Documents & Writing
Best Readability Checkers in 2026
A readability checker can help you examine text and spot areas that may need revision. Compare readability formulas and sentence analysis to understand how each tool assesses writing, and look at clarity recommendations for the kind of feedback it offers.
- 01 Analyze My Writing
It suits writers, editors, teachers, and students who need browser-based text statistics, readability measures, lexical analysis, or cloze exercises.
Free plan Web8.7 Visit Specs - 02
Check Readability Check Readability suits writers, editors, researchers and educators who want formula-based scores for text.
Free plan Web · Browser extension8.6 Visit Specs - 03
TextGears TextGears may suit students, universities, EdTech, HR, and content or advertising services needing writing checks or API text analysis.
From $2.48/mo Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted · Browser extension8.6 Visit Specs - 04
ProWritingAid It suits English-language writers who want grammar and style suggestions in supported editors or browsers.
From $10/mo Free plan Browser extension8.5 Visit Specs - 05 ATOS Analyzer
It suits educators and readers assessing text difficulty or comparing written material with students’ reading ranges.
Free plan Web8.4 Visit Specs - 06
DO101 Readability Checker Free plan Web8.4 Visit Specs - 07
ApyHub Readability Scores Documents API This API suits teams or developers who need readability scores and text statistics for documents or public web pages.
From $16/mo Free plan API8.3 Visit Specs - 08
Readable From $12/mo Free trial Web · API8.3 Visit Specs - 09 Text Inspector
Text Inspector suits language professionals, academics, and students working with English texts.
From £9.96/mo Free plan Web · API8.3 Visit Specs - 10 Botoi Readability API
It suits developers adding English readability scoring to a service or workflow.
From $9/mo Free plan API8.2 Visit Specs - 11
Hemingway Editor Hemingway Editor suits writers who want readability feedback and teams working on communications, grants or sales proposals.
From $8.33/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS8.0 Visit Specs - 12 Slick Write Free plan Web · Browser extension8.0 Visit Specs
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AnchorKite Readability Checker It suits people who want quick browser-based readability estimates for English writing, including teachers, writers, workplace authors, and specialist communicators.
Free plan Web7.8 Visit Specs - 14 Orwellix From $19.83/mo Free trial Web · Browser extension7.8 Visit Specs
- 15 Data·yze Readability Analyzer
It suits writers, editors, and site owners who want readability estimates and paragraph or sentence-level guidance in a browser.
Free plan Web7.7 Visit Specs - 16
Eclipse Readability Studio It suits educators, students, publishers and people in government, military or healthcare who need to assess document readability or grammar.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.7 Visit Specs - 17 Readability Analysis Tool (RAT)
RAT suits users checking German .docx text who are comfortable running command-line Java software.
Free plan Windows · Linux7.6 Visit Specs - 18
Readability Formulas The tools may suit writers, editors, educators, marketing professionals, healthcare providers and government agencies working to assess or edit English text.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Browser extension7.6 Visit Specs - 19 StyleWriter From $90/mo Free trial Windows7.6 Visit Specs
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Delimiter Readability Checker It suits writers reviewing English web copy, long articles, and rewrites.
Free plan Web7.5 Visit Specs - 21 Flesch-Kincaid Readability & Grade Level Analyzer
It suits English writers who want a quick readability estimate and sentence-level suggestions.
Free plan Web7.4 Visit Specs - 22 Flesch-Kincaid Calculator Free plan Web7.3 Visit Specs
- 23 Readability.ch Free plan Web7.2 Visit Specs
- 24 ReadabilityTool Free plan Web7.1 Visit Specs
- 25 UsingEnglish Text Analyser
It suits students, translators, writers, and others who want statistics or readability information about English text.
Free plan Web7.1 Visit Specs
Language support may matter across different writing needs; a browser extension can shape how checks fit into your work, while API access may be relevant for programmatic use. Hemingway Editor, Text Inspector and Readability Formulas are among the entries. Check free-plan availability and paid-from pricing alongside the listed capabilities, then weigh which combination fits the way you review and revise text.
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