Author Sweets vs Novlr
Novlr: a writer-owned browser app with goals and analytics. Side by side with Author Sweets on the things that decide a choice, read from Novlr's own site on October 15, 2026. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct it.
| Feature | Author Sweets | Novlr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for one book; paid plans from $7 a month | Free; $8 to $16 a month, billed yearly |
| Runs in | Any browser; installs as an app; writes offline | Browser; installs as an app |
| Free plan | Yes, one book, no card | Yes, two projects |
| Versions with compare and restore | Yes | 30 days on Starter, unlimited on Studio |
| 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 | Proofreader |
| 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 on Studio |
| 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 | Comments and snippet sharing |
| Read aloud | On your device, with its voices | Not stated |
| Co-writing | Not yet | Writing groups |
| AI | None inside; your writing is never used to train AI models | Proofreader only |
Which one to choose
Author Sweets
Choose it if you want EPUB and PDF with front and back matter on a plan rather than EPUB on the top tier only, versions you can compare and restore, read-only links with margin comments and how far each reader got, and Scrivener, EPUB and Markdown import beside Word.
Novlr
A writer-owned browser app with goals and analytics
Choose it if you want the writing statistics and the co-ownership model, and Word export is enough until you move to its Studio plan for EPUB.
Moving a book from Novlr
Export the book from Novlr as a Word file and choose it in Import a book: the preview shows the chapters 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.