Scrivener alternative for Android
Scrivener doesn't have an Android version. It runs on macOS, Windows and iOS/iPadOS. Penwright is a native Android app that covers the basics people used Scrivener for: chapters and scenes, notes on characters and places, and export to Word.
What Scrivener costs and where it runs
Per Scrivener's store page: $59.99 each for the macOS and Windows versions ($95.98 for both), and $23.99 for iOS and iPadOS. No Android version is listed.
What Penwright covers
- A Binder-style project of chapters and scenes, with word goals and snapshots of older scene versions.
- A Codex for characters, places and other lore that links names in your text automatically.
- Nine project types, including novels, fan fiction, novellas, poetry and essays.
- Projects stored as Markdown files in a folder you choose, with no account.
- Export to
.docx,.epub,.rtfand.pdfin Pro, and.md/.txtfor free.
What you give up
Scrivener is far deeper. It has a full compile system, a corkboard, scrivenings mode, detailed research folders and years of polish. Penwright is simpler on purpose and won't match it. It also can't open Scrivener project files. Compile your Scrivener project to Word or Markdown first, then import it into Penwright.
Other Android options
Novelist and Campfire are free Android apps with planning tools, and JotterPad suits Markdown and screenplays. The full comparison lists them with prices.