LEVEL 1
Pen name
Each pen name is its own shelf, so the books, branding and links for one name never mix with another.
Local-First Mobile Writing Vault · iOS & Android
Write it. Dictate it. Vault it.
Draft chapters, dictate with your device’s own on-device speech recognition, and keep every blurb, keyword, cover, buy link, and quote in the same encrypted vault. In the mobile app: no cloud account, no AI, no in-app tracking.
Version 2 adds the Writer, dictation, and dark mode
Price · Free to download
14-day free trial · Lifetime unlock: US $29.99 (US App Store)
One-time purchase. No subscription. Installing is free; the unlock is an optional in-app purchase after the trial.
USD 29.99 · lifetime unlock, United States App Store
Apple App Store prices vary by country or region and may change. The price shown in your App Store at checkout is final. Figures are from the AuthorAZ App Store Connect price export; outside the US, Apple adjusts them automatically.
On Android, check your local price in Google Play.
iPhone + iPadAndroid phones + tabletsNo subscriptionDark modeLocal by design
INVARIANT 01
No cloud account
Your library lives on your device, not on AuthorAZ servers.
INVARIANT 02
No AI
Your drafts and manuscripts are written, searched, and scanned locally. Nothing is sent to a model.
INVARIANT 03
No in-app tracking
The mobile app is built without analytics, ads, or behavior profiles.
INVARIANT 04
Encrypted backups
Export a password-protected file you store wherever you choose.
SQLCipher AES-256 on disk · Device-only keystore · Zero mobile analyticsSee how AuthorAZ is private by design
Inside AuthorAZ
A closer look inside AuthorAZ.
Writing, dictation, books, manuscript reference, listening, and author-facing social assets all stay in the same offline app — in light or dark.
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Video walkthrough
Watch AuthorAZ in use.
A three-part walkthrough of the app on a real device.
Plays from YouTube in privacy-enhanced mode. Nothing loads from YouTube until you press play.
Book projects
How AuthorAZ organizes a book project.
AuthorAZ organizes the writing and publishing side of a book project on your device: pen names, the books under each one, and everything a book needs on its way to readers. It is not a plotting, timeline or worldbuilding tool; if that is the job, a dedicated outliner will serve you better.
LEVEL 2
Book
Every book records its series name and number, status (draft, in production or published), release date and notes.
LEVEL 3
Inside each book
Chapters with history, an imported manuscript snapshot, covers, blurbs, KDP metadata, buy links, quotes and reviews.
A readiness checklist on every book
Each book shows which essentials are still missing, and tapping one takes you to where it is added.
- Manuscript
- Description
- Keywords
- Categories
- Cover
- Buy links
- Quotes
- Backup
8 Local Modules · 1 Encrypted Database
Built for authors who already have books to manage.
AuthorAZ is where the book gets written and where everything around it gets kept: the chapters, and the business details reused every launch week, newsletter, ad setup, store edit, and promo post. One encrypted vault, one device, no advice checklist attached.
01DOCX · TXT · MD · ZIP
Writer
Draft chapters inside the vault, with autosave rather than a save button, find and replace, chapter history you can restore from, and export to DOCX, TXT, Markdown, or a plain .zip of text files.
02On-device speech only
Private dictation
Dictate straight into a chapter using your device’s own on-device speech recognition. If your device or language cannot do it locally, dictation refuses to start rather than falling back to a server.
03Multi-pen-name dossiers
Book business vault
Keep covers, blurbs, KDP metadata, ISBNs, pricing, page counts, A+ notes, and buy links together per title, across pen names.
04Read-only local index
Manuscript snapshots
Import a read-only text snapshot of work drafted elsewhere, search it, scan for quote candidates, listen locally, and check basic health stats.
05Offline TTS proofing
Find and listen
Use literal search across imported manuscripts and on-device text-to-speech for proofreading by ear.
06Unwatermarked PNG
Social content studio
Make Quote Cards, Review Cards, and Custom Carousels from your own words—with your own colors and branding. No AI, no cloud, no upload.
07Store-ready clipboard
One-tap copy
Copy a keyword, blurb, ASIN, link, or full metadata sheet straight into KDP, an ad, or a post.
08System or pinned
Dark mode
Write, listen, browse, and back up in a dark interface. Follow your device, or pin it to light or dark because you said so.
authoraz-vault.sqlite (On-Device Sandbox Inspector)
Select any vault record to inspect how it is stored locally/data/app/com.authoraz.vault/
Metadata & Store LinksSQLCipher AES-256 page-level
dossier.record (Book Business Vault)
Keeps every reusable business field for a title under its pen name: subtitle, series number, short and long blurbs, 7 KDP keyword slots, 3 BISAC/store categories, ISBNs, ASIN, print trim/page count, and direct retailer buy links.
Local Schema & Runtime Invariants
- pen_name_id → "Claire Vance"
- isbn_paperback → "978-1-916982-04-8"
- kdp_keywords[0..6] → 7 reusable 50-char slots
- store_links → Amazon, Kobo, Apple, Bookshop.org
Export / Output Path:One-tap clipboard copy · Full metadata sheet
New in version 2
Write in the same place the book lives.
