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Ginger Software Review: Price, Features and Score

Ginger Software at a glance: Free plan; paid from $45 a year, on Windows, Mac, web, iOS, Android and browser extension. Below are its plans, what its own site says it does for an author, its score and the products to compare it with. We did not test it ourselves; the data was checked on October 14, 2026.

Prices and data checked October 14, 2026 · Author Score computed by a published formula, not paid for

Ginger Software on the BookBird Author Score

Author Score · editing & grammar · #9 of 12 ·

Best for: Authors drafting in Word on Windows wanting low-cost grammar fixes

BookBird Author Score5.6/10 #9 of 12 editing & grammar. Worked out from Ginger Software’s own pages, its price and US searches for its name, not typed in. Author jobs50 pts21.4/50Each of the 7 author jobs on the editing & grammar list is worth an equal share of 50 points, and counts only when Ginger Software’s own pages confirm it. 3 of 7 confirmed = 21.4 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 pts10/25Searches, 20 points: 1,600 a month for “ginger software”, against Grammarly, the most searched in this category (2,740,000), on a log scale = 10. Trend, 5 points: down 55% (last three months against the first three of the year) = 0; a fall of half or more earns 0, no change 2.5, a rise of half or more 5. 56.4 of 100 points= 5.6 out of 10 The full method, with every product’s points →

Author jobs, from Ginger Software’s own pages

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

Ginger Software pricing

Free plan + paid plans. There is a free plan. The plans as Ginger Software’s own site listed them on October 14, 2026, in US dollars:

  • Free
  • Premium: $6.50 a month (flash-sale price (regular $13.00/month shown struck through); the sale is labelled 50% off for life)
  • Premium: $14.97 a quarter (flash-sale price, $4.99/month equivalent (regular $9.99/month shown))
  • Premium (annual): $45 a year (flash-sale price, $3.75/month equivalent (regular $7.50/month shown))
  • Premium (2 years): $72 custom pricing (one payment every 2 years at flash-sale price, $3.00/month equivalent (regular $6.00/month shown))
  • Business: price in USD not confirmed

Prices in USD as shown on the upgrade page from Poland. All four Premium prices are a running 50%-off flash sale; regular per-month rates are shown struck through. FAQ says there is no free trial; 7-day money-back guarantee. Students and teachers 70% off with eligibility check.

What Ginger Software offers

From Ginger Software’s own pages, checked on October 14, 2026:

  • Corrects grammar, spelling and phrasing across a full sentence in context
  • One-click rephrasing with several alternatives and tone variations
  • Translation into 40+ languages
  • Synonyms and an English dictionary on a tapped or double-clicked word
  • Add-in for Microsoft Word and Outlook on Windows; Google Docs integration on Premium
  • Desktop apps for Windows and Mac, Chrome and Edge extensions
  • Ginger Writer apps for iOS and Android, plus an Android keyboard
  • Personal dictionary kept in the account

Runs on: Windows, Mac, web, iOS, Android and browser extension. Launched: 2010.

Who Ginger Software suits, and what its pages do not say

Best for: Authors drafting in Word on Windows wanting low-cost grammar fixes.

Not confirmed on Ginger Software’s pages when we checked: style reports, fiction reports, handles a whole manuscript and your text is not used for training. That is what the vendor states, not a test; a feature can exist without being described, and the score only credits what is.

About 1,600 people a month search Google in the US for “ginger software”, down 55% over the past year (Google Ads data via DataForSEO).

Ginger Software 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
AutoCrit8.0Free plan; paid from $180 a yearFiction authors self-editing a full draft in a browser
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

Compare: All editing & grammar · All software for authors

Ginger Software questions

How much does Ginger Software cost?

Free plan; paid from $45 a year. Ginger Software lists 6 plans; the full list is under Pricing above.

What does Ginger Software run on?

Windows, Mac, web, iOS, Android and browser extension, according to its own site.

How the score is computed: the formula, step by step. Prices and features were read from Ginger Software’s own site on October 14, 2026; nobody pays to be listed.