Start your story for free. Pay once to finish it.
The writing tools are one-off purchases, with no subscription. AI help is optional, and you only pay for it if you want it.
All prices include VAT. You buy in the Android app through Google Play, or in your browser on iPhone, iPad and computers.
Where free ends
You can capture your whole story and pick its key moments for free. Paying unlocks the tools that take it from there to a finished first draft.
FreeUnlock a story, or Full Springbind
Free
£0
Always free
Get your story out of your head and see its shape.
- One story
- Every guided question
- Decisions, open items and your watch list
- Pick your key moments
- Open your stories on any device
- Download your writing as a Markdown text file
- 3 free AI requests to try
Unlock a story
£2.99
One-off, per new story
Start a new story with everything you need to take it all the way to a first draft. Finishing your free story costs £1.99.
- Everything in Free
- Your chapter plan
- Readiness checks, Fill the gaps and Strengthen Chapter
- Write and tick off every chapter
- Download as Word or PDF
- Your 3 free AI requests, if you haven’t used them yet
Full Springbind
£14.99
One-off, yours to keep
For writers with more than one book in them.
- Everything in Unlock a story
- Unlimited stories
- Word and PDF downloads for every story
- Your 3 free AI requests, if you haven’t used them yet
| What you get | Free | Unlock a story | Full Springbind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stories | 1 | 1 per unlock | Unlimited |
| Every guided question | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tell Springbind something | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Decisions, open items and watch list | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Key moments | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chapter plan | No | Yes | Yes |
| Readiness checks and Fill the gaps | No | Yes | Yes |
| Strengthen Chapter | No | Yes | Yes |
| Write chapters in Springbind | No | Yes | Yes |
| Markdown text download | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Word and PDF download | No | That story | Every story |
| Open your stories on any device | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Backup and restore | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AI help | 3 free, then packs | 3 free, then packs or monthly | 3 free, then packs or monthly |
AI help, if you want it
Springbind works fully without AI. If you’d like a second opinion, AI can suggest key moments and chapters, proofread a chapter, find gaps in your story and suggest new questions. Each of these uses one AI request. Every account gets three free AI requests to try it, once, whichever plan you’re on.
AI works on the parts of Springbind you have. On the free plan you can buy AI packs. The monthly plans are available once you’ve unlocked a story or bought Full Springbind.
AI Basic
£3.99a month
15 AI requests a month
Enough for most writers. Your requests renew each time your plan renews, and you can cancel at any time. Available once you’ve unlocked a story, in the Android app.
AI Plus
£5.99a month
35 AI requests a month
More than twice the help, for writers who use AI often. Renews monthly, cancel at any time. Available once you’ve unlocked a story, in the Android app.
AI pack
£4.99
15 AI requests, one-off
No subscription, and available on every plan, in the app or the browser. Buy a pack whenever you need one, or top up if you run out. Requests last 12 months. Subscribing is the cheaper way if you use AI every month.
Questions
Can I always get my writing out?
Yes. Whatever you’ve paid, or not paid, you can always download everything you’ve written. Your words are yours.
What if I start a story and change my mind?
An unlock for a new story is used once the story is saved to your account or has 5 answers. Until then, if you start a different story instead, the unlock moves to it. Once used, it stays with that story, even if you delete it. The full details are in our terms of use.
Is any of this a subscription?
Only AI Basic and AI Plus. Unlocking a story and Full Springbind are one-off payments that you keep.
Do I need AI to finish a book?
No. Every step, from the first question to a finished first draft, works without AI.
How do the free AI requests work?
Every Springbind account gets three AI requests to try, once. They don’t renew each month, and they’re used after any monthly or pack requests you have. If an AI request doesn’t work, it isn’t counted.
Can I earn more free AI requests?
Yes. Share your own Springbind link with a friend. When they join and answer their first 5 questions, you both get 3 extra AI requests, on top of their own 3 free ones. You can earn this for up to 10 friends a year, and the extra requests last 12 months. Springbind never contacts your friends: you share the link yourself.
What happens to unused AI requests?
Monthly requests renew each time your plan renews, on the same day you’re charged, and don’t carry over. A pack’s requests last 12 months from when you buy it, and are used after your monthly ones.
Where do I buy Springbind?
On Android, in the Springbind app through Google Play (coming soon). On an iPhone, iPad or computer, in your browser at app.springbind.com. Your account, stories and anything you unlock work on every device you sign in on. The monthly AI plans are only available in the Android app for now; in the browser, AI help comes as one-off packs.
Do prices include VAT?
Yes. Every price on this page includes VAT, and you’ll always see the price before you buy.