Every word grows your grove.
Log your words, watch a forest fill in, and get real options, not guilt, when you fall behind. Use it for a novel, a challenge, or any goal you set.
Works in your browser, and installs on your phone like an app. No account needed.
How it works
A little every day adds up to a whole forest.
Set your goal
Pick your word count and dates, or let the challenge picker help you choose. Your daily target is worked out for you.
Log your words
Type in your count or run a sprint timer. Behind? You'll get real options, not guilt.
Watch it grow
Every chunk of words plants a tree. Hit a milestone and your badge colors in, with confetti.
Guides: word count tracker · daily word count goal · novel planner · writing sprints
Built to keep you going
The good kind of addictive.
Celebrations you'll chase
Every milestone gets its own full-screen moment. Your badge fills with color, confetti flies, and new rewards unlock: grove themes, woodland visitors and prompt decks.
- 32 badges, from your first word to your final goal
- Streaks, sprints, comebacks and night-owl sessions all count
- Promise yourself a real treat, and it pops up when you earn it
Map your story Plus
A flowchart-style brainstorm board made for your phone. Drop in characters, places and events, draw arrows, and branch a "what if?" into two paths.
- Freehand drawing you can move and group
- Turn any path into your plot outline
- Premise, character and plot pages to match
Nudges, not nagging
A daily writing reminder at your time, a streak saver that only shows up on days you haven't written, and each day's Preptober task in October.
- Preptober plan to get you ready before day one
- Sprint timer that tells you when time's up
- Recovery options when life gets in the way
Show off your grove
Share a picture of your progress to your story or feed in two taps. Your theme, your visitors, your badges and your word count, all in one image.
The printable planner
Some writers think best on paper.
The November Novel Sprint System is a 51-page printable planner for your Preptober and your 30 days of writing. Print it and write by hand, or fill it in on a tablet. It works on its own, and it pairs with the app.
- A Preptober plan, week by week
- Premise worksheet, character sheets and a plot outline
- A 30-day word count tracker and daily sprint logs
- Milestone badges to colour in, and a recovery plan for when you fall behind
Launch price until October 31
Inside the planner there's a code for 40% off Plus.
On your phone
Put it on your home screen.
Novel Grove installs straight from your browser. It gets its own icon, opens full screen, works without internet, and keeps your writing on your phone.
iPhone and iPad
- Open the app in Safari.
- Tap the Share button.
- Choose Add to Home Screen, then Add.
Android
- Open the app in Chrome.
- Tap Install when it's offered, or open the ⋮ menu.
- Choose Install app or Add to Home screen.
App Store and Google Play versions are on the way, with reminders that arrive even when the app is closed.
Free and Plus
Start free. Upgrade when you're hooked.
Everything you earn on the free version is saved. Upgrade and your rewards unlock straight away.
Free
- Word logging, daily targets and streaks
- Sprint timer and reminders
- Your growing grove and all 32 badges
- Preptober plan and challenge picker
- Share images
- Backups, and it works offline
Plus
Launch price until October 31
- Everything in Free
- Story map with drawing tools
- Premise, character and plot pages
- Daily check-ins and weekly reflections
- Grove themes and woodland visitors
- Writer's prompt decks and personal rewards
Plus and the printable planner
Like paper and the app? Get the 51-page printable planner together with Plus for just $5 more than the planner alone.
Just the planner: $11.99 See the planner
Prices are in US dollars. Plus is a one-time purchase, not a subscription.
Questions
Good to know
Is it really free?
Yes. Tracking, the grove, badges, reminders, Preptober and sharing are all free, for good. Plus adds the planning and reflection tools and the extra rewards.
Do I need to download anything?
No. It runs in your phone's browser. For the best experience, add it to your home screen: in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. It then opens like an app and works offline. App Store and Google Play versions are on the way.
Where is my writing saved?
On your own device. There's no account and nothing is sent to us. Use the backup button in Settings now and then, and you can restore everything on a new phone.
Which challenges does it work with?
Any of them, or none. Set any word goal and any dates. The challenge picker can help you choose one if you're not sure.
I fell behind. Now what?
Novel Grove notices and gives you choices: raise your daily target, adjust your goal, or extend your deadline. Falling behind is information, not failure.
How do I unlock Plus?
Buy Plus and you'll get a code. In the app, open Settings, tap See Plus and enter your code.
Do I need the app to use the planner?
No, and you don't need the planner to use the app. The planner works on its own, and the app is free without it. Together they cover the paper side and the phone side of your writing.
I bought the planner. Is there a discount on Plus?
Yes. Inside the planner there's a code for 40% off Plus. Use it at checkout in our shop.
Plant your first seed.
Writing toward November? The Preptober plan and challenge picker are built in.