Author Sweets vs Reedsy Studio
Reedsy Studio: a free editor and typesetter tied to the Reedsy marketplace. Side by side with Author Sweets on the things that decide a choice, read from Reedsy Studio's own site on October 15, 2026. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct it.
| Feature | Author Sweets | Reedsy Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for one book; paid plans from $7 a month | Free; add-ons from $4.99 a month |
| Runs in | Any browser; installs as an app; writes offline | Browser |
| Free plan | Yes, one book, no card | Yes |
| Versions with compare and restore | Yes | Yes |
| Outline, characters and places | Yes, beside the draft; the board adds chapters and scenes | With the Outlining add-on |
| Style and readability check | Built in, runs on your device: reading grade, passive voice, adverbs, filler words, clichés, long sentences | Spellcheck |
| 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 | EPUB and PDF |
| Print trim sizes | Trim size, font and size in the PDF settings | Four trims, three templates |
| 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 | E-reader previews with comments |
| Read aloud | On your device, with its voices | Not stated |
| Co-writing | Not yet | Yes, with track changes |
| AI | None inside; your writing is never used to train AI models | Not stated |
Which one to choose
Author Sweets
Choose it if you want the outline, characters and places inside the book rather than in an add-on, a style check that runs on your device, read-only links with margin comments and how far each reader got, and a draft that keeps working offline.
Reedsy Studio
A free editor and typesetter tied to the Reedsy marketplace
Choose it if you want free EPUB and PDF typesetting and real-time collaboration, and you are happy to do the outlining in a paid add-on or elsewhere.
Moving a book from Reedsy Studio
Export the book from Reedsy Studio as an EPUB and choose it in Import a book: it imports chapter by chapter, with its cover and title pages set aside in Opening pages.
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.