ProWritingAid
Plagiarism checker software
Proofreading software
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$10.00 per month
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- Arts, entertainment, and recreation
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- Media and communications
What is ProWritingAid
ProWritingAid is a writing assistance and proofreading tool that checks grammar, spelling, style, and readability, and provides reports to help revise drafts. It is used by individual writers, students, and teams editing long-form content such as articles, academic writing, and fiction. The product emphasizes in-document analysis with multiple report types and integrations for common writing environments, rather than only a single inline checker.
Detailed revision reports
ProWritingAid provides multiple analysis views (for example, style, readability, sentence structure, and repeated words) that help users diagnose patterns across a document. This is useful for long-form writing where issues recur across chapters or sections. The report-based approach supports iterative editing beyond basic grammar correction.
Integrations for writing workflows
The product offers add-ins and integrations for common authoring tools and browsers, allowing users to edit where they write. This reduces copy/paste steps and keeps suggestions tied to the source document. It is practical for users who work across web editors and desktop writing applications.
Supports long-form documents
ProWritingAid is designed to analyze full documents and provide feedback that scales beyond short snippets. Features like summaries and repeated-phrase detection are oriented toward manuscripts and extended drafts. This makes it a fit for authors and editors who need more than quick, sentence-level checks.
Suggestion volume can overwhelm
The tool can surface many alerts and style recommendations, especially on early drafts. This can increase review time and requires judgment to avoid over-editing or changing author voice. Teams may need guidelines on which report types and rules to prioritize.
Plagiarism is add-on
Plagiarism checking is not the primary focus of the product and is typically offered as an additional capability rather than the core experience. Organizations that need institution-grade similarity checking, workflow controls, and reporting may find it less aligned to their requirements. Users should validate coverage, limits, and citation-handling behavior for their specific use case.
Not a full governance platform
Compared with products built for enterprise compliance, ProWritingAid is more oriented toward individual and small-team editing than centralized governance. Capabilities such as advanced admin controls, audit trails, and organization-wide policy enforcement may be limited or require higher-tier plans. This can be a constraint for regulated or large-scale deployments.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 (permanently free) | 500-word limit per check; 2 runs per report per day; 10 Rephrases/day; 3 Sparks/day; grammar, spelling, punctuation, Word Explorer & Thesaurus. (Try for free / free web editor). |
| Premium — Monthly | $30.00 per month (billed monthly) | Everything in Free; unlimited word count and report runs; unlimited Rephrases; 5 Sparks/day; advanced style improvements; custom style guide; 25+ writing analysis reports; 1 Chapter Critique/day; up to 40% off Story Credits. |
| Premium — Yearly | $10.00 per month (billed yearly — $120/year) | Same features as Premium monthly; 3-day money-back guarantee noted for yearly purchases. |
| Premium — Lifetime | $399.00 one-time payment | Same features as Premium; one-time purchase (no recurring charges); 3-day money-back guarantee for lifetime purchases. |
| Premium Pro — Monthly | $36.00 per month (billed monthly) | Everything in Premium; 50 Sparks/day; 3 Chapter Critiques/day; up to 65% off Story Credits; live workshops, on-demand workshop library, daily cowriting sprints (beta), group critique sessions (beta), networking events, guided writing challenges. |
| Premium Pro — Yearly | $12.00 per month (billed yearly — $144/year) | Same features as Premium Pro monthly; 3-day money-back guarantee noted for yearly purchases. |
| Premium Pro — Lifetime | $699.00 one-time payment | Same features as Premium Pro; one-time purchase; 3-day money-back guarantee for lifetime purchases. |
Additional paid add-ons (referenced on site): Story Credits for manuscript-level analyses and Plagiarism Checks (separate purchases). Student and K-12 education discounts/initiatives are noted on the official site.
Seller details
Orpheus Technology Ltd
London, United Kingdom
2012
Private
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