Comparison

My Typewriter vs Book Creator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

My Typewriter

Experience the charm of a vintage typewriter with modern word processing features. This app offers authentic sounds and visuals, with options to save, print, and export your work. Optimized for social media, it's perfect for poets and writers seeking a unique creative tool.

Highlights
  • Authentic vintage typewriter look and feel
  • Underwood-inspired keystrokes and bell sounds
  • Randomized ink patterns
  • Save, print, and export creations
  • Optimized page size for social media
  • Delete mistakes and manual cursor movement
  • Font randomizer and vintage font selection
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My Typewriter combines the look and feel of working on a vintage typewriter with the convenience of a modern day word processor. With My Typewriter you have a typewriter to-go right in the palm of your hand. From the Underwood-inspired keystrokes and bell to the randomized ink patterns, this app was designed with the authentic experience of the classic writing machine in mind. Anything you create on My Typewriter can be saved, printed, exported, and uploaded to any platform you would like. Furthermore, the page size of My Typewriter has been optimized for social media posting to give your work the highest aesthetic quality on what’s becoming the chosen platform for the modern day poet. Some advantages My Typewriter has over other typewriter apps are the ability to delete mistakes, a longer page to be better-suited for long-form works, a font randomizer, a selection of vintage fonts to choose from, and the ability to move the cursor around manually in order to play with poetic form or to function like a traditional word-processor. We hope the next wave of Kerouacs, Plaths, and Hemingways use My Typewriter to create their masterworks just as we hope anyone with the inkling to write finds true joy from this virtual typewriter. Writers write, so get to it! Developed by Winnona Partners, LLC https://winnonapartners.com

About

Book Creator

This AI-powered writing assistant helps you craft novels, scripts, and poems. Generate personalized stories, explore various genres, and bring your imagination to life with advanced AI technology.

Highlights
  • AI novel writing
  • Story generation
  • Script writing
  • Poem creation
  • Genre experimentation
  • Personalized story tailoring
Features
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Write & Publish Your Book Today! Author AI is the ultimate book writing app — your AI author and story builder for creating novels, scripts, poems, and more. Whether you're making a book from scratch or looking for an AI writer to supercharge your creative writing, Author AI delivers personalized stories tailored exactly to you. Our advanced AI book writing technology analyzes your ideas and builds fully developed stories, novels, and scripts in moments. From writing a book to poem writing, from story writing app features to full novel AI generation — Author AI covers every genre and format. Each story is unique, so making a book has never been this exciting. With an ever-growing library of themes and genres, your AI story writer never runs out of inspiration. Write your own prompts, experiment with genres, or let our story builder take the lead — the result is always a one-of-a-kind creation. Whether you're working on a novel, a screenplay, or short stories, Author AI is the book writing app that makes your imagination real. Download the #1 AI author app today and start writing! In-App Purchase Author AI is a free download, completely risk-free, before purchasing the service. The first story is completely free — no payment required to get started. If you choose to subscribe, you will be charged a weekly, monthly, or yearly price based on your country and the subscription you select. Access to creating more than one story requires a subscription. Community stories are always free to view. Pricing is always shown in the app before you complete any purchase. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically at the end of every billing period unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel auto-renewal at any time in your Apple ID Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of Service: https://www.authoraiapp.com/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.authoraiapp.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

My Typewriter4 screens
Book Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Book Creator at Free against My Typewriter's $1.99. Book Creator also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). My Typewriter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Book Creator is free to download; My Typewriter costs $1.99 up front. Book Creator sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. My Typewriter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Book Creator holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Book Creator has 3.9K ratings behind it against 133, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of My Typewriter's written reviews are positive against 44% of Book Creator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Typewriter ships an update every 2 months, Book Creator every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
My Typewriter versus Book Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy TypewriterBook Creator
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (133 ratings)4.5 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better44.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1333.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB185 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEcho GarrettMurphy Brantley

Customer experience

My Typewriter

All ratings133 ratings
Positive72.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative23.3%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative34.4%

Book Creator

All ratings3,867 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews297 reviews
Positive44.1%
Neutral14.1%
Negative41.8%

User reviews

My Typewriter

From 133 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Authentic typewriter aesthetic and fonts
  • 🔊 Realistic typing sounds
  • 💾 Easy saving and exporting functionality
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
  • 💡 Multiple typewriter font options

Room to improve

  • ⌨️ No external/Bluetooth keyboard support
  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and data loss
  • 📋 No copy/paste functionality
  • 🔊 Cannot mute or disable typewriter sound
  • 📄 Limited to single page typing at a time

Book Creator

From 3.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing story generation
  • 👍 Helpful for writers with creative block
  • 👍 Detailed and descriptive stories
  • 🤩 Impressive AI capabilities

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Repeated or recycled content in chapters
  • 🔒 Limited customization and control over stories
  • 💰 Paid credits required for additional stories
  • 🔁 Glitches and bugs causing story loss

Bugs and requests

My Typewriter

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes frequently, especially when saving
  • Data loss when app crashes mid-typing
  • Saved canvases display cut off or out of view
  • Keyboard input not synced properly
  • Text overwrites or misaligns during editing
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  • Line break functionality inconsistent
  • App freezes on device rotation
  • Paste functionality not working
  • Cannot load multiple pages for continuous typing

Requested features

15 requests
  • Bluetooth/external keyboard support
  • Sound toggle/mute option
  • Multiple page support
  • Autosave functionality
  • Copy and paste text capability
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  • Export as editable text file (not just image)
  • Different background/paper options
  • Dark mode or inverted colors
  • Spellcheck and advanced editing tools
  • User guide and in-app help documentation
  • Custom canvas/background import
  • Different export dimensions (Instagram square)
  • Watermark option
  • Red ink ribbon option
  • Landscape orientation support

Book Creator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Repeated or unfinished chapters
  • Inability to edit or update existing stories
  • Frequent loading and error issues
  • Inconsistent character and plot details

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow connecting stories as sequels
  • Expand character limit for more detailed descriptions
  • Implement a chapter rewrite or regeneration feature
  • Provide more free credits or a way to earn them
  • Add an option to disable the artwork generation

In-app purchases

None

My Typewriter

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Book Creator

Subscriptions7
  • Unlimited Stories Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Unlimited Stories$4.997 Days
  • Unlimited Stories7 Days trial$10.007 Days
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  • Unlimited Stories Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Unlimited Stories$19.991 Month
  • Unlimited Stories$59.991 Year
  • Unlimited Stories Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time3
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Story Credit Pack$2.99
  • Story Credit Pack$7.99

Questions

Is My Typewriter free?
My Typewriter costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Book Creator free?
Book Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Typewriter or Book Creator?
Book Creator is rated higher. My Typewriter averages 4.0 out of 5 from 133 ratings, while Book Creator averages 4.5 from 3.9K ratings.
Do My Typewriter or Book Creator have ads?
Book Creator shows ads; My Typewriter does not.
Which is updated more often, My Typewriter or Book Creator?
My Typewriter ships an update every 2 months, and Book Creator every 4 days. Most recently, My Typewriter was updated on November 2, 2026 and Book Creator on November 7, 2026.

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