer: Get Focused entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · ZA
- 📈iA Writer: Get Focused entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · ID
- 📈iA Writer: Get Focused entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Productivity · CA · Top Paid · Productivity · IN
- 📈iA Writer: Get Focused entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · JP
- 📈iA Writer: Get Focused entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · RU
- 📈iA Writer: Get Focused entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Productivity · ES · Top Paid · Productivity · TH
- 📈iA Writer: Get Focused entered the top 10 in 3 chartsTop Paid · Productivity · DE · Top Paid · Productivity · KR · Top Paid · Productivity · MX
- 📦iA Writer: Get Focused updated to version 8.0.9This update fixes a few small bugs. It includes all the great features in iA Writer 8:
Liquid Glass: a refreshed interface for iOS and iPadOS 26 and later, and an app icon that matches your system settings.
Document Outline: navigate your documents using Quick Search. Type to jump to any heading, filename, or text search result.
Command Palette: instant access to formatting actions, export, and authorship.
Library: hide dates and text excerpts to browse your files with a new compact layout. Favorite files are easy to spot with a star icon.
Authorship: menus show author colors so you know who contributed to the document.… more - 🆕iA Writer: Get Focused first spotted by AppInsider#23 in Top Paid · Productivity · United Kingdom
- 📦iA Writer: Get Focused version 8.0.8No release notes
- 🆕iA Writer: Get Focused 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 ★
1.5k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#27
Productivity PaidMeasured
New ratings a week
7.8
▲ ×5.8 vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
iA Writer: Get Focused at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-19. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
iA Writer is a premium, distraction-free Markdown editor designed for writers and professionals seeking a focused environment for text production. The app maintains strong paid productivity rankings in Spain and the Philippines (#3) while holding steady positions in major markets like the US (#27) and Japan (#17).
Similar apps: Bear, Ulysses, Drafts
iA Writer: Get Focused on the App Store
App details
App ID
775737172
Publisher
Information Architects AG
On the store since
Dec 2013
12 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
11
EN FR DE IT JA KO PT RU ZH ES ZH
Size
73 MB
Also listed in
Business
iA Writer: Get Focused 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 iA Writer: Get Focused'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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | ProductivityPaid | #27 |
 Japan | ProductivityPaid | #32 |
| United Kingdom | ProductivityPaid | #21 |
 Germany | ProductivityPaid | #20 |
 Brazil | ProductivityPaid | #12 |
 India | ProductivityPaid | #12 |
 China | ProductivityPaid | #59 |
 Russia | ProductivityPaid | #15 |
| Russia | ProductivityGrossing | #46 |
 South Korea | ProductivityPaid | #49 |
 Vietnam | ProductivityPaid | #9 |
 Italy | ProductivityPaid | #36 |
 Australia | ProductivityPaid | #56 |
 Poland | ProductivityPaid | #25 |
 France | ProductivityPaid | #89 |
 Indonesia | ProductivityPaid | #55 |
 Turkey | ProductivityPaid | #42 |
 Spain | ProductivityPaid | #74 |
 Mexico | ProductivityPaid | #78 |
 Canada | ProductivityPaid | #134 |
| Poland | All AppsPaid | #136 |
 Taiwan | ProductivityPaid | #87 |
 Argentina | ProductivityPaid | #34 |
 Saudi Arabia | ProductivityPaid | #97 |
 Netherlands | ProductivityPaid | #68 |
 Sweden | ProductivityPaid | #50 |
 United Arab Emirates | ProductivityPaid | #76 |
 Philippines | ProductivityPaid | #54 |
 Thailand | ProductivityPaid | #77 |
 Colombia | ProductivityPaid | #58 |
 Malaysia | ProductivityPaid | #59 |
 South Africa | ProductivityPaid | #67 |
Apps near iA Writer: Get Focused on the chart
Productivity Paid, around #27.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.6 ★
1.5k ratings
Measured
Ratings
1.5k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
7.8
▲ ×5.8 vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
US App Store
Lifetime rating
4.6★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
80/100
faster than 79% of Productivity apps
New ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1.5 | 56% | – |
| Germany | 1.2 | 44% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
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 iA Writer: Get Focused
From the 55 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the app's minimalist design, distraction-free writing experience, and seamless iCloud syncing across Apple devices. However, recent updates have introduced significant bugs affecting file associations, Dropbox integration, and template functionality, leading to frustration among long-term users.
Mixed but leaning positive (65% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and its design. The main complaints are about missing features or content, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Always useful, simple, and great!”
- Design: “Its design and execution are excellent, as is its integration with iPadOS”
- Features & content: “This app is outstanding on every level”
- Updates: “Always updates to keep Writer the best writing app!”
Common complaints
- Features & content: “Paid for features that I’m not getting”
- Crashes & bugs: “Update: still broken in 7.3.2”
- Ease of use: “I don’t know why this company repeatedly fails to make it easy to keep seeing the same place no matter which view you’re in”
- Price & subscription: “Not a worthy investment of money at all”
About iA Writer: Get Focused
“Leaving life’s mess for an ideal realm of words.” —The New Yorker
“My favorite iOS app for writing in Markdown, without question, is iA Writer. iA Writer is just beautiful. To me, it’s the gold standard for Markdown syntax styling... an elegant champagne flute. That’s iA Writer for me.” —John Gruber
“iA Writer creates a clean, simple and distraction-free writing environment for when you really need to focus on your words.” —The New York Times
“iA Writer is an example of how powerful simplicity and accessibility can be.” —The Guardian
“iA Writer is all about textual production—writing this phrase, this sentence, this word at this moment.” —WIRED
4 x Best of App Store Winner
# The Simple Writing App
iA Writer removes distractions. Giving you a calm, focused, writing space, so you can express yourself clearly.
