Writer Assistant (Wassi) vs Novelist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Writer Assistant (Wassi)
This app helps writers develop characters, locations, and entire story worlds. It provides guided questions for in-depth creation and allows for outlining plots and scenes. Export your developed worlds and stories to PDF.
- Create separate projects for story universes
- Develop characters and locations with guided questions
- Add photos to characters and locations
- Describe worlds with races, flora, and fauna
- Outline stories, plots, and scenes
- Export projects to PDF
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Writer Assistant (Wassi) is an application created specifically for inventors! We all constantly invent new characters for our stories, be it a comic, a novel, a script, a play, or a game. And so that our characters are alive and riveted the attention, they need to be developed a lot! That is what the Writer Assistant was created for! Plus, with Wassi you can easily outline your stories on the go. Let's check it! With Wassi support, you can: - create separate projects for each of your universes - create characters and locations - develop characters and locations using leading questions in the program - add photos to the characters and locations - create worlds where your story happen - describe every millimeter of the world by filling races, flora, animals of the world and more - create stories with your characters - outline stories - create stories plots and scenes and connect them - export created projects to PDF-documents Free version limitations: - 3 projects - 3 characters, 3 locations, 3 stories, 3 worlds per project - 3 plots, 3 scenes per story - watermark and link to the app's AppStore webpage in the exported document - saving and restoring backups not available To remove all limitations you can upgrade to the Pro version by clicking the "Upgrade to Pro" menu item and purchasing Pro version license. You can share one license between all your iOS devices. In the next update: - ability to add items - more details about constituents of the world - ability to add connections between characters - ability to set up characters and location of the scene - export to the DOCX format
Novelist
This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for authors to write, organize, and plot their novels. It offers features for scene creation, story structuring, goal setting, and manuscript export. The platform is designed to support the entire novel-writing process, from initial ideas to the final draft.
- Plotting with customizable story elements
- Scene writing with rich formatting
- Story organization into acts and chapters
- Word count goals and deadline scheduling
- Manuscript export in EPUB, ODT, HTML
- Autosave and version history
- Companion web app
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Join over 200k authors writing their next masterpiece with Novelist! Novelist is the all-in-one app for writing your novels—completely free with no ads or in-app purchases. We give you the freedom to create without limits. Whether you're plotting, outlining, organizing, or scheduling, Novelist provides powerful tools to help bring your story to life. Key Features: ▪ Plot: Organize your story elements like on a board. Easily edit, move, merge, reorder, and add notes, tags, metadata, or images. Everything is customizable. ▪ Write: Craft scenes directly in the app. Annotate or write with rich formatting tools. ▪ Organize: Structure your story into acts, chapters, or any format you like. ▪ Schedule: Set word count goals or deadlines to stay on track. Advanced Tools: ▪ Autosave, find/replace, add comments, and restore previous versions from history ▪ Mention story items directly in your text for quick reference ▪ Split your screen with reference panels to inspect items while writing ▪ Track your progress daily with detailed stats ▪ Real-time preview without leaving the app ▪ Export and share your manuscript in EPUB, ODT, or HTML formats ▪ Enjoy an interface optimized for large screens ▪ Write on any browser with the companion web app ▪ Create templates for book series to streamline your workflow ▪ Backup and restore locally or with Google Drive ▪ Switch to dark mode for comfortable writing during long sessions Your story, your way—with Novelist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Novelist at 4.4 against Writer Assistant (Wassi)'s 3.8. Novelist also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Writer Assistant (Wassi)'s advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Writer Assistant (Wassi) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Novelist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Novelist holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 81 and 214 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Writer Assistant (Wassi)'s written reviews are positive against 79% of Novelist's.
Writer Assistant (Wassi) ships an update monthly, Novelist every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Writer Assistant (Wassi) | Novelist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (81 ratings) | 4.4 (214 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.6% of reviews | 79.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 81 | 214 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitry Novikov | Alessandro Riperi |
Customer experience
Writer Assistant (Wassi)
Novelist
User reviews
Writer Assistant (Wassi)
From 81 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for character building
- 👍 Excellent for world building
- 👍 Helpful for in-depth backstories
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 👍 Affordable pro version
Room to improve
- 💰 Strict character limit on free version
- 💰 Paywall for adding more than 3 characters
- 💰 Deleted characters still count towards limit
- 💰 Limited free features
- 💰 Blurry character images
Novelist
From 214 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Amazingly different application
- 🔒 Completely free, with no ads or in-app purchases
- 👍 Well-organized all-in-one app for writing, plotting, outlining, and scheduling
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 👍 Helps with organizing and keeping things clean
Room to improve
- 🐛 Confusing menu options and backup/restore process
- 🐛 Glitches when editing text, cursor behaves unexpectedly
- 🐛 Crashes or freezes on some devices
- 🐛 Syncing issues between devices
- 🐛 Lack of font customization options
Bugs and requests
Writer Assistant (Wassi)
Reported bugs
8 issues- Notes not saved after iCloud sign-in on new phone
- Pictures assigned to wrong characters across projects
- Pictures assigned to new characters in different projects
- Duplicate photos when changing profile pictures
- Typing cursor jumps randomly
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- Blurry character images
- Airdrop issue for saving/backing up
- App not accessible with Apple Voiceover
Requested features
20 requests- Unlimited characters for free
- Ability to delete projects
- Copy/paste support
- Desktop or web version
- Customizable fields for prompts
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- Examples for character attributes
- Revert profile picture to default
- Remove photo button
- Ability to write the actual story
- Folders for organizing characters/locations
- Better subsections for world/culture
- More in-depth story planning (connections)
- Ability to discriminate between major/minor characters
- Residents tab for locations
- Option to add own tabs/text boxes
- Ability to tag characters
- Towns/cities tab
- Dark mode option
- Family account sharing for pro
- Syncing across devices
Novelist
Reported bugs
4 issues- Backup/restore process can lead to data loss
- Cursor and text editing issues
- Crashes and freezes on some devices
- Syncing problems between devices
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to import/export in various formats (PDF, Markdown, etc.)
- Improved syncing and cloud integration
- More font and formatting options
- Ability to add images/illustrations to the book
- Collaboration/co-writing features
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- Spell check and grammar tools
- Customizable keyboard in dark mode
In-app purchases
Writer Assistant (Wassi)
- Unlock of the pro version$2.99
Novelist
No in-app purchases
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