WriteOn Lite3.0.2 - App Store

WriteOn Lite lets writers use their iPhone or iPad to write their novel, short story, or other writing project and track their progress at the same time. Notebook computer too heavy to lug around? Want to write a scene or chapter while you're out and about sans computer? Have unexpected down time while waiting on someone else? Going to a write-in after work or school and don't have the room to lug your notebook computer? Writing on the go has never been easier!

Whether you're writing flash fiction or a novel, on your own or as part of a challenge like NaNoWriMo or the 3-Day Novel Contest, WriteOn Lite can handle your writing needs. Have multiple writing projects going on at the same time? No problem! Have multiple writing projects each with many chapters? Still no problem!

But that's not all! WriteOn Lite lets you track your writing progress on each project. Name your project, set a target date and a target word count and the app will calculate how many days you have left until your target date and how many words you need to write each day to meet your goal. The statistics screen tells you at a glance how much you've written, how many days you've written, how many words you wrote each day on average, and the percentage complete for your project.

WriteOn Lite also lets you see all the word count for each individual chapter for your project on the Chapters screen. See at a glance which chapter may need beefing up, or which chapter can use a bit of trimming :)

Want to send a copy of your project to your friend or loved one? Go right ahead and send it via email! Tweet about your daily writing progress. Or post on Facebook with your daily word count. Keep your various social streams informed. Rub your progress in their faces even!

WriteOn Lite also has an option which allows you to switch between customizable day and night modes. You can set the text colour and the background colour you want for each mode and switch to the appropriate one - for instance, when you're working at night while a loved one sleeps next to you.

Additionally, WriteOn Lite allows you to backup all your projects via e-mail, to DropBox or any other iOS app which supports receiving data from another app. You can later restore these backups by simply tapping on the attachment on e-mail or selecting the backup file in another app and selecting the option to open the file in WriteOn. Your writing projects are always safe with WriteOn!

WriteOn Lite is ad-supported, but has the same functionality as the paid version. If you don't like the ads, there's a one-time in-app purchase which allows you to remove all ads from the app forever!

Version History * Updated for the latest Xcode and iOS 3.0.2 03/26/2025 * Removed banner ads to reclaim screen space
* Fixed ad display/interval issues
* Fixed issues with the chapter list display on iPad
* Fixed issue with backup restoration not working correctly 3.0.1 10/21/2020 * Switched to an ad-supported model with full functionality equivalent to the WriteOn paid version
* Added ability to remove ads via a one-time in-app purchase
* Added ability to create backups similar to the paid version
* Added ability to work with more than one project
* Fixed some color issues with day/night mode 3.0 10/14/2020 Updates for iOS 14 2.1 09/16/2020 * Added ability to do basic text formatting - bold, italic, underline
* Added a feature where chapters you delete are not removed from the app but are instead sent to trash so that you can restore later
* Added an extracts feature where you can extract text from one chapter to be pasted into another
* Updated for the latest iOS version
* Various bug fixes and improvements 2.0 10/19/2019 * Added setting to hide undo/redo bar to increase available screen sapce
* Addeed button to undo/redo bar to hide keybaord 1.4.1 11/30/2016 * Added setting to auto-save current editing session after a given time interval
* Added ability to undo/redo changes in the editing view 1.4 11/22/2016 * Possible fix for crashes seen by some users since upgrading to iOS 10.1 1.3.1 10/30/2016 * Added the ability to have day and night modes for the editing view
* Added automatic saving of work when exiting editing view without saving
* Added a hint view on first launch which explains new functionality
* Updated for iOS 10 and Swift 3 1.3 10/03/2016 * Added the ability to export data from the Lite version to the Pro version.
* Numerous updates, optimisations, and bug fixes 1.2 07/28/2016 * Added the ability to re-order chapters in your projects.
* Added an interactive bar graph to the stastistics view showing daily progress.
* Added Dynamic Type support so that all text adjusts dynamically based the font size you've set. 1.1 11/11/2014 Minor bug fixes and tweaks for a better user experience. 1.0.2 11/08/2014 * Fixed the project management screen not working under iOS 7.x
* Fixed FAQ upvotes and downvotes not working correctly
* Minor UI tweaks/fixes 1.0.1 10/30/2014 1.0 10/25/2014