Clatto

Clatto turns your iPhone into a writing desk. A small typewriter rides a rail above the page and strikes each letter as you type, with its own sound and its own lamp. The paper is cream, photos sit on the page, and your pages stack up like paper on the home screen.

• Sixteen typewriters, each made for its own rail: steel rod, walnut, leather strap, rosewood, porcelain, bookcloth. Some keep a live detail, like a clock that ticks while you write or a bell near the end of the line.
• Eight key sounds, or quiet. Turn on the lamp to write at night, and the typewriter’s own lamp lights the page.
• Paper in several colours, plain, lined or grid. Typed ink leaves each letter a little uneven, the way a typewriter does.
• Free to start, with 500 characters of ink every morning. Clatto Pro is $29.99 a year after a 3-day free trial, with unlimited ink and every typewriter.
• No account, no ads, no analytics. Your pages stay on your iPhone, and every one exports as plain text.