# WriteDown: Write Books, Novels

> Minimalist book writing app for authors to write novels, scripts, and stories.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.studzone.writedown](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.studzone.writedown)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.studzone.writedown`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Stud Zone
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 189,883
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (1,567 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.11
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-28
- **First published:** 2020-06-27
- **Publisher country:** IN
- **Size:** 24 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.studzone.writedown)
- **Website:** [https://studzonemobileallapps.blogspot.com](https://studzonemobileallapps.blogspot.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/studprivacypolicy](https://sites.google.com/view/studprivacypolicy)

## Description

WriteDown: Write Books, Novels is a minimalist and distraction-free writing app tailored for authors, screenwriters, and creators. It provides an intuitive interface to help you focus purely on your writing, whether you’re working on a novel, screenplay, or journal entries.

This offline-capable tool features organizational folders, multiple text file support, customizable fonts and themes (including dark mode), and real-time writing statistics. Export your work easily in formats like TXT, HTML, and RTF. WriteDown supports your creative process with smart editing tools and a clean layout, empowering you to write anytime and anywhere without distractions.

## Rankings

- #163,381 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.studzone.writedown.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

The app is praised for its clean, easy-to-use interface and strong planning/writing organization features, plus potential language-learning benefits. However, many reviews repeatedly report serious reliability issues: data loss where chapters disappear, and unreliable saving across sessions and devices. Alongside this, users complain about intrusive ads that disrupt the writing experience. These reliability and ad-exposure problems often outweigh the positive aspects for many users.

### Pros

- Clean, straightforward, distraction-free interface; easy to use
- Great for planning and organizing thoughts for writing a book
- Helpful for writing practice and language learning (e.g., improving English)

### Cons

- Frequent data loss: chapters and writings disappear, sometimes after long periods of use
- Intrusive ads: ad-heavy experience with multiple reviews mentioning ads (e.g., two ads on startup)
- Unreliable saving/sync across sessions and devices: saved content can vanish and is hard to retrieve

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.studzone.writedown)