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iA Writer pricing
iA Writer publishes 4 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 30 August 2026, iA Writer pricing is free, then $29.99/one-time across 4 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free, then $29.99/one-time
- Model
- One-time
- Tiers
- 4
- Free tier
- Yes
iA Writer plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free | 4 | Entry tier |
| Windows | $29.99/one-time | 3 | +$29.99/one-time, 3 more features |
| Mac | $49.99/one-time | 3 | +$20.000000000000004/one-time |
| iPhone & iPad | $49.99/one-time | 3 | +$0/one-time, 1 more feature |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Free Trial
FreeThe entry tier. It covers 7-day free trial, mac and windows, no credit card required, full write, edit, and export access.
Windows
$29.99/one-timeOver Free Trial, this tier adds:
- One-time purchase
- Own it forever
- No subscription fees
Mac
$49.99/one-timeNothing on the record separates this tier from Windows on features. Check the vendor's page for the limits it lifts.
iPhone & iPad
$49.99/one-timeOver Mac, this tier adds:
- One-time purchase via App Store
Where iA Writer stops being free
Free Trial, Free
- 7-day free trial
- Mac and Windows
- No credit card required
- Full write, edit, and export access
Windows, $29.99/one-time
The first thing you pay for:
- One-time purchase
- Own it forever
- No subscription fees
What the product covers
The full iA Writer feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Distraction-free writing
- Markdown editing
- Syntax highlighting
- Dark and light themes
- Cross-platform sync
- Typewriter mode
- Focus mode
- Statistics
People bring iA Writer in for distraction-free writing and note-taking application, markdown document creation and editing, cross-platform writing with ipad, iphone, mac, and windows support. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to iA Writer are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Productivity
Across the 4 productivity tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $22/month. iA Writer starts at $29.99/one-time, which puts it above the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iA Writer (this page) | Free, then $29.99/one-time | one-time | - | |
| Memtime | €10/month | subscription | - | vs iA Writer |
| Bring! | Free | Free, with an optional paid Premium tier for extras | - | vs iA Writer |
| Bluemail | Free | quote | - | vs iA Writer |
| Alfred | Free, then £34/one-time | One-time purchase | - | vs iA Writer |
| Day One | Free | Free tier plus subscription | - | vs iA Writer |
| Canary Mail | Free | Per user per year, or one-time purchase | - | vs iA Writer |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the iA Writer badges page.
Before you pay for iA Writer
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 4 tiers between Free and $49.99/one-time, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
iA Writer runs on macos, ios, ipados, android, web, and is published by iA of Berlin, Germany. The full record is on the iA Writer review, and the rest of the category is under best productivity tools.
iA Writer pricing questions
- How much does iA Writer cost?
- iA Writer publishes 4 tiers, from Free for Free Trial up to $49.99/one-time for iPhone & iPad. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does iA Writer have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free Trial tier costs nothing and covers 7-day free trial, mac and windows, no credit card required. Paying starts at $29.99/one-time for Windows.
- What is the difference between Free Trial and Windows on iA Writer?
- Windows costs $29.99/one-time against Free, and adds one-time purchase, own it forever, no subscription fees.
- Is the iPhone & iPad plan on iA Writer worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is one-time purchase via app store. It costs $49.99/one-time against $29.99/one-time for Windows. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is iA Writer expensive for a productivity tool?
- It starts above the middle of its category. Across the 4 productivity tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $22/month; iA Writer starts at $29.99/one-time.
- Which productivity tools can I use without paying?
- 6 of the 8 productivity tools listed alongside iA Writer have a free tier: Bring!, Bluemail, Alfred, Day One, Canary Mail.
- What am I actually paying for with iA Writer?
- The record lists 8 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for distraction-free writing and note-taking application, markdown document creation and editing, cross-platform writing with ipad, iphone, mac, and windows support.
- Does iA Writer charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 4 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these iA Writer prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare iA Writer against before paying?
- The closest productivity tools in this directory are Memtime, Bring!, Bluemail, Alfred. Each has a side-by-side comparison with iA Writer covering price, platforms and features.