ScribeCount on the BookBird Author Score
Author Score · kDP research & sales tracking · #6 of 8
Best for: Wide or KU authors tracking royalties across many stores, priced by income
46.3 of 100 points = 4.6 out of 10. How this score is calculated
Author jobs, from ScribeCount’s own pages
- Not stated: Amazon keyword search estimates (not stated)
- Not stated: Category finder (not stated)
- Not stated: Sales estimates for competing books (not stated)
- Not stated: Amazon Ads keyword lists (not stated)
- Yes: Your own royalties in one dashboard
- Yes: Amazon stores outside the US
- Not stated: Works on the Amazon page (not stated)
ScribeCount pricing
Subscription. Free trial: 14 days. The plans as ScribeCount’s own site listed them on October 7, 2026, in US dollars:
- Tier One: $5.99 a month (income under $500/month)
- Tier Two: $16.99 a month (income $501-$1,000+/month)
- Tier Three: $24.99 a month (income $1,001-$2,500/month)
- Tier Four: $34.99 a month (income over $2,500/month)
Tier set monthly from prior month's reported income; every tier has all features; no credit card for the 14-day trial.
What ScribeCount offers
From ScribeCount’s own pages, checked on October 7, 2026:
- Royalties, KENP page reads, units and audiobook earnings in one report
- Syncs from KDP, Apple Books, Draft2Digital, Kobo and 40+ platforms
- Sales by title, market and period, with currency and time-zone settings
- Amazon Ads and Meta ad spend matched against royalties
- Email, website traffic and book management modules
- Built-in AI assistant that answers questions about your data
- Connects through a browser extension, no CSV uploads
Runs on: web and browser extension. Needs an internet connection. Launched: 2018.
Who ScribeCount suits, and what its pages do not say
Best for: Wide or KU authors tracking royalties across many stores, priced by income.
Not confirmed on ScribeCount’s pages when we checked: amazon keyword search estimates, category finder, sales estimates for competing books, amazon Ads keyword lists and works on the Amazon page. That is what the vendor states, not a test; a feature can exist without being described, and the score only credits what is.
About 90 people a month search Google in the US for “scribecount”, down 41% over the past year (Google Ads data via DataForSEO).
ScribeCount alternatives
| Software | Score | Price from | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher Rocket | 7.5 | $199 one-time | Authors who prefer a one-time purchase over a research subscription |
| KDSpy | 7.4 | $79 one-time | Authors wanting research on Amazon pages for a one-time price |
| BookBeam | 6.9 | $348 a year | Publishers researching niches across several Amazon stores on a subscription |
| Titans Pro | 6.7 | Free plan; paid from $180 a year | KDP publishers wanting research plus book-creation tools, free tier to start |
| Book Bolt | 6.4 | $239.88 a year | Low-content and puzzle book publishers wanting research and design together |
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ScribeCount questions
How much does ScribeCount cost?
$5.99 a month. ScribeCount lists 4 plans; the full list is under Pricing above.
What does ScribeCount run on?
web and browser extension, according to its own site.
Is there a free trial of ScribeCount?
Yes, 14 days.
How the score is computed: the formula, step by step. Prices and features were read from ScribeCount’s own site on October 7, 2026; nobody pays to be listed.