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Word Keeper: The Writing Tracker & Word Count Tracker
Track your word count, your writing time, your goals and your streaks in one place. Word Keeper turns every writing session into progress you can actually see — and has been doing it for authors for over 10 years.
Available on iOS, Android and the web. Plans from $5.99/month.
What Word Keeper Tracks
Everything below comes from one habit: logging your writing sessions.
Track word count across every session
Log what you wrote and when. Word Keeper records the word count and the time spent for each session, then rolls it up into project totals automatically, so you always know exactly where a manuscript stands.
70+ charts and writing insights
See your words per hour, your most productive time of day, your pace against a deadline, and how your speed is trending. The insights turn a pile of sessions into a picture of how you actually write.
Goals and streaks that build the habit
Set daily, weekly, and project word count goals. Word Keeper tracks progress in real time and keeps your writing streak alive, so consistency becomes visible instead of something you have to guess at.
Every project in one library
Novels, short stories, theses, screenplays, blog posts. Keep each project with its own cover, target word count, and deadline, and switch between them without losing any history.
Who Uses a Writing Tracker
Novelists
Track a manuscript from first draft to final word, with a pace-to-deadline figure that tells you whether today's session was enough.
Academic writers
Theses, dissertations and papers have hard deadlines and long timelines. Word Keeper keeps the daily target honest across months of work.
Habit builders
If the goal is writing every day, streaks and daily goals give you the visible chain that makes the habit stick.
Word Keeper FAQ
What is Word Keeper?
Word Keeper is a writing tracker and word count tracker for authors. You log each writing session, and it records your word count and time, tracks progress toward your goals, maintains your writing streak, and turns all of it into more than 70 charts and insights. It runs on iOS, Android, and the web.
How much does Word Keeper cost?
Word Keeper starts at $5.99 per month, with an annual plan at $59.99 (a 33% saving) and a one-time lifetime purchase at $149.99. A free Writer Depot account lets you view writing challenges, groups, leaderboards, and articles without a subscription.
Does Word Keeper count words automatically as I write?
Word Keeper is a tracker rather than a word processor, so you keep writing wherever you already write. You enter your session word count and Word Keeper handles the rest: project totals, pace, goals, streaks, and every statistic derived from them.
Can I track more than one writing project at a time?
Yes. Each project keeps its own target word count, deadline, cover, and full session history, and you can switch between them freely. Insights are available per project and across everything you have written.
What platforms does Word Keeper run on?
Word Keeper is available on iOS, Android, and in any modern web browser. Your projects and sessions sync across devices, so you can log a session on your phone and review the charts later on a laptop.
How long has Word Keeper been around?
Word Keeper has been helping authors track their writing for over 10 years, which makes it one of the longest-running writing trackers available. It is used by thousands of writers working on novels, academic writing, screenplays, and daily writing habits.
Keep Going
Word Keeper works alongside the rest of Writer Depot. Join a sprint challenge to write against a deadline with other writers, browse the writing resources for craft and productivity advice, or see the full Writer Depot toolkit.