Essayist: Academic Writing App

Name: Essayist: Academic Writing App
Rating: 4.5 (407 reviews)
Author: Essayist Software Inc.

By: Essayist Software Inc. App

APA, MLA, Chicago & More

Overview

Version:

2.1.0

Last updated: 2026-09-11

Features & Capabilities

Essayist is an academic writing app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that handles formatting, citations, references, footnotes, page setup, and more. Choose from APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian, Harvard, IEEE, AMA, Vancouver, and over 10,000 citation styles.

Organize sources with iCloud, import references from Zotero, Google Scholar, URLs, BibTeX, or manually, and add equations, figures, tables, abstracts, appendices, and tables of contents. Write in a distraction-free workspace, sync across Apple devices, work offline, and export essays as PDF or Word documents.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Writing Accessibility

By:

Essayist Software Inc.

Rating:

4.50

(407) 3 new ratings

Version:

2.1.0 Last updated: 2026-09-11

Version code:

891043640

Creation date:

2021-01-11

Compatible devices:

Size:

86.07MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-13

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 80,177 ▲ 118

Other rankings

#3 in The Best Apps for Homework Help

#15 in Tap Into Apple Intelligence

#33 in Level Up Your Life

#10 in citation generator keyword 59 ▼ 5

#78 in reference keyword 30 ▼ 10

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Developed by:

Essayist Software Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/essayist-academic-writing-app/id1537845384

Website:

https://www.essayist.app

User Reviews

Overall, users praise Essayist for strong citation management and formatting support, plus a polished mobile experience for college writing. However, reliability problems like crashes and loading failures, coupled with high pricing and incomplete citation features, hinder adoption. Zotero integration is lacking and some workflows are manual, with additional copy-paste quirks noted. The app shows potential but reliability and pricing concerns are the main drawbacks.

Pros

Valuable citation management and a reference library that lets you reuse citations across assignments.
Good support for multiple formatting styles (APA/MLA/Turabian) and overall paper formatting.
Excellent mobile experience (iPhone) for writing, exporting, and submitting APA-formatted papers.
Aesthetically pleasing UI and generally easy-to-use writing experience for college-level work.

Cons

Frequent crashes, bugs, and reliability issues (content won’t load, freezes or crashes).
High subscription price and perceived poor value; the monthly/yearly plan is expensive.
Citation features are unreliable or limited (generator/search issues, non-editable reference page).
Poor Zotero integration and heavy manual import requirements (no bulk import; limited syncing).