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Google Docs
Free with a Google accountFree documents you can write together in real time.
Pick it if you want it free, you need it on Android and the web and you are a student.
FreeiPhoneAndroidWeb
At a glance
| App | Price | Platforms | Pick it if |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Pages (the app you have) | Free download | Apple | - |
| iA Writer | One-time purchase per platform | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android | you would rather pay once |
| Google Docs | Free with a Google account | iPhone, Android, Web | you want it free |
| Ulysses | $5.99/month or $39.99/year. Student pricing available. Also on Setapp | Apple | you need it on Mac |
| Writey Cursive Handwriting | Free download | iPhone, Android | you need it on Android |
| Rhymer's Block | Free | iPhone, Android | you want it free |
| Microsoft Word | Included in Microsoft 365 Personal $9.99/month or $99.99/year | Everywhere | you need it on Android, Windows and Mac |
| Lex | Prices not shown | Web | you need it on the web |
| Grammarly | Free | Everywhere | you need it on Android, Windows and Mac |
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iA Writer
One-time purchase per platformA distraction-free Markdown editor. Pay once.
Pick it if you would rather pay once, you need it on Android, Windows and Mac and you need it to work offline.
Pay onceMacWindowsiPhoneAndroid
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Ulysses
$5.99/month or $39.99/year. Student pricing available. Also on Setapp
Writing app for Mac, iPad and iPhone that keeps all your texts in one iCloud-synced library; subscription.
Pick it if you need it on Mac and you make content.
PaidMaciPhone
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Writey Cursive Handwriting
Free download; paid upgrades in the app
Practise and learn handwriting and cursive in many languages.
Pick it if you need it on Android.
Free planiPhoneAndroid
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Rhymer's Block
Free
Rhyming dictionary for lyricists, rappers and poets.
Pick it if you want it free and you need it on Android.
FreeiPhoneAndroid
6
Microsoft Word
Included in Microsoft 365 Personal $9.99/month or $99.99/year
Microsoft's word processor for documents, available on desktop, web and mobile as part of Microsoft 365.
Pick it if you need it on Android, Windows and Mac, you want AI built in and you run a small business.
PaidiPhoneAndroidMacWindowsWeb
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Lex
Prices not shown; no longer accepting new customersBrowser-based collaborative writing editor with AI editing tools. Not accepting new customers.
Pick it if you need it on the web, you want something simpler and you want AI built in.
Free planWeb
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Grammarly
Free; Pro subscriptionGrammar, spelling and tone suggestions everywhere you type.
Pick it if you need it on Android, Windows and Mac, you are a student and you are just starting out.
Free planMacWindowsiPhoneAndroidWeb
We matched these apps to Apple Pages by what they are for, who they suit and where they run, using our research on each app's official website and app store listing. We have not tested them hands-on for this page. Check the price on each app's own site before you buy.