Writhm: Introduce Rhythm into Your Writing

Have you ever looked at your own writing and thought, “Hmm…that doesn’t sound right.” Do you struggle with the flow of your sentences? Then you’re in luck! This week, we reviewed Writhm, the app designed to help writers with their rhythm. 

Writhm was created in 2024 by D. Melhoff, inspired by a video he posted on TikTok about improving the rhythm in your writing. That is exactly what Writhm offers. The app’s home page gives us an overview of the app, a word processor that highlights sentences based on length and complexity to help you visualize the pace of your writing. By doing this, you are able to clearly see which sentences you can change to improve your flow.

To show you just how it works, I'm currently writing this paragraph on the Writhm app. As promised, the word processor highlights your sentences based on the amount of words, each color corresponding to a range. The more colorful your paragraph, the more varied your sentence length. Once you reach five consecutive sentences in the same color, it flags your writing as monotonous. It underlines these sentences in order to show you where you can improve your flow. The right-hand side shows a variety of statistics related to what you're currently typing, such as the word count, sentence count, and character count. Aside from that, there are also different bars corresponding to your average sentence length, monotony, and readability.

Writhm focuses on your writing style more than the grammar and spelling. In fact, it doesn't check those at all. To test this, I am purposefully typing this sentence with a lot of intentional errors to see if the app will flag them. It didn’t. It's just letting me get on with my writing. For writers who simply want to write first but edit later, this app is very helpful since it encourages you to focus on flow, pacing, and content. However, others may prefer apps with editing functionality. This feature is available on Writhm's premium version, which currently costs $10 a month ($8.25/month for an annual subscription).

Aside from the word processor, the main website also has a Tips section, which shows you different techniques to utilize rhythm in your writing, a goals tracker, and for premium users, a library of famous works to provide you with writing inspiration. Other premium features include a repetition tracker, a built-in thesaurus, and unlimited projects.

Hemingway Editor is an online app that has pretty much the same features as Writhm has. This paragraph is being written using its desktop version. Hemingway shows your paragraph's readability based on grade level, which is a good feature to have if you're aiming to write for a particular age group. The app also highlights sentences that it thinks would be pretty hard to read based on length and complexity. Hemingway also offers to check for grammar and spelling issues in its premium version.

The catch? Hemingway has now adapted AI into its platform. Writhm has not. In fact, on their Tiktok, Melhoff has stated that they’re staying away from AI, as suggested by the community that caused Writhm to be built in the first place.

The final verdict? It’s up to you really. Writhm’s service is so niche that it’s understandable why not everyone would see the value in an app like it. However, if you loved Hemingway and are looking for an AI-free app, then Writhm might just be the best alternative you can find.

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