The Scribens Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Scribens 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.
Scribens
The Insider’s Guide
Free grammar checker with explanations, in over 40 languages
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among writing tools, read from Scribens’s own pages.
Made by Scribens · checked Nov 12, 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 Scribens’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Scribens’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.8
GPA, above 67 of the 100 other writing tools we grade
Scribens is a grammar and spelling checker that explains each mistake it finds. The free web version is ad-supported and capped per day, and Premium adds higher limits, paraphrasing in 20 tones and an ad-free site. It also offers a Chrome extension, Office and Google add-ins, and a mobile app.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Scribens, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No store rating on record, but it's paste-and-check on the web with nothing to set up.
- 1
Best for a free grammar check that explains each mistake
Scribens checks grammar and spelling in 40-odd languages and explains each error it flags.
- 2
Paid plans start at about $5.57 a month
As its pricing page puts it: €4.99 per month on the 1-year term (€59.90 per year).
- 3
There is a free plan
Grammar checking with explanations, dictionaries and 40 languages, limited to 8,000 characters per day and shown with ads.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android, with a browser extension too.
- 5
Grammar and spelling checks
Covers conjugation, agreement, prepositions, homonyms and punctuation, with an explanation attached to each mistake.
- 6
Rewriting and paraphrasing
Rewrites text in 20 possible tones. Unlimited paraphrasing is a Premium feature.
- 7
Over 40 languages
The checker works in more than 40 languages, including English, French and Spanish, with dictionaries for definitions and synonyms.
- 8
A 2.8 GPA, above 67 of 100
That is against the other writing tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
Nothing Scribens does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 4 things listed below take a company.
Scribens at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from €4.99 per month on the 1-year term (€59.90 per year)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- Made by
- Scribens
- Category
- Writing Tools
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
The report card
Best for a free grammar check that explains each mistake
Scribens checks grammar and spelling in 40-odd languages and explains each error it flags. The free version is capped at 8,000 characters a day and shows ads. Premium costs €4.99 a month on a one-year term but €9.90 if you pay monthly, and the pricing sits on the mobile app page.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | €59.90 for a year, about €4.99 a month, which is in the cheapest quarter. The one-month price is €9.90. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Free checking of up to 8,000 characters a day, with ads. One person can get through short documents on that. |
| Features | C | Grammar, paraphrasing in tones, 40 languages, extensions and a mobile app. The listing notes extensions appear under Premium, so what Free includes is unclear. |
| Ease of use | B | No store rating on record, but it's paste-and-check on the web with nothing to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, Chrome extension, Office and Google add-ins, plus iPhone and Android. No desktop app. |
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 Scribens is for
- Fits if you check short texts and want to learn why each correction was made
- Works for people writing in a language other than English
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you check long documents, as Free stops at 8,000 characters a day
- Tight if ads bother you, since Free shows them and removing them needs Premium
- Pricey if you pay monthly: €9.90 against €4.99 on the one-year term
- Watch out: prices were read in euros and sit on the app page, and the homepage footer carries a 2020 copyright
Good to know
Good for
- Writers who want each correction explained, not just applied
- Anyone checking text in languages other than English
- Light users who can live with a daily character cap and ads
Worth knowing
- The free version is limited to 8,000 characters a day and shows ads.
- Prices were read in euros; no dollar price was displayed.
- Extensions are listed under Premium on the homepage comparison, so check what the free version includes.
- The homepage footer carries a 2020 copyright and the pricing sits on the mobile app page, not a dedicated pricing page.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
~$5.57
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Scribens has a free plan. Paid plans start at €4.99 per month on the 1-year term (€59.90 per year).
One person can get through short documents on that.
Free
$0
Grammar and spelling checks with explanations, up to 8,000 characters per day, with ads.
Premium 1 month
€9.90
per month, billed monthly
Up to 5 million characters a month, 100,000 per check, unlimited paraphrasing and no ads.
Premium 3 months
€24.90
per 3 months (€8.30 a month)
Same Premium features. The page marks this term as 16% off the monthly rate.
Premium 1 year
€59.90
per year (€4.99 a month)
Same Premium features. The page marks this term as 50% off the monthly rate.
The free plan
Grammar checking with explanations, dictionaries and 40 languages, limited to 8,000 characters per day and shown with ads.
