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AutoCrit Review (2026): Reports, Pricing, Who It Suits
Freelance developmental editor who has shepherded 200+ manuscripts from messy draft to publishable, and writes about revision like the craft it is.
AutoCrit is an online self-editing platform aimed mainly at fiction writers. You paste or upload a draft, and it scores your prose against published books in your genre, with reports on pacing, dialogue, adverbs, repetition and word choice, plus AI story feedback on the Pro plan. It suits writers who want a line-level self-edit with genre benchmarks and an unlimited monthly price. It suits writers less well if they live in Word, Scrivener or Google Docs and want the checks there.
As listed on AutoCrit's pricing page on 22 October 2026, Free costs $0, Pro Monthly $30 a month, and Pro Annual $15 a month billed annually. Several well-ranked reviews still quote older prices, so check the vendor's page before you budget.
StoryWith AI is our own product, so weigh what we say about it accordingly.
Key takeaways
- AutoCrit's core is line editing: more than 20 reports, an AutoCrit Score, and comparison with published books in your genre.
- Pro adds Story Analyzer+, AI alpha and beta readers, Market Fuel, formatting export and a member community, with no credit meter.
- Free is $0 with no word limit but only a few tools, including Adverbs, Word Choice and Readability. Pro is $30 a month or $15 a month billed annually, as listed on 22 October 2026.
- It is a web app. Imports are .docx, .rtf and .txt; there is no Word, Scrivener or Google Docs add-on.
- AutoCrit says manuscripts are "never used to train any AI models."
- Reviewers praise the reports and the genre comparison, and criticise the price, imprecise checks and upsells.
What is AutoCrit, and how does it work?
AutoCrit's FAQ calls it "an online web-based software." You write in its editor or import a manuscript, then run reports from a side panel. Each report highlights the passages it is about, so you edit in place.
The editing reports are statistical. The FAQ says guidance "adjusts based on data from millions of published books across many different genres," and that "All editing reports are algorithmic and based on comparative data sets, with no generative AI involved." The same FAQ places generative AI in the Inspiration Studio.
The newer story-level features are described differently. AutoCrit's Story Analyzer+ page description calls it "AI-driven feedback designed by authors, for authors," and its beta reader page description calls those readers "AI-powered." So in practice there are two kinds of feedback in one app: rule and data based line reports, and AI story feedback on Pro. The FAQ wording and the feature pages do not quite agree, so read both if the distinction matters to you.
What does AutoCrit check?
| Area | What AutoCrit names | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Line editing | "more than 20 integrated editing reports", including Pacing, Dialogue and Strong Writing | A few tools on Free; all on Pro |
| Overall score | Summary Report with AutoCrit Score and editing recommendations | Pro |
| Genre comparison | "Compare your style with major select genres" | Pro |
| Story feedback | Story Analyzer+: premise, conflict, foreshadowing, point of view, character arcs, world-building, contradictions, timeline, beat mapping, plot threads, genre fit | Pro |
| Series | Series Analyzer, which "reads your entire series as one connected story" | Not stated on the pricing page |
| Simulated readers | Automated Alpha and Beta Readers, with custom personas | Pro |
| Ideas | Inspiration Studio, which "uses generative AI to come up with ideas and suggestions" | Pro |
| Marketing | Market Fuel: titles, blurbs, keywords, categories, ads | Pro |
| Publishing | ePub and PDF formatting export | Pro |
Features as listed on AutoCrit's pricing page, homepage, Story Analyzer+ page, beta reader page, Series Analyzer page and Inspiration Studio page on 22 October 2026.
The FAQ also gives a benchmark for the headline number: a Summary Score of 75 to 95 is typical for successful published books. Treat that as AutoCrit's own calibration, not an industry standard.
How much does AutoCrit cost in 2026?
| Plan | Price as listed | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 a month | No word limits; noteboards and cards; Adverbs, Word Choice and Readability tools |
| Pro Monthly | $30 a month | Everything in Free plus all reports, Story Analyzer+, AI alpha and beta readers, Inspiration Studio, Market Fuel, formatting export, community |
| Pro Annual | $15 a month, billed annually | Everything in Pro Monthly; the page says "Get 6 Months Free Every Year!" |
Prices as listed on AutoCrit's pricing page on 22 October 2026. AutoCrit's annual checkout shows the total as $180 a year.
