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Surveyed on 5 October 2026

WriteControl or Extypis: which one to write your book?

Two online writing apps, free to start and on subscription to go further. Here is how each one answers the questions people ask before choosing, on the free version and then on the paid one, and the rounds WriteControl wins are on the board.

Engraving: in a literary salon, writers pass pages around a table; in the foreground a writer writes in a large book while a young woman with a notebook reads over her shoulder.

How this page was made

Every line about WriteControl was read on its own site on 5 October 2026: the pricing grid, the AI page, the FAQ, the terms, its documentation (export, offline mode, front matter, import, story structure) and its App Store listing. Extypis prices and limits are read live from our pricing page. On the free side, each app is compared on what it gives for nothing; on the paid side, on its cheapest plan.

What matters to you

Take out what does not concern you: the board and the score keep only your criteria.

Rounds won

Extypis11WriteControl6

11 for Extypis, 6 for WriteControl. 1 draw, which does not count in the score.

Free: the free Extypis account (1 project, at most 15,000 words per project, 2 exports per month) against WriteControl's free version (five books, at most 10,000 words per chapter).

What do I pay?

  • How much do I pay, and for how long?

    Extypis

    Nothing, no card needed, and the free account stays free

    WriteControl

    Nothing: its FAQ says the free version is not a time-limited trial
  • How many books can I write, and how long?

    Extypis

    You get 1 project, and a project holds up to 15,000 words in 10 sheets
    Better answer

    WriteControl

    You write up to five books; each chapter or sub-chapter holds at most 10,000 words, and its site states no limit for the whole book

How do I write and organise my book?

  • While I write, do I see the pages of my book?

    Better answer

    Extypis

    Yes, on a computer: you write in the pages, at the size, margins and font of your PDF

    WriteControl

    No: its documentation says layout happens at export, and the free version exports to Word, LibreOffice and HTML
  • Can I see my whole story scene by scene, and reorder it?

    Extypis

    Yes, up to 10 sheets per project: each scene is a card with its summary, and moving the card moves the text
    Better answer

    WriteControl

    Yes: tile mode shows each chapter with its summary, and the order changes in the outline
  • If I name a character, even by a nickname, does the app find them?

    Better answer

    Extypis

    Yes, everywhere in the book, as soon as the nickname is on their sheet; a tab suggests the names in the text that have no sheet yet

    WriteControl

    No: character detection requires Premium
  • Can I link my sheets and see a map of the relationships?

    Better answer

    Extypis

    Yes: you write what links two sheets, and a map shows the whole network

    WriteControl

    No: its sheets have no relationship field, and the mind map requires Premium
  • Can I add footnotes?

    Better answer

    Extypis

    Yes, numbered automatically

    WriteControl

    No: its pricing grid puts them in Premium
  • Does the app correct my spelling?

    Better answer

    Extypis

    Yes, with AI: the “Correct” action fixes the spelling, grammar and typography of the chosen passage, using the 300 free credits, given only once

    WriteControl

    No: its pricing grid keeps the spell checker for Premium
  • If I want AI, how much do I get?

    Better answer

    Extypis

    300 credits, given once

    WriteControl

    None: AI requires Premium

Where and when can I write?

  • Can I write on the train, with no network?

    Extypis

    Only in a tab that is already open: the text waits for the network to come back
    Better answer

    WriteControl

    Yes: the site opens offline, if the book has already been opened on that computer
  • Is there an app on my phone?

    Extypis

    The site installs as an app from the browser; book mode stays on computers
    Better answer

    WriteControl

    Yes: free Android, iPhone and iPad apps, synced with the site

How do I get, print and share my book?

  • Where do I write the dedication, the preface, the copyright page and the back cover?

    Better answer

    Extypis

    On a computer, you write them on the pages of the book, in their place, and you type the publisher and the ISBN on the copyright page

    WriteControl

    The free version has no front matter pages, which require Premium
  • Which files can I get?

    Better answer

    Extypis

    PDF, DOCX, EPUB, HTML and Markdown, 2 exports per month

    WriteControl

    Word, LibreOffice and HTML
  • Do I get a PDF ready for the printer?

    Better answer

    Extypis

    Yes: Extypis typesets the PDF with LaTeX, in A4, A5 or Letter, up to 2 exports per month

    WriteControl

    No: the printer PDF requires Premium
  • Can I have my book printed from the app?

    Extypis

    No: you download the PDF and send it to the printer of your choice
    Better answer

    WriteControl

    Yes: BoD prints from a single copy, from €3.60 per 100-page copy, without an ISBN and for private use
  • Can I publish my book in the app, so people read it online?

