Simple plans for serious storytellers.
Every plan starts with 14 days free — no credit card required. Your trial includes everything Dabble can do, so you choose a plan after you've seen it all.
Writer
Plan, plot, and write your novels
billed annually — $180/year
- Unlimited manuscripts
- Cloud backup and sync
- Access on any device
- Goals and stats
- Manuscript organization
- Spell check
- Focus mode
- Themes & dark mode
- Plot Grid
- Story notebook & character profiles
- Co-authoring
- Share with your writing group or partner
- Versioning
- Email support
Author
Edit and polish your novels
billed annually — $276/year
Everything in Writer, plus…
- Text highlighting
- Comments
- Track changes
- Sticky notes
- Advanced grammar and style checks
- Read-to-Me
- Beta-reader support
- Editor support
- Priority support via chat and email
Bestseller
Become the best writer you can be
billed annually — $468/year
Everything in Author, plus…
- Exclusive monthly workshops
- Live Q&A Office Hours
- The Academy course library
- 80+ hours of workshop recordings
- The Academy community and events
- Worksheets, templates, and downloadables
- Bonus Academy newsletter
Students and teachers save a further 30% through our Student App Centre partnership.
Not sure which plan?
Lifetime Bestseller Access
Get the world's best novel-writing platform, premium author education, and every future Bestseller feature and update with Lifetime Bestseller for a one-time payment. Trust us, your stories and readers will thank you.
Complete access to all Dabble Writer and Academy have to offer, plus upcoming Bestseller features for the same cost as two years of a Bestseller subscription.
The fine print, minus the fine print.
Your words are yours
You keep full copyright, always. We never use your writing to train AI models, and your work is encrypted in transit and at rest.
Leave anytime, keep everything
If you unsubscribe, your manuscripts stay readable and exportable forever. You lose editing, never your words.
Money-back guarantee
If Dabble isn't right for you, tell us and we'll refund you. No hoops, no hard feelings.
Students & teachers save 30%
Studying or teaching? Get 30% off any plan through our Student App Centre partnership.
Questions writers actually ask.
Why is Dabble a subscription?
Because Dabble isn't a static download — it's cloud sync across your devices, co-authoring, review copies, continuous backups, and a steady stream of new features. A subscription is what keeps all of that running and improving. If you'd rather pay once, Lifetime Author Access is exactly that.
What happens to my books if I stop subscribing?
They stay yours, and they stay here. Your manuscripts remain readable and exportable forever — an expired subscription only switches off editing, never access to your words.
Do I own what I write in Dabble?
Completely. You keep full copyright in everything you create. We're writers too — author rights aren't a feature, they're the point.
Will my writing be used to train AI?
No. We will not use the content you create, store, or share through Dabble to train AI models. If we ever ship AI-assisted features, they'll be strictly opt-in.
Is my writing private and secure?
Your work is encrypted in transit and at rest, and stored locally on your devices for offline access. Nobody reads your writing unless you expressly share it — support staff only access content when you ask for help that requires it.
What's in the free trial?
Everything. All fourteen days include every feature from every plan — Plot Grid, Track Changes, Read-to-Me, the lot — with no credit card required. Pick your plan once you know what you can't live without.