Pro is flat rate. AutoCrit's homepage promises "100% UNLIMITED access to every tool, every feature, and every member resource," so there is no per-report charge for rerunning a revised draft.
The pricing page and FAQ mention no free trial; the Free plan is the way to try it. Refunds are set out in AutoCrit's terms and conditions, read on 23 October 2026: monthly payments are not refundable, while 6-month, annual and lifetime memberships can be refunded within 60 days of purchase, less $30 for each month started, and only once per user. The FAQ says there is no minimum term and you can cancel any time.
Why other reviews show different prices
SelfPublishing.com (Scott Allan, modified 21 April 2026), TCK Publishing (Yen Cabag, 20 February 2023) and TechRadar (Stefan Ionescu, December 2021) all list the annual plan at $297. The Write Life's 2019 review describes an "Elite" tier that no longer appears on the pricing page. All Freelance Writing (updated 25 March 2025) and Kindlepreneur (updated 13 January 2026) match the $30 and $15 listed on 22 October 2026.
What do reviewers like?
The reports. Dave Chesson at Kindlepreneur (updated 13 January 2026) wrote that "the reports are very well done," and praised comparing your writing against bestsellers in your genre and the accurate .docx chapter splitting.
Genre benchmarking. SelfPublishing.com (Scott Allan) calls genre comparison "a useful feature," and says AutoCrit is "mainly suited to fiction authors aiming to improve their craft."
It does not rewrite. In her review (first published 2015, updated 25 March 2025), Jennifer Mattern at All Freelance Writing noted that "AutoCrit doesn't change anything automatically," and that it handled a 50,000-word draft quickly. AutoCrit gave her a free test account, which she discloses.
A useful diagnosis. In 2019, Nicole Dieker at The Write Life wrote that "AutoCrit correctly identified the most significant problem with my novel." That review predates the current plans.
What are AutoCrit's limits?
Price. Kindlepreneur's verdict was "I do not think it is worth the cost," and Chesson says he would still run his writing through ProWritingAid for grammar. Kindlepreneur also links to an AutoCrit lifetime deal as an affiliate, so read its comments with that in mind.
No integrations. Kindlepreneur lists no desktop app and no Scrivener, Google Docs, Word or Atticus integration. AutoCrit's help centre confirms Google Docs files are downloaded as .docx and uploaded.
Imprecise checks. TCK Publishing (Yen Cabag, 20 February 2023) found the passive voice report imprecise: "it may not identify them perfectly, because it's designed to highlight past-tense passages in general." AutoCrit's own support text, which TCK quotes, says the report "should not be treated as a strict passive phrase detector." TCK's overall verdict is that AutoCrit is "not a catch-all fix-all for all your writing problems!"
Upsells. Kindlepreneur lists "Lots of Upsells" as a con. Pro includes member discounts on courses and author services, which are sold separately.
Fiction first. SelfPublishing.com and TCK Publishing both say it offers less to non-fiction writers, although AutoCrit's footer describes it as a tool for "fiction and non-fiction writers."
Large files. AutoCrit's help article (6 December 2024) warns that "Files over 200,000 words may cause your browser to time out."
Platform, files and privacy
| Question | Answer, from AutoCrit's own pages |
|---|---|
| Where does it run? | In the browser, recommended on a desktop or laptop; offline mode exists, but "AI features and editing reports do require an active connection" |
| What can it import? | "MS Word (.docx), Rich Text (.rtf), and Plain Text (.txt) files"; .doc must be converted first |
| Google Docs? | Download as .docx, then upload |
| Export? | ePub and print-ready PDF on Pro |
| Training? | Asked whether manuscripts train AI, the FAQ answers: "Absolutely not." The homepage says material "is never used to train any AI models" |
From AutoCrit's FAQ, homepage and help centre articles on file types (19 February 2025), Google Docs imports (19 February 2025) and upload problems (6 December 2024), read on 22 October 2026.
