Narrative: Novel Writing app

Name: Narrative: Novel Writing app
Rating: 3.2631578 (55 reviews)
Author: Textual Research

Write novels, short stories, student essays, and poems. Also works offline.

Narrative: Novel Writing App is a powerful and accessible text editor designed for writers of all kinds. Whether you're crafting a novel, a short story, an essay, or poetry, Narrative streamlines the creative process. Available on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, and any modern browser, it offers seamless offline and online writing experiences with automatic cloud synchronization across devices.

Key features include a distraction-free focus mode, an integrated multilingual proofreader to enhance grammar and style, detailed writing statistics to track your progress, and import/export capabilities supporting docx, txt, and ePub formats. Smart backup options to Dropbox and Google Drive provide extra security. Narrative offers a free 14-day trial, with subscription plans starting at just $5/month for full cross-platform access. Whether writing at home or on-the-go, Narrative helps you create and finish your literary projects effortlessly.

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By:: Textual Research
Downloads:: 11,264+ 78
Rating:: 3.26
(55)
Version:: 6.3.24 (Last updated: 2025-04-17)
Version code:: 700081
Creation date:: 2021-09-10
Permissions:: android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
android.permission.INTERNET
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
app.gonarrative.narrative.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
com.android.vending.BILLING
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Size:: 55.91M
Email:: he*****@gonarrative.app
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Google Play Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 462,238 ▲ 1,123

User reviews

Users appreciate the app's ease of use, helpful design, and reliable saving of writings. However, multiple users report critical issues such as keyboard input problems on certain devices, server and login difficulties, unexpected deletion of writings, lack of copy-paste functionality, and limited trial period. These issues impact usability and user satisfaction despite positive design elements.

Pros

Easy to use and great for book writers
Preserves writing without deleting when switching apps or returning later
Well-designed and helpful interface
Good font and visual design
Provides a trial period to test the app

Cons

Serious issues with input on devices like S23 Ultra and Tab S9 (letters not registering or doubling)
Server problems causing login and sign-in difficulties
App resets and deletes writing unexpectedly
App is not free and only offers a 2-week trial
Copy and paste functionality is missing in chapter content section

Recent reviews

Easy to use great for book writers

Ms. Forney Cruz Beaver, 2024-08-26

This app is basically unusable. On my S23 Ultra, it pretends that I am not clicking on letters on the onscreen keyboard. On my Tab S9, it doubles every letter typed. There are some serious server problems plaguing the user end and I would expect better at $45/year. Save your money.