Is worded.me really free?

Yes. worded.me is fully free with no paid tier. It is built by indie developer Nick Thacker as a no-bloat, no-distraction tracker.

What does worded.me do well?

Exactly what its tagline promises: log a session, see streaks and cumulative progress, get out of your way. If you want minimum surface area and you only care about the number, it is one of the cleanest options in the space.

What does Authorlytica add over worded.me?

Three layers worded.me does not have: weekly / monthly / annual Rewind reports, the Writer Profile Radar across 5 dimensions, and mood tracking per session. Plus a social feed, achievements, and the option to track in words, pages, or lines.

Comparison

Authorlytica vs worded.me: minimalist meets companion.

worded.me is one of the cleanest, most distraction-free trackers in the space. It is free, it is small, it does one job. Authorlytica is the same one job plus a year-in-review, a writer-type radar, mood patterns, and a social layer. If "more" sounds like noise, worded.me is honestly better.

Published June 12, 2026

worded.me at a glance

TypeMinimalist word tracker

PlatformsWeb

Free optionFully free (no paid tier)

AI writingNo

What worded.me is

worded.me is a web-based word tracker by indie developer Nick Thacker. The pitch is minimalism: create a project, set a target and a deadline, log sessions, see streaks and cumulative progress. The interface is intentionally stripped down. There is no social feed, no Rewind report, no Writer Profile, no mood tracker. There is also no paid tier; the whole product is free.

What Authorlytica is

Authorlytica covers the same daily logging (with words, pages, or lines), then adds weekly, monthly, and annual Rewind reports; a Writer Profile Radar across five dimensions; mood per session; achievements; and a friends feed with kudos and nudges.

Side-by-side

	Authorlytica	worded.me
Free forever plan	Yes, 3 projects	Yes, unlimited
Paid tier	$12/mo or $120/yr	None
Daily logging & streaks	Yes	Yes
Goal & deadline projection	Yes	Yes
Multi-unit (words / pages / lines)	Yes	Words only
Rewind reports	Yes	No
Writer Profile	Yes	No
Mood tracking	Yes	No
Achievements / XP	40+	No
Social (friends, nudges)	Yes	No
CSV export	Yes, free	Yes

When worded.me is right

You want the lightest-weight tracker that exists. No notification, no nudge, no extra screen.
You only write in words and you do not want a paid tier dangling above the UI.
You actively dislike gamification.

When Authorlytica is right

You want the Rewind report at the end of the year.
You want to know what kind of writer you are, scored across five dimensions.
You write in pages or lines (screenplays, poetry, dialogue-heavy fiction) and need multi-unit support.
You want the social layer: writing friends, kudos on a great session, an occasional nudge.

Both export CSV, so switching later costs nothing. If you tried Authorlytica and felt the extra surface area was overwhelming, worded.me is the right downgrade. The Rewind and Writer Profile are usually what people meant when they tried worded.me and wanted more without knowing what.

Choose worded.me if…

You log a session count and close the tab
You write in words only and want zero configuration
You want a project, a daily log, and a streak. Nothing else.

Choose Authorlytica if…

You want Rewinds, a Writer Profile, and mood
You want 40+ achievements and a friends feed where people can nudge you on a quiet week
You want to see your writing pace, consistency score, and mood trend in one place

Same daily log, more interpretation.

Try Authorlytica's Rewind and Writer Profile free. Worded.me's CSV imports cleanly if you want to bring your history.

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