ProWritingAid on the BookBird Score
BookBird Score · editing & grammar · #1 of 4
Best for: Fiction writers who want reports on pacing, overused words and readability
- Plans (USD)
- Free
- Premium: $30 a month (billed monthly)
- Premium: $120 a year ($10/month billed yearly)
- Premium: $399 one-time (lifetime)
- Premium Pro: $36 a month (billed monthly)
- Premium Pro: $144 a year ($12/month billed yearly)
- Premium Pro: $699 one-time (lifetime)
- Free trial
- Free plan instead
- Platforms
- web, Windows, Mac, browser extension
- Checklist
- Grammar and spelling, Style and readability reports, Rewrite suggestions, Works inside Word, Google Docs or the browser, Fiction-specific analysis
- Trustpilot
- 4.2 from 734 reviews
- US searches a month
- 18,100 (“prowritingaid”)
ProWritingAid pricing
Free plan + paid plans, lifetime option. There is a free plan. Free trial: not needed, the free plan stays free. The plans as ProWritingAid’s own site listed them on October 2, 2026, in US dollars:
- Free
- Premium: $30 a month (billed monthly)
- Premium: $120 a year ($10/month billed yearly)
- Premium: $399 one-time (lifetime)
- Premium Pro: $36 a month (billed monthly)
- Premium Pro: $144 a year ($12/month billed yearly)
- Premium Pro: $699 one-time (lifetime)
What ProWritingAid offers
From ProWritingAid’s own pages, checked on October 2, 2026:
- Grammar, spelling and punctuation
- 25+ writing analysis reports (pacing, overused words, sensory detail, readability)
- Rephrase tool
- Chapter Critique
- Story Canvas idea feedback
- Custom style guide and dictionary
- Compare your writing to 90 fiction authors
- Works inside MS Word, Google Docs, Scrivener, Atticus
Runs on: web, Windows, Mac and browser extension.
Who ProWritingAid suits, and what its pages do not list
- Best for: Fiction writers who want reports on pacing, overused words and readability.
Not on ProWritingAid’s feature list when we checked: a version for 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
On Trustpilot, ProWritingAid has 4.2 stars from 734 reviews. G2 blocked our requests, so its ratings are not used.
About 18,100 people a month search Google in the US for “prowritingaid” (Google Ads data via DataForSEO). That search interest is the Demand part of the score.
ProWritingAid alternatives
| Software | Score | Price from | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammarly | 8.2 | Free plan; paid from $144 a year | Grammar and tone checks wherever you type, on every device |
| Hemingway Editor | 6.8 | Free plan; paid from $19.99 one-time | Cutting long sentences and passive voice to a target reading level |
| AutoCrit | 6.2 | Free plan; paid from $15 a month (billed yearly) | Fiction reports that compare your manuscript with your genre |
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ProWritingAid questions
How much does ProWritingAid cost?
Free plan; paid from $120 a year. ProWritingAid lists 7 plans; the full list is under Pricing above.
Is there a free trial of ProWritingAid?
No trial is needed: the free plan stays free.
What devices does ProWritingAid run on?
web, Windows, Mac and browser extension, according to its own site.
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.