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AutoCrit Review: Price, Features and Score

AutoCrit: Online manuscript editor with fiction-focused editing reports and story analysis. Free plan; paid from $180 a year, on web. We did not test it; the facts come from its own pages.

Prices and data checked October 7, 2026 · Author Score computed by a published formula, not paid for

AutoCrit on the BookBird Author Score

Author Score · editing & grammar · #3 of 12 ·

Best for: Fiction authors self-editing a full draft in a browser

BookBird Author Score8.0/10 #3 of 12 editing & grammar. Worked out from AutoCrit’s own pages, its price and US searches for its name, not typed in. Author jobs50 pts42.9/50Each of the 7 author jobs on the editing & grammar list is worth an equal share of 50 points, and counts only when AutoCrit’s own pages confirm it. 6 of 7 confirmed = 42.9 points. A job the vendor does not mention earns nothing.Cost25 pts25/25A free plan, or a platform that takes no upfront fee, earns all 25 points.Adoption25 pts12.6/25Searches, 20 points: 4,400 a month for “autocrit”, against Grammarly, the most searched in this category (2,740,000), on a log scale = 11.3. Trend, 5 points: down 24% (last three months against the first three of the year) = 1.3; a fall of half or more earns 0, no change 2.5, a rise of half or more 5. 80.5 of 100 points= 8.0 out of 10 The full method, with every product’s points →

Author jobs, from AutoCrit’s own pages

  • Yes: Grammar and spelling
  • Yes: Style reports
  • Yes: Fiction reports
  • Yes: Handles a whole manuscript
  • Not stated: Works in Word, Google Docs or Scrivener (not stated)
  • Yes: Custom dictionary or style rules
  • Yes: Your text is not used for training

AutoCrit pricing

Free plan + paid plans. There is a free plan. Plans, in US dollars:

  • Free Forever
  • AutoCrit Pro Monthly: $30 a month
  • AutoCrit Pro Annual: $180 a year ($15/month billed annually)

Prices from the counters on the pricing page (data-to-value 0/30/15).

What AutoCrit offers

  • Summary report with an AutoCrit score and genre comparison
  • 25+ editing tools: pacing, dialogue, adverbs, passive indicators, showing vs telling
  • Story Analyzer+: arcs, conflict, plot threads, timeline, POV
  • Automated alpha and beta reader avatars
  • Customized reporting for your own crutch words
  • Formatting with EPUB and print-PDF export
  • Offline writing mode; reports need a connection
  • Market Fuel: blurbs, keywords and promo copy

Runs on: web. Exports: EPUB and PDF (print). Works offline.

AutoCrit alternatives

SoftwareScorePrice fromBest for
ProWritingAid8.8Free plan; paid from $120 a yearFiction authors wanting line edits plus whole-manuscript story feedback
Grammarly8.1Free plan; paid from $144 a yearAuthors wanting grammar checks inside Word, Google Docs and browsers
LanguageTool7.3Free plan; paid from $69.90 a yearAuthors writing in several languages, inside Word or Google Docs
Marlowe7.0Free plan; paid from $29.95 one-timeNovelists wanting a structural critique of a full draft, per report
Hemingway Editor6.6Free plan; paid from $19.99 one-timeWriters tightening prose; one-time desktop app or AI subscription

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How the score is computed: the formula, step by step.