WriterDuet Reviews – Page 7
4/5 rating based on 89 reviews. Read all reviews for WriterDuet for iPhone.
WriterDuet is free iOS app published by WriterDuet Inc.
Bad bug
Utfluke
Good morning. I recently purchased WriterDuet Pro (lifetime) through the Boing Boing sale this weekend - thank you so much for making this fantastic software affordable. I’ve already started writing a new project and I love being able to seemlessly go between the browser and the app. However, there is a really bad bug that is disrupting my workflow. If I am writing dialogue, I end a sentence, backspace to the end of the sentence, put in a period, and then the last letter of the word that I am punctuating will disappear. Please try to replicate this if you can. I will be happy to change my review score at anytime this bug gets fixed. Thank you for listening and responding.
App is Useless; Jury’s Still Out on WD
luck.harris
Tried to type some notes in a document. Hit the wrong thing and the menu became inaccessible; just a poorly-formatted document and an option bar running off the screen. Buyer’s remorse on my lifetime membership to WD (for 80 bucks, I could’ve just figured something else out) but the app is just ridiculous. Unreleasable.
Crashed
BondJamesBond007
I can’t even pull up 1/3 of my document to edit or add more script. 16 pages of 50 is all can get to download. This needs to be fixed ASAP or this app will cease to exist!
Great, but has some bugs on iPad
Jimmythehand
I love this software since it’s intuitive and has a lot of features. The issue I have is that certain windows can’t be closed on my iPad, namely when I try to edit the ‘title page’. It opens max width of screen and when I try to press the ‘x’ it triggers the side panel making it impossible to close. Also it loses access to the left side menu pulldown. The sooner they fix this, the sooner I’d be inclined to support them with a pro purchase! Thanks again
UPDATE APP FOR IPHONE XS MAX
stesreview
The black space along the top and bottom of the app are absolutely abhorrent, such a waste of space and potential. This app should be updated appropriately to fit dimensions of users phone, fix this ASAP please.
Update: NO LONGER Busted as hell on iPad Pro 12.9, BUT STILL WITH ISSUES
jordansowards
Second update in a day: Okay, so I know how to make the problem come back. And this app definitely still needs to be optimized for newer devices like the iPad Pro 12.9 and my iPhone X which is a year and a half old now. If I had gotten into this software two months ago, it might not have been as bad—but knowing that I missed a 1/2 price sale on Pro makes the idea of upgrading much more difficult now. Update: I’m pretty gobsmacked. Today I opened up the app, and that egregious glitch has just disappeared. I don’t get it—the app hasn’t been updated, I had already tried restarting my iPad several times, and ultimately resorted to buying Final Draft Mobile. Worked in FD all day yesterday, only to discover this lovely surprise waiting for me today. WriterDuet is excellent on the web, but on my iPad Pro 12.9”, there’s a big, dark gray line across the middle of the app that won’t go away. It almost looks a stray menu bar or something, but it’s just there, covering up your script.
Great Idea, Updates Needed
TGTJp
Am excited to use to write with co-writers. Am quite disappointed that there hasn’t been an update in 10mo considering the reviews show bugs are there. In addition, the iPhone X has been out for going on 2 years and this app still isn’t optimized for it? It feels like they may be putting their efforts elsewhere, but I’d be much more likely to upgrade to Pro if I could see this app getting a little more attention since I use the Apple ecosystem. Would re-assess the review if this could change and we could see more frequent updates and optimization with newer technologies.
MUST GET! Stunning app- effortless.
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I discovered WriterDuet years ago and I am still astounded by its remarkable simplicity, sleek design, and intuitive interface, along with countless variations and features. It works smoothly on both desktop and mobile devices and it has made professional screenwriting much less of a hassle and allowed me to concentrate on the writing itself. It has some of the fastest, friendliest customer service and the developers are constantly working on improving WriterDuet and all of its functions. It even downloads for free which is perfect if you’re just starting off although I would recommend professionals upgrade to WriterDuet Pro which adds a few neat features like collaboration and offline writing.
Visual Glitch
Jakob14941
I love WriterDuet on the PC, in fact I’ve bought premium before. I recently got an iPad and was hoping to be able to access my scripts on the go, even on shoots. Seems to be working fine so far, however there is a big grey bar in the middle of the app. Kind of like it should be a footer like the header with all the scenes/apps/dialogue, but right in the middle of the page. Kind of distracting and hard to read as it covers up image. If anyone knows how to fix it, that would be great!
Really bad coding
The draw rider game
The one pro here is that the UX and UI are almost perfectly adapted to the desktop version - or, to be more clear, they would be if they worked properly. Way too many issues with coding. 90% of the times I tap on something to start writing, the top toolbar shifts up above the top of my screen so I can’t select dialog, character, etc. I have to close and reopen the app repeatedly to get it to let me write more than a line at a time. Half the time the cursor isn’t visible so you don’t know where your new text will show up. Also about half the time, I open a script and it’s not all there. And sometimes I start typing and the new letters overlap existing letters and I can’t read what I’m writing. Frankly I’m surprised Apple allowed such a poorly-working app into the app store. I keep checking for a fix but there never is one. Fingers crossed one comes soon... Edit: I realize that the app makers are not a charity and they’re looking for revenue. And being a free member, I almost feel like I shouldn’t be complaining. But I’m not in a position to add another subscription right now and I sure wouldn’t pay for an app that barely works. I hope it doesn’t work better for paid users than unpaid. But I’m sure more people would subscribe if the app worked properly and users didn’t need to constantly restart the app and/or their phones in the futile hope it will make the app work.