Campfire vs Indie Wikis

Campfire brings together writing software, a mobile writing app, an online eBook store and a reading app for authors, publishers and readers. Its Manuscript Module supports drafting, chapter organization on a digital corkboard, Index Card View, word-count goals and writing statistics. Worldbuilding tools include modules for characters, cultures, items, locations, philosophies, religions, species, systems, an encyclopedia, magic, maps, research, timelines, arcs, calendars, languages and relationships. Users can invite as many collaborators as they want to view, comment on or edit a project. Campfire states that storage is unlimited across its apps, and manuscripts can be exported as PDF or EPUB. The free desktop app for Mac and Windows supports offline writing. The iOS and Android mobile app requires internet access and omits some modules; free-plan element limits apply in browser and desktop access. Campfire says it backs up work with Amazon servers and keeps projects limited to invited people until sharing or publication. Authors can publish eBooks and digital bonus content and connect Stripe for royalties and sales analytics.

Indie Wikis hosts and manages wikis for qualifying indie games and mods. The web service covers hosting, spam protection, templates, and content moderation, with no hosting fees for approved wiki owners. A project should have an established community and enough complexity to justify a wiki, and Indie Wikis decides whether it qualifies. Wiki owners receive 60% of advertising revenue, with the share negotiable and payments made monthly. The service has a free plan and no free trial. Prospective owners are asked to contact Indie Wikis about eligibility. Users may browse anonymously, while the privacy policy says names and email addresses may be collected when voluntarily provided. The site may use cookies, including cookies from advertising partners such as Google AdSense for targeted advertising. The policy says personal information is not sold, traded, or rented, and may be shared with service providers for limited purposes with permission. It was last updated on 18 February 2021.