Comparison

Writer Match vs Readvely

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

Head to head
About

Writer Match

Features
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Writer Match is the app for writers looking for co-writers, collaborators, and honest feedback. Whether you're developing a screenplay, novel, short story, or any creative project, Writer Match connects you with writers who share your taste, ambition, and creative wavelength. How it works: Discover other writers in two ways. In project-based discovery, you browse and react to individual ideas and loglines — perfect for finding collaborators on a specific piece of work or getting targeted feedback on a concept you're developing. In profile-based discovery, you match with writers based on their full body of listed works and creative preferences, ideal for finding a long-term co-writer or critique partner. Smart recommendations, real compatibility: Writer Match doesn't match you randomly. A three-tier recommendation system surfaces the most compatible writers based on shared preferred genres, preferred formats, creative influences and taste, as well as your language and country of residence. Every recommendation is someone you're genuinely likely to work well with. Your ideas, your way: Store all your project ideas in one place — past work, current projects, and future concepts. You control the visibility: keep ideas private as a personal notebook, or make them visible to other writers who can like them or express interest in collaborating. Built for real collaboration: Once you've matched, chat directly inside the app. Share drafts, exchange feedback, workshop loglines, or kick off an entirely new project together. Writer Match is designed to take you from discovery to collaboration without ever leaving the app.

About

Readvely

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Readvely is an offline writing app for novelists and long-form fiction authors. No account required—create works, chapters, character notes, and story assets entirely on your device. Why Readvely? Stay focused Create a work and jump straight into Chapter 1. Manual Save plus autosave. Per-chapter font size, typeface, and color. Draft / Finalized status keeps drafts separate from finished chapters. Built for serial structure Organize by work and chapter—drag to reorder, swipe to delete, live word counts. Continue Writing on Studio takes you back to your last edited chapter. Import existing drafts From Works, import .txt, .rtf, or .html (EPUB import not supported). Auto-detects chapter headings like “Chapter N,” or import as a single body and split later. Supports UTF-8, UTF-16, GB18030, and more. Export .epub for sharing—convert to .txt first if you need to import an ebook. Library for story assets Keep ideas, characters, worldbuilding, and dialogue separate from your manuscript. Paste from the clipboard and pick a type, or import text files and review in the editor before saving. Link assets to multiple works and insert them from the keyboard bar or chapter editor. Characters & notes per work Each work has Chapters · Characters · Notes: chapter list, character profiles (with portraits and a relationship map), and in-work scratch notes. Project Bible on Studio opens your current work’s Characters or Notes view. Read like a reader Built-in reader with vertical scroll, horizontal paging, and page curl. Adjustable font size, line spacing, and Day / Eye Comfort / Night themes. Reading position is remembered for polish and proofreading. Track your progress Studio shows today’s net word gain (edits and deletions count—honest stats), stage, and total words. Tap today’s count for Writing Activity: 3-, 7-, or 30-day charts plus custom ranges and daily goals. Search everything Find works, chapters, and assets in one place—tap a result to open the editor. Export & backup On a work’s detail page, tap Settings → Export to save as UTF-8 plain .txt or .epub for sharing or reading in other apps. Settings → Backup & Restore packs all works, chapters, assets, and images into a .zip for Files—restore when you switch devices. Make it yours Custom work stages (ideation, outline, draft, revision, completed), asset types, and tags. Light, Dark, or System appearance. Premium Free: 1 work. Need another slot? The first New Work tap shows an About Work Limits sheet (watch ad or continue); at the limit, Limit Reached offers a rewarded ad; or use Settings → Rewards (network required). Subscribe in Settings → Premium for unlimited works and no Rewards entry. Backup & Restore is available to all users. For you if… - You write web novels or long fiction - You need chapter-based drafting - You want lore, characters, and prose in separate places - You care about privacy and local-first data Good to know - Chapters are plain text—no rich text or Markdown rendering. - No cloud sync—use .zip backup for multiple devices. - Import, export, and backup use the system Files app and share sheet—no extra login. Open Readvely and write the story on your device. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Writer Match4 screens
Readvely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Writer Match at none against Readvely's 1. Writer Match also leads on ads (none vs shown). Readvely's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Readvely sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Writer Match asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Writer Match ships an update monthly, Readvely every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Writer Match versus Readvely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriter MatchReadvely
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB92 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSHEHZADI SHABBA AZIZ欢 雒

In-app purchases

None

Writer Match

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Readvely

Subscriptions1
  • premium monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Writer Match free?
Writer Match is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Readvely free?
Readvely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Writer Match or Readvely have ads?
Readvely shows ads; Writer Match does not.
Which is updated more often, Writer Match or Readvely?
Writer Match ships an update monthly, and Readvely every 5 days. Most recently, Writer Match was updated on October 25, 2026 and Readvely on October 24, 2026.

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