InstaText is an advanced editing assistant designed primarily for professionals, academics, and non-native speakers who aim to refine their texts for publication or improve clarity. It’s also popular among native speakers want to improve the clarity and style of their texts.

Unlike Grammarly, which focuses on grammar and spelling corrections, InstaText goes deeper, offering suggestions to improve readability, style, and conciseness while giving users full control over the editing process and ensuring privacy by never storing texts.

Full control over revisions

Unlike Grammarly, InstaText allows users to view all suggestions in context, helping them make informed decisions. InstaText not only focuses on grammar and correctness, but also suggests improvements in readability, structure and style without overwhelming you with isolated corrections. With InstaText, users retain full control by interactively accepting, rejecting, or editing suggestions.

In-depth text improvement beyond grammar

While Grammarly specialises in detecting grammar and punctuation errors, InstaText goes much deeper, improving fluency, coherence, and tone. The advanced suggestions make the text easier to understand while keeping the author’s tone of voice.

Feature/Aspect	Grammarly	InstaText
Tool type	Writing assistant	Editing assistant
Primary use	Proofreading	Editing, proofreading
Best stage	Proofreading	Editing
Editing depth	Error corrections (grammar, punctuation, tone, and conciseness)	Deep editing (error corrections + clarity, readability, and style improvement)
Retaining writer’s voice	Maintains tone but focuses more on correctness	Maintains and enhances writer’s tone and style
Content considered AI-generated	Yes, if used extensively for content generation	No (fully respects writer’s authorship)
Content suitable for publication where AI-generated content is restricted/not allowed	No, if used extensively for content generation	Yes (scientific and non-scientific)
Best for	General users, businesses, students, professionals, copywriters, and content creators	Academics, professionals, journalists, editors, students, general users, copywriters, and content creators
Real-time suggestions	Yes (mainly for grammar, tone, and clarity)	Yes (real-time improvements in editing stage)
Customization options	Yes (tone, dialect, etc.)	Yes (personal dictionary, tone, dialect, etc.)
Platform compatibility	Web-based, browser extensions, multiple applications (Gmail, Slack, Google Docs, Word, etc.)	Web-based, browser extensions, multiple applications (Gmail, Slack, Google Docs, Word, etc.)
Privacy	Stores processed texts (with deletion options)	Never stores processed texts
Free & paid membership	Yes	Yes

Privacy and data security

InstaText ensures full privacy by never storing any processed texts. Unlike Grammarly, which stores user data for analyses and further improvements, InstaText prioritizes your privacy.

“This tool is outstanding, exceeded my expectations. I’m used to using Grammarly but InstaText is a more thorough tool and comes up with much better suggestions for rewrites. A game changer for editing.”

— Stephan Skovlund, Business Consultant

InstaText: “Grammarly on steroids”

InstaText is your personal writing assistant that rewrites your texts like a native speaker. It goes far beyond correcting grammar, spelling and punctuation. If necessary, it completely rewrites sentences and suggests improvements based on the broader context of the topic.

Let’s compare the performance of InstaText with Grammarly. We will compare their performance in terms of generating ideas to improve the following sample text.

Note that this is a typical clumsy text from a non-native speaker.

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Grammarly Premium

Below is the output generated by Grammarly Premium:

As is typical for the grammar checkers, Grammarly adheres as closely as possible to the original and reduces errors.

However, the clumsy parts of the paragraph remain unchanged even after corrections have been made.

InstaText

InstaText goes much further than Grammarly in improving texts, some even call it “Grammarly on steroids”.

InstaText improves styling and word choice, corrects grammatical errors and enriches your content to make it more readable and understandable:

The tool focuses on rewriting a text for better understanding and readability. The aim is to simulate a native speaker who will help you improve your writing skills. InstaText supports a semantically meaningful difference visualization.

We do not need to accept everything – any suggestion can be rejected with a single click.

You can always read the final version of the text. While reading, InstaText allows you to pay attention to the newly added words, which are highlighted with green color.

Let’s take a look at the video that demonstrates the use of InstaText Editor:

InstaText Editor

InstaText Editor is a web application. Using it is simple and intuitive:

1. Copy and paste your text into the editor.
2. Click Improve and accept ✔️ or reject ❌ suggestions.
3. Review, edit, and copy the improved text. 

