What is your favorite word processor for the iPad?

I'm hearing some information about Elements and Pages, but I wanted to ask what you're using as a word processing app on your iPad.

I'm currently using the Notes app, but I'd like to be able to work on a document (mostly just text documents) and be able to save my progress, and then optionally pick up where I left off the next time I'm in front of my office Mac.

Dropbox doesn't seem to let me edit from the iPad, and Google Docs, to my surprise, will let me view word processing documents, but not edit nor create them. (!)

Solution 1:

I use:

• Evernote: This is good if you want to edit a text document and sycn between computers.
• Pages: So far, the best document creation tool I've used on the iPad.
• Penultimate: Great for sketching ideas and mind-mapping.

For your situation, I would suggestion Evernote.

Good luck!

Solution 2:

Pages

Its pretty good for a mobile app and can sync with the desktop and web app versions thru iCloud.

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Solution 3:

Plaintext is nice, as is its big brother WriteRoom.

But iA Writer also edits files from Dropbox (or iCloud!), and it has one big advantage over those two: smart quotation marks and smart parentheses!

That's right, instead of having to use different keys for open-paren or close-paren, you just tap one key and the app automagically makes it work.

Very Apple-like!

I also use Pages when I need fancy stuff like image support. And Storyist when I want to start with an index card outline of my document. But mostly I use iA Writer.