The Story Planner
Writer-first planning and drafting tools.
ArcKeep pricing

Choose the ArcKeep plan that fits your writing flow.

Writer-first plans with real feature access data, clear limits, and enough detail to know why each tier exists.

Writer-first plans
Clean plan cards up top. The detailed breakdown below does the real comparison work.
Live feature access data
The comparison rows are driven by the same feature access rules that gate the actual app.
Real limit context
Workspace and project caps are shown in plain English so the limits mean something useful.

Starter

Start writing without admin clutter.
Best for testing ArcKeep, first books, and focused solo writing.
Pricing
Free
Free forever
Core writing structure plus enough room to test a serious project without feeling buried in setup.
Up to 1 workspaces
One focused workspace keeps setup simple for a single pen name, series, or testing sandbox.
Up to 3 projects
Enough room for a few active novels, short projects, or idea-to-manuscript experiments.

Pro

The full writer-first toolkit for active solo work.
Best for active solo authors building full books, worlds, and export-ready drafts.
Pricing
$9.00
Save 17%
Billed monthly
Adds AI, exports, visual worldbuilding tools, and enough project room to run a real writing pipeline.
Up to 5 workspaces
Enough room to split work by series, genre, client, or experimental worlds without feeling cramped.
Up to 50 projects
Comfortable capacity for full series planning, side projects, and ongoing worldbuilding.

Studio

For teams, heavy worldbuilders, and bigger operations.
Best for power users, shared workspaces, large archives, and advanced theme control.
Pricing
$19.00
Save 17%
Billed monthly
Adds collaboration-friendly scale, custom themes, and high-capacity limits for heavier writing operations.
Up to 20 workspaces
Built for writers juggling multiple worlds, archived universes, and team-style workspace separation.
Up to 500 projects
Large-scale project capacity for deep backlists, long series, and serious archive usage.
Full plan comparison

Detailed breakdown

Compare exactly what changes between plans. Toggle “differences only” to focus on what actually matters.
Feature or limit
Starter
Start writing without admin clutter.
Free
Pro
The full writer-first toolkit for active solo work.
$9.00
Studio
For teams, heavy worldbuilders, and bigger operations.
$19.00
Plan fit
Best for
The clearest use case for each tier so a writer can tell where they belong fast.
Best for testing ArcKeep, first books, and focused solo writing. Best for active solo authors building full books, worlds, and export-ready drafts. Best for power users, shared workspaces, large archives, and advanced theme control.
Why this tier exists
Plain-language explanation of what kind of writing setup this plan supports.
Core writing structure plus enough room to test a serious project without feeling buried in setup. Adds AI, exports, visual worldbuilding tools, and enough project room to run a real writing pipeline. Adds collaboration-friendly scale, custom themes, and high-capacity limits for heavier writing operations.
Workspace capacity
How many workspaces you can keep active, plus what that limit means in practice.
Up to 1 workspaces
One focused workspace keeps setup simple for a single pen name, series, or testing sandbox.
Up to 5 workspaces
Enough room to split work by series, genre, client, or experimental worlds without feeling cramped.
Up to 20 workspaces
Built for writers juggling multiple worlds, archived universes, and team-style workspace separation.
Project capacity
How many active projects this tier comfortably supports.
Up to 3 projects
Enough room for a few active novels, short projects, or idea-to-manuscript experiments.
Up to 50 projects
Comfortable capacity for full series planning, side projects, and ongoing worldbuilding.
Up to 500 projects
Large-scale project capacity for deep backlists, long series, and serious archive usage.
Writing Core
Books
Organize long-form work into books, volumes, or installments inside one project.
✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Chapters
Break books into chapters with structured planning and progress tracking.
✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Scenes
Write and manage scene-level units with metadata, order, and revision context.
✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Worldbuilding
Characters
Build detailed character profiles with arcs, roles, and linked story appearances.
✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Relationships
Track relationship dynamics, tension, and change across the story.
✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Timeline Events
Build chronological timelines tied to books, chapters, and scenes.
✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Relationship Graph
Visualize character relationships as a graph instead of only reading them as a list.
✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Maps + Markers
Upload maps, place markers, and connect locations to story data.
✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Capture + Reference
Draft Inbox custom types
Create your own inbox item types for ideas, notes, snippets, and custom capture flows.
Not included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Reference Hub
Keep research notes, references, and support material close to the writing flow.
✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
AI + Story Tools
AI Hub / AI Toolkit
Open the AI toolkit for idea expansion, drafting help, and context-aware writing support.
Not included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Chaos Button
Trigger surprise prompts, twists, sparks, and random inspiration when a scene stalls.
Not included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Plot Brain / Story Intelligence
Run continuity checks, story analysis, and structure guidance across your work.
Not included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Customization + Output
Exports
Export writing and planning data into manuscript-friendly or archive-ready formats.
✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Collaboration
Invite collaborators and share selected workspace writing access.
Not included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Themes / Appearance
Switch between available writing themes and appearance presets.
Not included Not included ✓ Included
Create Custom Themes
Build and save your own custom themes instead of only choosing from the shared library.
Not included Not included ✓ Included
Included features
Draft Inbox
Installed feature module. Override it here if you need to force access for this user.
Not included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Project Templates
Installed feature module. Override it here if you need to force access for this user.
Not included ✓ Included ✓ Included