The AutoCrit Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about AutoCrit in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
AutoCrit
The Insider’s Guide
Online manuscript editor and story analysis for book authors
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among writing tools, read from AutoCrit’s own pages.
Made by Accelerated Innovations Corporation · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from AutoCrit’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on AutoCrit’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 5 of the 69 other writing tools we grade
AutoCrit is a web-based platform where fiction and non-fiction authors plan, write and self-edit a manuscript. Its editing reports compare a draft with published books in a chosen genre and flag pacing, dialogue, repetition and word-choice problems, and the Pro membership adds story-level analysis, AI alpha and beta readers, idea generation, book formatting and a private author community. A Free Forever account covers the writing platform and a few of the editing tools.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about AutoCrit, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for self-editing a novel before an editor sees it
The free plan leaves out the reports, monthly plans aren't refundable, and it only runs in a browser.
- 2
Paid plans start at $15 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $15 per month, billed annually.
- 3
There is a free plan
Free Forever: the writing platform with no word limits, digital noteboards and cards, and select editing tools including Adverbs, Word Choice and Readability.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Line editing reports
More than 25 interactive reports cover pacing, dialogue, strong writing, word choice, repetition and readability, with a spelling and grammar checker.
- 6
Genre comparison
Guided editing compares a manuscript with published work in a chosen fiction or non-fiction genre and gives a summary score to track edits against.
- 7
Story Analyzer+
Reviews a whole book for character arcs, conflict, timeline, contradictory events, foreshadowing and story beats, and can analyze a full series.
- 8
A 2.0 GPA, above 5 of 69
That is against the other writing tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of AutoCrit you could make: long-form writing. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
AutoCrit at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $15 per month, billed annually
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Accelerated Innovations Corporation
- Category
- Writing Tools
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for self-editing a novel before an editor sees it
AutoCrit checks a draft for pacing, dialogue and repetition against published books in your genre, before you pay a human editor, and Pro adds whole-story analysis and book formatting. Pro is $30 a month, or $15 billed yearly, the dear end of this category. The free plan leaves out the reports, monthly plans aren't refundable, and it only runs in a browser.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Pro is $15 a month billed annually and $30 month to month. The dearest tenth of this category starts at $15.00, so even the yearly rate sits in it, and the monthly one is nearly four times the $8.33 middle. The reports, which are the whole point, are all on that plan. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free Forever has no word limits, noteboards and cards, and a handful of editing tools: Adverbs, Word Choice, Readability. The reports people come for aren't in it. The Summary Report, Story Analyzer+, the reader avatars and formatting all need Pro, so it's a wall you hit on day one. |
| Features | B | More than 25 interactive reports on pacing, dialogue, repetition and word choice, scored against published books in your genre, plus Story Analyzer+ reading a whole book or series for arcs and contradictions, AI alpha and beta readers, Story Builder, and export to EPUB or print PDF. The self-editing job, covered. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record, and it's a browser platform with a bit to it: noteboards and cards to set up, 25-plus reports and a score to learn your way around, and AutoCrit's own advice is to edit on a desktop or laptop rather than a phone. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only. The site works on a phone, but AutoCrit itself says use a desktop or laptop for editing, and the listing shows no apps, no integrations and no API, so there's nothing to connect it to. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who AutoCrit is for
- Fits if you're self-editing a novel before you pay a human editor
- Works for genre fiction writers who want a draft set against published books
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $30 against $15 on the yearly plan
- Not for you if you want to edit offline or in an app, as it's a website and nothing else
- Tight if you're staying free, since the Summary Report, Story Analyzer+ and the readers all need Pro
- Watch out: monthly plans aren't refundable, and yearly refunds within 60 days are prorated at $30 a month
- Skip it if you edit on a phone, as AutoCrit itself recommends a desktop or laptop
Good to know
Good for
- Novelists self-editing a draft before paying a human editor
- Genre fiction writers who want comparison with published books
- Authors who want planning, editing and formatting in one place
- Writers looking for a members' community and live workshops
Worth knowing
- The Free Forever account includes only select editing tools; the Summary Report, Story Analyzer+, readers and formatting need Pro.
- It is web-based only. The site works on phones, but AutoCrit recommends a desktop or laptop for editing.
- Monthly subscriptions are not refundable. Annual plans can be refunded within 60 days, prorated at $30 a month.
- The editing reports are algorithmic; generative AI is used only in the optional Inspiration Studio.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$15
A month to start. There is a free plan too
AutoCrit has a free plan. Paid plans start at $15 per month, billed annually.
The reports, which are the whole point, are all on that plan.
Free Forever
$0
Write and edit without word limits, with noteboards and cards for planning and a small set of interactive editing tools.
AutoCrit Pro Annual
$15
per month, billed annually
Everything in Pro Monthly at half the monthly rate, described by AutoCrit as 6 months free every year.
