Wayscript vs KEISHIKI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Wayscript
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Blank page to finished book, in one studio. Wayscript is a desktop-class writing studio for novelists, whether it's your first book or tenth. Draft, plan, and build your world, all in one powerful writing tool that syncs across your Mac, iPhone and iPad. The full studio is free on your own device. No account. Your manuscript stays private and local until you choose otherwise. WRITE A distraction-free editor that knows your story. Characters, places and items highlight and link themselves as you type. Spell-check learns the invented names in your world. Focus mode, continuous scroll, timed sprints and goals keep the words coming, with scene snapshots and version rollback whenever you need to step back. PLAN See the whole book at a glance. Drag scene cards on the corkboard, fold the outline, and follow color-coded narrative threads through a story timeline that flags chronology conflicts. Your plan and your manuscript stay in sync, always. WORLDBUILD A story bible that links itself. Keep characters, places and items with covers, galleries and custom sections. Automatic backlinks show where each one appears. A link graph and relationships canvas map how everything connects. Attach research to any entity so your facts stay straight. ANALYZE Catch the cracks before your editor does. See POV distribution, thread balance and a character-presence heatmap. Prose reports surface echoes, overused words, adverbs, passive voice and overlong sentences. Every chart is computed from your own text, with no AI at all. REVIEWER When you want feedback, the Reviewer reads like an attentive editor: specific, diagnostic and opt-in. Ask about pacing and weak verbs, check a scene against your plan, or request a structural read that catches dropped threads and character drift. It knows your story bible. It points at problems. It never writes your prose. CERTIFICATION We believe that human authorship is essential in literary content. Earn an authorship mark from Bronze up to Onyx. Onyx means not a single word came from a machine. Wayscript is built to make that provable. Because the Reviewer only critiques, using it keeps you at Diamond or higher. Share tamper-evident proof with agents, contests and readers. WHERE WE STAND ON AI We believe AI has no place in art. Wayscript's tools exist to help you write, keep your world consistent and prove the work is yours. Analytics are computed from your own text with no AI. AI is used only where you opt in: critique you explicitly request, and research support. FREE, AND YOURS - Full editor, planning and story bible - Unlimited books and projects - Export to Markdown, DOCX, EPUB and PDF - Fully local and private UPGRADE WHEN YOU'RE READY Author adds cloud sync and backups, manuscript analysis and reports, advanced typeset export, monthly passage diagnostics and community clubs and sprints. Author + Reviewer unlocks full scene, structural and whole-manuscript reviews, unlimited certifications, and top-up credit packs. No surprise bills. Built for novelists, series and worldbuilders, drafters and sprinters, and indie authors. On every platform. Terms of Use: https://wayscript.app/terms
KEISHIKI
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Turn a single thought into a complete work. KEISHIKI is a writing app designed to help you develop novels, essays, and everyday writingβfrom initial ideas to finished drafts. Plan your chapters, collect reference materials, and write your text, all in one place. β Organize your work and write by chapter and section Organize your projects using Shelves, Boxes, and Folders. Divide your manuscript into chapters and sections, and write while reviewing and refining your structure. Even with long-form writing, you can start with the scene or section you want to work on. β Keep your ideas and reference materials close to your manuscript Use separate notes for your entire project and for individual sections. Manage character profiles, outlines, memorable lines, and other ideas alongside images and PDF reference materials. On Mac and iPad in landscape orientation, you can display your outline, manuscript, and notes side by side as you write. β Customize your writing experience Adjust the font size, typeface, line spacing, and more to suit your preferences. Keep track of your manuscript's length with a page count based on Japanese manuscript paper. On Mac, you can switch between vertical and horizontal writing. β Continue writing wherever you are With online sync, you can share your manuscripts and notes across Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Jot down an idea on your iPhone while you're out, then continue writing on your Mac at home. You can also choose offline mode to use KEISHIKI on a single device without an account. β Keep your writing with you Export your manuscript as a PDF for sharing or printing. You can also incorporate images and PDFs into your manuscript. In addition, you can export your manuscript, notes, and attachments together in HTML format, allowing you to revisit your work in a web browser, even without KEISHIKI. β Get started for free The free plan lets you use up to one Shelf, one Box, and one Folder. Online storage is available up to 200 MB. Start with a single project and experience the writing environment KEISHIKI offers. Paid plans are annual auto-renewing subscriptions. They remove the limits on the number of Shelves, Boxes, and Folders, and offer storage options ranging from 1 GB to 30 GB. Please check the in-app purchase screen for pricing. Notes: An account and an internet connection are required for online sync. Manuscript editing and PDF export on iPhone and iPad support horizontal writing only. Vertical writing is also supported on Mac. Terms of Use https://monodorg.com/keishiki/terms.html Privacy Policy https://monodorg.com/keishiki/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Wayscript at every 5 days against KEISHIKI's fortnightly. Wayscript also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Wayscript sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and KEISHIKI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wayscript ships an update every 5 days, KEISHIKI fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Wayscript | KEISHIKI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days β better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Binary Spiders LTD | Keisuke Uemura |
In-app purchases
Wayscript
- Author (Monthly)$7.991 Month
- Author + Reviewer (Monthly)$14.991 Month
- Author (Annual)$71.991 Year
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- Author + Reviewer (Annual)$119.991 Year
- 100 Reviewer Credits$4.99
- 500 Reviewer Credits$19.99
- 1000 Reviewer Credits$39.99
KEISHIKI
- Standard 1GB$19.991 Year
- Plus 10GB$39.991 Year









