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Best Werdsmith: Writing App Alternatives for iPhone (2026)

Werdsmith: Writing App is S tier, #1 of the 9 tiered apps in book writing. Here is everything that competes with it on iPhone, in tier order.

All 8 alternatives, in tier order

  1. 2
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 3,378 ratings · score 92
    Writing app for Mac, iPhone and iPad with a markup-based editor, document library, sync, grammar checking and export.
  2. 3
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 4,280 ratings · score 91
    An AI writing app for creating stories, novels, scripts, and poems.
  3. 4
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 3,174 ratings · score 86
    Writing app for novels, short stories and screenplays with chapters, scenes, a corkboard, timelines and character tools.
  4. 5
    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. 6
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 2,351 ratings · score 62
    A customizable word processor with templates, formatting, daily word goals, automatic backups and online publishing.
  6. 7
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.2 · 373 ratings · score 61
    AI story generator and novel-writing workspace for building plots, chapters, characters and narrated stories.
  7. 8
    $23.99 · ★ 4.2 · 5,390 ratings · score 56
    Writing app for long manuscripts with outlining, research storage, and export to Word, PDF and plain text.
  8. 9
    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 Werdsmith: Writing App on iPhone?
Ulysses: Writing App, S tier, #2 in book writing.
Is there a free alternative to Werdsmith: Writing App?
Yes: Ulysses: Writing App (S tier, #2) is free to download, with in-app purchases.
Does anything rank above Werdsmith: Writing App?
No. Werdsmith: Writing App is #1 in book writing.

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