Novlr on the BookBird Score
BookBird Score · writing software · #9 of 12
Best for: Browser drafting with goals, sprints and a plot grid
- Plans (USD)
- Free
- Starter: $8 a month (billed yearly)
- Studio: $16 a month (billed yearly)
- Lifetime Studio Member: $499 one-time
- Novlr Sites add-on: $6 a month (or $60/year; included in Studio)
- Free trial
- Free plan instead
- Platforms
- web
- Exports
- Not stated
- Checklist
- Outlining or plotting, Notes and research beside the draft, Cloud sync or backup, Writing goals and stats
- Trustpilot
- No rating shown
- US searches a month
- 3,600 (“novlr”)
The vendor pages we read do not state export formats, so Features gives no export points. Reputation is left out: the Trustpilot page carried no rating.
Novlr pricing
Free plan + paid plans, lifetime option. There is a free plan. Free trial: not needed, the free plan stays free. The plans as Novlr’s own site listed them on October 2, 2026, in US dollars:
- Free
- Starter: $8 a month (billed yearly)
- Studio: $16 a month (billed yearly)
- Lifetime Studio Member: $499 one-time
- Novlr Sites add-on: $6 a month (or $60/year; included in Studio)
What Novlr offers
From Novlr’s own pages, checked on October 2, 2026:
- Plot grid built on notes
- Notes and world-building beside the manuscript
- Focus mode and typewriter mode
- Writing sprints, streaks, goals and analytics
- Version history (unlimited on Studio)
- Proofreader and advanced grammar/style checker (Studio)
- Google Drive and Dropbox backups (Studio)
- Novlr Sites: author website with custom domain
Runs on: web.
Who Novlr suits, and what its pages do not list
- Best for: Browser drafting with goals, sprints and a plot grid.
Not on Novlr’s feature list when we checked: collaboration and a version for Mac, Windows, iOS and Android. That is what the vendor states, not a test; a feature can exist without being listed, and the score only credits what is.
Reviews and search interest
Novlr has no Trustpilot rating we could use, so its score is calculated without Reputation. G2 blocked our requests, so its ratings are not used.
About 3,600 people a month search Google in the US for “novlr” (Google Ads data via DataForSEO). That search interest is the Demand part of the score.
Novlr alternatives
| Software | Score | Price from | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campfire | 7.9 | Free plan; paid from $12 a month | Worldbuilders who want characters, maps and timelines next to the draft |
| Scrivener | 7.6 | $59.99 one-time | Long manuscripts written in pieces, then compiled to Word, EPUB or PDF |
| Reedsy Studio | 7.3 | Free plan; paid from $52.99 a year (add-on) | Drafting and typesetting a book in the browser, free |
| LivingWriter | 7.2 | Free plan; paid from $15 a month | Outlining and drafting on every platform, with optional AI |
| Atticus | 7.0 | $147 one-time | Writing and formatting in one app, paid for once |
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Novlr questions
How much does Novlr cost?
Free plan; paid from $8 a month (billed yearly). Novlr lists 5 plans; the full list is under Pricing above.
Is there a free trial of Novlr?
No trial is needed: the free plan stays free.
What devices does Novlr run on?
web, according to its own site.
What file formats can Novlr export?
Its pages do not state export formats.
How the BookBird Score is computed: the formula. Prices, features and ratings were read from the vendor’s site and Trustpilot on October 2, 2026; nobody pays to be listed.