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Wattpad pricing
Wattpad publishes 2 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, Wattpad pricing is free across 2 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
- Free
- Model
- Free with ads; paid ad-free subscription and optional in-app coin purchases
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
Wattpad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 3 | Entry tier |
| Wattpad Premium | $4.99/month | 3 | +$4.99/month, 3 more features |
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.
Free
FreeThe entry tier. It covers ad-supported reading of the full story catalogue, no offline downloads, ads shown between chapters.
Wattpad Premium
$4.99/monthOver Free, this tier adds:
- Ad-free reading
- Offline chapter downloads
- Also offered at a discounted annual rate
Where Wattpad stops being free
Free, Free
- Ad-supported reading of the full story catalogue
- No offline downloads
- Ads shown between chapters
Wattpad Premium, $4.99/month
The first thing you pay for:
- Ad-free reading
- Offline chapter downloads
- Also offered at a discounted annual rate
What the product covers
The full Wattpad 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
- Free serialised fiction library
- Wattpad Premium subscription
- Wattpad Coins
- Paid Stories programme
- Writing and publishing tools
- Wattpad Studios
People bring Wattpad in for a reader wanting free access to a large catalogue of ongoing, chapter-by-chapter serialised fiction, an amateur writer wanting to publish work chapter by chapter and build a following before seeking traditional publication, a frequent reader wanting an ad-free, offline-capable experience through wattpad premium, a fan wanting to tip a favourite author or unlock select paid stories through the wattpad coins system. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Wattpad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wattpad (this page) | Free | Free with ads; paid ad-free subscription and optional in-app coin purchases | - | |
| Everand | $11.99/month | Per user per month, unlimited | - | vs Wattpad |
| Kobo | Free | Free store and app; hardware sold separately; optional subscription | - | vs Wattpad |
| Scrivener | On request | One-time purchase | - | vs Wattpad |
| PublishDrive | Free | Flat-fee subscription, no commission on paid plans | - | vs Wattpad |
| BookBaby | On request | One-time purchase per project | - | vs Wattpad |
| Kindle | Free | Free app, revenue from book purchases and optional subscription | - | vs Wattpad |
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 Wattpad badges page.
Before you pay for Wattpad
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: 2 tiers between Free and $4.99/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Wattpad runs on ios, android, web, and is published by Wattpad Corp. (a Naver company) of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The full record is on the Wattpad review, and the rest of the category is under best publishing tools.
Wattpad pricing questions
- How much does Wattpad cost?
- Wattpad publishes 2 tiers, from Free for Free up to $4.99/month for Wattpad Premium. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Wattpad have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free tier costs nothing and covers ad-supported reading of the full story catalogue, no offline downloads, ads shown between chapters. Paying starts at $4.99/month for Wattpad Premium.
- What is the difference between Free and Wattpad Premium on Wattpad?
- Wattpad Premium costs $4.99/month against Free, and adds ad-free reading, offline chapter downloads, also offered at a discounted annual rate.
- Which publishing tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 publishing tools listed alongside Wattpad have a free tier: Kobo, PublishDrive, Kindle, Webtoon, Goodreads.
- What am I actually paying for with Wattpad?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for a reader wanting free access to a large catalogue of ongoing, chapter-by-chapter serialised fiction, an amateur writer wanting to publish work chapter by chapter and build a following before seeking traditional publication, a frequent reader wanting an ad-free, offline-capable experience through wattpad premium.
- Does Wattpad charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 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 Wattpad 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 Wattpad against before paying?
- The closest publishing tools in this directory are Everand, Kobo, Scrivener, PublishDrive. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Wattpad covering price, platforms and features.