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How does ProWritingAid stack up against online editing tool AutoCrit? We’ve carried out direct comparisons below
AutoCrit analyzes your writing style to offer custom feedback
The style editor provides detailed suggestions about dialogue, bland descriptions, show vs tell, passive voice, POV consistency,
You can compare your writing to many bestselling authors to help you cater to your target audience
AutoCrit is only available as an online tool, but it can be a one-stop shop for multiple
With easy chapter navigation and feedback on entire chapter pacing, you can write and edit your manuscript
Most of AutoCrit’s best features are behind a paywall, though
ProWritingAid is like a personal writing coach no matter what you write
When you use ProWritingAid, you can select your document type
Fiction writers can choose from various genres, such as fantasy, historical, or contemporary
Like AutoCrit, you can also analyze your writing against other famous authors
You’ll get feedback about style issues, pacing, clichés, overused words, sensory details, and more
You can download it onto your desktop, use it with Microsoft Word and Google Docs, add a
If you look at a side-by-side comparison of AutoCrit vs ProWritingAid, you’ll see that many of
Both offer comparisons to bestselling authors and genre-specific feedback
For example, it will look for generic descriptions, POV consistency, and paragraph variation
Freelance writers and students will also enjoy reports that highlight transitions, jargon, and acronyms
You can also use the plagiarism checker and set house rules for your specific style guides
The Word Explorer is another amazing feature in ProWritingAid
Another thing that makes ProWritingAid stand out from its competitors is the visual summary report
Business writers in particular will enjoy the text snippet feature
Quickly insert information or phrases you use often to save time
This might be customer service responses, links to your calendar, contact information, or FAQs
Both writing apps come with additional features beyond the editing tools
It’s also helpful for self-editing, so you can hear mistakes you might have missed
AutoCrit also offers services like first chapter critiques and feedback on your pitch to literary agents for
We have a blog full of helpful articles for fiction writers, freelance writers, students, business writers, and
Additionally, you can attend ProWritingAid’s free Writers’ Weeks and learn from bestselling authors
Rather than just accepting suggestions, ProWritingAid wants to help you become a better writer
You can check out in-app videos, articles, and quizzes to learn more about writing rules
It’s obvious that both ProWritingAid and AutoCrit offer some amazing features
Both ProWritingAid and AutoCrit offer some analysis for free, but ProWritingAid offers its free users many more
Nearly every editing and analysis feature is only accessible for Premium users
In fact, you can only access seven out of their dozens of reports for free
You don’t even get a summary report of your writing on the free plan
Free users don’t get any community features like guest Q&As or discussion forums
This means you can access every ProWritingAid Report for free on up to 500 words at a time
You can also get the ProWritingAid Chrome extension and Google Docs add-on for free, so you can
Our webinars, eBooks, and Writers’ Weeks are free for users as well
You definitely get the most value in ProWritingAid’s free version
To get all of AutoCrit’s features, you’ll need to subscribe either monthly or yearly
The monthly subscription is $30 and the annual is $297 a year (at the time of this article’s
Both paid subscriptions give you access to the full editing tool, as well as a private member
You can also get a discount on AutoCrit’s critique services with the Pro plan
ProWritingAid Premium gives you an unlimited word count, access to our desktop app, author comparisons, text snippets,
You also get unlimited document storage and collaboration features
Obviously, we’re partial to our own product here at ProWritingAid
We write formal emails for work and casual social media posts for our friends
ProWritingAid caters to every type of writer with one affordable subscription
You can quickly switch between document types to ensure you are being as clear and correct as
ProWritingAid also catches more grammar errors and teaches you about English grammar rules as you write
Are you ready to try out ProWritingAid for yourself to see what makes us the best?