First Look: WriteRoom for iPhone

I've got this app on my iPod Touch (2G) and I love using it, especially in landscape mode. Changing the text and background colour would be a welcome tweak though.

As for the price, I mean really, £2.99 isn't the end of the world - it's about the cost of a price of beer here in the UK.

Re: "simplicity at it's best" -- that should be "its", no apostrophe.

According to the TextGuru developer website, they have already submitted a new version to Apple with the crash bug fixed and landscape mode added.

Well WR has way less features (perhaps too few), but has less confusing interface and works under 2.1 where currently TG crashes - unless you don't want to edit anything (tapping "Done" causes crash) which defeats the purpose of wanting either of these 2 applets.

Can anybody tell how WR works in comparison with TextGuru (which I already have)?

@Slobi,

Chill out. I don't believe Jesse was being snarky with you in any way. He basically acknowledged your concern (customization is coming). He didn't deny your claim regarding readability either.

This iPhone app is a carryover of the Mac app, which many use with a light text on black theme. Even if it's technically not as readable, I think it is a more relaxing color scheme for writing (vs. a general text editor.) For that reason the initial version here makes sense. I do think that the writing experience is a bit different on a desktop or notebook vs. an iPhone/Touch so perhaps light-on-dark won't prove to be as popular (I haven't used it yet so don't know.) But if the app is of any interest to you, you will get customization soon.

WriteRoom for the iPhone is a great way to jot notes down. I am especially pleased to see a landscape mode on a writing app for the iPhone.

Now the Jesse has divulged that the updates will give users the ability to select the text color, it makes it even more useful.

Now, if someone could get the Apple Bluetooth keyboard to pair with the iPhone...

I'll stick with TextGuru, thanks very much.

Can you e-mail documents you write in WriteRoom? (like Notes) I've been waiting to buy this app until I can confirm that.

Really nice idea. However, one thing needs mentioning. The readability of any small font text over a black background is, in average, up to 30% poorer than on black text over white background. Nifty design aside, I think that developer didn't do his work correctly when deciding to push for design over usability.
Yes, let the flame wars begin! OK, I KNOW all the things you'll want to say, probably better than those of you trying to say them. And I definitely posses the capacity to read that, or any other text, including one reflected in the mirror, such is my superior brain. So, IF the idea for this kind of application is to be more pretty than usable, or NOT to be as good as it can be, I surrender. In any other case - sorry, poor design.