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Should I use AutoCrit Online Editing?

Unlock your book's brilliance with AutoCrit. Plan, write, analyze and edit your book all in one place. Try AutoCrit for free today. - autocrit.com

Depends. Buy if you're an indie fiction author revising regularly and will exploit the free tier first. Skip it if you need deep developmental editing or will only dabble monthly.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; pricing figures mix 2016-2021 reviews with current site rates.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support-quality evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Pro$49.99/mo member ($69.99 retail)
Monthly~$59.97/mo (2016 review figure)

Best for

  • Indie fiction authors
  • Self-editing novelists between drafts
  • Writers wanting genre-specific feedback
  • Writers who also want courses and community

Not for

  • Anyone needing deep developmental editing
  • Dabblers who won't recoup a monthly fee
  • Writers wanting a human editor's judgment
  • Teams or business use — it's for solo authors

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Low-tier word caps can force an upgrade mid-manuscript.

medium

Pricing cited near $59.97/month in reviews; heavy upsells into courses and author services.

low

Manuscripts upload to vendor cloud; AutoCrit claims encryption and never sells or shares your work.

low

No standalone security page surfaced in sources; only FAQ claims.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Plan, write, analyze, and edit in one place
  • Free tier includes adverbs, repetition, and readability tools
  • Reviewers call it powerful, helpful, and easy to use
  • Genre-tuned feedback helps new writers spot weaknesses they miss
  • Includes writing courses and community challenges beyond editing

Cons

  • Basic plan edits only 1,000 words at a time
  • Helps most with mechanical edits, not developmental editing
  • Users say it won't replace an actual editor
  • Online-only; no offline desktop option
  • Monthly cost near $60 adds up over long revisions

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 12 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x8security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Free tier decent; monthly fee adds up for slow revisers
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Reviewers call it easy to use and effortless
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Editing plus planning, courses, story builder, marketing tools
  • Support quality. No support-quality evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. Encryption claimed; no independent verification found
  • 2005 Founded Kissimmee, FL; unfunded (Tracxn)
  • $49.99/mo Starting price Pro member rate; $69.99 retail
  • Yes Free tier Adverbs, repetition, readability tools
  • None Funding Unfunded per Tracxn profile

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Select editing tools: adverbs, repetition, readability
  • Guidance based on published-genre research

Pro

$49.99/mo member ($69.99 retail)

  • Full editing studio
  • Author services member pricing

Monthly

~$59.97/mo (2016 review figure)

  • Full tool access
  • Annual plan also offered

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Indie writers praise the genre-specific mechanical feedback and ease of use but agree it doesn't replace a human editor.

“AutoCrit is an impressively powerful, helpful and easy to use writing application and proofreading tool.”
Allen Tiffany, author blog
“It won't replace an actual editor, but it just might replace your need for a crit partner.”
Facebook, AutoCrit Author Community
“AutoCrit was the best tool for identifying the weaknesses in my writing that I, myself, as a new writer was unfamiliar with what to even look”
Cady Hammer, blog review

Alternatives

Compare AutoCrit Online Editing with each alternative.

  • Guess: Grammarly

    Lighter, cheaper grammar checking for casual, non-manuscript writing.

Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; pricing figures mix 2016-2021 reviews with current site rates.

Solid self-edit helper for fiction writers who revise often; a pricey monthly habit for dabblers, no human-editor substitute.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; pricing figures mix 2016-2021 reviews with current site rates.

Sources

  1. AutoCrit homepageautocrit.com
    official
  2. AutoCrit Pricingautocrit.com
    official
  3. AutoCrit manuscript safety FAQautocrit.com
    security
  4. Self Publishing review (2021)selfpublishing.com
    review
  5. Kindlepreneur reviewkindlepreneur.com
    review
  6. ProWritingAid reviewprowritingaid.com
    review
  7. Ground Crew Editorial reviewgroundcreweditorial.com
    review
  8. Allen Tiffany reviewallentiffany.com
    review
  9. Cady Hammer reviewcadyhammer.com
    review
  10. ProWritingAid vs AutoCrit comparisoncontentforward.io
    review
  11. Tracxn company profiletracxn.com
    news
  12. Facebook AutoCrit Author Communityfacebook.com
    review

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