Who should buy AutoCrit, and who should skip it?
| If you are... | Fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A genre novelist polishing prose before querying | Good | Line reports plus genre benchmarks, rerun as often as you like |
| A writer who revises in many small passes | Good | Flat price, no per-report credits |
| A writer who wants one app for drafting, editing and formatting | Good | Editor, reports, notes and ePub/PDF export together |
| Someone who works in Word, Scrivener or Google Docs and will not move | Weak | No add-ons; you import a copy |
| A non-fiction author | Mixed | Some reviewers say it offers less outside fiction |
| A writer on a tight budget who wants story-level feedback | Weak | Story Analyzer+ is Pro only; Free has a few line tools |
| A writer who wants to know how real readers react | Not covered | The beta readers are AI, not people |
Fit judgements are ours, based on AutoCrit's pages and the attributed reviews above, read on 22 October 2026.
If you are weighing AutoCrit against a grammar-led tool, our AutoCrit vs ProWritingAid comparison sets them side by side. For a story-level comparison, see Marlowe vs Fictionary vs AutoCrit. If you have already decided to leave, our AutoCrit alternative guide covers the options.
Where StoryWith AI fits
StoryWith AI starts at the story level rather than the sentence. Where AutoCrit counts adverbs and repeated words, StoryWith AI looks for what a line report cannot see: a scene that does no work, a character arc that goes flat, a payoff with no setup. Findings come back as one list ranked by severity, each linked to the passage that caused it, and our features page lists every analyzer. It does not write the book; text changes only when you ask for an edit and accept it.
Paid plans add real reader sessions with readers you invite yourself; we do not supply them. A book-level pass of a 90,000-word novel uses about 18 AI text actions, inside the free plan's one-time allowance, and our pricing page lists the paid plans. It runs on the web and Android.
Where AutoCrit is the better fit. If your draft is structurally sound and you want sentence-level polish, AutoCrit's line reports go deeper than ours: adverbs, repetition and word choice benchmarked against your genre. Its flat Pro price covers unlimited reruns. It also bundles ePub and PDF formatting and marketing copy tools that StoryWith AI does not offer in the same way.
StoryWith AI is the wrong tool if line editing is the job, or if you need an iOS app.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Is AutoCrit worth it in 2026?
For a fiction writer who wants unlimited line-level reports benchmarked against their genre, it can be; reviewers praise the reports, but Kindlepreneur (updated 13 January 2026) says it is not worth the cost. At $15 a month billed annually, as listed on 22 October 2026, the value depends on how often you will rerun reports.
How much does AutoCrit cost?
As listed on AutoCrit's pricing page on 22 October 2026: Free at $0, Pro Monthly at $30 a month, and Pro Annual at $15 a month billed annually. Reviews quoting $297 a year describe an older price.
Does AutoCrit have a free version?
Yes. The Free plan has no word limit and includes the editor, noteboards and a few editing tools, including Adverbs, Word Choice and Readability. The full reports, genre comparison and Story Analyzer+ need Pro.
Does AutoCrit use AI?
Partly. Its FAQ says the editing reports are algorithmic, with no generative AI, and that generative AI is used in the Inspiration Studio. Its Story Analyzer+ and alpha and beta reader pages describe those features as AI. AutoCrit says manuscripts are never used to train AI models.
Does AutoCrit work with Word, Scrivener or Google Docs?
Not directly. It imports .docx, .rtf and .txt files, and its help centre says to download a Google Doc as .docx and upload it. Reviewers list the lack of Word, Scrivener and Google Docs integration as a drawback.
Is AutoCrit good for non-fiction?
AutoCrit describes itself as a tool for fiction and non-fiction writers. SelfPublishing.com and TCK Publishing both found it most useful for fiction, since much of the guidance, such as dialogue and genre comparison, is built around novels.
Does AutoCrit have a money-back guarantee?
Partly. AutoCrit's terms and conditions, read on 23 October 2026, say monthly payments are not refundable. 6-month, annual and lifetime memberships can be refunded if you ask within 60 days of purchase, minus $30 if you ask within 30 days or $60 if you ask between 31 and 60 days, and each user gets only one refund. The pricing page itself does not mention refunds.
