Hemingway Editor vs Grammarly vs QuillBot vs Wordtune
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Hemingway Editor
AI-powered clarity-focused writing editor
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Grammarly
AI writing assistant that checks grammar, style, tone, and clarity acr...
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QuillBot
AI paraphrasing and grammar checker
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Wordtune
Rewriting assistant still online — AI21 halted development in 2025
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| RECATOOLS Score | 6.5 / 10 | 7.8 / 10 | 7.3 / 10 | 4.5 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Full browser version free forever | Basic grammar and spell checking, limited suggestions | Basic paraphrasing and grammar, 125-word limit per cycle | 10 rewrites per day |
| Paid from | $19.99 one-time (Desktop app) | ~US$12/month (Premium, billed annually) | $19.95/month (Premium); $8.33/mo billed annually | Advanced $13.99/mo ($6.99 annual); Unlimited $19.99/mo ($9.99 annual) |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | 5m+ monthly users | over 40 million daily active users (2025) | 35m+ users | 5m+ users |
| Founded | 2013 | 2009 | 2017 | 2020 |
| Maker | Adam Long, Ben Long | Alex Shevchenko, Max Lytvyn, Dmytro Lider | Course Hero | AI21 Labs |
| Verdict | Hemingway Editor is a long-standing writing tool that highlights hard-to-read sentences, passive voice, adverbs, and complex phrasing, with a readability grade to push you toward clearer prose. The free web app remains g... |
Grammarly is still the most established writing assistant: reliable mechanics checking, tone and clarity suggestions, and generative rewriting embedded nearly everywhere you type. The core product survived the October 20... |
QuillBot remains the paraphrasing tool most people mean when they say "just run it through QuillBot" — nine-plus rewrite modes, a grammar checker, a 6,000-word summarizer, and, more recently, an AI detector and humanizer... |
Wordtune's rewriting suggestions are still genuinely good — natural, context-aware, and particularly useful for non-native English speakers polishing tone — but the product is in maintenance mode. AI21 discontinued its d... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.