# iA Writer

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/ia-writer/

13 people recommended iA Writer in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 12 months, in 11 threads. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Writers recommend it as a focused, refined editor with a typewriter-like feel that is bought once rather than through a subscription.

Summary written by Claude from 15 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Favorite app among writers (2 comments in the sample): "iA Writer is one of the favorite apps I have and I think your approach to building software is incredibly beautiful" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47207895)) "which is my favorite prose editor" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47034637))
- Focused, typewriter-like writing experience (2 comments in the sample): "It's a fun subtle adaptation to keep close to the typewriter-like experience of the app." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48832899)) "People aren't paying 50 bucks because it has all the features, they do it because they appreciate the process and value of writing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47208486))
- Pleasant, refined writing experience (2 comments in the sample): "to have a pleasant writing experience on other mobile devices" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47056530)) "already a refined Markdown editor (and is cross platform" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48607229))
- Solid, proven for its use cases (2 comments in the sample): "very solid and proven solution for certain use cases" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47200734)) "their product is exactly right" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47258869))

## Other markdown editors people recommend

- [Typora](https://hackerapproved.com/p/typora/): 15 recommend, 2 mixed, 4 criticize
- [SmallDocs](https://hackerapproved.com/p/smalldocs/): 10 recommend, 4 mixed, 1 criticize
- [Zettlr](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zettlr/): 6 recommend, 1 mixed, 0 criticize
- [Opal Editor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/opal/): 6 recommend, 2 mixed, 1 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://ia.net/writer)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "iA Writer", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ia-writer/ (13 recommend, 1 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.