Hancom Office vs Scrivener

Hancom Office is a suite of document applications including Hwp, Cell, Show, Addons, Word, and PDF tools. It runs on the web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, with offline desktop apps for Windows and Mac. On Android, the app opens and edits HWP, Office Open XML, PDF, CSV, TXT, and other documents; mobile tools include freehand drawing, notes, annotations, and tablet presenter screen sharing. Hancom Docs adds real-time collaborative editing across devices and can manage Dropbox, Box, Evernote, Google Drive, and OneDrive in one account. The suite supports HWPX documents with tags for reuse as data. Hancom Docs can edit Office files stored in Google Drive, but cannot view or edit Google-created Docs, Sheets, Slides, or Forms. A free plan is listed at free with 2GB storage, viewers for Windows and Mac, and web/mobile Hancom Office. Commercial users and organizations must use the Business plan; pricing is listed on request.

Scrivener is a long-form writing app for macOS, Windows, and iOS, built for projects that can be composed in sections of any size. Writers can keep research materials such as PDFs and web pages beside a draft, and import Word, OpenOffice, plain text, Final Draft, images, PDFs, movies, sound files, and web pages. A project window can show up to four documents at once. Screenwriting tools handle script formatting and support printing and Final Draft export. For non-fiction, Scrivener supports footnotes, research libraries, and templates including MLA and APA. Writing History shows how much was written each day. The app also has publishing tools, version history, and offline mode, but not real-time collaboration. A 30-day trial is offered. Single-platform licences cost $59.99 as a one-time purchase for macOS or Windows and $23.99, paid once for iOS; an all-three-platform licence costs $121.93 as a one-time purchase. No recurring payment is required unless a customer chooses another platform or a major update. Scrivener is made by Literature & Latte Ltd., based in Cornwall, UK.