About Werdsmith
Werdsmith is a writing app for people who want a simple place to write stories.
For 15 years, we've supported hundreds of thousands of writers by helping them turn their ideas into completed projects. Werdsmith gives you a distraction-free environment to capture ideas, organize your writing, set writing goals and finish your projects.
Best for
- Creative writers drafting on iPhone or iPad
- Novelists, poets, screenwriters, and short story writers
- Writers who want to focus on writing rather than formatting or organization
Features
- Writing modes: When you write a novel, poem or screenplay, we automatically format it to look like a finished project, with proper indenting, chapters, headings and breaks. Instead of focusing on formatting, you can focus on what matters: writing.
- Writing prompts: If you've got writer's block, Werdsmith can suggest character, plot and dialog ideas right in your text and in your own writing style to keep you moving.
- Intuitive organization: Quickly capture ideas in the Ideas list, then turn them into projects when you're ready to write. There's no complex system you need to learn.
- Writing ritual and goals: Werdsmith helps you build up your writing habit with a daily writing ritual, daily word target, writing statistics and individual project goals to motivate you to write.
- Personal writer portfolios: Every writer can publish selected works to a personal website at werdsmith.com, or share links to their projects that automatically update as they write.
- Automatic backups and history: Your writing is automatically backed up in several independent locations so that you never lose anything. If you need to go back to an earlier version of what you were writing, the app makes it as easy as a swipe.
Platforms
Werdsmith is available on iPhone and iPad. Companion apps are also available for Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, and compatible Macs.
Pricing
Werdsmith is free to download. You can try out the app and use it forever without paying anything. There's an optional paid membership that unlocks more advanced features.
App Store rating
Werdsmith has a 4.7 App Store rating from more than 7,700 ratings.
Comparisons
Common questions
Is Werdsmith good for novelists?
Yes. Werdsmith works well for novelists who want a simple place to draft scenes, chapters, notes, and ideas. Writers who need complex research databases, formatting tools, or advanced desktop publishing may prefer a heavier manuscript app.
Is Werdsmith good for beginners?
Yes. Werdsmith is designed to be approachable for writers who want to start writing without having to learn and set up a complicated system.
Is Werdsmith private?
Yes. By default, everything you write in Werdsmith is private and only visible to you. Werdsmith gives you many options for sharing your work with others, but unless you explicitly share something, it can't be read by anyone.
Is Werdsmith safe?
Yes. For nearly 15 years, hundreds of thousands of writers have used Werdsmith to write millions of projects. Everything you write is protected by multiple layers of industry-standard security.
Is Werdsmith available for Android?
No, there is no Android app for Werdsmith. Beware of apps claiming to be Werdsmith on the Google Play Store, and never download them or enter your payment details. If a Werdsmith Android app is something you'd be interested in, please register your interest.