AIBookWriter vs Novlr
Novlr is an online writing app for novelists, centered on drafting; AIBookWriter adds AI planning, chapter drafts, whole-book review and publishing.
The short version
Novlr is an online writing app for novelists. It’s centered on the writing experience itself: a place to draft, organize chapters and keep track of your progress. We describe it here only in general terms; their site has its current features. AIBookWriter is a web app for planning, writing, editing, formatting and publishing books with AI, in the author’s own voice.
Where they differ
| Approach | AIBookWriter | Novlr |
|---|---|---|
| Workflow scope | One project from concept to published book: plan, write, review, metadata and cover, format, publish, distribute | Drafting and organizing a novel online |
| Planning tools | Characters and chapter-card outlines on six plot structures; nonfiction structures with cited sources | Varies — check their site |
| Whole-book review | Editorial report: score, editorial letter, per-chapter pacing notes, line edits to accept or reject | Varies — check their site |
| Formatting and export | Print-ready PDF (trim sizes, themes, preflight checks, spine width), EPUB, DOCX, Markdown | Varies — check their site |
| Publishing pages | Author page and book pages with free sample chapters and an email sign-up | Varies — check their site |
| Translation | Whole book into 30+ languages as a new linked book; the original is never changed | Varies — check their site |
| Audiobooks | Audiobook Studio: 13 voices, a narrator plus per-character voices, chapter-by-chapter MP3 | Varies — check their site |
In AIBookWriter, print-ready PDF and EPUB formatting, publishing pages, translation and audiobooks are part of the Pro and Ultra plans; pricing lists what each plan includes.
Choose Novlr if…
- You want a dedicated online space to write your novel yourself, with the focus on your own drafting and steady progress.
- You don’t need AI to plan or draft chapters for you.
Choose AIBookWriter if…
- You want AI help with planning characters and chapters, or with drafting chapters in your voice, while your own text is never overwritten.
- You want a whole-book editorial review with a score, an editorial letter, pacing notes for each chapter and line edits to accept or reject.
- You want formatting for print and ebook, a book page with free sample chapters, a translation or an audiobook in the same project.
- You have a draft in Word already: AIBookWriter imports .docx manuscripts of up to 200,000 words for free.
Details of other products change; check their site for current features and pricing. Last reviewed October 2026.