Great Writing Apps for College Students

In college, students are very harassed by their professors with a lot of essays to write, quizzes to prepare for, final papers to be submitted. So, for most of them, having an iPad is another distraction, so better to sell iPad, right? But wait, you might find your iPad useful when you are writing. So here are writing apps that will be good for your scholarly work!

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Writing Without Distractions

If you do not want to be distracted, then these apps are for you! You can choose ByWord ($3), iA Writer ($1-$3) or OmmWriter ($5). They are apps for distraction-free writing. They can also boost your creativity by helping you concentrate on what you are writing and nothing else. Although all of them have the same goal, they have different approaches for a distraction-free environment. ByWord and iA Writer makes your writing experience minimalistic. Although many people love ByWords more than iA Writer, both have great user interfaces. OmmWriter is a little bit different since it also stimulates your senses by offering you audio and visual effects.

Managing Your Writing

If you want to organize your writings and notes from classes, then you should use MacJournal ($6). It is like a database for notes. It allows you to create journals and organize them into folders. You can also type anything from a single thought to a draft of a chapter. With this app, you can coherently organize your writings. Other than that, you can also access your pieces on your laptop or desktop computer through any MacJournal companion apps for Mac and Windows.

(If you are writing a long text, better have an external keyboard because it will be painful for the joints of your finger. A lot of people complain about the joint aches they acquire after typing for a long period of time on the iPad screen.)

Formatting and Sharing Your Writing

If you are the type of person who wants to pump up their writing a little bit like having a proper headline, bullet points and page numbers, then you should have the Pages app ($10). Using this app, you can share your essay with your classmates or even submit it to your teacher. Pages is good for finishing up and exchanging documents with your colleagues.

You can also choose QuickOffice Pro HD ($20) if you are more comfortable with Windows. It offers an all-in-one solution for MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint files unlike Pages.

Taking Down Notes

If you like your notes to be structured, then you would like ThinkBook ($2). You can organize your class notes into bullet points, create to-do lists and prepare questions. You can also keep track of your classes and even projects. Do not worry because all your notes are neatly organized into different books and pages. You can also give titles to your notes so that you can find them easier later on. The app is the fastest way to take notes and structure bullet lists. You easily add new items and arrange them into a category by using gestures or special keys. However, you better use MacJournal if you are going to type a longer text.

So there you go, great apps for writing!

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