# OmmWriter review (2026): is it worth $9.99? > Full-screen writing app with backgrounds, music and typing sounds Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. OmmWriter is a distraction-free writing app from Byteberry Studio in Barcelona. It opens full screen on a nature-inspired background, with ambient audio tracks, a sound for each key press and a choice of five typefaces. Documents save as .omm, .txt, .doc and .docx files and export to PDF or email. It is a one-time purchase for Mac and Windows. - **Category:** Writing Tools - **Made by:** Byteberry Studio, S.L. - **Website:** https://ommwriter.com - **Runs on:** macOS, Windows - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want outlines, projects or collaboration, as none are listed. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, OmmWriter is a paid product, starting at $9.99 one-time (Mac App Store). - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | OmmWriter (Mac App Store) | $9.99 one-time purchase | Single payment with no subscription; the maker's own site sells it at a minimum price you may exceed. | Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ommwriter/id412347921?mt=12 on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with OmmWriter before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **30% off packs of five licenses** (Other savings): The FAQ says buying a pack of at least five licenses gets a 30% discount on each one. Source: https://ommwriter.com/faq/ ## Key features - **Full-screen writing space:** The app opens full screen with only the basic functions, so little else appears while you write. - **Nature-inspired backgrounds:** Includes backgrounds that follow the course of a day and two designed with a colour-therapy expert. - **Audio tracks and typing sounds:** Nine ambient and instrumental tracks play through headphones, and each key press makes a soft sound. - **Five typefaces:** Choose among Open Sans, DejaVu Sans, Noto Serif, PT Serif and Cygnet Round. - **Save and export formats:** Saves as .omm, .txt, .doc and .docx, with direct export to PDF or email. - **One-time license:** The maker says the Gaia license is a single payment with no time limit and no subscription. ## Good for - Writers who want a calm full-screen space with sound - Anyone who prefers paying once for a simple writing app - Students drafting essays without other windows open ## Worth knowing - Mac and Windows only: the FAQ says there is no iPhone, iPad, Linux, Kindle or Chromebook version. - The site's footer reads 2017 and the Gaia version dates to 2017 for Mac and 2019 for Windows. - It has only basic writing functions, with no outline, project or collaboration tools listed. - The price on the maker's website could not be read; the $9.99 figure is the Mac App Store listing. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. OmmWriter is a full-screen writing space with backgrounds, music and typing sounds, sold for $9.99 once on the Mac App Store. It has only basic writing functions, it's Mac and Windows only, and the site footer and release dates point to 2017 to 2019. - **Value for money: A.** $9.99 one-time, under a year of the category's $9.75 middle subscription plus a little. There's no subscription. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan or trial is listed, and the Mac App Store sells it for a one-time $9.99. - **Features: C.** Full-screen writing, backgrounds, audio, five typefaces and exports. It has no outline, project or collaboration tools, but covers the basics. - **Ease of use: B.** No rating on record, but you install it and start typing with nothing to set up. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Mac and Windows only. The FAQ rules out iPhone, iPad, Linux, Kindle and Chromebook. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from OmmWriter's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among writing tools - OmmWriter's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 35 of the 136 other writing tools we grade, and level with 23. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 89 of 136) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/writing ## Keep it, or make your own? **Your call.** A writing app at its plainest is a page that saves what you type. You could make the core of OmmWriter for yourself: documents. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. At $9.99, paid once, it costs less than the weekend it would take to replace, which is the argument for keeping it. - You could make: Documents: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A library of sound you would have to license. - You could not: A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Documents, Focus music, One-time purchase ## Alternatives - [FocusWriter](https://toolgpa.com/tools/focuswriter): Free distraction-free word processor for Windows and Linux. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/focuswriter-vs-ommwriter) - [WriteMonkey](https://toolgpa.com/tools/writemonkey): Minimal plain-text Markdown editor for writers, free to use. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ommwriter-vs-writemonkey) - [Calmly Writer](https://toolgpa.com/tools/calmly-writer): Distraction-free Markdown writing app sold as a one-time purchase. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/calmly-writer-vs-ommwriter) - [iA Writer](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ia-writer): Minimal plain-text Markdown writing app with Focus Mode. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ia-writer-vs-ommwriter) - [Cold Turkey Writer](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cold-turkey-writer): Text editor that locks your computer until a writing goal is met. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cold-turkey-writer-vs-ommwriter) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://ommwriter.com/ - https://ommwriter.com/description/ - https://ommwriter.com/faq/ - https://ommwriter.com/about-us/ - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ommwriter/id412347921?mt=12 Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/ommwriter Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).