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ATOS Analyzer helps educators judge whether a passage or book suits a student’s reading range. It estimates text complexity from sentence length, word length and difficulty, and includes book length when evaluating a whole book. Users can analyze a passage, an entire book or a sample with an estimated word count. Results include an ATOS level, grade equivalent, AR Points and text statistics. The free web tool accepts English and Spanish text, typed in or uploaded as .txt, .docx or .epub files up to 10 MB.

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    Readability Formulas

    Free plan ExtensionMacWeb+1

    Writers comparing English readability formulas and editing text — Readability Formulas adds many English scoring formulas, editing tools, batch processing and a browser extension, while ATOS centers on instructional reading levels.

    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    Eclipse Readability Studio

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    Users needing desktop document batches and multiple language tests — Eclipse offers over 60 tests, grammar checking and batch document analysis across desktop platforms, unlike ATOS’s web-based instructional book focus.

    7.3 Free plan Visit site
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    ProWritingAid

    by ProWritingAid
    Free plan Extension

    Writers seeking style suggestions alongside grammar feedback — ProWritingAid adds style suggestions and grammar checking through extensions and a desktop app, while ATOS reports reading levels and book measures.

    6.8 Free plan · paid from $10/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Readability Analysis Tool (RAT)

    Free plan LinuxWindows

    German .docx authors finding readability anomalies — RAT flags German readability anomalies as document comments and creates HTML reports, unlike ATOS’s English and Spanish reading-level analysis.

    6.9 Free plan Visit site
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    TextGears

    by TextGears
    Free plan APIExtensionSelf-hosted+1

    Multilingual text checks with API access — TextGears combines readability checks with grammar, spelling, language detection and other API text tools across 11 languages.

    7.0 Free plan · paid from $2.48/mo Visit site
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    Analyze My Writing

    Free plan Web

    Free web analysis of readability and text statistics — Analyze My Writing adds lexical density, passive-voice indicators, word clouds and cloze tests alongside multiple readability measures.

    7.3 Free plan Visit site
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    AnchorKite Readability Checker

    Free plan Web

    Private, offline browser-based readability estimates — AnchorKite reports six classic scores locally in the browser and can work offline, while ATOS provides instructional book measures.

    7.2 Free plan Visit site
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    7.2 Free plan · paid from $16/mo Visit site
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    Check Readability

    Free plan ExtensionWeb
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    Hemingway Editor

    Free plan MacWebWindows
    7.2 Free plan · paid from $8.33/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Botoi Readability API

    Free plan API
    7.1 Free plan · paid from $9/mo Visit site
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    Readable

    Free plan APIWeb
    6.8 From $12/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Readability.ch

    Free plan Web
    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    ReadabilityTool

    Free plan Web
    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    Slick Write

    Free plan ExtensionWeb
    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    Text Inspector

    Free plan APIWeb
    6.6 Free plan · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Orwellix

    Free trial ExtensionWeb
    5.9 From $19.83/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
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    StyleWriter

    Free trial Windows
    5.5 From $90 · 14-day trial Visit site

Its focus on instructional reading may be narrower than readers need: a passage is limited to 25,000 characters, scanned pages require OCR, and the tool is web-only. Alternatives offer different formulas, editing feedback, document-batch analysis or browser extensions. Before switching, weigh whether ATOS levels and book-sample estimates matter more than broader writing analysis, additional file formats, language choices or other platforms. The right fit depends on whether you are assessing reading range or improving and inspecting text in other ways.

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