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Checked on 17 September 2026

WriteControl or Extypis: which one to write your book?

Two online writing apps, both free to start, both on a subscription to go further. Here is how each one answers the questions you ask before choosing, prices and limits included. WriteControl wins six rounds, and they are on the board.

How this page is made

Every line about WriteControl was read on its own site on 17 September 2026: the home page, the pricing grid, the AI page, the FAQ, the community, printing and about pages, and its App Store listing. Extypis prices, credits and limits are read live from the pricing page. Judgments on interface and feel are ours, and the page says so each time.

Rounds won

96

9 for Extypis, 6 for WriteControl. 5 draws, which do not count in the score.

What do I pay?

  • What does it cost to write and finish a book?

    Extypis

    Nothing for a first project, a few sheets and a monthly export; 9 € per month without AI or 13 € per month with AI to lift those limits

    WriteControl

    Nothing for five books with Word export; €12.90 per month including tax for PDF, EPUB, proofreading, the mind map and AI

  • What if I pay yearly?

    Extypis

    90 € or 130 € per year, two months free

    WriteControl

    Almost three months free according to its site, €119 per year according to its App Store listing

  • Can I stay free forever?

    Extypis

    Yes: no credit card at signup, and the free account stays free

    WriteControl

    Yes: its FAQ says the free version is not a time-limited trial

  • Do I own the software once I pay for it?

    Extypis

    No

    WriteControl

    No

How do I write and organize my book?

  • Can I see my whole story on a board, scene by scene?

    Extypis

    Yes: each scene is a card with its summary, and you drag cards to rearrange them

    WriteControl

    Yes: tile view shows sections as blocks you can swap around

  • Does the app recognize a character when I type their name?

    Extypis

    Yes: it recognizes names and nicknames on its own, with no manual tagging

    WriteControl

    No: you fill in the profiles; automatic detection needs Premium, runs on AI, one chapter at a time

  • Can I connect my profiles and map my story world?

    Extypis

    Yes: you write each relationship yourself, and the map shows the full network

    WriteControl

    Yes, on the mind map, which needs Premium

  • I write a series: do my characters carry over from one book to the next?

    Extypis

    Yes: the books in a series share their profiles, and a profile can be edited from any book

    WriteControl

    No: each book keeps its own profiles, and nothing on its site links two books together

  • Can I add footnotes?

    Extypis

    Yes, numbered automatically, on the free plan

    WriteControl

    Yes, with Premium

  • Can I fix spelling and catch my repetitions?

    Extypis

    Repetitions, yes, for free; there is no built-in spell checker

    WriteControl

    Yes: spell checker and repetition detector, with Premium, one chapter at a time according to its FAQ

  • Is there a dictionary at hand?

    Extypis

    Yes: definitions, synonyms, rhymes, etymology and eight more tabs, without leaving the page

    WriteControl

    Synonyms for free; dictionary, thesaurus and encyclopedia with Premium

And AI, how much room does it take?

  • Will AI do the writing for me?

    Extypis

    No: it stays quiet until you ask, and one setting switches it off entirely

    WriteControl

    On request, with Premium only; its site describes no setting to switch it off

  • What does the AI know about my book when I call it?

    Extypis

    The outline, the profiles and the pages already written, with nothing to paste in

    WriteControl

    The current chapter, up to 70,000 words at once according to its FAQ

Where and when can I write?

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

    Extypis

    Yes, if the tab is already open: the text waits there until you are back online

    WriteControl

    Yes, and the app opens without a connection too

  • Is there an app on my phone?

    Extypis

    The site installs as an app from the browser, with every feature

    WriteControl

    Yes, on Android and iPhone; its FAQ says it opens chapters and lets you write

  • Which languages does the interface speak?

    Extypis

    English and French

    WriteControl

    French, English, German, Spanish and Italian

How do I get my book out, print it and share it?

  • In the end, what file do I get?

    Extypis

    A typeset PDF, DOCX, EPUB, HTML and Markdown; a monthly export on the free plan, unlimited with a subscription

    WriteControl

    Word, LibreOffice and HTML for free; print-ready PDF and EPUB with Premium

  • Can I get my book printed from inside the app?

