For authors, before you publishKnow exactly what readers think
Know exactly what readers think
— before the world does.
Share your manuscript privately, watch where readers lean in or lose interest, and get every piece of feedback sorted and summarised. No downloads, no spreadsheets, no chasing.
Pen names
Write under three names? Run each from one account. Readers of one pen name never see the others exist.
NDA gate
Readers sign a confidentiality agreement before page one appears. Signed, time-stamped, stored.
Sorted feedback
Every comment arrives tagged — Plot, Character, Pacing, Confusion, Typo, or Loved it. No sorting by hand.
Weekly digest
“5 of 18 readers stalled in chapter 7.” The platform counts the feedback so you read one summary.
How we compare
Based on the published features of each platform, August 2026. “Soon” means we have not built it yet — we are not going to tick a box we have not earned.
| Feature | InkCircle | BetaReader.io | BetaBooks | StoryOrigin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading analytics (drop-off, time per chapter) | ✓ | ✓ | — | partial |
| Import .docx with auto chapters | ✓ | ✓ | copy-paste | ✓ |
| Import Markdown | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Comments without length limits | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 240 chars |
| Export all feedback as CSV | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Pen names with separated data | ✓ | — | — | — |
| NDA gate before reading | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Feedback tagged by type at entry | ✓ | — | triage after | — |
| Feedback summaries & digests | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Reading offline, on a train | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Import .epub | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Notification control (daily / weekly / off, per book) | ✓ | all or nothing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reader marketplace with ratings both ways | soon | basic | — | — |