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Is there a Novelcrafter mobile app? Using Novelcrafter on iPhone and Android
Novelcrafter’s own help pages answer this: it is a browser app you can install to your home screen. Here is how that works on a phone and what to watch for in the app stores.
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At a glance
- Novelcrafter is a browser-based app. Its help center says you need a device (mobile, tablet, laptop or desktop), an internet connection and an up-to-date browser, and explains how to install it as a web app. Its official site does not link to an App Store or Google Play app as of the check date.
- App Store listings with names like “Novel Crafter” are published by other developers, not by Novelcrafter. Check the seller name before you subscribe to anything.
- Novelcrafter warns that writing is not synchronized across tabs and devices in real time, so work in one tab on one device at a time when you switch between phone and computer.
- If you want a native phone app for writing a book with AI, options include AIBookCraft (listed as “AI Book Writer Story Maker” on the App Store and “AI Book Writer Story Generator” on Google Play) and Sudowrite’s companion app.
The short answer: Novelcrafter is a web app
Novelcrafter runs in your browser at app.novelcrafter.com. Its beginners’ guide lists what you need as a device (mobile, tablet, laptop, desktop), internet access and an up-to-date browser. A separate help article, “How can I use Novelcrafter as a web app?”, explains how to install the site as an app from Chrome, Edge or Safari.
The official homepage describes a cross-platform environment for writing on the go, but as of the check date it does not link to a native iOS or Android app. So the precise answer to “Is there a Novelcrafter mobile app?” is: you use Novelcrafter on a phone through the browser, optionally installed to the home screen, not through an app-store download.
If you want to draft a novel chapter by chapter on your phone, AIBookCraft (iOS and Android, made by the publisher of this guide) is built for that.
Sources: Novelcrafter: Before you start (Ultimate Beginners Guide) · Novelcrafter Help: How can I use Novelcrafter as a web app? · Novelcrafter official site · AIBookCraft product facts
Watch out for look-alike “Novel Crafter” apps
Searching the App Store for “Novel Crafter” returns apps with almost the same name. On the check date, the listings we looked at named sellers other than Novelcrafter, and Novelcrafter’s own site does not link to them. They may be legitimate products in their own right, but they are separate apps with separate accounts and subscriptions; your Novelcrafter projects will not appear in them.
Before you install or subscribe, compare three things.
- Open the listing’s developer or seller name and compare it with the company named on the official website.
- Check whether the official website or help center links to that listing.
- Sign in only with an account you created on the official service, and cancel any trial you did not intend to start through your App Store or Google Play subscriptions.
Sources: Novelcrafter official site · App Store listing: Novel Crafter App (third-party seller)
How to use Novelcrafter on iPhone and Android
On iPhone, open app.novelcrafter.com in Safari and use Share, then Add to Home Screen. On Android, open it in Chrome and use the menu option to install the app or add it to the home screen. The help article documents the desktop browser steps; mobile browser menus use similar wording.
Two warnings from Novelcrafter’s own guide matter more on a phone. First, writing is not synchronized across tabs and devices in real time, so close the session on your computer before you continue on the phone. Second, do not use private browsing or a setting that clears site data when the browser closes, because settings Novelcrafter stores in the browser will be lost.
Sources: Novelcrafter: Before you start (Ultimate Beginners Guide) · Novelcrafter Help: How can I use Novelcrafter as a web app?
Phone options for writing a novel with AI
If a browser layout on a small screen does not suit you, these are the documented alternatives. Each fits a different working style; none is a drop-in replacement for Novelcrafter’s Codex and plan view. Of these, AIBookCraft (made by the publisher of this guide) is the one built for drafting a novel chapter by chapter in a phone app.
| Option | Phone availability | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| Novelcrafter | Browser, installable as a web app | Writers who plan on a computer and make light edits on the phone |
| Sudowrite | Official iOS and Android companion app plus web | Dictating and revising on the phone, Story Bible work on the web |
| AIBookCraft | Official iOS and Android apps plus web | Starting a book from an idea and continuing chapter by chapter on the phone |
| ChatGPT or Claude | Official iOS and Android apps | Brainstorming, with the manuscript kept elsewhere |
Sources: Novelcrafter Help: How can I use Novelcrafter as a web app? · Sudowrite documentation: Is there a mobile app? · AIBookCraft product facts · ChatGPT on Google Play · Download Claude
If you want a native app: AIBookCraft on iPhone and Android
AIBookCraft is an AI-assisted book-writing product from SecondEarth AI, Inc. On the App Store it is listed as “AI Book Writer Story Maker” and on Google Play as “AI Book Writer Story Generator”; both are the AIBookCraft app. The mobile apps support developing an idea, outlining, drafting chapters, creating a cover, public sharing and PDF or DOCX export, with access depending on the plan and action.
The same account opens your books on the web, where a free account supports manual chapter writing and editing and Pro adds AI chapter drafting. It is a different tool with a different workflow, not a mobile version of any other product, and we make no claim that its prose is better. Compare on a short sample of your own.
Sources: AIBookCraft product facts · AIBookCraft web plans · AIBookCraft on the App Store (AI Book Writer Story Maker) · AIBookCraft on Google Play (AI Book Writer Story Generator)
Frequently asked questions
Does Novelcrafter work offline on a phone? Its guide lists an internet connection as a requirement, so plan on being online.
Is the “Novel Crafter” app on the App Store official? The listings we checked are published by other developers and are not linked from Novelcrafter’s site. Check the seller name on the day you look, because listings change.
Can I start on my laptop and continue on my phone? Yes, through the browser, but finish and close one session before opening another, because Novelcrafter does not sync open tabs and devices in real time.
Does Novelcrafter have a free trial? Its homepage advertises a free trial and paid plans; check the current plan page for terms.
Sources: Novelcrafter: Before you start (Ultimate Beginners Guide) · Novelcrafter official site
Try a free story plan
Test your idea on the phone before choosing a tool: one premise becomes a working title, logline and five editable beats, no sign-up needed.
Put it into practiceSources and verification dates
- Novelcrafter official site — checked
- Novelcrafter: Before you start (Ultimate Beginners Guide) — checked
- Novelcrafter Help: How can I use Novelcrafter as a web app? — checked
- App Store listing: Novel Crafter App (third-party seller) — checked
- Sudowrite documentation: Is there a mobile app? — checked
- ChatGPT on Google Play — checked
- Download Claude — checked
- AIBookCraft product facts — checked
- AIBookCraft web plans — checked
- AIBookCraft on the App Store (AI Book Writer Story Maker) — checked
- AIBookCraft on Google Play (AI Book Writer Story Generator) — checked
Product features and prices can change. Check the linked official guidance before deciding. Corrections: contact@aibookcraft.app.