This is one of the most common questions I’ve been getting lately.

Here’s the short answer:

Grammarly is about “correctness.” It catches typos and grammar mistakes, but it doesn’t really care if your writing sounds beautiful or rhythmic—it just wants it to be technically correct. In fact, if you ran a bunch of famous books through Grammarly, it would tell you that all sorts of things are wrong with them, which, grammatically, that might be the case, but stylistically there’s a reason for it.

Writhm is about flow and finesse. It visualizes your sentences based on length and complexity and helps you see where your writing stumbles so you can fix it. Writhm loves both short, punchy sentences and long, sweeping prose, and it won’t ding you for grammar mistakes or tell you to try to simplify things.

Now don’t get me wrong—I’m a big Grammarly fan.

But again, not everything’s about “correctness.”

Plus, they are pushing hard on AI right now, which, y’know, makes a lot of writers nervous. At Writhm, there’s a conscious choice to have zero AI whatsoever. It doesn’t train on your writing, it doesn’t generate anything. And it’s being built with the input of the writing community, which supports the craft of writing and writers’ livelihoods.

Tl;dr – Grammarly focuses on “correctness,” and Writhm focuses on flow and finesse.

Hope that helps. And hey, give Writhm a shot! We’re the new kid on the block, and we’re adding new features from community feedback every week.

Sign up for a free account and take a peek.