Start thinking like a writer!

Want to write? Start thinking like a writer! Writerly will show you how.

Writerly is for everyone interested in creative writing. From first steps to advanced topics, Writerly is loaded with advice, exercises, ideas and prompts to help you develop as a writer, whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro.

Our new AI Toolkit unleashes the power of Apple Intelligence to bring you tools to spark your creativity, brainstorm your ideas, help you research books and novels, and create characters and writing exercises - it’s like having an always-available creative writing friend!

Writerly includes a huge amount of unique content that has been extensively tested and trialled by professional authors and creative writing students. So have fun, get inspired and get writing!

Developed by an award-winning team

Writerly is developed by a team which includes:

  • A writer whose work has won multiple awards nationally and internationally. She has over fifteen years' experience teaching creative writing in schools, adult education institutes and universities, and twenty years as a literary consultant whose clients have gone on to secure agents, see their work published, staged and winning awards

  • A prize-winning author whose novels have been published in the USA, UK, Germany, France, Japan and more.

  • A software developer with over 30 years of professional experience in the software industry

Key Features

Key features:

  • Available for your Mac, iPhone and iPad!
  • Learn how to observe the world like a writer
  • AI Toolkit (for research, exercises, brainstorming and more)
  • Like having an always-available creative writing friend!
  • Techniques to combat writer’s block
  • Discover techniques to unlock your creativity
  • Unique ‘generators’ for Appearance, Mood, Character, Journeys and much, much more
  • Warm-up exercises
  • Meet your characters (like speed dating with your characters!)
  • Ways into Character (in-depth character development tools, techniques and exercises)
  • A Year of Prompts (a writing prompt for every day of the year)
  • How to work with sensory detail
  • Core character development exercises
  • Built-in timer for exercises
  • Widgets (daily prompts and character generation right on the home screen)
  • Progress tracker

Note that AI Toolkit is available in Writerly version 2.5 and higher and requires an Apple device that supports Apple Intelligence. The device must also be running either iOS 26, iPadOS 26 or macOS 26 or higher.