Comparisons, checked 17 October 2026
Onwarder vs LivingWriter
A cloud writing app with story elements, planning boards and outline templates, and optional AI that can generate and revise.Source [1]Source [3]Source [6]Source [7]
LivingWriter keeps your book in its cloud; Onwarder keeps it on your device for free and checks continuity without AI.Source [7]Source [8]
Side by side.
| Onwarder | LivingWriter | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for good, with no account. Cloud is $10 a month or $99 a year. | A free plan for one manuscript up to 25,000 words; Pro and Pro + AI are paid. We could not confirm current prices.Source [1] |
| Runs on | On the web, Mac, Windows and Linux, with iPhone in beta, and Android coming. | Browser, Mac and Windows apps, and iPhone and Android apps.Source [6] |
| Writing with no connection | Books kept on your device open and save with no connection in the desktop and phone apps. | Offline mode on desktop is on its roadmap.Source [5] |
| Story bible linked to the book | Characters, places, factions and items, a click from the page. | Story Elements for characters, settings and objects, linked to the manuscript.Source [7] |
| Checks the book against your notes | Built in, no AI: warns when a dead character acts or a lost item turns up again. | Optional AI analysis of the story; no recorded-fact check found.Source [3] |
| Ebook and paperback files | EPUB, Word, Markdown and PDF, and paperback interiors at three trim sizes. | Word, PDF and EPUB, with Amazon KDP options.Source [2]Source [8] |
| AI, and training on your writing | Optional and off for every book. Bring your own. Never used to train AI. | Optional AI. LivingWriter says manuscripts, notes and Story Elements are not used to train its AI.Source [3] |
| Getting your work out | Every book exports whole, at any time, on any plan. | Your books live in its cloud; export in common formats.Source [8] |
Which to choose
Where LivingWriter is better
- Planning boards and outline templates, plus a screenplay workflow.Source [2]Source [3]Source [7]
- Optional AI that can talk through your manuscript in the same workspace.Source [2]Source [3]Source [7]
Choose LivingWriter if
- You want structured outline templates and optional AI in one cloud app.Source [1]Source [3]Source [7]
Choose Onwarder if
- You want the story bible, recorded story events and a continuity check beside the manuscript, with no AI needed.
- You want everything for writing free, on any computer or phone, with no account and no time limit.
- You want the ebook and the paperback interior from the same place you wrote the book.
Questions.
Can I move my book from LivingWriter?
Export it as a Word document and import that into Onwarder; it keeps chapters, headings, bold and italics. Start with a copy of one chapter, and keep your original until you are happy. We do not promise to carry over every other tool's notes, links or formatting.
Do I need AI to use Onwarder?
No. Writing, planning, the continuity check and Finishing all work without AI. If you connect your own AI, it is off for every book until you allow it, and Onwarder never uses your writing to train AI.
What does Onwarder cost?
Free for good, with no account. Cloud is $10 a month or $99 a year.
Sources, all opened 17 October 2026
- LivingWriter pricing
- LivingWriter
- AI features
- Terms of service
- Roadmap
- Downloads
- Product
- Exporting a manuscript
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