AutoCrit Pro Monthly
$30
per month
All features: 25+ editing tools, the Summary Report and AutoCrit Score, Story Analyzer+, alpha and beta readers, formatting, Market Fuel and the community.
The free plan
Free Forever: the writing platform with no word limits, digital noteboards and cards, and select editing tools including Adverbs, Word Choice and Readability.
Read from autocrit.com on Oct 9, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
50% off with annual billing
AutoCrit Pro costs $15 a month when billed annually against $30 on the monthly plan, which the pricing page describes as 6 months free every year.
Stated on autocrit.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Online manuscript editor and story analysis for book authors. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, long-form writing, grammar & style.
- Line editing reports
- More than 25 interactive reports cover pacing, dialogue, strong writing, word choice, repetition and readability, with a spelling and grammar checker.
- Genre comparison
- Guided editing compares a manuscript with published work in a chosen fiction or non-fiction genre and gives a summary score to track edits against.
- Story Analyzer+
- Reviews a whole book for character arcs, conflict, timeline, contradictory events, foreshadowing and story beats, and can analyze a full series.
- Alpha and beta readers
- Automated readers give impressions of a draft from a reader's point of view, from 20+ ready-made reader avatars or a custom-built one.
- Story Builder and Inspiration Studio
- Story Builder holds the premise, world-building, characters and beat sheets. Inspiration Studio uses generative AI to suggest ideas when a story stalls.
- Formatting and export
- Formatting tools set margins, fonts, trim size and front matter, then export a manuscript to EPUB or a print-ready PDF.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
AutoCrit is made by Accelerated Innovations Corporation.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
5/69
Other writing tools it is graded above
AutoCrit's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 5 of the 69 other writing tools we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on features (B, above 36 of 69) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $15 a month, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 37 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 26 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 70 writing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. AutoCrit’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 69
- CFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 69
- BFeaturesAbove 36 of 69
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 69
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 69
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 53 writing tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. AutoCrit is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of AutoCrit you could make: long-form writing. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 59 of the 69 other writing tools grade higher. It costs $180 a year.
What you could make
- Long-form writing: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Grammar checking as you type, wherever you type.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. AutoCrit’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
ProWritingAid, Fictionary, Grammarly, Hemingway Editor and Sudowrite
The 5 tools AutoCrit is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
ProWritingAid
Free plan · from $10/mo
Grammar, style and story-critique toolkit for book writers.
- Only ProWritingAid lists Windows and macOS apps.
- Only ProWritingAid lists a browser extension.
- 1.8GPA
Fictionary
Free trial · from $14/mo
Story-structure software for outlining, writing and editing novels.
- AutoCrit has a free plan. Fictionary does not, though it has a free trial.
- AutoCrit also covers grammar & style.
- Fictionary also covers templates.
- 3.0GPA
Grammarly
Free plan · from $12/mo
Writing assistant for grammar, tone and rewrites in any app.
- Only Grammarly lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Grammarly lists a browser extension.
- AutoCrit also covers long-form writing.
- 2.4GPA
Hemingway Editor
Free plan · from $8.33/mo
Readability editor that flags wordy, hard-to-read sentences.
- Only Hemingway Editor lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Hemingway Editor can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- AutoCrit also covers long-form writing.
- 2.4GPA
Sudowrite
Free trial · from $10/mo
AI writing partner for drafting and revising fiction.
- AutoCrit has a free plan. Sudowrite does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Sudowrite lists iOS and Android apps.
- AutoCrit also covers grammar & style.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is AutoCrit free?
AutoCrit has a free plan. Free Forever: the writing platform with no word limits, digital noteboards and cards, and select editing tools including Adverbs, Word Choice and Readability.
How much does AutoCrit cost?
AutoCrit lists 3 plans. Free Forever: $0.
What platforms does AutoCrit work on?
AutoCrit is available on Web.
Does AutoCrit offer any discounts?
AutoCrit publicly lists the following: 50% off with annual billing.
Does AutoCrit have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. AutoCrit is listed for Web.
Does AutoCrit have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. AutoCrit is listed for Web.
Is AutoCrit open source?
AutoCrit is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
Who makes AutoCrit?
AutoCrit is made by Accelerated Innovations Corporation.
What are the alternatives to AutoCrit?
The closest alternatives to AutoCrit in our directory are ProWritingAid, Fictionary, Grammarly, Hemingway Editor and Sudowrite.
How does AutoCrit compare with other writing tools?
AutoCrit's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 5 of the 69 other writing tools we grade, and level with 5.
Is AutoCrit good value for money?
ToolGPA grades AutoCrit D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $15 a month, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 37 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of AutoCrit?
The plain part of AutoCrit you could make: long-form writing. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from AutoCrit’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from AutoCrit's own pages on 9 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-05-26.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Accelerated Innovations Corporation. Prices change, so check autocrit.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- AutoCrit, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/autocrit
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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