ProWritingAid vs. Grammarly. If you can only pick one of them, which one will it be?
Some of you may consider getting Grammarly premium after reading about it in this post.
But you also feel the need to get ProWritingAid after finding out about it through this post.
Since these apps can save the hassle and agony of spotting the pesky errors in the final version of your draft, it makes sense why you seem torn about the ProWritingAid vs. Grammarly debacle.
And that leads us to this question again – which one should you pick, especially when you don’t have that much budget to spare?
To be honest, I will say that it’s recommended to get both if you have the means for it.
After all, having a polished manuscript can save you the cost of hiring an editor and a proofreader.
If anything, you want them to focus on something more important than dealing with pesky grammar mistakes, typos, and sentence structures.
So, which one you should get if money seems tight for you?
Well, I will say that you should get the premium version of ProWritingAid, hands down.
ProWritingAid vs. Grammarly: Why ProWritingAid?
So, what is it that makes ProWritingAid a clear winner?
If you take a look at the features in ProWritingAid closely, you’ll notice that Grammarly can do pretty much the same thing.
Grammar and typo checker? Check.
Rewriting the sentences? Check.
Yes, Grammarly can pretty much do the same thing. What’s more, it doesn’t get bounded by the ten phrasing per day and 500-word count limit cap in the free version.
But what makes the premium version of ProWritingAid worth getting apart from the unlimited rephrasing has more to do with these reasons.
You have many options to rephrase your sentences
Standard, fluency, formal, informal, and sensory rephrasing.
You have so many ways to rewrite your sentences in ProWritingAid.
Find the sentences too long? You can opt to shorten them.
And if you need help with elaborating the sentences, you can choose to expand them.
Can’t seem to figure out how to continue the writing moving forward?
Well, you can use the AI Sparks feature to let it continue the sentences for you, similar to what you see in Quillbot.
But in Grammarly?
Well, you only have one style to rewrite your sentences unless you set the writing voice beforehand.
Sure, this kind of rewriting is useful if you’re writing emails to your clients.
But it won’t do much when it comes to creative writing.
It’s because of this reason the rephrasing feature can be such a game-changer if you’re writing a novel or script.
Not only that you have many options for rephrasing. But the software will adjust the rephrasing suggestion based on the genre.
That makes ProWritingAid a winner in this department.
Get the feedback on the chapter you’re working on with a click of a button
Let’s face it, we all know how important it is to find a critique partner.
But we also know how hard it is to find one.
Even if you have a critique partner, it’s not like they’re available on demand especially if you want to get the feedback as soon as you can.
If you want someone who can give you feedback on the chapter even during the wee hours, then this critique feature in ProWritingAid can help you with that.
Let the app analyze the chapter with a click of a button and it will give you feedback on what needs to be fixed in the chapter.
Unlike rephrasing where you can rephrase as many times as you want, the Premium plan only allows one critique per day, and three critiques per day for the Premium Pro plan.
I can’t say how effective this feature is since I’m not working on the first draft at the moment.
But I will say that this feature sure does come in handy for someone who has a hard time finding a critique partner.
If there’s one thing that will blow Grammarly out of the water, I will say it will be this feature in ProWritingAid.
The downside of ProWritingAid
Okay, I won’t deny that ProWritingAid is on the pricier side compared to Grammarly.
Even the price for the monthly plan can be a little way too steep for some people.
The good news is you can get a huge discount on the annual plan whenever they’re hosting an event or during the Black Friday sale.
Want to know when they’re running a special promotion?
Well, I suggest you join my email list to be notified about ProWritingAid’s upcoming sales and events.
Don’t discount Grammarly just yet!
Do we even need Grammarly when ProWritingAid is superior in many ways?
Well, you’re not wrong about that.
ProWritingAid is indeed far superior to Grammarly when it comes to rewriting and analyzing your writing.
But amazingly enough, Grammarly is far better at detecting grammatical errors than ProWritingAid does.
Yes, Grammarly doesn’t have sophisticated features like the ones in ProWritingAid.
But you can always count on Grammarly to catch these pesky grammar mistakes more than ProWritingAid does.
So, don’t ditch Grammarly just yet since you will still need it in your publishing process.
How to incorporate ProWritingAid and Grammarly in your publishing process
Okay, how do you incorporate ProWritingAid and Grammarly together without causing too much of a jumbled mess?
Well, here’s what I recommend you do.
Use ProWritingAid during the editing process, specifically during the second round of editing instead of the first one.
Just to be clear there’s nothing wrong with using ProWritingAid during your first round of editing if you manage to spit out a perfect first draft that doesn’t need much editing.
But if you’re planning to tear the first draft down and do tons of major rewriting, then I recommend you save ProWritingAid for the second round of editing.
And it’s even more so if you plan to use the critique and rephrasing feature during your editing process.
That’s what I tend to do when I’m editing my manuscript.
Rather than using ProWritingAid during the first round of editing, I’ll save it for the second round of editing instead.
Once you already completed the editing and copyediting process, you can then use Grammarly as a final proofreading.
Grammarly sure is handy when it comes to detecting errors that ProWritingAid misses.
If you’re using the Word extension, I suggest you don’t enable both of them at once to avoid confusion.
It’s best you enable ProWritingAid when you’re editing your work and disable it when you use Grammarly for final proofreading.
ProWritingAid vs. Grammarly: The verdict
There’s no denying that ProWritingAid wins hands down considering all the things it can do to make writing and editing a total breeze.
It feels like you have something that can guide you to improve your writing, even if it’s only software.
Of course, you can always get the premium version for both apps if you have the means for it.
But if you can only afford one of them?
Well, that’s okay too.
Get the premium version of ProWritingAid but stick to using the free version of Grammarly.
This is how I use both of them, in case you’re wondering.
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