    Extypis

    No: you download a PDF at Amazon KDP dimensions and take it to the printer of your choice

    WriteControl

    Yes: BoD prints from a single copy, without an ISBN, delivered in about ten days

  • Can I publish here, and be read here?

    Extypis

    Yes: your book gets a reading page, and readers can reply on it

    WriteControl

    No: its FAQ says it is not a sharing network; the community lives on Facebook and Discord

  • Can I pick up a manuscript started elsewhere?

    Extypis

    Yes: Word, PDF, web page or plain text, split into chapters; importing needs a subscription at 9 € per month

    WriteControl

    Yes: Word and LibreOffice, on the free plan

What WriteControl does better

  • It opens and writes with no connection at all, and catches up on saving when the network returns. Extypis keeps the text of an open tab, but does not open offline.
  • It gets the book printed from inside the app, through BoD, from a single copy. Extypis stops at the file ready for the printer.
  • It checks spelling, grammar and typography, with Premium. Extypis flags repetitions, passive voice and readability, but does not check spelling.
  • It imports a Word manuscript on the free plan. In Extypis, importing needs a subscription.
  • It speaks five languages and has existed since 2016, with 17,000 registered users by 2018 according to its about page.

What Extypis does that WriteControl does not

  • It recognizes your characters, places and objects in the text, nicknames included, with no tagging, and each name opens its profile.
  • It links the books of a series: a profile created in book 1 serves book 4, and can be edited from any book.
  • It links profiles to each other, with the relationship you write, and draws the project's network on a map.
  • It publishes your book on a reading page where readers comment down to the paragraph.
  • It switches every AI feature off with one setting, and its AI-free plan contains none.
  • It produces a typeset PDF, with footnotes and bibliography paginated, on the free plan.
The Extypis editor, with profiles and the storyboard next to the text

And AI credits, how many and how?

The two credits do not measure the same thing: at WriteControl a credit is a piece of a word, at Extypis it follows the real cost of the model called. So this page does not score them; it gives each side's figures.

  • WriteControl: AI needs Premium at €12.90 per month including tax, which includes 200,000 credits per month and 100 image generations. The month's credits expire. 300,000 more credits and 600 more images cost €30 and do not expire.
  • Extypis: 50 credits offered once with the free account; 2,000 credits per month with the plan at 13 € per month, and top-ups that never expire. The plan at 9 € per month contains no AI at all.
  • Extypis: finishing a sentence with the Tab key costs no credit, and one setting switches every AI tool off, sending nothing to any model.

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 chapters automatically, and importing needs a subscription at 9 € per month. Character profiles do not travel between the two apps; you re-enter them. The other way round, Extypis exports DOCX and WriteControl imports Word on the free plan.

Questions we get asked

Is WriteControl free?
Partly. Its free version includes the editor, chapters, character profiles, statistics, Word and LibreOffice export, up to five books, and it works offline. PDF, EPUB, proofreading, the mind map, footnotes and AI need the Premium plan at €12.90 per month including tax (checked on 17 September 2026).
How much does WriteControl Premium cost?
€12.90 per month including tax with no commitment, with almost three months free on yearly billing according to its site, which is €119 per year according to its App Store listing. The plan raises the book limit to 100 and includes 200,000 AI credits per month.
How does the price compare with Extypis?
Extypis is free for a first project, with no credit card. The AI-free plan costs 9 € per month, the AI plan 13 € per month, with two months free on yearly billing. The free account's limits are on the pricing page.
Can WriteControl be used offline?
Yes. According to its FAQ, the app keeps working if the connection drops, and it can even open without a connection. Extypis keeps your text in the open tab until you are back online, but does not open without a connection.
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 automatically. Importing needs an Extypis subscription at 9 € per month. Character profiles are re-entered by hand.
Does Extypis work without AI?
Yes. One setting switches every AI tool off, and nothing is sent to any model. The Extypis plan at 9 € per month contains no AI at all.

Sources

The pages opened on 17 September 2026 to write each line about WriteControl.

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