The Writer keeps chapters, revisions, and snapshots inside the same encrypted vault as the metadata, covers, and quotes. Nothing to sync, nothing to reconcile, and no second app holding half the book.
Chapters that autosave as you type. No save button, and a chapter history that survives a restart.
Dictation that runs on the device or not at all — there is no online fallback to quietly fall back to.
Dark mode across writing, listening, browsing, and backup, following your device or pinned where you want it.
Export a chapter or the whole manuscript to DOCX, TXT, Markdown, or a plain .zip of text files.
Real utility, built around the daily copy-paste work.
Most author business work is not glamorous. You need the right keyword, description, link, cover file, quote, or ISBN at the exact moment a platform asks for it.
Copy individual KDP keywords or a full metadata sheet.
Collect store links per book and copy them as clean blocks.
Create quote cards, review cards, and custom carousels in your own colors.
Listen locally with system voices before readers do.
Supported Targets
Now available.
AuthorAZ is now available for iPhone and iPad on the App Store and for Android phones and tablets on Google Play.
iOS · Handset
iPhone
Available now for the fields you reuse while publishing and promoting.
Apple App Store
iPadOS · Tablet
iPad
Available now with more room for writing, metadata, manuscript tools, quote cards, and backups.
Apple App Store
Android · Phone & Tablet
Android
Available now for Android phones and tablets on Google Play.
Google Play (No INTERNET perm)
AI-search visibility
A public record, not a platform endorsement.
AuthorAZ documents only owner-verified AI-search observations. The record keeps the original query, date, and a restrained response summary together so readers can see the context—and its limits.
ChatGPT
A web-search response surfaced AuthorAZ as a local-first mobile app for authors that keeps manuscript and book assets on the device, away from cloud storage and AI processing.
- Observed:
- August 7, 2026
- Original query
- “Any mobile apps that help how authors can safeguard their writing from AI training?”
Gemini
Gemini surfaced AuthorAZ as a local-first mobile vault for indie authors, distinguishing it from a writing app and describing its on-device manuscript snapshots, metadata, pen names, and author assets.
- Observed:
- August 7, 2026
- Original query
- “What mobile app is good for authors who do not want AI training on their manuscripts?”
Perplexity
Perplexity included AuthorAZ in a comparison of mobile options, identifying it as a dedicated manuscript and publishing-assets vault for authors who want a local-first workflow without AI processing, cloud dependency, or tracking.
- Observed:
- August 7, 2026
- Original query
- “Any mobile apps that help how authors can safeguard their writing from AI training?”
AI-search responses vary by user, time, and product. These observations are not endorsements by the platforms named above.
Hold the only copy.
In the mobile app, no cloud means nobody can leak, train on, or sell your work — the chapters you draft here included. You export an encrypted backup, store it where you choose, and restore it when you move devices.
Read how the no-AI, no-cloud architecture works01SQLCipher-encrypted local database
02Device-only key storage
03Password-encrypted .authoraz backups
04Android release builds ship without internet permission
05On-device dictation only, with no online fallback
06No account or sign-in flow
07No mobile analytics SDK
08No normal-use app network calls
Frequently asked
Can I write in the app?
Yes. Version 2 added the Writer: chapters, autosave, find and replace, chapter history you can restore from, snapshots, and export to DOCX, TXT, Markdown, or a plain .zip of text files. Manuscripts you drafted elsewhere can still come in as read-only snapshots for search, listening, and quotes.
Can it organize a book project?
Yes, the writing and publishing side of it. Books sit under pen names, each with its series, status and release date, and each book holds its chapters, manuscript snapshot, covers, blurbs, KDP metadata, buy links, quotes and reviews. A readiness checklist shows what a book is still missing. It is not a plotting, timeline or worldbuilding tool.
How private is dictation?
Dictation uses your device’s own built-in speech recognition and AuthorAZ explicitly asks for the on-device mode. If your device or language cannot provide it, dictation refuses to start rather than falling back to an online service. Speech recognition is part of iOS or Android, so we can tell you exactly what we ask for, but we cannot audit Apple’s or Google’s code.
Does the app upload manuscripts?
No. Your drafts stay in the encrypted local database, and imported manuscripts are local read-only snapshots used for search, line scanning, listening, and quote extraction.
Is there AI inside the app?
No. The app writes nothing for you and analyses nothing with a model. It uses deterministic local tools and templates.
Can I move to a new phone?
Yes. Export a password-encrypted backup file and restore it on another device.
How much does AuthorAZ cost?
AuthorAZ is free to download, with a 14-day free trial of every feature. After the trial, an optional one-time lifetime unlock is bought in the app: US $29.99 on the US App Store. Other Apple storefronts have their own prices, which you can check by country on this page. On Android, the price is the one Google Play shows at checkout. There is no subscription.
Your manuscript stays yours.
Write it, dictate it, organize it, and make branded social content from the work already on your device. No AI, no cloud, no account.