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The Daydreamer
$0
No credit card. Ever.
Everything you need to write your first novel, with no timer and no catch.
The Storyteller
$7.49/month +VAT
Billed $89.88 a year. You save $24 compared to monthly.
For writers juggling a series, side projects or a long epic.
Try PRO free for 7 days. You won’t be charged until day 7, and you can cancel anytime before.
Everything in Free, plus:
The Legend
$379+VAT, once
One-time payment. No recurring subscription.
Pay once. Write forever. It costs about the same as 4 years of PRO Annual, and everything after that is yours for free.
Everything in PRO, plus:
All prices in USD. VAT is added at checkout based on where you live.
Lifetime is unlimited for personal writing, with fair-use safeguards to protect the platform from abuse: 1,000 novels, 10,000 chapters per novel, 10,000 characters and 10,000 relationship connections per novel, 10,000 moodboards and 100,000 items per board. Chapter words, scenes and Book Designer limits still apply.
Some things should never sit behind a paywall. These don’t.
Your characters, worlds and chapters belong to you.
Not on Free, not on PRO, not ever.
Keep your writing saved and backed up as you work.
Character names highlight as you write, with a hover card for each one.
See how your whole cast connects.
Works in any browser, on your laptop or your phone.
Download your manuscript as a text file whenever you like.
Plus the Tavern, our writer community on Discord.
Book Designer lays out your novel as a print-ready PDF, an EPUB or a DOCX. Design on any plan, within your plan’s design limits. You only use credits when you export.
Pick a template, choose a font or upload your own, design your cover, and see every page as a two-page book spread.
See a watermarked preview of your first 12 pages before you spend anything. A print check flags margin and image problems before you upload to KDP.
1 credit = 4 exports. PRO includes 5 credits a month and Lifetime includes 10.
Need more exports? Credit packs work on any plan, including Free: 3 credits for $6, 5 credits for $9, 10 credits for $15 (+VAT).
Lifetime members get new features as they’re released.
A few future add-ons may be sold separately.
A clear view of what’s in your writing toolkit.
| Feature | Free | PRO | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writing | |||
| Novels | 2 | 10 | Unlimited (fair use) |
| Chapters per novel | 50 | 500 | Unlimited (fair use) |
| Words per chapter | 5,000 | 25,000 | 100,000 |
| Version history retention | 7 days | 90 days | 365 days |
| Chapter versions kept | 5 | 30 | 90 |
| Characters & Relationships | |||
| Characters per novel | 25 | 150 | Unlimited (fair use) |
| Custom character templates | Included | Included | Included |
| Relationship map | Included | Included | Included |
| Relationship connections per novel | 25 | 150 | Unlimited (fair use) |
| Character history | Included | Included | Included |
| Scenes | |||
| Scenes per chapter | 5 | 30 | 100 |
| Scene summary, status, title and location | Included | Included | Included |
| Scene POV, color, cast and story details | Not included | Included | Included |
| Versions kept per scene | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| Named scene snapshots | Not included | 5 per chapter | 5 per chapter |
| Book Designer (Early Access) | |||
| Book designs | 1 | 100 | 1,000 |
| Pages per design | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Free watermarked preview (first 12 pages) | Included | Included | Included |
| Export credits per month | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Buy credit packs | Included | Included | Included |
| Planning | |||
| Notes | 30 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Moodboards | 3 | 50 | Unlimited (fair use) |
| Items per board | 30 | 500 | Unlimited (fair use) |
| Freehand drawing, reference cards, custom backgrounds | Not included | Included | Included |
| Board snapshots and PNG export | Not included | Included | Included |
| Export & Progress | |||
| Manuscript export (TXT) | Included | Included | Included |
| DOCX and advanced manuscript export | Not included | Included | Included |
| Writing analytics history | 7 days | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Coming soon | |||
| World Building | Coming soon | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Plot Canvas & Timeline | Coming soon | Coming soon | Coming soon |
Lifetime is unlimited for personal writing, with fair-use safeguards to protect the platform from abuse: 1,000 novels, 10,000 chapters per novel, 10,000 characters and 10,000 relationship connections per novel, 10,000 moodboards and 100,000 items per board. Chapter words, scenes and Book Designer limits still apply.
An Honest Comparison
| Feature | WriteO | Scrivener |
|---|---|---|
| Try it | Free forever | 30-day trial |
| Characters | Every mention tracked as you write | Manual sheets |
| Relationship map | Built in, even on Free | Separate app (Scapple) |
| Visual planning | Moodboards on an infinite canvas | Corkboard |
| Book formatting | Book Designer: print PDF, EPUB | Compile |
| Write on | Any device, desktop, mobile or tablet | Mac/Windows apps, iOS app $23.99 |
| Monthly | $9.49 +VAT ($7.49 on annual) | – |
| Pay once | $379 +VAT Lifetime | $59.99 per platform |
Get 25% off PRO with proof of enrollment or employment. Message us on Discord or through our contact form and we’ll set you up.
Yes. No credit card, no trial timer, no surprise charge. You get 2 novels, the full editor, character profiles, the relationship map, notes, moodboards and Book Designer previews. We want you to finish your book, not chase a countdown.
Your writing is always safe. Free chapters are designed for up to 5,000 words. When one fills up, start a new chapter or upgrade to PRO for chapters up to 25,000 words. We’ll show you which limit you’ve hit. Existing over-limit chapters can be trimmed without losing their content.
Start the trial with a card and pay $0 today. You get PRO features for 7 days. Cancel before day 7 and you won’t be charged. Otherwise your plan continues at the regular price. Trials are for first-time subscribers and include 1 Book Designer credit.
Free is for writing your first novel. PRO is for writers with several books, long chapters or big casts, and adds monthly Book Designer credits. Lifetime includes PRO features, higher limits and unlimited personal writing under fair-use safeguards, paid once.
Designing and previewing are free on every plan. You only use credits when you export a finished file. 1 credit = 4 exports. PRO includes 5 credits a month and Lifetime includes 10. Anyone can buy extra credits: 3 credits for $6, 5 credits for $9, 10 credits for $15 (+VAT).
Never. WriteO does not use your writing to train, fine-tune or improve any AI model, and we never share it with anyone for AI training. It’s written into our Privacy Policy.
Read our full AI pledge →You do, fully and completely. WriteO has no claim over your characters, your world, your plot or your prose.
Your writing stays in your account. At the end of your paid billing period, your account moves to Free plan limits. You can read and export your work. If you exceed Free limits, editing may be restricted after the grace period until you reduce usage or upgrade.
Annual: full refund within 7 days of your first payment, then a pro-rated refund from day 8 to day 30. Lifetime: full refund within 7 days, then a partial refund from day 8 to day 30. Monthly payments aren’t refundable, but you can cancel anytime and keep PRO until the end of your billing period. Refund eligibility applies to first-time purchases, and platform and transaction fees aren’t refundable.
Full refund policy →Our checkout is run by Paddle, a trusted payment partner, which adds the VAT required where you live. You’ll see the final total before you pay, and your card statement may show “Paddle” instead of WriteO.
Yes, from your account settings. Annual saves 21% compared to monthly. Paddle prorates the change immediately, taking unused time into account. Review your updated total before confirming.
Yes. Lifetime members get platform improvements and new features as they’re released. A few future add-ons may be sold separately, and we’ll always say so clearly.
Yes, 25% off PRO for students and teachers. Send us proof of enrollment or employment on Discord or through our contact form. Our team will confirm the eligible billing option.
Claim my discount →Paddle shows the payment methods available for your location, currency and purchase at checkout. You can review them and the final total before paying.