    Better answer

    Extypis

    Yes: the book has its reading page, open to everyone, and readers with an account comment paragraph by paragraph

    WriteControl

    No: its FAQ says WriteControl is not an exchange network
  • Can I show that I wrote my text myself?

    Better answer

    Extypis

    Yes, for the typing: the “human origin” certificate says what was typed, pasted or moved, and is shared by a link; it does not say where the ideas come from

    WriteControl

    None of the pages of its site that we read mentions such a certificate
  • Can I bring in a manuscript started elsewhere?

    Extypis

    Yes: Word, PDF, EPUB, Markdown or HTML, as long as the manuscript fits in 15,000 words
    Better answer

    WriteControl

    Yes: Word, LibreOffice or OpenOffice, split into chapters

What WriteControl does better

  • Its free version goes further in volume: five books, with at most 10,000 words per chapter, where our free account stops at 1 project and 15,000 words.
  • It opens and works offline, as long as the book has already been opened on that computer. Extypis keeps the text of a tab that is already open, but does not open offline.
  • Its Premium has a spell checker, which works one chapter at a time. Extypis corrects a chosen passage with AI, on your AI credits.
  • It offers eleven book sizes for the PDF, with mirrored pages, where Extypis offers three: A4, A5 and Letter.
  • It has the book printed from the app, by BoD, from a single copy, without an ISBN and for private use.
  • It has Android, iPhone and iPad apps, free and synced with the site.

What Extypis does that WriteControl does not

  • You write in the pages of the book, at the size and margins of your PDF, and you type the dedication, the preface and the copyright page in their place.
  • It finds your characters, places and objects everywhere in the text, nicknames included once they are on the sheet, without spending AI credits.
  • It links sheets with the relationship you write, and draws the network on a map, from the free account.
  • It publishes your book on a reading page, open to everyone, where readers with an account comment paragraph by paragraph.
  • It issues a “human origin” certificate, which says what was typed, pasted or moved, without saying where the ideas come from, and is shared by a link or as a PDF.
  • It removes every AI tool from the screen with one setting, and its 9 € per month plan gives no monthly AI credits.
Extypis on film, in 22 chapters. Click a chapter to jump to it.

And AI credits, how many and how?

The two apps' credits do not convert into each other, so this page does not put them in a round and gives each one's figures.

  • WriteControl: AI requires Premium at €12.90 per month, with 200,000 credits a month and 100 image generations, and the month's credits do not carry over. 300,000 more credits and 600 images cost €30, with no expiry.
  • Extypis: 300 credits given once with the free account, then, on a paid plan, top-ups from €6 for 4,000 credits, with no expiry. No plan gives monthly credits.

Moving from one to the other

From WriteControl, export the book to Word, which is free, then import the file into Extypis: it is split into parts, chapters and scenes, and the characters who come back often already have their sheet, filled with what the text says about them. The free account imports a manuscript as long as it fits in 15,000 words; beyond that, importing requires a subscription. Sheets filled in WriteControl do not carry over. The other way round, Extypis exports DOCX, and WriteControl imports Word from its free version.

The questions people ask us

Is WriteControl free?
Yes, with no time limit. Its free version allows five books, with at most 10,000 words per chapter, character sheets, Word, LibreOffice and HTML export, and offline writing. The printer PDF, ePub, front matter, footnotes, the mind map, the spell checker and AI require Premium at €12.90 per month (surveyed on 5 October 2026).
How much is WriteControl Premium?
€12.90 per month with no commitment, or €119 per year. Premium raises the number of books to a hundred and includes 200,000 AI credits a month.
How does the price compare with Extypis?
Extypis is free with no card, with 1 project and at most 15,000 words per project. After that, Extypis costs 9 € per month, or 120 € once for Extypis Lifetime, and AI is paid as you go.
Can WriteControl be used offline?
Yes. According to its FAQ and documentation, the site opens offline if the book has already been opened on that computer; the spell checker, the dictionary and AI wait for the network. Extypis keeps the text of a tab that is already open until the network comes back, but does not open offline.
How do I move from WriteControl to Extypis?
Export your book to Word from WriteControl, which is free, then import the file into Extypis: it is split into chapters, and the characters who come back often already have their sheet. The free account imports a manuscript of at most 15,000 words; beyond that, importing requires a subscription.
Does Extypis work without AI?
Yes. One setting removes every AI tool from the screen; only importing a manuscript still goes through an AI. The 9 € per month plan gives no monthly AI credits.

Sources

The pages opened on 5 October 2026 to write each line about WriteControl.

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