Campfire vs WriteFreely
Campfire
campfirewriting.comWriteFreely
writefreely.orgSide by side
| Figure | Campfire | WriteFreely |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | $6/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 2 |
| Spec score · Writing Apps | 9.1 (#9) | 8.3 (#47) |
| Support | Campfire directs users to email support, its Discord community, tutorials, and a feature-request site. | Help is primarily community-provided through the forum; paid one-time and ongoing support is available for self-hosters. |
Plans
Campfire
- Try For FreeFree
- Standard Monthly$19 a month
- Try For FreeFree
- Standard MonthlyPrice not published
WriteFreely
- WriteFreely (self-hosted software)Free
- Write.as personal blog hosting (managed WriteFreely hosting)$6 a month
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.
WriteFreely
WriteFreely has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.