Authora vs Vondel

Turn waiting into writing. Most people who want to write a book never finish one - not for lack of ideas, but for lack of time to sit down. Authora is a mobile writing companion built for the life you actually have. Waiting rooms, commutes, flight delays, lunch breaks - the minutes that usually disappear into doomscrolling, reclaimed for the book you've always meant to write. WRITE ANYWHERE Six format templates - novel, journal, manuscript, academic paper, non-fiction, poetry collection. Rich text editor optimised for phones and tablets, not a desktop UI stuffed onto a small screen. Auto-save every two seconds. Focus mode for distraction-free writing. Preview mode to read your draft as a reader will see it. STORYBOARDING THAT MATCHES HOW WRITERS THINK Characters with bios, traits, and relationships. Plot arcs with scenes you can link to chapters. World-building notes. Colour-coded labels. Keep the people, places, and threads of your story organised without leaving your phone. FROM BLANK PAGE TO PUBLISHED BOOK Authora isn't just a writing app - it's a self-publishing pipeline. When your draft is done, add a cover image, and export as EPUB or PDF that's ready to upload straight to Amazon KDP, Apple Books, or Kobo. Front matter, back matter, TOC, metadata - all handled. Your finished book goes into your personal library inside Authora too, readable with a built-in ebook reader. No separate formatting tool. No desktop required. Draft to published, all on your phone. CAPTURE ON THE GO Speech-to-text dictation with live transcription. Chapter import from .docx, .rtf, and .txt - start with existing drafts, no retyping. On-device writing analysis flags passive voice, adverb overuse, clichés, and readability issues as you write. FREE FOREVER, PREMIUM WHEN YOU'RE READY Full writing experience, export, personal library, and a starter storyboard - all free, all local, no account required. Premium ($4.99/mo or $49.99/yr) adds encrypted cloud sync and backup across phone and tablet, unlimited storyboarding, inline figures with captions, and priority support. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Free users never sign in. Premium users' chapters, world notes, character bios, and plot descriptions are encrypted at rest with AES-256, and in transit with TLS - even in a breach, your draft stays unreadable. Biometric app lock on both platforms. We never read your work, never train on your writing, never sell your data. BUILT FOR PHONES AND TABLETS Native iOS App. Dark and light theme. Responsive layout on tablets. Biometric unlock. Full offline support. Dashboard showing word count trends and your completion stats. The book is already in you. Authora is where you finish it.

Vondel is a writing studio for people working on something long: a novel, a memoir, a non-fiction book. It gives you a focused place to write and the structure to finish. WRITE A focused, distraction-free editor in a readable column. Lightweight Markdown formatting, automatic saving, and clean typography built for long sessions, not a wall of toolbars. ORGANIZE Break your manuscript into folders, chapters, and scenes in a sidebar you can rearrange by dragging. Keep research, characters, and notes alongside your draft, and move a scene to another chapter in a single gesture. PLAN See any part of your project as editable index cards or as an outline with status, labels, and word counts. Write a one-line synopsis for every scene, color-code by point of view or storyline, and rearrange your plot visually. REVISE Capture snapshots of a document before big edits, then compare or roll back any time. Leave anchored comments on specific passages without touching your prose. TRACK Set a word target for your manuscript and a daily writing goal. Watch your streak, your pace, and your projected finish so you keep moving toward the end. OWN YOUR WORK Your writing is stored as plain text you control. No proprietary format, no lock-in. Optional cloud sync keeps every project on all your devices and safely backed up, so you can pick up your draft anywhere. From the first blank page to a finished manuscript, Vondel is built for your biggest works. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vondelapp.com/privacy-policy