Dabble pricing
Dabble is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $19 per month, billed monthly (Writer).
Plans and prices
- Starts at
- $19 per month, billed monthly (Writer)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Writer | $19per month, billed monthly (20% less when paid annually) | Unlimited manuscripts, cloud backup and sync, Plot Grid, story notes and character profiles, goals and stats, co-authoring and versioning. |
| Author | $29per month, billed monthly (20% less when paid annually) | Adds comments, track changes, sticky notes, text highlighting, advanced grammar and style checks, Read-to-Me, and priority support by chat and email. |
| Bestseller | $49per month, billed monthly (20% less when paid annually) | Everything in Author plus DabbleU Academy: live monthly workshops, a library of courses and more than 70 hours of workshop recordings. |
| Lifetime Author Access | $699one-time payment | All Author features permanently, including future Author updates and features. No additional discounts apply. |
Read from dabblewriter.com on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Dabble before you buy.
Ways to pay less for Dabble
- Annual discountSave 20% with annual billing
Dabble's pricing page says paying annually saves 20% compared with the monthly prices of $19, $29 and $49.
Stated on dabblewriter.com - Lifetime licenseLifetime Author Access for $699
A one-time payment of $699 gives every Author feature permanently, which Dabble describes as about the price of two years of Author. No other discounts apply.
Stated on dabblewriter.com - Education30% off for teachers and students
Teachers and students with an academic email address can save 30% by applying through Dabble's partner, Student App Centre.
Stated on dabblewriter.com
Dabble prices by country, on its own site
We read Dabble’s pricing page on dabblewriter.com from 8 countries on Oct 9, 2026. It showed the same prices in every one of them as in the United States.
Read by a script, from a home connection in one country and from a data centre in each of the others. A site does not always show a data centre what it shows a person at home there. A page can list its prices in a different order from one country to the next, so a price here is not matched to a plan: open the vendor’s page to see which is which. A country’s price is for people who live there.
How Dabble's price compares
| Tool | Starts at | Free plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dabble | $19 per month, billed monthly (Writer) | No | |
| Scrivener | $23.99 one-time (iOS); $59.99 one-time for macOS or Windows | No | Compare |
| Novelcrafter | $4 per month, or $40 billed annually (Scribe) | No | Compare |
| LivingWriter | $15 per month, billed monthly (Pro) | Yes | Compare |
| Novlr | $8 per month, billed yearly ($96); $10 billed monthly (Starter) | Yes | Compare |
| Plottr | $60 per year (Plottr); Plottr Pro is $9.99 per month or $99 per year | No | Compare |
Each price is the vendor’s own, with its billing basis as stated. Check dates are on each tool’s page.
Dabble pricing questions
Is Dabble free?
No, Dabble is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
How much does Dabble cost?
Dabble lists 4 plans. Writer: $19 per month, billed monthly (20% less when paid annually). Author: $29 per month, billed monthly (20% less when paid annually). Bestseller: $49 per month, billed monthly (20% less when paid annually). Lifetime Author Access: $699 one-time payment. Prices were read from dabblewriter.com on Oct 5, 2026.
Does Dabble have a free trial?
Yes. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
Is Dabble cheaper with annual billing?
Save 20% with annual billing. Dabble's pricing page says paying annually saves 20% compared with the monthly prices of $19, $29 and $49.
Does Dabble have a student or education discount?
30% off for teachers and students. Teachers and students with an academic email address can save 30% by applying through Dabble's partner, Student App Centre.
Can I buy Dabble once instead of subscribing?
Lifetime Author Access for $699. A one-time payment of $699 gives every Author feature permanently, which Dabble describes as about the price of two years of Author. No other discounts apply.
When were Dabble's prices last checked?
On Oct 5, 2026, against dabblewriter.com. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.