It Takes Two to Duo

Apple just introduced iPhone Duo with its two new screens. Both of our apps were ready for it on day one.

The larger display unfolds a new dimension for writing and presenting on a phone. We had to entirely rethink our apps for the new model. Here’s how it works.

The Baby Writing Machine

When we sketched out iA Writer in 2009, we called it Writing Machine, a direct translation of the German word for typewriter. No buttons, no popups, no title bar. 100% text.

We’ve been polishing iA Writer for 16 years. Now comes iPhone Duo, unfolding iA Writer into a baby typewriter. We give our best to make it fast and beautiful. This is the first time it looks cute.

Present Out of Your Pocket

iA Presenter is the professional presentation app that works on a phone. You don’t move boxes around, you write your slides in plain text, add images, and with iPhone Duo you unfold and present. You can do all of this straight from your pocket. No laptop, no cables. On the bus, at lunch, on the way to a meeting.

Duo matches presenter like a glove. You can now comfortably write your slides on a much bigger screen. In Landscape, the tools move to the side of the screen, putting them within easy reach of your thumb.