Novelcrafter vs Storywish

Novelcrafter is a writing platform for authors across genres, forms, and styles, from beginners to published writers. Its long-form writing tools include a Codex wiki for characters, places, lore, and other story information, with entries automatically tracked and linked. A planning grid arranges acts, chapters, and scenes, while a matrix gives an at-a-glance story view. Authors can import Word, Markdown, or HTML files and export their work, and the platform is mobile compatible for jotting down ideas or reviewing stories. Listed AI options include OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Mistral AI, OpenRouter, LM Studio, and Ollama. Hobbyist and higher plans allow authors to bring their own AI key. The service has a 21-day trial but no free plan. Scribe costs $4.00 per month, billed monthly; higher plans add AI with a user's own key, chat, advanced review features, and collaborative writing with team management. The privacy policy says creative content is not used to train AI or machine-learning models, and data may be stored in the EU or US, with the EU primary. The company was founded in 2023 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

Storywish is a web-based platform for creating personalized illustrated children's stories and ordering printed picture books. Families can make characters from a photo, sketch, or description, then develop a story by typing or speaking an idea. A story coach helps shape that idea into a book. Stories can be narrated with word highlighting and edited page by page; users can adjust images through inpainting or regeneration. For a printed copy, they can preview the book, add a dedication, place an order, and track shipping through their profile. Storywish says its stories are designed for children ages 4 to 12. The free plan includes 3 stories, 6 characters, and 30 edits, with no payment required. Basic Monthly costs $10 a month and includes 20 stories, 15 characters, and 90 edits per month. Premium Monthly costs $45 a month and includes 40 stories, 30 characters, 130 edits, and one printed book per month. Storywish says uploaded original photos are deleted after conversion into text-based characteristics and are not used for training. It is built by Alo Stories Inc.