About ruff: a writing companion
🏆 Winner of Google's 2019 Material Design Award 💎 Winner of Google Play's Best of 2019 “Hidden Gems” ••• ruff is your pocket-sized best friend that aims to make writin
🏆 Winner of Google's 2019 Material Design Award
💎 Winner of Google Play's Best of 2019 “Hidden Gems”
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ruff is your pocket-sized best friend that aims to make writing on the go fun and sharing it fast & easy. It's a single sheet of text with your progress automatically saved and restored between sessions — no file management to worry about here! You can set aside (aka stash) text to come back to later via a left swipe. Or you can pass it on (aka share) via the FAB.
ruff doesn't want (or need) to replace your text editor, to-do app etc. With its original blend of utility & versatility, ruff is the ideal springboard for all your writing on the go: drafts, notes, lists, ideas, thoughts etc. It's a pleasure to write in ruff, and effortless to move the writing out 💪
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Still not convinced? Check out what the experts have to say ;)
« Ruff’s straightforward brand identity empowers the app’s note-taking users to quickly capture their thoughts in any style. Prioritizing function and clarity, Ruff’s consistent use of typography, shape, and color create an inviting themed experience. » — Google Design ( https://design.google/library/material-design-awards-2019/)
« If you like to write and wish you could do so from your Android device without any distractions, then look no further than ruff. The app contains both a light and dark theme, and it even works on Chromebooks, which makes it a great option for portable writing. Saving your content is easy. All you have to do is swipe to the right, and the app will save your progress so that you can easily pick up where you left off, even if you switch to a different Android device. » — Android Police
« It’s a bit of a niche product, but it looks nice and it works as described. » — Android Authority
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Throw a bone 🦴 by upgrading to ruff+ to unleash the following:
• Gain full screen estate by removing ads
• Set aside (aka stash) as much text as you like (as opposed to the basic 10)
• Read the entire content of your text from your home screen widget (it's a full screen preview on the basic widget)
... you'll make an indie developer and their digital pup happy too! ♥
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of ruff: a writing companion since it was posted on our website on 2019-07-09 11:17:41.
The latest version is 2023.07.05 and it was updated on 2024-04-23 10:55:20. See below the changes in each version.
ruff: a writing companion version 2023.07.05
Updated At: 2023-07-13
Changes: Targeting Android 12 and upgraded to latest Google Play billing library for better performance + security + compatibility.
ruff: a writing companion version 2021.01.10
Updated At: 2023-07-13
Changes: Google in an un-announced summer security update removed the ability for Android developers to use custom fonts for widgets. Fortunately, I identified a workaround that seems to be recommended best practice at this point. This should restore the widget’s intended appearance (if you hadn’t seen this issue, then it will make sure you don’t after you upgrade to Android 12). If there are any problems or quirks you’ve noticed on the back of these changes, please email me at
[email protected]!
ruff: a writing companion version 2021.09.09
Updated At: 2021-09-13
Changes: * Fix for toggled checkbox sometimes creating a duplicate checkbox with intended state
ruff: a writing companion version 2021.01.15
Updated At: 2021-01-15
Changes: . Now targetting Android 10 - practically speaking it shouldn’t make a difference for anyone on Android 9 or below, but it should mean the app runs more optimally for Android 10+ users
. When adding a newline in a list, it will start as a continuation of the list (no idea what broke this in the first place!)
. When no text stashed, appropriate message should always display when checking out your stash
ruff: a writing companion version 2020.09.16
Updated At: 2020-09-16
Changes: . Sharing a stashed text should share the correct text (and not the active)
. No visual glitches around Status Bar
. FAB closing should result in smooth animation with no line flashing
ruff: a writing companion version 2020.07.24
Updated At: 2020-07-26
Changes: . Widget for +users should not lose its ability to scroll
. Fixed colour of overlay being too faint, resulting in not enough contrast with textarea on light/black themes
. When swiping to stash, textarea should not become transparent
. If you've set the keyboard to open on start-up, it will do so on app resume too now
. When stashing sniffed text, its stashed date will not change
. Words/chars text labels shouldn't spill over two lines when keyboard up
ruff: a writing companion version 2020.04.18
Updated At: 2020-04-29
Changes: . Faster start-up times
ruff: a writing companion version 2020.03.16
Updated At: 2020-03-15
Changes: . Fixed crash when manually typing in [ ] for a checkbox
. Fixed rare occurrence of HTML tags appearing in your text
ruff: a writing companion version 2020.03.08
Updated At: 2020-03-10
Changes: . Stability improvements to prevent the random occasional crashes that have been coming through on the crash server; if you've been affected and this hasn't helped, please get in contact bardi.golriz [at] gmail.com!
ruff: a writing companion version 2020.02.21
Updated At: 2020-02-21
Changes: . The second, and hopefully final, wave of optimisations to ensure there is 1) never any input lag and 2) app always launches quickly
. Free users can now stash up to 10 text (as opposed to the previous five)
. Settings screen should display in full for Android 7 (or below) users
. Fixed German string incorrectly showing on a French dialog (and vice-versa) on the button to discard text
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