Best Writing Apps in 2026
Updated
135 writing apps ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
135ranked
14free plans on this page
$0.81/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
Writing Apps in tiers by the score this site gives them, S at the top. 3 of the 25 on this page have an Android app.
B7.0 to 7.9
- 51 Writer Studio$9.99/mo 7.6
- 52 PrismFree 7.5
- 53 Flowing$5/mo 7.5
- 54 ScriptDraftAndroid$2.50/mo 7.5
- 55 QUILL 7.4
- 56 ThreadFree 7.4
- 57 TrelbyFree 7.3
- 58 Minstrel$10/mo 7.3
- 59 FantasyRat Novel StudioFree 7.3
- 60 Beat€12.99/mo 7.3
- 61 Vondel$4.17/mo 7.2
- 62 FlowWriteFree 7.2
- 63 Writefully SoFree 7.2
- 64 QuillhollowAndroid$49.99/mo 7.2
- 65 Apostrophe 7.1
- 66 Adobe InCopy 7.1
- 67 Bear Blog 7.1
- 68 Plot FactoryAndroidFree 7.1
- 69 Storyist$19/mo 7.0
- 70 novelWriter 7.0
- 71 OpusWriter$129/mo 7.0
- 72 Scrite$1.58/mo 7.0
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Publishing tools | Real-time collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Writer Studio | 7.6 | Free plan | $9.99/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 52 | Prism | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 53 | Flowing | 7.5 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 54 | ScriptDraft | 7.5 | Free plan | $2.50/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 55 | QUILL | 7.4 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 56 | Thread | 7.4 | Free plan | — | Yes | — | Yes | No |
| 57 | Trelby | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 58 | Minstrel | 7.3 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 59 | FantasyRat Novel Studio | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 60 | Beat | 7.3 | Free plan | €12.99/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 61 | Vondel | 7.2 | No | $4.17/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 62 | FlowWrite | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 63 | Writefully So | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 64 | Quillhollow | 7.2 | Free plan | $49.99/mo | Yes | — | Yes | No |
| 65 | Apostrophe | 7.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 66 | Adobe InCopy | 7.1 | No | — | No | — | No | Yes |
| 67 | Bear Blog | 7.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 68 | Plot Factory | 7.1 | Free plan | — | Yes | — | — | No |
| 69 | Storyist | 7.0 | No | $19/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 70 | novelWriter | 7.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 71 | OpusWriter | 7.0 | No | $129/mo | No | — | — | Yes |
| 72 | Scrite | 7.0 | No | $1.58/mo | No | — | Yes | No |
| 73 | Gingko Writer | 6.9 | No | $0.81/mo | No | — | — | No |
| 74 | Cold Turkey Writer | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | No | No |
| 75 | Movie Magic Screenwriter | 6.8 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
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