# Focus
Focus Mode dims everything but the current sentence or paragraph, helping you stay in the flow.
# Start
Don’t worry about the format. First, write in plain text. Then preview in HTML.
# Organize
Search, sort, and quickly swap between documents from different clouds.
# Customize
When you tap and hold a key in the command keyboard, you’re given the chance to choose your own layout. Rearrange your keys, or pick new ones from the extensive list.
# Search
You can open documents and launch frequent actions in no time with the new Quick Search. It lives in the keyboard so it’s always close at hand.
# Work
iA Writer includes an inverted light-on-dark-mode, perfect for working day and night.
# Clean
Spot superfluous adjectives, weak verbs, repetitive nouns, false conjunctions and clean your text of the usual rumble.
# Shape
Customize your templates and export to WordPress or Medium, HTML, Microsoft Word (.docx), or PDF.
# 100% Text
Embed links, pictures, tables and text files in plain text and see them in preview.
# Get in Touch
- Visit ia.net/writer for more information
- Visit ia.net/writer/support for support and feedback
“My favorite iOS app for writing in Markdown, without question, is iA Writer. iA Writer is just beautiful. To me, it’s the gold standard for Markdown syntax styling... an elegant champagne flute. That’s iA Writer for me.” —John Gruber
“iA Writer creates a clean, simple and distraction-free writing environment for when you really need to focus on your words.” —The New York Times
“iA Writer is an example of how powerful simplicity and accessibility can be.” —The Guardian
“iA Writer is all about textual production—writing this phrase, this sentence, this word at this moment.” —WIRED
4 x Best of App Store Winner
# The Simple Writing App
iA Writer removes distractions. Giving you a calm, focused, writing space, so you can express yourself clearly.
# Focus
Focus Mode dims everything but the current sentence or paragraph, helping you stay in the flow.
# Start
Don’t worry about the format. First, write in plain text. Then preview in HTML.
# Organize
Search, sort, and quickly swap between documents from different clouds.
# Customize
When you tap and hold a key in the command keyboard, you’re given the chance to choose your own layout. Rearrange your keys, or pick new ones from the extensive list.
# Search
You can open documents and launch frequent actions in no time with the new Quick Search. It lives in the keyboard so it’s always close at hand.
# Work
iA Writer includes an inverted light-on-dark-mode, perfect for working day and night.
# Clean
Spot superfluous adjectives, weak verbs, repetitive nouns, false conjunctions and clean your text of the usual rumble.
# Shape
Customize your templates and export to WordPress or Medium, HTML, Microsoft Word (.docx), or PDF.
# 100% Text
Embed links, pictures, tables and text files in plain text and see them in preview.
# Get in Touch
- Visit ia.net/writer for more information
- Visit ia.net/writer/support for support and feedback
Latest updates
8.1.2
# iA Markdown
- Fastest Markdown editor parser
- Editor now supports full range of Markdown syntax
- Added spreadsheet-style table editing: add, delete, and move rows and columns, change column alignment, reformat tables, and navigate cells with Tab and Return
- Comments can now contain any Markdown block elements
- Ordered lists are automatically renumbered during editing
- Smarter line move and indentation commands
- Added support for Markdown alerts
- Math expressions can span multiple lines
- Choose asterisks or underscores for italic and bold in Markdown settings
- Choose your preferred syntax for headings, ordered and bullet lists in Markdown settings
# iPhone Duo
- Ready for iPhone Duo
- Writer adapts to make the most of every pose
- Controls are on the right side of the screen, within easy reach of your thumb
8.1.1
# iA Markdown
- Fastest Markdown editor parser
- Editor now supports full range of Markdown syntax
- Added spreadsheet-style table editing: add, delete, and move rows and columns, change column alignment, reformat tables, and navigate cells with Tab and Return
- Comments can now contain any Markdown block elements
- Ordered lists are automatically renumbered during editing
- Smarter line move and indentation commands
- Added support for Markdown alerts
- Math expressions can span multiple lines
- Choose asterisks or underscores for italic and bold in Markdown settings
- Choose your preferred syntax for headings, ordered and bullet lists in Markdown settings
# iPhone Duo
- Ready for iPhone Duo
- Writer adapts to make the most of every pose
- Controls are on the right side of the screen, within easy reach of your thumb
8.1
# iA Markdown
- Fastest Markdown editor parser
- Editor now supports full range of Markdown syntax
- Added spreadsheet-style table editing: add, delete, and move rows and columns, change column alignment, reformat tables, and navigate cells with Tab and Return
- Comments can now contain any Markdown block elements
- Ordered lists are automatically renumbered during editing
- Smarter line move and indentation commands
- Added support for Markdown alerts
- Math expressions can span multiple lines
- Choose asterisks or underscores for italic and bold in Markdown settings
- Choose your preferred syntax for headings, ordered and bullet lists in Markdown settings
# iPhone Duo
- Ready for iPhone Duo
- Writer adapts to make the most of every pose
- Controls are on the right side of the screen, within easy reach of your thumb
Store changes
What iA Writer: Get Focused changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New iPad screenshots
New screenshots
10 screenshots (was 10)
Renamed
iA Writer → iA Writer: Get Focused
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