Novlr vs oStorybook
Novlr
novlr.org
oStorybook
ostorybook.euSide by side
| Figure | Novlr | oStorybook |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 1 |
| Spec score · Book Writing Software | 8.6 (#6) | 7.7 (#28) |
| Spec score · Writing Apps | 8.8 (#24) | 7.5 (#117) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | Novlr is a creative writing workspace designed to help writers plan, write, stay motivated, and publish. | oStorybook is Libre Software for writers, essayists and authors to help manage a story from draft to finished work. |
| Support | Novlr offers in-app support chat, email support, and a writer community on Discord. | The version 6 welcome page says the help forum may not always work and users can contact the team by email for help. |
| Writing tools | Features include focus mode, typewriter mode, writing sprints, goals, streaks, analytics, notes, and a planning grid. | The software includes text spell-checking with a customizable dictionary and synonym and antonym lookup. |
Plans
Novlr
- FreeFree
- Starter$8 a month
- Studio$16 a month
- Lifetime Studio Member$499 a month
- Lifetime Studio Member$499, paid once
In their own words
Novlr
Novlr is a creative writing workspace for planning, drafting, and publishing projects. Its tools include focus and typewriter modes, writing sprints, goals, streaks, analytics, notes, and a planning grid for following story arcs and plot threads alongside a manuscript. Writing and notes can be exported as DOCX, PDF, ODT, EPUB, or RTF. The Free plan costs nothing and includes two projects, online syncing, notes and planning, focus mode, writing sprints, and analytics. Starter costs $8 a month, billed yearly, with up to 10 projects, 30-day version history, goals, streaks, Academy courses, and community access. Studio costs $16 a month, billed yearly, and adds unlimited projects and version history, Novlr Sites, proofing tools, backups to Google Drive or Dropbox, and priority support. Novlr Sites offers themes and custom domains. Novlr works through current major browsers, including Safari on iOS and Chrome or Firefox on Android, but requires an active internet connection even when saved to a phone or tablet home screen. It has no mobile apps. The company says it does not use writing for AI processing or training.
oStorybook
oStorybook has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.