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Type or paste English and Better Writing suggests edits for grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity, word choice, and tone. You can inspect the word-level changes, refine a result, rewrite a whole message, organize supplied notes into a draft, or draft a reply from a confirmed conversation screenshot transcript. Suggestions can be wrong, so review important text before using it.

Better Writing requires an iPhone or iPad with iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 or later. It uses Apple’s built-in on-device model when that runtime is available. Other supported devices can use a downloaded model if they meet its physical-memory requirement. Compatibility depends on the available runtime and memory, not a promise about a particular iPhone generation.

If Apple’s built-in model is available, make sure Apple Intelligence is enabled and ready. Otherwise, Better Writing may offer a local model in Menu → Settings → AI Engine: about 0.9 GB on supported devices with at least 3.5 GB of memory, or about 2.6 GB on devices with at least 5.5 GB. Keep enough storage and a reliable connection for the first download. Editing works offline after a compatible model is ready.

Editing, screenshot text recognition, coaching, and Ask Your Writing run on the device. Better Writing has no Studio AM account or writing server, and no writing or analytics is transmitted to Studio AM. Saved writing and study progress stay local unless you enable optional private iCloud sync. An export, Share action, or declined-question DuckDuckGo search leaves only after you explicitly choose it.

There is no permanent free creation tier. Eligible new subscribers may receive a 3-day trial on either the monthly or yearly plan. Apple shows eligibility, the current local price, and renewal terms before purchase. Prices can change. An earlier lifetime product is no longer sold, but verified owners retain Pro through Restore purchase.

Open Menu → All sessions to read, search, copy, or individually delete prior sessions, and hear saved results with the system voice. Both export actions remain available without a subscription under Your data in Settings and Archive settings. Export my writing (Markdown) creates BetterWriting-sessions.md with every saved session, its inputs and results, pending drafts, and distinct source notes such as the notes behind a saved Draft. Export complete archive creates BetterWriting-complete-archive.json with all app-owned writing and state, including pending handoffs. Creating or continuing edits, drafts, replies, coaching, practice, reminders, model work, natural-voice playback, and other fresh writing features requires active access or a restored lifetime entitlement.

With verified active access, share selected English text or a conversation screenshot to Better Writing. The extension saves the item locally in the app’s private App Group and asks you to open Better Writing; editing, text recognition, and reply drafting happen only in the main app after it checks access again. If access is not confirmed, the original item is not edited. Better Writing does not send shared content to Studio AM.

Open Menu → Settings → Unlock Pro, scroll below the plan cards, and choose Restore purchase while signed in to the Apple Account that made the purchase. The lifetime product remains restore-only; it is not displayed as a plan for new customers.

Draft mode organizes notes you supply into a message, email, clear paragraphs, or an outline and marks which source points it used. Reply mode recognizes text from a conversation screenshot on-device, lets you correct the transcript, and then drafts the next English message. Review either result before sending it.

The system voice highlights each word as it reads a result, including a result you saved before access ended. With active Pro access or a restored lifetime entitlement, you can also download an optional natural voice of about 320 MB that runs on-device; natural-voice playback does not highlight words yet. Fresh writing and natural-voice playback remain Pro features.

Private iCloud sync is off by default. If enabled, Apple syncs saved writing and study progress through your private iCloud database, which Studio AM cannot read. App Lock asks iOS for device authentication and receives only success or failure. Widgets and App Shortcuts can open a daily grammar tip or an Improve Text/Clipboard flow; fresh improvement work still requires verified Pro access.

No. The app narrows the model’s task, checks for unsupported changes, and shows the exact word-level diff, but every suggestion is still AI-generated and can be wrong or change meaning. Review important, legal, medical, financial, academic, or professional text yourself.