Best Author Apps & Games

248+ iOS apps & games curated and reviewed

4.3 avg rating
18 free apps & games
Updated November 2026

Every iPhone needs a few good author apps and games. We benchmark 248+ of them on App Store rating, freshness, and pricing, then surface the standouts so you don't have to scroll the App Store yourself.

Compare top Author Apps & Games (November 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Fortelling - Story WritingFortelling - Story WritingFree4.5★ (1K)YesYesNov 2026
2AuthoraAuthoraFree4.5★ (4)NoYesOct 2026
3Book Creator: Author AIBook Creator: Author AIFree4.5★ (3.9K)YesYesNov 2026
4Werdsmith: Writing AppWerdsmith: Writing AppFree4.7★ (8.1K)NoYesNov 2026
5AuthorAuthor$19.993.0★ (5)NoYesNov 2026
6AuthorAZAuthorAZFree—NoYesOct 2026
7Ulysses: Writing AppUlysses: Writing AppFree4.6★ (2.2K)NoYesNov 2026
8ALIES AuthorALIES AuthorFree—NoYesSep 2026

Top Picks for Author

Fortelling - Story Writing#1

Fortelling - Story Writing by AJP Digital Tools B.V.

Novel writer & book plotting
Editor's Choice
📊 Productivity
4.5😊(1K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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This app helps novelists plot and write their books by organizing story elements like characters, locations, and items. It offers tools for world-building, real-time collaboration, and writing statistics, along with weekly challenges to inspire creativity.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Amazing tools
  • 🚀 Interesting prompts
  • 👍 Helpful for planning stories
  • 👍 Detailed character and world-building
  • 👍 Organized and easy to use
  • 👍 Useful for writing and outlining

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Unresponsive save feature
  • 🐛 Difficulty deleting or rearranging content
  • 🔒 Concerns about intellectual property rights
  • 💰 Paid features for desktop version
Authora#2

Authora by Ronan Campbell

Write the book, anywhere
Strong Contender
📊 Productivity
4.5(4 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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This writing companion helps aspiring authors reclaim lost minutes for their book projects. It offers tools for writing, storyboarding, and self-publishing directly from a mobile device, turning commutes and waiting times into productive writing sessions.

Book Creator: Author AI#3

Book Creator: Author AI by Murphy Brantley

AI Novel Writing, Story Writer
Worth Considering
🔧 Utilities
4.5😊(3.9K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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This AI-powered writing assistant helps you create novels, scripts, and poems. It analyzes your ideas to generate personalized stories across various genres. Experiment with prompts or let the AI lead to craft unique literary works.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Amazing story generation
  • 👍 Helpful for writers with creative block
  • 👍 Detailed and descriptive stories
  • 🤩 Impressive AI capabilities

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Repeated or recycled content in chapters
  • 🔒 Limited customization and control over stories
  • 💰 Paid credits required for additional stories
  • 🔁 Glitches and bugs causing story loss

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FAQ about Author

What are the best author apps & games for iPhone?
Fortelling - Story Writing tops our author apps & games ranking as of November 2026, with a 4.5-star average from 1K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 18 of the top author apps & games we rank are free to download, including Fortelling - Story Writing and Authora.
Fortelling - Story Writing shows ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of November 2026.
We track 248+ author apps & games on the iOS App Store as of November 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.

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