Hemingway Editor
Ranked 4 of 4 grammar checkers by recommenders
People recommend it for highlighting sentences to rethink and spotting problems first drafts hide, without rewriting the author's voice or text.
People recommend it for highlighting sentences to rethink and spotting problems first drafts hide, without rewriting the author's voice or text.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Flags problems without rewriting your voice
“it’s great at highlighting sentences you need to rethink without blurring your voice and ideas”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “I don't want to read what you didn't write” “MUCH easier approach: just use Hemingway, but don’t pay for the LLM to rewrite your text.”
Comment from 25 Sep 2026 on Hacker News Spots first-draft writing issues
“Grammarly and Hemingway can identify the same sort of issues without "you are a stupid robot" vibes.”
Comment from 18 Apr 2026 in “Slop Cop” “That apps spots problems I often don't see in first drafts.”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “10 years of writing a blog nobody reads”
Other grammar checkers people recommend
The three most recommended other grammar checkers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grammarly | 24 | 66 | 27% | 10 | — | — |
| LanguageTool | 13 | 2 | 87% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Slop Cop | 13 | 21 | 38% | 4 | — | — |
| Hemingway EditorThis page | 6 | 1 | 86% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“MUCH easier approach: just use Hemingway, but don’t pay for the LLM to rewrite your text.”
“it’s great at highlighting sentences you need to rethink without blurring your voice and ideas”
“OP might benefit from using https://hemingwayapp.com/”
“I have the same complaint about it that I have about the Hemingway Editor”
“Grammarly and Hemingway can identify the same sort of issues without "you are a stupid robot" vibes.”
“That apps spots problems I often don't see in first drafts.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.