TextGears vs WhiteSmoke
TextGears
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| Figure | TextGears | WhiteSmoke |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.48/mo | $0.83/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 21 |
| Spec score · Grammar checkers | 9.2 (#9) | 8.1 (#42) |
| Spec score · Proofreading Software | 8.6 (#13) | 7.7 (#24) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Tallinn, Estonia | Wilmington, Delaware, USA |
| Intended users | The maker identifies EdTech, HR, content and advertising services, universities, and students as groups that use or may benefit from TextGears. | WhiteSmoke says it serves native and non-native English speakers and describes its audience as including students, professional writers, executives, bloggers, government employees, and English learners. |
| Style suggestions | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Support is offered in English and Russian, and the support page says 96% of requests are answered within 24 hours. | WhiteSmoke lists phone support at 1-888-741-7193, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time. |
Plans
TextGears
- PRO$2.48 a month
- FreeFree
- Silver$29.95 a month
- Gold$99.95 a month
- FreeFree
- PlatinumPriced on request
WhiteSmoke
- Web - Monthly Subscription-2018$4.79 a month
- Extension - Yearly Subscription$39.95 a year
- Extension - One Time Payment$79.95, paid once
- Extension - One Time Payment$79.95 a month
- Web Version - Yearly Subscription$44.95 a year
- Web Version - 3 Years - One Time Payment$89.95, paid once
- Web Version - 3 Years - One Time Payment$89.95 a month
- Business - 3 Years - One Time Payment$199.95, paid once
- Business - 3 Years - One Time Payment$199.95 a month
- Business - Yearly Subscription$99.95 a year
In their own words
TextGears
TextGears checks writing for spelling, grammar, style, and readability, through its website and API. The API also provides autocorrection, text analysis, language detection, summarization, and keyword extraction, returning JSON through HTTP or HTTPS requests. Its documentation lists 11 languages, including English, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, Arabic, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, and Greek, as well as dialect codes such as en-US, en-GB, and pt-BR. A Postman collection and JavaScript library link are available for integration. Free access includes 500 requests per month, 200k characters per month, and a 4k-character request limit. PRO costs $2.48 a month and includes unlimited checks, translations, and paraphrases of long texts, custom dictionary rules, and an option not to store texts. TextGears says AI does not support every language and recommends standard plans when language breadth matters more than AI analysis quality. Readability metrics are recommended for texts of at least 30 words. The maker is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia.
WhiteSmoke
WhiteSmoke has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.