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Scrivener pricing
Scrivener publishes 3 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 1 September 2026, Scrivener pricing is on request across 3 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- On request
- Model
- One-time purchase
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Not on record
Scrivener plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scrivener for iOS | $23.99/one-time | 1 | Entry tier |
| Scrivener for macOS/Windows | $59.99/one-time | 2 | +$36/one-time, 2 more features |
| All platforms bundle | $121.93/one-time | 1 | +$61.940000000000005/one-time, 1 more feature |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Scrivener for iOS
$23.99/one-timeThe entry tier. It covers separate purchase from desktop versions, cross-grade discount available.
Scrivener for macOS/Windows
$59.99/one-timeOver Scrivener for iOS, this tier adds:
- Standard licence, one-time purchase per platform
- Educational licence $50.99 for students and academics
All platforms bundle
$121.93/one-timeOver Scrivener for macOS/Windows, this tier adds:
- macOS, Windows and iOS combined
What the product covers
The full Scrivener feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Binder and corkboard
- Compile
- Full-screen composition mode
- Research and reference storage
- Snapshots and version history
- Cross-platform licensing
People bring Scrivener in for a novelist wanting scene-level reordering and a corkboard view rather than one continuous linear document, a screenwriter needing industry-standard script formatting alongside manuscript organisation, an academic writer wanting research references and citations stored alongside the manuscript being drafted, a writer who specifically wants to avoid an ongoing subscription for writing software and prefers a one-time purchase. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Scrivener are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Publishing
Too few publishing tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrivener (this page) | On request | One-time purchase | - | |
| Everand | $11.99/month | Per user per month, unlimited | - | vs Scrivener |
| Kobo | Free | Free store and app; hardware sold separately; optional subscription | - | vs Scrivener |
| PublishDrive | Free | Flat-fee subscription, no commission on paid plans | - | vs Scrivener |
| BookBaby | On request | One-time purchase per project | - | vs Scrivener |
| Kindle | Free | Free app, revenue from book purchases and optional subscription | - | vs Scrivener |
| Wattpad | Free | Free with ads; paid ad-free subscription and optional in-app coin purchases | - | vs Scrivener |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Scrivener badges page.
Before you pay for Scrivener
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 3 tiers between $23.99/one-time and $121.93/one-time, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Scrivener against the tools that do have one before committing.
Scrivener runs on macos, windows, ios, and is published by Literature and Latte of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The full record is on the Scrivener review, and the rest of the category is under best publishing tools.
Scrivener pricing questions
- How much does Scrivener cost?
- Scrivener publishes 3 tiers, from $23.99/one-time for Scrivener for iOS up to $121.93/one-time for All platforms bundle. The cheapest paid tier is $23.99/one-time.
- Does Scrivener have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Scrivener is listed as One-time purchase. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Scrivener for iOS and Scrivener for macOS/Windows on Scrivener?
- Scrivener for macOS/Windows costs $59.99/one-time against $23.99/one-time, and adds standard licence, one-time purchase per platform, educational licence $50.99 for students and academics.
- Is the All platforms bundle plan on Scrivener worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is macos, windows and ios combined. It costs $121.93/one-time against $23.99/one-time for Scrivener for iOS. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which publishing tools can I use without paying?
- 6 of the 8 publishing tools listed alongside Scrivener have a free tier: Kobo, PublishDrive, Kindle, Wattpad, Webtoon.
- What am I actually paying for with Scrivener?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for a novelist wanting scene-level reordering and a corkboard view rather than one continuous linear document, a screenwriter needing industry-standard script formatting alongside manuscript organisation, an academic writer wanting research references and citations stored alongside the manuscript being drafted.
- Does Scrivener charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Scrivener prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Scrivener against before paying?
- The closest publishing tools in this directory are Everand, Kobo, PublishDrive, BookBaby. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Scrivener covering price, platforms and features.