Best Writing Apps in 2026
Updated
119 writing apps ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
119ranked
5free plans on this page
$0.81/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 101 Write No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6Free Real-time collaboration: Yes
- 102 StoryBox No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6Free Publishing tools: Yes
- 103 FocusWriter No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6Free
- 104 Jutoh No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5$20/mo
- 105 WriteMonkey No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5Free
- 106 Mała No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5Free Publishing tools: No
- 107 Gingko Writer No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4$0.81/mo Real-time collaboration: No
- 108 oStorybook No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3
- 109 Quoll Writer No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3
- 110 Liquid Story Binder XE No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3$45.95/mo Publishing tools: YesVersion history: Yes
- 111 ZenWriter No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Publishing tools: NoReal-time collaboration: NoVersion history: Yes
- 112 WriteFreely No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1
- 113 Bear Blog No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1
- 114 GNU TeXmacs No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0
- 115 Novelize No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0 Real-time collaboration: NoVersion history: Yes
- 116 Apostrophe No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.8
- 117 OmmWriter No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.8€9.20/mo Publishing tools: Yes
- 118 Posthaven No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.7$5/mo
- 119 WriteRoom No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.6
Compare all 19 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Publishing tools | Real-time collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Write | 5.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 102 | StoryBox | 5.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 103 | FocusWriter | 5.6 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
| 104 | Jutoh | 5.5 | No | $20/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 105 | WriteMonkey | 5.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 106 | Mała | 5.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | No | — |
| 107 | Gingko Writer | 5.4 | No | $0.81/mo | No | — | — | No |
| 108 | oStorybook | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 109 | Quoll Writer | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 110 | Liquid Story Binder XE | 5.3 | No | $45.95/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 111 | ZenWriter | 5.2 | No | — | No | — | No | No |
| 112 | WriteFreely | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 113 | Bear Blog | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 114 | GNU TeXmacs | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 115 | Novelize | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | — | No |
| 116 | Apostrophe | 4.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 117 | OmmWriter | 4.8 | No | €9.20/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 118 | Posthaven | 4.7 | No | $5/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 119 | WriteRoom | 4.6 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
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