Extensions and add-ins make improving texts even easier and faster. InstaText is known for non-intrusive integrations. All improvements are user-initiated: you decide what text to send for improvement and when.

Your privacy is our priority – secure, transparent, and user-controlled. There is no text storage: your texts are never stored on our servers. And if you need to store your texts as you write, you can use InstaText within Google Docs. If you prefer Microsoft Word, then InstaText for Word is available.

“Of course, there’s Grammarly, a writing assistant that checks the spelling, grammar, punctuation, and clarity of your writing, corrects common errors, and occasionally gives you suggestions for rewording. The thing about Grammarly, though, is that it’s a good proofreader, but not an editor. And, as any skilled writer will be happy to tell you, the editing is the secret.”

— Jim Stonos, Writer and Editor

The InstaText editing advantage

InstaText is naturally suited for what comes after you obtain your first draft: the editing phase. That’s where you write something more clearly, perhaps add more details, refine your arguments… It improves the clarity and readability of the text and ensures that your writing is easy to understand.

InstaText helps you edit your work in an iterative and interactive way. It is the interaction that stimulates critical thinking and improves your writing skills. One of the reasons for this is that you obtain immediate feedback.

All stages of the writing process – pre-writing, drafting, editing, and proofreading – are integral to producing a high-quality professional text.

However, if we were to highlight one phase as particularly critical to successful writing, it would likely be the editing stage.

“I am a translator and proofreader by profession and have tried many editing tools. It’s not an exaggeration to say that all the other apps I’ve used so far don’t come close to InstaText. It is literally innovative and revolutionary and has taken the editing game to a new level, leaving other competitors in the dust.”

— Dr. Ghodrat Hassani, Researcher in Translation Studies

Personal dictionary

InstaText’s Personal dictionary allows you to retain words and word combinations that are part of your professional language or personal style. This feature will further increase your writing productivity.

Unlike Grammarly Premium, which only allows one-word entries, InstaText’s Personal dictionary also allows you to enter multi-word entries. This is especially convenient, because it allows us to specify combinations of words that should not be changed by the engine.

InstaText for your browser

InstaText works where you write. With the browser extension, you can use InstaText within Gmail, Outlook Web, WhatsApp and several other applications. InstaText also supports LaTeX and is available within Overleaf.

With InstaText for Chrome, you can use InstaText within your applications. The browser extension that can be downloaded from the Chrome web store. The browser extension supports all Chromium based browsers: Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Opera.

Adding InstaText to your browser is simple and it should take less than a minute.

InstaText is compatible with a continuously expanding array of popular online platforms. Use InstaText browser extension for emails and messages, documents and projects, and even for social media posts.

All functions of InstaText Editor are retained, including Language settings and Personal dictionary.

“This is hands down the best tool to spice up your text! We’ve tried everything from Grammarly to Readable, and InstaText beats them all by far. I can’t believe how well it recognizes context. Great Chrome extension as well. Works like a charm!”

— Jure Chuk, Business Owner

InstaText for Word

With the InstaText for Word, you can use InstaText to edit and proofread your documents.

You can choose between the InstaText Editor for direct editing within Word or use the built-in Track Changes feature to review and apply improvements.

Select the text in the document that you want to improve and click on the Improve Text button. Now you can use the InstaText Editor to revise suggestions and then insert the improved text.

If you prefer so, you can also use InstaText to create suggestions within the document immediately. You can then use Word’s built-in Track Changes features to revise the improvements.

To choose between InstaText Editor and built-in Track Changes, use the drop down menu at the top of the InstaText side panel. The panel allows you to adjust the language settings and manage your personal dictionary to retain word combinations that belong to your professional language or personal style.

Here is a short guide to help you install and activate the InstaText Add-in inside Microsoft Word: How to use the InstaText for Word Add-in

“InstaText is an excellent program that helps me to finally write good English in my scientific papers. It is very user friendly and allows you to manipulate the text the way you want. The final sentences will sound great!”

