Author Sweets vs Atticus
Atticus: a one-time purchase for formatting print and e-books. Side by side with Author Sweets on the things that decide a choice, read from Atticus's own site on October 15, 2026. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct it.
| Feature | Author Sweets | Atticus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for one book; paid plans from $7 a month | $147 once |
| Runs in | Any browser; installs as an app; writes offline | Browser; installs as an app |
| Free plan | Yes, one book, no card | No; 30-day money back |
| Versions with compare and restore | Yes | Listed as coming |
| Outline, characters and places | Yes, beside the draft; the board adds chapters and scenes | No |
| Style and readability check | Built in, runs on your device: reading grade, passive voice, adverbs, filler words, clichés, long sentences | Not stated |
| Import a manuscript | Word, a zipped Scrivener project with its binder as the outline, EPUB, Markdown and plain text | Word |
| Exports | Word, EPUB and PDF with front and back matter, plus Markdown and plain text | Word, EPUB and PDF |
| Print trim sizes | Trim size, font and size in the PDF settings | KDP and IngramSpark sizes, large print |
| Share with readers who have no account | Read-only links with margin comments, reader codes, three questions per reader and how far each reader got | Read and comment links |
| Read aloud | On your device, with its voices | Not stated |
| Co-writing | Not yet | No |
| AI | None inside; your writing is never used to train AI models | None |
Which one to choose
Author Sweets
Choose it if you want somewhere to draft and plan the book as well as format it: scenes and chapters, an outline, versions, a style check and reader sharing that shows how far each reader got, with the exports included in a plan rather than bought once.
Atticus
A one-time purchase for formatting print and e-books
Choose it if formatting is the job: it has the widest set of print trim sizes and templates, for one payment, and you already have a place to draft and plan.
Moving a book from Atticus
Atticus exports Word, EPUB and PDF: choose the Word file or the EPUB in Import a book and the chapters come across, then set the trim size, the font and the front and back matter once in Publish.
Nothing is saved until you confirm the preview, and the file is read in your browser. Not sure yet? Try the editor without an account first.