Essayist
Write. Cite. Manage References.
essayist.app App StoreWriting & Documents / Academic Writing & Research
- Monthly visits
- <5K
- Oct 2026
- Public revenue
- Undisclosed
- No public revenue evidence yet
- Entry price
- $9.99/mo
- Lower than 57% of peersNiche median $11/mo
- Launched
- 5y ago
- 2021-01-11 · Est.
Traffic
Marketing moves
Launches, search & content, referrals, promotionsLaunched on App StoreLaunch
Try Essayist for free today! "Mac App of the Year 2025" — Apple "App of the Day" — Apple "Editors' Choice" — Apple "A-Plus Apps for Students" — Apple "Mac Essentials" — Apple No more fighting margins, hanging indents, or citation formatting
Jan 11, 2021 · 5y agoLaunch page
Store data
- Rating
- ★ 4.46397 ratings
- New ratings last mo
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- Price & IAP
- FreeIAP data not synced
- First released
- 2021-01-1174 MB
Essay writing just got easier! This update fixes a crash. Also, Essayist's OS 27 update is shaping up nicely! Of course, we have to wait until Apple releases the new operating system. From version 2.0.0: Essayist 2.0 is here—our biggest update yet. Write, format, and manage academic papers more easily with powerful new tools: • Choose from more than 10,000 citation styles, including IEEE • Change the language used for citations and bibliographies/references • Enjoy even more control with expanded customization settings • Import references directly from Zotero • Add figures and tables with redesigned, easier-to-use forms • Create cross-references for figures, tables, and equations • Organize your work with bulleted and numbered lists • Automatically number headings • Personalize your workspace with new backgrounds and themes • Interface localization for English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Italian Have feedback or found an issue? Email us. We usually respond quickly, and your feedback helps us make Essayist even better.
Try Essayist for free today! "Mac App of the Year 2025" — Apple "App of the Day" — Apple "Editors' Choice" — Apple "A-Plus Apps for Students" — Apple "Mac Essentials" — Apple No more fighting margins, hanging indents, or citation formatting. Essayist streamlines academic writing so you can concentrate on your ideas while it takes care of formatting, citations, references, footnotes, page setup, and more. AUTOMATIC FORMATTING Essayist automatically formats margins, fonts, spacing, headings, page numbers, references, citations, footnotes, figures, tables, and other essential elements. UNIVERSAL REFERENCE MANAGER Store and organize references with iCloud, then use them across multiple essays. Add sources through built-in search, Google Scholar, URLs, BibTeX, or manual entry. Essayist formats each source and adds it to your references or works cited list automatically. ZOTERO IMPORT Import your Zotero references and start using them in Essayist. CITATIONS Quickly insert in-text citations, footnotes, and endnotes with the click of a button. CITATION STYLES Choose from APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian, Harvard, IEEE, AMA, Vancouver, and more than 10,000 other styles. EQUATIONS Add equations using LaTeX. FIGURES & TABLES Insert fully formatted figures and tables with captions, numbering, titles, and notes. Cross-reference them throughout your essay. ABSTRACT, APPENDICES & TABLE OF CONTENTS Easily add an abstract, appendices, and an automatically generated table of contents. WRITE ANYWHERE, STAY IN SYNC Your essays and references sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud, so you can start on one device and finish on another — even offline. YOUR WORK IS YOURS No ads, no selling your data, no lock-in — export anytime as PDF or Word. EXPORT Export your essays as PDF or Word documents. MINIMAL INTERFACE Write in a clean, distraction-free workspace with customizable themes, backgrounds, and dark mode. MORE • Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with universal purchase • US Letter and A4 paper sizes • Times New Roman and Arial fonts • Word and page counts • Spell check, auto-completion, and auto-capitalization • Accessibility support REGULAR UPDATES Have a feature request or found an issue? Contact us at contact@essayist.app. PRICING Essayist is free to download and includes a free trial of Essayist Pro. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/82031685 Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/82031685
Store assets, rating histograms, install tiers, and screenshots are synced from Apple App Store, Google Play, and Chrome Web Store.
Traffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Direct39%
- Organic Search31%
- Referrals10%
- Social6%
- Other14%
Countries
- United States100%
Search
Domain authority —Domain registered 2020-07-17
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| essayist | 1,850 |
| essayist app | 150 |
| essayist table of figures | 150 |
| essayist app review | 90 |
| essayist academic writing app | 10 |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Trial: None · Observed 2026-11-04 · Source page
Entry price $9.99/mo, Lower than 57% of peers; “Academic Writing & Research” median is $11/mo.View pricing benchmark
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- How much does Essayist cost?
- Monthly: Unknown; Yearly・Save 33%: Unknown. Observed 2026-11-04. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
- How much website traffic does Essayist get?
- Vaneform estimates <5K website visits in 2026-10. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
- What is Essayist and what platforms does it support?
- Essayist is catalogued under Academic Writing & Research: Write. Cite. Manage References.. Supported platforms: Mobile App.
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