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Best Scrivener Alternatives for iPhone (2026)

Scrivener is D tier, #6 of the 7 tiered apps in novel writing. Here is everything that competes with it on iPhone, in tier order.

All 6 alternatives, in tier order

1. 1
   Werdsmith: Writing AppShigher tier

   Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 11,741 ratings · score 93

   Writing app that suggests next story lines, tracks daily writing goals and automatically formats chapters across Apple.
2. 2
   Book Creator: Author AIAhigher tier

   Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 4,280 ratings · score 89

   An AI writing app for creating stories, novels, scripts, and poems.
3. 3
   MyStory.today: Write a BookAhigher tier

   Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 3,174 ratings · score 88

   Writing app for novels, short stories and screenplays with chapters, scenes, a corkboard, timelines and character tools.
4. 4
   Fortelling - Story WritingChigher tier

   Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 1,044 ratings · score 63

   Free iOS app for novelists to plot, world-build, draft and write a book, with collaboration and weekly writing prompts.
5. 5
   AI Story Generator - InkPalChigher tier

   Free + IAP · ★ 4.2 · 373 ratings · score 61

   AI story generator and novel-writing workspace for building plots, chapters, characters and narrated stories.
6. 7
   Big Lemon: Novel WriterF

   Free + IAP · ★ n/a · 0 ratings · score 24

   Writing app for novelists to plan story cards, outlines and characters, draft chapters, and get optional AI feedback.

Questions people ask

What is the best alternative to Scrivener on iPhone?

Werdsmith: Writing App, S tier, #1 in novel writing.

Is there a free alternative to Scrivener?

Yes: Werdsmith: Writing App (S tier, #1) is free to download, with in-app purchases.

Does anything rank above Scrivener?

Yes. 5 apps rank above it in novel writing: Werdsmith: Writing App (#1), Book Creator: Author AI (#2), MyStory.today: Write a Book (#3) and more.

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