— Dr. Dražen Jurišić, University Professor

InstaText writing enhancement features

Here you can view some examples on how InstaText improves your texts.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling improvements

These examples are straightforward and illustrate common mistakes:

The datadatas we collected waswere comprehensive.

The impact of climate change ischanges effects are widespread.

We foundfinded a significant difference betweenin the two groups.

Styling and word choice improvements

These examples show improvements in word choice and sentence flow:

When we looked at the data, we noticed an interestingsaw a patternthat was interesting.

Pollution is taking its toll ondoing bad things to our oceans and rivers.

The results provegive proof that our theory was right.

Clarity and conciseness improvements

These examples demonstrate how sentences can be made clearer and more concise:

OurWith respect to our digital campaign,has increasedthere’s a boost in brand awareness.

The changes we have made to the design of our website design have resulted inled to an increase in the time visitors spendspent by visitors on the sitepage.

Sentence and paragraph rewrites

These examples showcase significant changes to sentence and paragraph structure for better readability:

Given the data, there is a high probabilityThere is a significant likelihood, given the data, that our hypothesis is correct.

In our study, it was observedIt was observed in our study that the behavior of dolphins behaved differentlywhen they are in a group thancompared to when they are alonewas different.

Tone and dialect adjustments

Tone and dialect can be adjusted to suit different audiences or contexts. These examples illustrate how American English is transformed into British English:

I didn’t realiserealize your favourite colourfavorite color was blue.

I am sorrySorry, but the delivery will be delayedlate because of the weather.

“InstaText is a great tool! I use it to improve English texts such as articles, projects and abstracts for conferences. The tool provides very useful suggestions that help me to translate the text to a professional level so that no additional review by “native speakers” is required. The time and money savings are obvious. I highly recommend it!”

— Dr. Janez Konc, Senior Researcher

More on InstaText features

Here are some more features that are valuable to InstaText users.

InstaText fully respects your privacy – With InstaText, your texts are never stored. The InstaText browser extension does not “hijack” your web forms and does not proofread the text as you write it. You select the text and click the button or press Ctrl/Cmd+D to send it for improvement.

Correct all your mistakes with just one click – Unlike Grammarly, InstaText lets you correct your entire text at once with one click. And not just spelling and grammar. It also takes into account the context of the sentence. This greatly speeds up your writing process. Of course, you can revise the suggestions first and reject some before accepting everything else.

Turn concepts into written text – Instead of focusing on words, turn your ideas into meaningful messages in seconds by using methods such as rephrasing, suggesting appropriate phrases, and correcting grammatical errors.

Never lose your unique voice – Rewrite your texts based on suggestions that don’t take your essence out of your writing. You never have to sound like a machine.

Focus on your message – Paste your unfinished draft into InstaText without worrying about your grammar or readability. Focus on your message and your unique voice and InstaText will handle the rest.

Become a better writer – Develop your unique writing style while improving your grammar, vocabulary, and focusing on your message.

Summary

Wondering how InstaText differs from Grammarly and similar writing tools?

• InstaText gives you full control over your writing, allowing you to revise suggestions in an interactive way.
• It goes far beyond correcting grammar and spelling. InstaText also enhances the clarity and style of your text.
• It goes deeper and generates more ideas for text improvements.
• It never stores your texts. InstaText fully respects your privacy.

“I find InstaText very helpful. It makes me much faster in writing papers. I’m a perfectionist and usually spend (way too) much time finding the right words and making sure that sentences are easily readable even if the concepts are arbitrarily complicated. InstaText makes my life easier. I recommend it to any PhD student or researcher, whether a native English speaker or not.”

— Giulia Guidi, PhD Student, University of California, Berkeley

“I work in marketing, where I also do a lot of content creation, so InstaText and I have become good friends. It helps me polish my English texts every day at work. Not only is it a proofreading tool, but it also makes the text sound better. The AI behind it works great. I used to use Grammarly, but Instatext does a better job for me.”

— Barbara Viskovic, Marketing And Public Relations Specialist

“I have been subscribing to Grammarly for three years. My subscription ends at the end of October. I will subscribe to InstaText then. You have done an excellent job. Congratulations.”

— Spiros Mazis, Composer and Professor