Comparison

Novel Writing vs Studio World

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

Head to head
About

Novel Writing

This writing companion offers a rich text editor and organizational tools for fiction writers. It provides tiered AI assistance, from manual outlining to full novelette generation, allowing users to choose their preferred level of creative support.

Highlights
  • Manual outline and Story Bible
  • Rich text editor
  • PDF export
  • Chapter organization
  • AI-powered narrative autocomplete
  • Full novelette generation
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Write works of fiction with the help of Ember Glow. This app aims to respect writers who just want to write, no AI bells and whistle, but also creatives who want to explore and tinker with AI for themselves. With an aim of respecting the various styles of writing, this app incorporates three methods of using AI: Level 1: None. You still get (free): * An outline you can fill out manually to brainstorm and keep track of your thoughts, the Story Bible. It has sections for characters, themes, world building, plot outlines, and more. * A fully-featured rich text editor. * The ability to transform your book into a PDF. * Organization of your work into chapters or sections that you can rearrange. * You can remove the sidebars for a focused, full-screen writing experience. Level 2: Some AI: * Each section of the Story Bible lets you provide a prompt where to generate that portion of the core. And it's all editable afterwards, of course. * You also get a section of the app that provides narrative autocomplete, meaning the app understands the whole context of all you have written, including the Story Bible and summaries of your writing thus far, to help unblock you or give you ideas of what to write (or if you please, ideas of what not to write; doing the opposite of generative suggestions is very much an option). Level 3: Full * Create an entire novelette for you to either enjoy on your own, or to flesh out into a richer story. * Generate in one shot, or create the draft based on your Story Bible. For in-app purchases and subscriptions, see https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-serivces/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Studio World

This app serves as a digital writing studio to document creative projects from initial idea to final output. It helps writers maintain their creative flow and ensures proper documentation and team credits for their work.

Highlights
  • Project documentation
  • Creative flow tools
  • Team credit management
  • Idea capture
  • Final split tracking
Features
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BOOK IT. MAKE IT. SHARE IT. LAUNCH IT. GET PAID. Your work stays yours. A studio in your pocket for musicians, filmmakers, producers, engineers and studio owners. The same six things happen, in the same order — and the money ends up with you. 01 · DRAFT — Turn "I've got something" into something you can launch. Lyrics, titles, a screenplay page, the release plan, today's checklist. Saves every line as you type, works with no signal, keeps every version. Private until you share it. 02 · SESSIONS — A room, a time, the right people. Book one, invite collaborators, hand out roles. Everyone sees the same plan, the same files, the same clock — and only what you let them. Pick a category, pick a template (69 of them), name it. Takes land in Drive the moment you stop recording. 03 · MAKE — Keep what you make. Own what you buy. Drive: every take, stem, roll and draft, with history, shared on your terms. Pano: everything you've bought, yours for good. Circle: the forty people who hear it before the world does. 04 · GET PAID — Press Launch. The money lands in your Wallet. A vinyl preorder, a listening-room ticket, a mixing service. Two taps and it has a page, a price, a date and a link. No label advance, no platform cut on your name. 05 · MY STUDIO — One page that says who you are, and sells it. A real web page built from blocks you stack: banner, soundtrack, products, Circle, socials. One link to put everywhere. 06 · STUU — Ask anything. No manual. No wrong questions. From "what's a stem?" to "how do I get paid for this?" — Stuu answers inside your project and shows you the next step. It assists. It never trains on your work. 07 · COSTS — No subscriptions. No feature paywalls. Every tool included, day one. 500 MB drive free on every account, no card to start. Need more? Buy space once, like a real drive, and it's yours to keep and share. The only thing that meters is AI. 08 · SAFETY — You hold the copyright. We hold the door. Built on audited infrastructure (SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001) with EU residency and a DPA. Permissions are checked on the server, not just the screen. Delete a draft and it's gone from Stuu too. ELSEWHERE, YOU RENT. HERE, YOU OWN. • Buy the drive once. Keep it. • Every tool included, day one. • Bought once, owned for good. • Paid directly to your Wallet. • Stuu assists. Never trains. • A real page with your name on it. Pick a door. Walk through it. iPhone · iPad · Mac Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://studioworld.app/privacy

Screenshots

Novel Writing4 screens
Studio World4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Studio World at every 4 days against Novel Writing's every 3 weeks. Studio World also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. Novel Writing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Studio World sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Novel Writing against 5.0 for Studio World. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Novel Writing ships an update every 3 weeks, Studio World every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Novel Writing versus Studio World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNovel WritingStudio World
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB211 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperCephalopod StudioDo The Write Thing

Customer experience

Novel Writing

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Studio World

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Novel Writing

Subscriptions2
  • Premium monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Studio World

Subscriptions1
  • Studio Drive 50 GB$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • 85 Creds Pack$14.99

Questions

Is Novel Writing free?
Novel Writing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Studio World free?
Studio World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Novel Writing or Studio World?
Novel Writing and Studio World are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Novel Writing or Studio World have ads?
Neither Novel Writing nor Studio World shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Novel Writing or Studio World?
Novel Writing ships an update every 3 weeks, and Studio World every 4 days. Most recently, Novel Writing was updated on October 30, 2026 and Studio World on October 30, 2026.

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