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DISCOVERCreate a writer's app
App for bloggers and writers: publish in episodes for your subscribers, instead of a paid newsletter
Your serial, your column or your investigation comes out episode by episode in an app with your name on it, and readers are told each time a new one is out.
The app for your series on iPhone, Android and the web, built without code: an episode scheduled each week, the first one free, the rest reserved for subscribers, a notification at each release and your blog imported with open access.
Free 30-day trial - No credit card required
The new episode, on the lock screen
A notification goes out on release, where a newsletter waits in the inbox
You write episode 12 of your serial on Tuesday and schedule it for Thursday at 7 am. At that time it goes live, and the automatic notification goes out with its title: readers read it on the train, without hunting for an email between two promotions. Those who haven't subscribed get the announcement and read the opening lines.
A serial, episode after episode
Each series has its section, each episode its release date
Serialized novel, column, investigation in several parts: each series becomes a section, and each episode a dated article. A new reader starts with episode one, a regular opens the latest. The first episode of each series stays free; the rest is reserved for subscribers, with a preview that stops at the paragraph you choose.
An app of your own, a paid email letter, or a locked blog?
Three ways to charge for your writing, and what happens to the reader in each.
| Your app with GoodBarber | Paid email letter | Locked blog | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where the reader finds the episode | in your app, announced by push | in their inbox | on your site, if they come back |
| Delivery by email | no, a notification | yes, that's its strength | depending on your tool |
| Payment | one gesture, Apple or Google account | by card, on the platform | by card, on your page |
| What gets deducted | the store's share, nothing for GoodBarber | a percentage, depending on the platform | payment fees |
| Layout | your fonts and colors | the platform's template | your theme |
Readers subscribe in one gesture
Monthly or yearly, paid with their store account
No card number to type: the subscriber confirms with their Apple or Google account, and the subscription renews until they stop it. You set a price for each store and, if you wish, a trial period. Ten reserved texts are enough to open sales: enough to start with two series.
Your blog carries on, the app takes over
Your blog posts imported into an open section
Posts published on WordPress, Medium or Substack can feed an open section of the app through a connector, with nothing to retype; they stay open to everyone there. The episodes you sell are written in the app's CMS, alone or with co-authors, each with their own rights.
Your first series online: the steps
From the section to the first subscriber.
One section per series
Give it a title, a cover and a summary.Episodes written ahead
Write several and schedule their release dates.The first episode open
Leave it free and reserve the next ones, with at least ten reserved texts in all.The offer
Monthly, yearly or both, with the web version switched on and your domain name.
AI for a writer
Three uses, and how much they cost.
For readers
The character tree
Describe it to the AI Extension Builder: “the serial's characters, linked to each other, each one opening the episode where they appear”. The section is added to the app, in your layout.
Free
To answer
A Chatbot that has read your columns
“Which episode does the notary first appear in?” The Chatbot finds the answer in your published episodes and gives the link; for non-subscribers, only free texts count.
29€/month
To publish
Thursday's episode scheduled from Claude
Connected through the MCP server, Claude or ChatGPT schedules the episode and its notification once you agree.
Included
What else your readers find
The audio version
You read the episode aloud, and it plays with the screen off.
Comments
Readers react under the episode; you moderate.
Bookmarks
To keep an episode to read again.
Search
Find a column from a single word.
Reading on a computer
Subscribers can also sign in to the web version.
A second language
One-click translation in the back office helps you publish a series in another language; proofread before publishing.
They built their app
Reviews from GoodBarber customers of every background.
GoodBarber is a powerful app builder.
GoodBarber is a powerful app builder. If you want to build your app using a pre-built template, GoodBarber is ideal for you. At Global Academy, we almost completed the 5th year using their easy-to-use pre-built platforms to build premium Apps for our customers. Also, Goodbarber's customer support is excellent. Highly recommended.
Great support and always very helpful answers.
Great support and always very helpful answers. Nothing is too trivial for the team to answer.
Responsive support and usually quick.
Responsive support and usually quick. Software is by far the best in the market, with tremendous capabilities for configurations.
Pioneers of no-code
15 years of experience building native apps for businesses and content publishers. And the numbers to prove it.
25 000+
Daily downloads for apps built with GoodBarber*
30 000+
Clients have brought their app projects to life with GoodBarber
2011
The year GoodBarber was born: no-code, before anyone else
* Source: internal download tracking, App Store and Google Play, April 2026.
How much does a writer's app cost?
Premium publishes the app on iOS and Android; add Memberships to sell your series, or take Pro, which contains it. Notifications, the CMS and blog connectors are included.
| Premium · iOS, Android and web app | 55€ /month, billed yearly |
| Memberships, with the Premium plan | 49€ /month |
| Pro · subscription sales included | 105€ /month, billed yearly |
Each subscription is sold by Apple or Google, who keep their commission, usually 15%; GoodBarber takes no share. Developer accounts are yours to pay, to the stores.
Extension Store
A writer's extensions: Memberships, articles, automatic push, your blog's RSS feed, the podcast, bookmarks, the MCP server and the Chatbot.
App for bloggers and writers: frequently asked questions
Can I also send the episodes by email?
No, the app doesn't send emails: it alerts by notification. If your readers are attached to email, keep your newsletter to announce the episodes, and the app to read them.
Are my paid newsletter subscribers recognized?
Not automatically: the app's subscription goes through Apple and Google. You can grant access manually from the back office, reader by reader.
Can I sell a whole novel in one go?
No: the app sells a renewable subscription that opens all reserved texts. To sell a single book, keep your bookseller or your online shop.
Can posts imported from my blog be reserved?
No: an article imported through a feed stays open to all. Write the paid episodes in the app's CMS, and use the imported blog as a shop window.
Do I have to publish on a fixed day?
Nothing requires it, but readers get used to it quickly. Schedule each episode in advance: it comes out at the set time, with its notification.
Which plan for a writer's app?
To sell your series: Pro as it is, or Premium plus Memberships, in both cases with a web version published under your own domain.
Your series, episode by episode, under your own name: GoodBarber publishes them and takes nothing from the subscriptions
One section per series, scheduled episodes, a free first episode, a push at each release, imported blog, audio version, comments, Chatbot.