When comparing iA Writer vs Supernotes, the Slant community recommends Supernotes for most people. In the question“What is the best cross-platform note-taking app?” Supernotes is ranked 41st while iA Writer is ranked 52nd. The most important reason people chose Supernotes is:
The note-card format is incredibly versatile, and great when you have lots of information.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Noise Free Writing Experience removes even the program bar
The Noise Free Writing Experience is one of the first approaches to create a first class distraction-free environment. The feature hides the Mac program bar when you start writing.
Pro A mode that brings focus to the sentence you're working on
Enabling Focus Mode will dim the whole text except the sentence you are currently writing on.
Pro Can tell how long it would take to read through what you've written
Pro Markdown support
Pro Syncs using iCloud and Dropbox
iA Writer can sync documents using iCloud or Dropbox from within the editor for use across multiple devices.
Pro Create whole document by including separate images/markdown docs
This is new and very awesome feature in iA Writer 4.0.
Pro Can export a Word document
Pro Available for all Apple devices
iA Writer is available for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Pro Short-form note-cards
The note-card format is incredibly versatile, and great when you have lots of information.
Pro Responsive platform
Works on all devices, from mobiles to laptops.
Pro Full Markdown (with LaTeX equation) support
Great to be able to use all the features of Markdown, rather than a select few.
Cons
Con No Linux support
Con Only web apps for now
The developers haven't released native apps yet.
