Campfire vs World Anvil
Campfire
campfirewriting.comWorld Anvil
worldanvil.comSide by side
| Figure | Campfire | World Anvil |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | $2.08/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 7 |
| Spec score · Game Wiki Software | 9.1 (#1) | 8.3 (#4) |
| Collaboration | Users can invite as many collaborators as they want to view, comment on, or edit a project. | World owners can add co-authors, editors and writers while controlling permissions and removing collaborators. |
| Founded | 2018 | 2017 |
| Support | Campfire directs users to email support, its Discord community, tutorials, and a feature-request site. | The FAQ directs users to its tutorials and Learn guides, support by email, and the community Discord help channel; the pricing comparison lists Fast Lane Support as a Guild feature. |
Plans
Campfire
- Try For FreeFree
- Standard Monthly$19 a month
- Try For FreeFree
- Standard MonthlyPrice not published
World Anvil
- FreemanFree
- Master$4.50 a month
- Grandmaster$8.25 a month
- Sage$25 a year
- Sage$25 a month
- Master$54 a year
- Grandmaster$99 a year
In their own words
Campfire
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.
World Anvil
World Anvil is a browser-based set of tools for creating, organizing and storing settings for games, novels and comics. Its wiki supports linked articles, categories, tags and search across a world. Interactive maps connect locations to articles, while timelines track events across eras or parallel histories. Campaign tools provide a digital GM screen, statblocks, NPC creation, character sheets and session reports connected with campaign notes. Online novel-writing software works with the wiki, allowing setting details to be referenced and edited while drafting. Listed integrations include Discord, Google Analytics and Patreon links. Private material is visible only to the user and authorized collaborators, and autosaved work is backed up across multiple servers and in the cloud. World Anvil requires an internet connection; mobile use is through an optimized browser, with no mobile app. The Freeman plan allows two worlds, 42 articles and 100 MB storage.