Author Sweets vs Dabble
Dabble: a cloud fiction tool with co-authoring and phone apps. Side by side with Author Sweets on the things that decide a choice, read from Dabble's own site on October 15, 2026. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct it.
| Feature | Author Sweets | Dabble |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for one book; paid plans from $7 a month | $19 to $49 a month |
| Runs in | Any browser; installs as an app; writes offline | Browser, desktop and phone apps |
| Free plan | Yes, one book, no card | 14-day trial |
| Versions with compare and restore | Yes | Listed as coming |
| Outline, characters and places | Yes, beside the draft; the board adds chapters and scenes | Plot grid and notes |
| Style and readability check | Built in, runs on your device: reading grade, passive voice, adverbs, filler words, clichés, long sentences | ProWritingAid bundled |
| Import a manuscript | Word, a zipped Scrivener project with its binder as the outline, EPUB, Markdown and plain text | Paste; Word import not confirmed |
| Exports | Word, EPUB and PDF with front and back matter, plus Markdown and plain text | Word; no EPUB or PDF |
| Print trim sizes | Trim size, font and size in the PDF settings | No |
| 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 | In-app comments; readers need an account |
| Read aloud | On your device, with its voices | Not stated |
| Co-writing | Not yet | Yes |
| AI | None inside; your writing is never used to train AI models | None; opt-in pledge |
Which one to choose
Author Sweets
Choose it if you want EPUB and PDF out of the same tool, versions with compare and restore today, read-only links for readers who need no account, with how far each one got, and a free plan with no card rather than a 14-day trial.
Dabble
A cloud fiction tool with co-authoring and phone apps
Choose it if you write with a co-author or want native phone apps, and you will format the finished book somewhere else, since it exports Word but not EPUB or PDF.
Moving a book from Dabble
Export each book from Dabble as a Word file and choose it in Import a book: chapter headings become chapters, and the preview shows the result before anything is saved.
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.