Read from scribens.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
50% off the yearly term
The mobile app page shows the 1-year Premium term at €59.90, marked 50% off the monthly rate, against €9.90 billed monthly.
Stated on scribens.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
4
Places it runs: Web, iOS, Android and Browser extension
Free grammar checker with explanations, in over 40 languages. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, grammar & style.
The listing notes extensions appear under Premium, so what Free includes is unclear.
- Grammar and spelling checks
- Covers conjugation, agreement, prepositions, homonyms and punctuation, with an explanation attached to each mistake.
- Rewriting and paraphrasing
- Rewrites text in 20 possible tones. Unlimited paraphrasing is a Premium feature.
- Over 40 languages
- The checker works in more than 40 languages, including English, French and Spanish, with dictionaries for definitions and synonyms.
- Extensions and add-ins
- A Chrome extension and add-ins for Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Google Docs and Sheets, per the homepage.
- Mobile app
- A keyboard on iOS and an accessibility-based overlay on Android offer correction, rephrasing and translation in other apps.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Gmail
- Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Google Docs
- Google Sheets
- PowerPoint
- Excel
Scribens is made by Scribens.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
67/100
Other writing tools it is graded above
Scribens's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 67 of the 100 other writing tools we grade, and level with 18.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 68 of 100) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $5.57 a month, against a middle price of $8.33 for the category: 13 of the 62 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 6 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 101 writing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Scribens’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 53 of 100
- BFree plan and trialAbove 68 of 100
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 100
- BEase of useAbove 58 of 100
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 51 of 100
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 79 writing tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Scribens 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
Nothing Scribens does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 4 things listed below take a company.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 67 of the 100 other writing tools we grade. It costs $66.90 a year.
What you could not
- Grammar checking as you type, wherever you type.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Gmail, Outlook and Microsoft Word among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Scribens’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
LanguageTool, Grammarly, ProWritingAid, Ginger Software and Reverso
The 5 tools Scribens is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
LanguageTool
Free plan · from $4.99/mo
Grammar and style checker for more than 30 languages.
- Only Scribens lists an Android app.
- Only LanguageTool lists macOS and Windows apps.
- LanguageTool is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 3.0GPA
Grammarly
Free plan · from $12/mo
Writing assistant for grammar, tone and rewrites in any app.
- Only Grammarly lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Grammarly also covers AI agents, citations and documents.
- 2.6GPA
ProWritingAid
Free plan · from $10/mo
Grammar, style and story-critique toolkit for book writers.
- Only Scribens lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only ProWritingAid lists Windows and macOS apps.
- ProWritingAid also covers long-form writing.
- 3.0GPA
Ginger Software
Free plan · from $3.00/mo
English grammar checker and rephraser for browser and desktop.
- Only Ginger Software lists macOS and Windows apps.
- 2.8GPA
Reverso
Free plan · from €4.99/mo
Translation by real example sentences, with learning tools.
- Only Scribens lists a web app.
- Only Scribens lists a browser extension.
- Scribens also covers grammar & style.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
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 Scribens free?
Scribens has a free plan. Grammar checking with explanations, dictionaries and 40 languages, limited to 8,000 characters per day and shown with ads.
How much does Scribens cost?
Scribens lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Scribens work on?
Scribens is available on Web, iOS and Android. It also has a browser extension.
Does Scribens offer any discounts?
Scribens publicly lists the following: 50% off the yearly term.
Does Scribens have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Scribens is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Scribens have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Scribens is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Scribens open source?
Scribens is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
What does Scribens integrate with?
Scribens's listing names Gmail, Outlook, Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Google Sheets, PowerPoint and Excel.
Who makes Scribens?
Scribens is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Scribens?
The closest alternatives to Scribens in our directory are LanguageTool, Grammarly, ProWritingAid, Ginger Software and Reverso.
How does Scribens compare with other writing tools?
Scribens's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 67 of the 100 other writing tools we grade, and level with 18.
Is Scribens good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Scribens B for value for money. Its paid plans start at about $5.57 a month, against a middle price of $8.33 for the category: 13 of the 62 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Scribens?
Nothing Scribens does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 4 things listed below take a company.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Scribens’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Scribens's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
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 Scribens. Prices change, so check scribens.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 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.
5,038
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Scribens, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/scribens
- 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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