Wikily vs World Anvil
Wikily
wikily.ggWorld Anvil
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| Figure | Wikily | World Anvil |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $2.08/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Spec score · Game Wiki Software | 7.2 (#18) | 8.3 (#4) |
| Intended users | The wiki creation platform is described for game communities that want maps, calculators, build planners and guides without code or servers. | The FAQ describes users ranging from beginners and hobbyists to gaming studios, bestselling authors, and professional game masters; Sage is presented for professional authors, gamemasters, studios, and publishers. |
| Interactive maps | Maps support pan and zoom, filterable markers, and links from markers to wiki pages. | Maps support linked locations, nested map navigation, layers, labels and multiple marker types. |
| Support | The site links to a Discord community, a contact channel and a service-status page. | The FAQ directs users to its tutorials and Learn guides, support by email, and the community Discord help channel; the pricing comparison lists Fast Lane Support as a Guild feature. |
| What it does | Wikily provides game wikis with items, maps, stats and calculators, free to read in multiple languages. | World Anvil is a browser-based platform combining worldbuilding wikis, interactive maps, timelines, RPG campaign management and novel-writing software. |
Plans
World Anvil
- FreemanFree
- Master$4.50 a month
- Grandmaster$8.25 a month
- Sage$25 a year
- Sage$25 a month
- Master$54 a year
- Grandmaster$99 a year
In their own words
Wikily
Wikily is a platform for creating and reading game wikis with items, maps, stats and calculators. Reading is free, and wikis can offer supported reader languages, though adding a language does not translate content automatically. The creation tools are aimed at game communities publishing maps, calculators, build planners and guides without code or servers. A visual editor lets creators arrange blocks and widgets with a live preview, without markup. Interactive maps support panning, zooming, filterable markers and links from markers to wiki pages. Tables and datasets can feed entries and markers into pages and maps, with shared-data updates flowing through to those views. Wiki owners can invite editors, assign roles and review revisions, and customize themes, colours, fonts and logos. An MCP-speaking AI assistant can make edits using a service token with a selected role; those changes remain subject to review and version history. Reader pages carry ads from Wikily's ad partner, while Premium readers see no ads. Wikily offers free wiki creation and reading on iOS, web and Windows.
World Anvil
World Anvil is a browser-based set of tools for creating, organizing and storing settings for games, novels and comics. Its wiki supports linked articles, categories, tags and search across a world. Interactive maps connect locations to articles, while timelines track events across eras or parallel histories. Campaign tools provide a digital GM screen, statblocks, NPC creation, character sheets and session reports connected with campaign notes. Online novel-writing software works with the wiki, allowing setting details to be referenced and edited while drafting. Listed integrations include Discord, Google Analytics and Patreon links. Private material is visible only to the user and authorized collaborators, and autosaved work is backed up across multiple servers and in the cloud. World Anvil requires an internet connection; mobile use is through an optimized browser, with no mobile app. The Freeman plan allows two worlds, 42 articles and 100 MB storage.