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24 alternatives to Flowstate

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Flowstate launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Flowstate▲285

   A writing app that deletes everything if you stop typing

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   WriteRoom▲67

   Distraction Free Writing

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Screen Flow▲116

   Screen recording and editing for Mac

   2014 · telestream.net · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Desk 3.0▲211

   Writing, blogging, and notetaking for WordPress

   2016 · desk.pm · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Fluid▲215

   Turn Your Favorite Web Apps into Real Mac Apps

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   FlowVella▲104

   Easiest Way to Beautiful Presentations

   2014 · flowvella.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Orton▲122

   Discovering the next generation of writers

   2017 · orton.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   iA Writer 3▲207

   The quintessential writing machine, rewritten.

   2015 · ia.net · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Typewrite▲103

   Real-time collaborative writing

   2014 · typewrite.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Flowstate▲8

    Once you begin a flow, you cannot stop.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Draft▲149

    GitHub for writing

    2013 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Writer▲111

    Clean, crisp space to write and discuss.

    2016 · zoho.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Medium Battle▲177

    See who's better at writing on Medium

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Prompts▲109

    Build a better writing habit

    2014 · getprompts.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Help Me Write▲94

    Get your audience to help you decide what to write about.

    2013 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Scrivener▲139

    My favorite writing tool

    2014 · literatureandlatte.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Writer Pro▲91

    Note. Write. Edit.

    2013 · ia.net · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ProWritingAid▲123

    A simple tool to improve your writing

    2015 · prowritingaid.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Typewriter▲248

    Your on-demand editor

    2016 · typewriter.plus · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Credosity▲109

    The enterprise writing coach

    2017 · magnetomentor.ai · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hi▲62

    A real-time writing community.

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Marked 2▲105

    Smarter tools for smarter writers

    2014 · marked2app.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Flowstate▲3

    Once you begin a flow, you cannot stop.

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →